Feature: FIFA: The Ultimate Storyteller

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Feature: FIFA: The Ultimate Storyteller

Added: 08.03.2014 12:00 | 3 views | 0 comments

People often ask when games will offer us true agency... except they already have, and have done so for quite some time.

Feature: FIFA: The Ultimate Storyteller article

Narrative-driven video games must constantly battle with two concepts that leave players feeling equally frustrated and confused: agency and ludonarrative dissonance. We crave the freedom to do as we please, but game-makers must limit our choice in order to tell a cohesive story. We want that seamlessly-woven story, but we also want to shoot, punch, and fight countless enemies on the way, creating disingenuous lead characters.

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