Game
Acre Shore
5 years ago

Branching narratives... what I found out


Branching narratives are crazy. Every choice given to the player exponentially increases the amount of work I have to do writing dialogue.

Since I'm one person working alone, I need to work smart or work for a very long time. For that reason, I need to make fewer branches. Fewer branches sounds rubbish because I want every player to have a unique experience. So, how do I fix that issue?

I'm making the narrative adaptive. Although you may be on a similar path to other players, your choices will craft that path into something uniquely yours.

3


0 comments

Loading...

Next up

Does the pale man ever blink??

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/EBMbmpqjdz

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2599040/Going_Down/

Loading and reading scripts now works! This means, not only will it be much easier for me to make episodes, but there is now a very real possibility of player-made episodes!

It's time to get serious about development! And I need your support

We made a new platform to get matched with your next creative game dev partner for a jam or project!

Just tell Gamingle what you do and what your ideal collaborator should do, and we’ll find a match.

We are in very early testing https://gamingle.xyz

Merry Christmas from Acre Shore (an exciting and terrifying update)

Taking its time, but not forgotten...

My new narrative file format is working wonderfully! This is a massive step forward! (also, please do enjoy the sketch in place of final artwork- I've learned to leave the polished art for later in the name of progress)

Meet the cast (so far)!

Screenshot Saturday!

Going Down, psychological horror RPG about difficult choices and memories best forgotten on an elevator ride.

5 years later - What changed