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What makes a great game is an in-game story that is a key factor which raises the quality of the game's performance. "A story is a universal human experience" is what John Sutherland says in his article on why game stories are very important and all game developers should know this! 


Games are not movies and don't get them mixed up but share some similarities when creating a story. There is a main protagonist , the setting in which the game takes place,  the character's objective, the villain or obstacle preventing the main character from winning and an ending. You can add minor things such as the protagonist has a friend but these are the main traits to a story. For a game developer to know about game stories he has to interact with the main protagonist; this will help with generating ideas but it all falls upon how the developer wants the character to be good or evil, smart or dumb and brave or cowardice. Here is a Case Study on the game "Mass Effect" which is well-known in the gaming community for it's outstanding in-game story narrative.


I watched this YouTube video on what is so important about Game Stories and their progression throughout the years of gaming and how they can still be improved.






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