Why games fail at storytelling

[Vertigo-X]

Riachu said:

Vertigo-X said:
I can agree with that. That's not to say there can't be the 'mixed bag' games. It just means that we have yet to find a separate identity for storytelling in gaming.

Why does video games have to have only one way to tell a story?  Movies and books will have the same way to tell their stories forever.  Video games are an interactive medium and shouldn't have to be limited to one storytelling method

 

 

That's actually my point. I think video games don't have a separate identity, though, in terms of storytelling. Just like books and movies share similarities, they obviously have their differences. Some books can't be made into movies very well just as how books and movies can't be made into games very well. (Just about anything can be made into a book, though, which only requires a person's imagination)