• And009@lemmynsfw.com
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    5 months ago

    There was a point in time when better graphics meant progress since the expectation of good story wasn’t there at all.

    Super Mario never had a great narrative. Unreal tournament 99 was mostly a tech demo that blew up.

    Few games like Baldurs Gate took it and ran, but they’re a few.

    Until 2002, narrative wasn’t the key to a great game, and it was already 20 years into the industry

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      5 months ago

      Games like Sam and max, beneath a steelsky, it came from the desert, Dune, Darkseed, there are so many counter examples to your claim

      Look at Betrayal At Krondor, amazing story that rivals and beats most fantasy today.