I think that every medium that involves writing needs better writers.

Movies, music, video games, newspapers, web sites, VGChartz thread writers, books, etc. The list is endless.

I think the thing is, everyone has a different opinion on whats a good story. I know there are alot of story nerds out there, but to me what alot of peolpe say is a bad story i think is good. and some people agree

I can't recall ever hearing complaints about how horrible the game's story is (except now in this thread). Moreso just complaints about the gameplay or visuals. So I think games have some pretty decent writers.

Are you telling me that "your princess is in another castle" is not the greatest plot twist

It's an interesting idea, but in my mind it doesn't matter if video games hire more intelligent writers or adapt better source material. Video games are simply an inferior medium for storytelling.

I'll copy and paste what I mean from an older thread:

"I love video games, and love some of the touching stories they tell. But video games are lacking a very important thing that books, television, movies, and other artistic media have: the oneness of the storyteller.

In a movie or book or TV show, the creator displays his creative vision to his audience. The audience members receive the vision and can interpret it in any way they choose, but they cannot involve themselves in the storytelling process. In video games, however, the audience is part of the process. So the artistic vision of the storyteller in video games is modified by the player, by the simple act of interacting with it."

Video games, by definition, disrupt the wholeness of a story and the oneness of the storyteller. It's unavoidable. Conversely, if developers focus on telling a story and remove agency from the player, the end result is hardly a game at all.

Was very excited for it, but I didn't end up liking it much. feels too realistic and less fantasy. The dragon aspect also was very disappointing too.