Welcome!

Hello,

Welcome to my new blog where I will record my thoughts on the world of story and video games. This site is going to be an experiment, so get ready! I previously had a very poorly kept blog about music, which mostly had links to songs and the odd review, but it was not kept up to date in the slightest, and I in fact forgot about it too soon.

This time, the focus will be on posts that have some (hopefully) interesting perspective on a variety of topics as they relate to video games, particularly those that have some kind of narrative. I'm using that term loosely, so even games that aren't heavily story-based can still feature.

For example, today I was playing a strategy game with very minimal story called Into The Breach. There isn't a whole lot of plot development, but there is in fact a story of a kind, and its theme fits in nicely with the roguelike gameplay. In the case of a game with a very simple or modular story such as this, I will talk about what it is that makes those games compelling, and how one can still tell a great story within those confines.

I love a good story, and games are so good at experimenting with storytelling and combining that story with compelling gameplay to keep us invested in the worlds they build. I'll do my best to explore the art and music of games if I have something worth bringing out of my scatterbrained head and into the world. I'm gonna be playing fast and loose, because more than anything I want to share my take AND make some stuff worthy of sharing with you!

Thanks for joining me on this voyage.

Ever Onward!

Charlie