Video game narratives have become increasingly complex, so I spoke with the creatives behind two of gaming’s most innovative stories in recent years - Alan Wake II’s Sam Lake and Metaphor ReFantazio’s Katsura Hashino - to find out where they draw inspiration from and how storytelling in games has changed. The 55-year-old Finnish games developer is yet to publish a novel; instead he says he’s funneled his passion for literature into the video games he’s written, which includes 2001’s Max Payne and 2023’s Alan Wake II. Last year’s recipient of the award, Baldur’s Gate 3 (which pipped Alan Wake II to the gong) takes its world and gameplay mechanics from the pages of a Dungeons and Dragons rulebook.
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Published at: 2025-04-06 22:42:15
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