How To Start Your Game Narrative - Design Mechanics First - Extra Credits

Game writing isn't about making up a story and then attaching gameplay to it. To be a great game writer, you have to also be a good game designer, and recognize how the gameplay is inseparable from the narrative design process.
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(Original air date: January 23, 2013)
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