Jonathan Blow: "Videogames are terrible for telling stories"

[Jon-Erich]

I don't think games are terrible for telling stories, I just think storytelling in general sucks in games. Very few games actually have a well written story. Most AAA games today have the production values equivalent of a big budget film but still tell stories very much like a low budget b-movie. The industry needs to do a better job hiring actual writers. I don't mean occasionally commissioning a Hollywood writer to write for one or two games. Publishers need to hire full-time writers.