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Story Presentation Preferences

by Alpha-Kand · in General Discussion · 01/27/2013 (9:29 am) · 3 replies

So I am designing a new game in a more better way than my last one. This time I am actually planning it all out on paper first. I'm still working with T2D.
Right now I am working on the story. It's more of an arcade game but it has a short background story just to tie it together. The condensed outline takes just two pages double lined.

I was wondering what method of story telling would you prefer to see in a game.


  • COMIC BOOK: A bunch of panels like a comic book with the story telling inside the frames.
  • PICTURE BOOK: It consists of single frames or super-short animations highlighting the main parts with text nearby describing the rest.
  • ANIMATION: No 3D, just 2D sprites. I will only attempt this if the votes are near unanimous though.
    • [li]JUST TEXT: One big (possibly scrolling) wall of text. Definitively boring.
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I have always loved video games and computer games so decided to try making my own. Spent a little more than a year on a program simply named Game Maker which really got me interested. Finally decided to get "professional" by getting Torque 2D.

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    Associate Steve Acaster
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    #1
    01/27/2013 (3:29 pm)
    Doing a full "animation" is a lovely idea but the amount of work involved would be enormous.

    "Comic Book" is probably the most "visual" way of getting text story over without it being boring though a little static.

    "Picture Book" might be less work and look better with a few "super-short animations" to give some movement.

    Associate Ron Kapaun
    3tdstudios.com
    #2
    01/28/2013 (5:17 am)
    Have you thought about a 'motion comic' approach? Comic book with limited animation would be a nice 1/2 way point. Avoid the BLOCK OF TEXT stuff its dull and honestly there are so many better ways to tell a story.

    Ron

    Torque Owner Alpha-Kand
    Hunter's Meadow
    #3
    01/28/2013 (9:26 am)
    The way I amateurishly story-boarded my story it looks like it should head in the picture book direction but I actually really like the motion comic idea. Do you know of any examples I could look at?

    I would prefer to not start on this project in full until T2D MIT comes out so I still have some time to decide on which story method.