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The games industry is undergoing a 'generational change,' says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: 'A lot of games are released with high budgets, and they're not selling' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I always wondered if I'd like to write for video games (I write sketch, character, musical comedy) but honestly there's probably very little fun in it, as you're writing 95% one-sided conversations that are variations on "go to place, bring hack item"

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

The best written games are all indies now. Text and story heavy games are pretty common, with varying amounts of "game" to carry the story. Check out Citizen Sleeper, Disco Elysium, or Book of Hours.