Tag Archives: Explorable Story

Cradle

I admit, I like trying games made by people from cultures different to mine. They often structure games differently t my expectations, or the story might have a different angle from any I’d come up with. Cradle is a game … Continue reading

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The Beginner’s Guide

The Beginner’s Guide (TBG) is an Explorable Story by Davey Wreden. Actually, TBG is more an Explorable Biography.  Or, perhaps a look at game development.  Or … or … look, it’s something, ok? TBG shows off various game experiments done … Continue reading

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Firewatch – The Story

Since Firewatch is a Story Explorer, then the story is probably the most important part of it.  I deliberately glossed over the story in the last entry because I wanted to talk about the general atmosphere and mechanics.  Also, I … Continue reading

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Firewatch

A friend who was in the middle of playing Firewatch, and who had previously enjoyed Dear Esther, and Everybody’s Gone To the Rapture, recommended it to me.  I was having a ‘grindy’ moment in Fallout 4, so I found it … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture – The Story – Part 3

I’m going through my thoughts on the story of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture (Rapture). Part 1 of this, where I give a rough outline of the story, is here.  You might want to read that first. Part 2 is … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture – The Story – Part 2

I’m going through my thoughts on the story of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture (Rapture). Part 1 of this, where I give a rough outline of the story, is here.  You might want to read that first, or perhaps jump … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture – The Story – Part 1

As with Dear Esther (Esther), there’s a lot to speculate about in Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture (Rapture).  My mind keeps mulling over the story, and questions, so I thought I’d inflict them on anyone reading this.  Even better, I’m … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture (Rapture, from here on in) is a new game from The Chinese Room (TCR) who gave us Dear Esther (Esther). Some are calling it a spiritual successor to Esther, in that it takes the idea … Continue reading

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