Storytelling In Video Games
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Video Game storytelling and narrative has progressed immensely, games nowadays can rival movies with their cutscenes, characters, plots, cinematics. Games like Witcher 3, God of War Ragnarock, Last Of Us, Red Dead Redemption 2 are masterpieces of narrative in games. Though, at times it feels that game award, critics, fans tend to only focus on these games style of storytelling and see it as the only way for a video game to tell a narrative. This came to my attention when I noticed Elden Ring was getting criticism and hate for getting the best narrative nomination. Which doesn't make sense Elden Ring and dark souls and all the Fromsoft games have great narrative they just approach storytelling differently. So today I wanted to give some examples as to how video games can tell stories in unique ways. and hopefully by spotlighting these methods and techniques I can show that there's more to video game storytelling than just trying to be like a movie in its approach. We should Praise Both these styles of storytelling in gaming because they both have a place.
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00:00 - Blue Curtains
0:46 - Teacher Was Right
2:35 - Video Game Stories Currently
5:30 - Player Choice
9:59 - Environmental Storytelling
11:15 - Detective IP
11:55 - Back to Environments
15:38 - MID BUMP
16:05 - Mechanical Storytelling
18:16 - Dorkfest Continues
18:58 - Mechanical Storytelling Continues
22:13 - Evil Brother Intermission
22:26 - Obligatory Ending IP Video With Souls
25:18 - More Than Just One Way To Tell A Story
27:13 - Thank You
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Thank y’all so much for the love on this video! The topic meant a lot to me and I wanna make a part 2 almost because ALL OF YOU SUGGESTED SO MANY GREAT EXAMPLES OF GAMES I COULD’VE MENTIONED AHHHH lol
Looking forward to it!
@@THExRISER it be kinda weird to just call it “storytelling in video games pt2” so instead might just do a video on each separate topic, “choice in video games” or “environmental storytelling in video games” kinda thing
hey theres a game you might like. its a roblox game (i know) but it dosent feel like one.
it has amazing lore, world building , progression and gameplay in general. the name of the game is deepwoken .
its a worthy try.
@@InternetPitstop Noted, already subbed and rang the bell so I'll know when it drops.
Please make a part 2!!!
To be fair to the original trilogy, literally everything that is celebrated about Kratos' character in the new games was first established in the original trilogy.
In some cases with even better execution imo.
Kratos hugging his family to restore their HP while he is protecting them from himself at the end of the first GoW oddly enough is a perfect example of game mechanics being married to story telling.
Beautiful example my guy!
Thank you I've been arguing this for days now, but new gow fans are literally unreasonable and take offense if the of games aren't just mass rage and vengeance...they think the story just got deep lol
But GoW 2018 had that moment in its game.
When you finally get the blades of Chaos and how incredibly they were able to recreate the “feel” of those blades form the original game in this new combat system, You and Kratos both “feel right at home” mechanically in the gameplay as if times hasn’t passed at all
@@oneyewitness3823 facts. I don't see why the community has to downplay one to uplift the other.
@@oneyewitness3823 bro you are litearlly on every youtube video just telling people you didn't enjoy new GoW games
This channel has become part of my nightly routine so fast it’s insane
Same brother.
No lie. i was hooked after the first video i watch .
same here
this kind of channel is what youtube was supposed to be, a genuine bro talking about random stuff he likes
you'll run out of videos eventually, I went on a 12-hour road trip and IP got me through it, but I ran out of content :(
Something that Elden Ring does that I love is how the checkpoints can tell a story.
In Ray Lucaria, there are no stakes of Marika checkpoints, unlike every area up until that point. The player can also learn about how Marika stole the academy’s masters husband, so naturally she got rid of all portrayals of Marika
In Crumbling Farum Azula, there are also no stakes of Marika. However this establishes a timeline, showing about how the area is not only older than Marika herself, but also establishes that nobody has made it to Farum Azula in a long long time.
Just a cool detail
Wow I never even caught that!
Wait that’s actually crazy, now that you mention it
This video slapped, great work man
Agreed. You know, with a name like Wendigoon, you seem like you’d make real interesting content.
But that’ll never happen.
Except for the claim that storytelling in games keep improving. It is not, many of the best written games are 10-20 years old at this point. Baldurs Gate 1-2, Fallout 1-2, New Vegas, Planescape Torment, Dragon Age Origins, and the first Mass Effect games. All of these have better writing than any modern game, because good writers don't get employed anymore.
am I sensing a potential collab!
Cant wait to see your new movie
Yo Wendigoon! Dude, I listen to your videos while I work in my construction job, this is crazy to see you here thank you my guy!
So I was that English teacher in high school, and a few years ago I assigned an essay that asked students to pick which medium was best for storytelling: Books, Films, or Video games. I got some incredible analysis from a few students highlighting some of these very points.
Suffice it to say, this would have earned my 10/10. Thanks for what you do, and I loved your bumper on this one.
That’s awesome! Thank you so much
so as an English teacher: what do the blue curtains mean?
@@aurumvale9908 Probably that they looked blue lol. Although, if blue is a recurring theme with symbolism (like the use of yellow or Green in Breaking Bad), you could maybe read into it a bit as a clue. Either way, a true teacher doesn't impose their view, they ask you to justify your own. If you can make a compelling case for what blue curtains mean, or don't mean, you get an A from me. Who cares what I think? I'm just a guy they pay to try to get you interested in books.
@@aurumvale9908 I'm not an English teacher, but a very common rule in writing is the Law of Conservation of Detail. That is something should only be mentioned if it has relevance to the story. If there is no reason for the curtains to be blue, then most likely the author wouldn't have pointed it out. If a detail is written in and it doesn't add anything of substance to the story, then that's usually considered bad writing.
So the curtains being blue doesn't necessarily need to meen the character is depressed specifically, but it does have to mean SOMETHING. Or else there's no point to describing the color of the curtains if it doesn't mean anything.
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@@rampantfantasy1181 I dare say the original youtuber to make this style of videos explaining or noting or revising media in a comedic yet deep way with a shit ton of editing
As someone who loves both death stranding and Elden ring, I feel that both these styles of storytelling must coexist, cuz sometimes I wanna go on a vaatividya lore binge about a giant ape and other times I wanna see 2 hours of Norman reedus crying on a beach. Lit video btw, really inspiring me to make content of my own!
Yeah man! You totally get it! And thank you I’m happy my content can do that for ya my guy
Death Stranding is also great in Terms of conveying its narrative themes through the gameplay. The Delivery gameplay really makes you feel the hardships Sam is going through and the Mechanic of Players Sharing their built structures conveys the Theme of Connections between people that is Central in the Games story. Overall an amazing experience
I love both the god of war games and the resident evil games
This man name dropped my entire childhood: fable, mass effect, fallout, SMACKDOWN VS RAW. What a legend
Video Games in my opinion have the most potential for immersive storytelling than any other current medium, but since its such a young and rapidly evolving medium we might not see the best it has to offer in our lifetime...
I doubt it, but we can be glad that we got to experience games like Nier, GOWR, and Last of Us.
What I’d give to play “Roy the Rocket”
Chill out bro
"the best" is subjective as in any art form, each one has the one they consider to be the best. i say we already have pretty good examples of immersive storytelling in gaming, that pushes the medium far, can it go farther? maybe, but you just need to look in the right places to find those games.
Sadly more studios are moving to tell stories in a more Linear and Cinimatic way. We will probably never get a series Like Mass Effect for a long time again.
Elden Ring was my first dark Souls game. I didn't want to invest into its weird story but the more you play the more questions you have and the more you want to discover.
Fax I went into it knowing it ain't a story driven game but the more I progress the more I want to know about the story.
@Shelden Ring Gameplay.
Ya and the game gives you almost nothing. There is no story, there is only lore. Add in the technical problems and ragnarok is a better game overall. Just check the user scores. Elden is at 7 2
@@whatareyoudoinginmyswamp3596 yep that same old dark souls gameplay
@@johndodo2062 sounds like you enjoy games holding your hand and telling exactly what to do every step of the way, good for you ig
This is why I always feel the most immersed in video games. They make you feel like you’re part of that story or world whether it’s through a cutscene with quick time events, having your choices effect the story, or having details about the world sprinkled throughout. It sounds cheesy but it really does make you feel like you’ve been teleported to another world
I like when games like Xenoblade Chronicles series you can explore the NPC's an have them bond with each other much like the heart to hearts with party members it gives not needed but really neat details on everything an everyone
Plin Plin Plon. Only played on the white keys on a piano to represent Gwyn's dedication to making the light stay longer. Some of the best story telling I've ever experienced. I screamed like a giddy child opening an N64 on Christmas when I realized what was going on
Wait what
And to further your fun fact, Gwyn is Welsh for "white and holy"
@@Eli-cb7tk Gwyn, final boss of Dark Souls, has an aversion of the darkness, threatening the little of light he once had, to the point even his song has no black keys played at all.
plin plin plon 🥲
"played only on the white keys..." fuck outta here
As a writer I've always been so jealous of video games for being able to use environmental storytelling. Like, take a look at Deus Ex: Human Revolution: the first time you enter Jensen's apartment, this beautiful, soft, melancholic piano song starts playing ('Home' by Michael McCann) and you can see objects you can interact with, see the way this character had lived before the events of the game took place. It makes the game feel so much more fleshed out and realistic in a way that would be such a labour when it comes to only written storytelling. But you, as the player, have the option of engaging with that story or not - you could just loot the apartment and leave without ever reading the emails that paint a picture of Jensen's tormented psyche, without paying attention to the clutter, etc.
Also as a writer, the curtains are blue because I was writing and looked my desk and had a blue mug and was like "sure, that works," but the meaning other people find in that blue curtain is out of my hands, which is how it should be. The concept of "Death of the Author" exists for a reason and when people bring their own experiences to a work and find their own meaning from it... that feels amazing (and then you lie and say all that meaning was totally intentional). The "insignificant details" you put in can mean the world to someone else.
Anyway, these are amazing videos and I love watching them, you're doing a great job with them (you absolute nerd) ♥
That "Brother my Brother" clip was rude though, lmao.
E: Also also my favourite video game story is Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, the game is janky as hell but the atmosphere the game builds is off the charts, I wrote like three essays about it in university because I'm an absolute chad.
Jensen's bathroom mirror has been smashed, likely from Jensen rejecting the sight of his own augmented body...
Then you play the game a bit more and realise NONE of the mirrors in the game work, because displaying an accurate mirror in a game was pretty difficult back then and the devs didn't want to do it.
It's a fun way to take a technical restriction and spin it up as funky worldbuilding.
Deus Ex is a fantastic and somewhat overlooked example. High level ludo narrative harmony.
Brothers a tale of two sons moment is so powerful, especially if you have a sibling. It's a game that has more emotion and meaning in a single input from the player than most games do in their entirety. Great video.
DUDE that game broke my ass. Was not at all prepared for it
You mean the original Ico. Brothers is just a copy of it
Undertale & Hollow Knight come to mind
Both very different games, but their way of telling the story is just incredible
Congrats on all the growth man, all you videos are extremely well produced and your effort shows, glad your finally getting the success you deserve.
Thank you my guy!
Facts, same here.
We can't rest until he hits (puts pinky on lip) one MILLION subscribers.
I think Undertale is a good example of a great video game narrative that is inherently unadaptable to any other medium because its whole story relies on the audience being a player who knows of game mechanics.
Even with only adapting True Pacifist, it still needs the weight the main character can kill. Or how subversion of game mechanics wouldn’t hit nearly as hard in an animated film, comic, novel, or stage play. (Since as if it would even get a chance to be good in live-action)
Undertales vs. Rick and Morty fans on who has the most IQ
DDLC also falls into that category in very unique way
Deltarune definitely has an ongoing thread on player control and I'll be very interested in how it turns out.
@@crackedemerald4930 Have you seen the "Papertrail" comic done by LynxGriffin? I seriously wouldn't be surprised if Deltarune went a similar route in terms of the theme of control
For me the most memorable storytelling in game is outer wilds. The stories are scattered and placed around the world. The whole game is you trying to connect all the dots and piece them together. Such a wonderful game. Highly recommend it.
Also congrat on 100k subs. Love your content.
+1 for outer wilds storytelling. It's a game made by geniuses
I hundred 100% agree, Outer Wilds is the peak example of storytelling only a medium like video games can tell.
Also most amazing gaming experience I've ever had.
@@yoanngrudzien2588 i personally think fromsoft games do this better when it comes to discovery, but narratively and whats being conveyed, outer has the edge as the peak. i love the fact that no there are competition for this category when it died out a long time ago! only for fromsoft to re invigorate ppls love for this style of story telling in games.
The Aunt May scene will never fail to absolutely obliterate me
I think my favorite moment of storytelling in videogames is in majora's mask, when you fail the three day time limit and the moon crashes, it doesn't just boots you into the main screen or shows a game over, it actually shows the world being destroyed by the fire and doom being produced by the impact of the moon and Link dies with that, and then, it shows the Majora's mask surrounded by flame.. chills man
How is that good storytelling?
@@mikec5400 it's a constant reminder of the fact that you're nigh powerless and running out of time, and that you're doomed to repeat the cycle over and over unless you find a way out. Fitting for a game where most people have either completely given up, fully given into denial, or holding on for dear life. But you, Majora, and the Salesman for some reason are the only ones aware that there's a way out, and there's no time for you to explain to them what's going on, you can only take action.
And you will see the world be obliterated over and over again, you included, and then be reminded by Majora that they put you in that cycle and you, alone, are powerless against it. Unless you start wearing the faces of those around you and before you ("putting yourself into their shoes", because they're just not there to wear them anymore).
what the person above said
@@mikec5400 play majoras mask, it has a unique mechanic of rewinding time or accelerating time
@@Karyu24 but he wins by plot tho
Nier Automata is the first game that comes to mind that tells a story that only a game could tell. Came for the thighs, stayed for the cries.
Bloodborne is my personal favourite example. The interactive concept of insight in relation to Lovecraft and Cosmicism is phenomenally well done.
@@sentii8131 It's a damn good one. Probably the best execution of those themes in gaming so far.
@@KermRiv Metal Gear says hello
@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 since when has metal gear had lovecraftian themes?
@@idkwtcm984 I'm saying it probably has the deepest story out of any videogame franchise. Not a fan of Soulsborne games just throwing their stories in the background to appease Boomer gamers that hate stories in videogames. That's why Sekiro is the best one because it has an actual story. Also the streamlined gameplay that actually added to the formula with parkour, actual stealth and enhanced combat. Elden Ring pales in comparison when it's only real addition is a horse.
Celeste has a story whilst maybe not as deep as others, it has a lot of meaning, and the pure gameplay of throwing yourself at an obstacle and climbing a mountain can be translated beautifully into real life, this is also part of the appeal for soulslikes for me
I swear this channel’s content makes me feel like i’ve ascended in enlightenment, being a saiyan, or unlocked my jigen eye. You have no idea the lasting impression your deeply insightful and well organized/analyzed thoughts make. Always throwing a like on these video. Constantly suggesting this channel to people. And i thank you IP for all that comes of this creative channel. Here’s to 1 million subs deserved, and coming soon. 🥂
Hey dude, love the videos. I don't think you've done anything specifically about open world gaming. Would be a cool video to see the evolution of it starting with the OG Jak and Daxter games going to Elden Ring and the differences/changes the formula has gone through and the way audiences have reacted to those changes.
A Sly Cooper video would also be cool.
Either way, keep up the great work!
Thank you! And I have had a big video on open world games in my mind for so long! But I wouldn’t be able to do it until I’m doing this full time cause I’d wanna really dive deep and play all those games but definitely expect a video on that in the future
@@InternetPitstop Looking forward to it my man. Hope you have a great holiday season!
@@InternetPitstop fashion in video games
@@ihatepower4580 Fashion Souls
Jax and daxter isn't the first open world game or open so for that matter
I beat Soul of Cinder in my second try. In the first try I died in the first phase so when I succeeded in the second the song stuck with me 'cause I enjoyed it and I only heard it once. I beated DS1 recently before DS3 so it was fresh in my mind, and then I started thinking about the battle arena, all of the swords and spears in the ground representing all the times that the fire was rekindled, Soul of Cinder embodying all players and Gwyn, trying with their life to keep the flame alive and this world suffering because of that, it made my decision clear: I let the fire fade.
The Firekeeper's final words, the Epilogue theme, the Dark Souls 3 logo representing the end of a saga I was just recently introduced and love, and those thoughts that made me think about ending cycles, letting go and hoping for tiny little sparks of hope in the future hit me and I broke in tears.
It became my favorite FromSoft game and one of my favorites of all time.
First thing's first: excellent video
Second and most importantly: I've never seen someone look like the epitome of the early 2000's more than you. A thing of true beauty.
Dunno if many people make the remark, but I very do love and appreciate interludes in your videos. Does a ton for the mood.
Thank you!
I'll always love Reach for prob bein the first game I started becomin more aware of this stuff. It's simple but just playin that final mission where ur only objective is to "Survive" thinkin "hey I jus gotta last long enough to get picked up, easy enough". Only for it to take more time than to comfortably acknowledge for that to happen all the while the waves become stronger & more plentiful. Soon u start reachin a limit & once ur health goes low enough the screen begins to crack jus as the initial perception u had in the beginnin of the mission as a depressed kid(wit a cripplin fear of death) still a good bit away from hittin double digits does jus the same. The reaction isn't visibly huge but on the inside as the screen continues to crack under the onslaught & overbearin pressure of the foe cavin in & finally reaches its breakin point smoothly switchin to the final cutscene as the Spartan that for all intent & purposes(even more so than the Master Chief in the OG trilogy) is supposed to be U struggles seemingly futilely till the end & finally as the final blow is bout to be made the camera cuts to the helmet in which u've viewed nearly this entire event up to now with the dreary, lonesome almost nightmarish Orchestral music hits its final note the screen fades to black, in the blank moment of nothin before the next scene plays for the end of the game u feel nothin but some type of... almost "emptiness"(!?) that is too complicated to even describe semi-accurately. Needless to say Reach affected my mental health a lot as a kid & I'd say it was a type of therapy for me & it'll always be my fav even jus for that.
Funnily enough the Sonic Franchise does this A LOT even in the classic games like CD(My fav Classic game). Since Sonic games always had two endings(good/bad)for collectin the chaos emeralds & had a ctrong message of environmentalism CD merged the two more directly & made them a more prominent part of the game as a whole so when usin the new time travel mechanic u get to see eggmans effect on little planet(LP) & if u don't do at least 1 of the two required things while playin the game u get the bad endin despite beatin eggman at the end of the game & LP is forever his. SA2 also has a good bit of gameplay specific stuff that helps the story/lore & even connects back to SA1. I could go on but there's a lot lol. Sry for the overly long comment. This was a great pitstop once again 😁
edit: I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO MENTION THAT NIER IS OBV A MONUMENTAL EXAMPLE OF ALL THIS LOL
As always amazing video, really love this channel.
(Spoils for Hollow Knight)
Personally one of the best storytelling sparks I've seen was playing Hollow Knight. During the final boss fight against this entity that strangely resembles you. You see some flash of lucidity in the creature you're fighting, during which it stabs itself, helping you killing it. This was way more memorable than any dialogues or cutscene could have put this fight into such a dramatic sequence of action. Really loves this game, dig around so many details about the history of this weird world. Add on top of that the melancholic OST and you got yourself one of the best games of all time.
Hollow knight is a top 10 game of all time
Hell yeah, I'm super glad he brought up the Soul of Cinder fight. It's such a great example of great story telling.
I literally finished watching many gameplays of GoW: Ragnarok and it hit me right in the feels every time because of the impactful storytelling and Kratos's character development. I then remember how some games tell a story not through cutscenes but through little pieces of dialogue from an NPC's respective item, where they tell us a bit of their backstory or their achievements like Elden Ring. When I reached Leyndell in Elden ring, it completely caught me off guard. Seeing the city in ruins started to give me questions like, "What happened here? Who did this, Why has this place ended in such a sad state? " accompanied by melancholic music. It really makes you wanna find out what actually transpired before you arrived here. Hell games like FNAF manages to create its own story through hidden easter eggs/minigames and convoluted messages that are up to the player to deduce and connect the puzzle pieces together. Then when you understand all the lore behind FNAF 1-3, then you can understand why FNAF 3's true ending music starts to truly make sense. The piano signifies that the children are finally free from the hellish nightmare and can rest their souls. Games that can convey feelings and emotions through items, music and etc is truly what fascinates me. I honestly needed a video to emphasize different ways of deep narratives. This video is perfect for just that. Thank you for reading this and I really hope you release more videos like this.
A good example is in Half-Life 2, where you see the body of a zombie split in two by a circular saw blade, and then your path is blocked by these sawblades so you pick one up with your gravity gun and then OH SHIT A ZOMBIE ROUNDED THE CORNER.
Instantly, you know someone has been here before, figured out you could cut these zombies in half, and had a little rampage. You also learn how to do it yourself. No words needed.
(Also the questionable ethics chapter in Half-Life where it's like, Oh shit they've been experimenting on these aliens wtf)
(Also the G Man kinda always being around in weird places as you play, looking over your progress and being very weird)
Love the mid bumps. Although it feels a little sudden when they happen. Like you would be talking and finish a sentence and it abruptly cuts to the mid bump. I do want the mid bumps to stay in the videos though. They are great and unique to your channel
Gotcha man I’ll definitely work on that
Where can I listen to said bump? Sounds 🔥
@@boujee_mata76 check out the description of the video I always have a playlist with all the songs I used in the video
There's an aspect of games that never gets talked about - acknowledgement of agency. Picking up the necklace and having it thrown in your face later in court in CT is why those moments are so effective.
As we all know, the story of The Witcher 3 is "Grizzled, anti-hero dad, learning to be a better father figure"
Which he can really screw up Which is great haha.
I love these videos so much. You have this perfect blend of humor, pacing, and actual analysis the entire time. Been hooked on this channel since your Pokemon maps video. Again, thank you, small CZcams channels who upload well-written, long video essays on niche topics. Please never change
metal gear solid, yakuza and hotline Miami continue to be the best stories of the many game franchises I’ve played and god of war ragnorak has recently entered into the same table as well considering it was the first god of war game I’ve played and it made me go back and experience the older games as well. It’s amazing how media that i and others used to see as a niche hobby or waste of time can be so impactful and meaningful and truly touch so many different people and connect in many different ways that even some of the highest box office movies or the thousands of anime/tv shows out there can’t really achieve nearly as well. I’ve been a fan of yours since your spike spiegel and adult swims videos from quite a while ago and I gotta say your video essays and ramblings really do hit close to home and I love the way ya format that shit, keep it up homie👍
Thank you so much for this❤️
Hotline Miami??
@@murderman8578 yeah...huh?
@@piotr78 Like the Story was just mind trippy
Yeah like how when you fight psycho mantis on mgs1 you switch the controller port so the boss doesn't read your inputs
I’ve been playing a lot of Ghost of Tsushima lately, and I gotta say I think this game really did an amazing job of mixing typical story telling with some of the elements you mentioned. Yes, there’s a hella of a lot cut scenes (which I like in this game) but the way nature guides you, how you interact with it, how you can become a freaking haiku poet yourself, THATS COOL AS HELL. Following a little fox to a dope shrine was the highlight of the day until I then find a storyteller who guides me to paintings of a mountain covered in blue flowers which I use to find a location and have a dope boss battle. The story, environment and history is so beautifully interwoven.
ALSO, really cool channel, found it two days ago, and IP is already one of my favorite channels fam.
I really love how the wind guide mechanic is introduce in Ghost Of Tsuhima. Is presented with Jin in despair asking his death father what to do and where he needs to go and then the wind appears to guide him. The spirit of your father turns into the wind and it will guide you where you need to go in the adventure. Is just amazing stuff.
Man, this channel has slowly become a source of inspiration for me, I mean seeing this channel grow, not only in size but in the quality of the videos is actually insane
It's being a huge influence for me and hopefully getting back to making my own videos again.
Thanks for the amazing content ✊
Actually one of the best channels I've watched on youtube. Love how you can take a part of a game that seems so insignificant and convince me that it's actually one of the best parts of that game. These videos make me appreciate my favourite games even more. Underrated af.
Loving these video ideas and the examples you’re using in them are so spot on. These vids just feel so comfy and it’s nice to hear someone splurge about something I thought I was weird for caring so much about lol
Excellent video. There are a couple of other examples I wanted to mention. Final Fantasy VII does this in the nibelhiem flashback to show how much stronger Sephiroth was than others by making him kill a dragon that kills cloud in one hit, only to follow up and hit the dragon for 3000 damage far more than what your able to do at this point. We can also see Sephiroth uses the strongest versions of all elemental spells, examining his equipment we can all Materia maxed out and his level is that of 50 it shows the player how strong he really is.
Another Great example is that of Enslaved Odyssey to the West a game about both of the party members having to learn to trust each other and how overcoming obstacles together and learning to trust each other and use ones strengths to compensate for the other characters weakness we can see a bond, a trust develop between both characters.
Keep up the great videos, man. i love nerding out about mechanical storytelling in games and hearing about the clever systems in games ive never played.
The World Ends With You has some of the best storytelling through mechanics that ive ever seen in a video game. The og version came out on the ds in 2007 and featured cool urban culture influenced mechanics such as your characters having to be brave enough to wear certain stat-boosting outfits and the music being diegetic through the main character Neku's headphones. But man the combat gameplay is really where the storytelling shines. In twewy's world, characters have to pair up in combat and this is represented by controlling two characters at once, one on each of the ds's two screens. The characters share a health bar and pass a puck back and forth that increases damage as they co-operate. Some enemies can only be taken out by this teamwork attack.
The difficulty curve is very steep because Neku starts off very closed off to other people, but as the game progresses and he begins to open up you start to get a hang of the combat... until your first partner, a friendly girl named Shiki, is replaced by Joshua, a smug, narcissistic and unhelpful kid. Suddenly the combat takes another difficulty spike since Josh is controlled quite differently from Shiki as Neku struggles to get along with him. For the final boss, at Neku's lowest point, he's left alone without any partner and suddenly the game becomes a struggle to survive all by yourself. It really makes you feel the loss of Neku's friends and amplifies the relief when you get to team up for final moves with them. I could go on and on, but every aspect of the game is focused on telling this story of cooperation and it's just so clever and well done.
Great video man. I think the opinion that Elden Ring can’t be up for best narrative is bizarre. You put it perfectly. It’s crazy that people think a game that doesn’t have the narrative front and center doesn’t have one at all when that’s the beauty of video games - it allows for the creator to present said narrative in an unlimited amount of ways. Also, thanks for reminding me I need to replay Bioshock again!
Exactly man you completely get it! And yes man! Bioshock is timeless
No, it doesn't deserve to be called a good narrative because the content of the narrative itself is complete garbage
Cool lore, but narrative? Personally I much prefer the traditional way of storytelling, and ER's story wasn't one I cared much for as I felt rather disconnected from it.
@@ionisur you are the type of person op is talking about
@@glockenspiel604 no, I think there IS a narrative in ER, but I don't think it is a strong one
I love how your channel is growing. And I love how you've built this wonderful, relaxing, and welcoming space to sit in.
I personally liked that in Hollow knight, after unsealing the first seal the infection was released slightly. So enemies in the first zone become harder versions of themselves as the infection is leaking from the shell.
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again, this is by far my favorite channel on yt,this man just brings something so unique to the table it makes me impressed every single video he drops
Dude, seriously, every video you've done has slapped so hard. I have to agree with a comment I saw on another one of your videos that this isn't a pitstop, this shit has become my new home. Thanks for the great content, keep it up! Can't wait to see what you have in store next in your awesome little corner of the internet.
Thank you man glad to be able to provide the new home 🌊
i’ve been waiting for a video like this. love this channel
Absolutely masterful. In such a short video, you managed to cover so many great examples of exceptional storytelling in gaming, and yet still didn't copy any points of interest in these examples that have already been covered in other videos. Great job!
great video as always, the vibes were on point!
The part about the thumbsticks and Two Brothers is brilliant, and ngl, kinda moving
It is genuinely a genius bit of design
Fromsoftware is the true chad at storytelling, Miyazaki took notes from Ico & Shadow of Colossus and understood that he is making games not movies.
great video. loved it.
A moment i was exposed to recently was in a digimon game where different characters live or die based on how much you supported them emotionally and the game makes you feel guilty for your mistakes by making you feel responsible for their deaths. the realness of your choices mattering are what conveyed those feelings of responsibility and consequences and guilt. very neat.
The Missile Command example was nutty. Also loved Chrono Trigger and I hope more games make more efforts to evolve this kind of storytelling I find it so enjoyable to experience this kind of worlds. Great video!
Great to see The Witcher 3 in this video one of my favorite video games of all time besides Halo 2
Love this channel. Gives me the vibes while work.
Your channel deserves so many more views for the quality you are putting out. Keep going and you'll be one of the great channels.
When I heard those 3 notes in the Soul of Cinder, I had a flashback to when I was playing Dark Souls 1 and was fighting Gwyn, Lord of Cinder.... And I started crying. Doesn't help I was doing the End of the First Flame ending so it felt like I was letting the world finally go. Compared to the endings I did in DS1 and DS2 first. I then realized, the Soul of Cinder was me. I was fighting my 2 first characters I've ever made in the Dark Souls games and it hurt because I had to put down 2 characters I fell in love with.
I love this channel man. Anybody reading this I just want you to know, I had an insanely rough day. Actually insanely rough. One of my best friends made a very bad personal decision with some dude she ended up regretting and I feel so much impotence. Besides that, I’m a teacher and I had to help with the oral and written exams of a bunch of different classes at the same time all day from 10 am to 8 pm besides keeping all the students relaxed and helping them, I’m exhausted. On top of that, tomorrow I have to perform Queen songs in a choir rather early in the day for my singing class and my best friend won’t be able to be present. And ON TOP OF THAT I’m depressed because I found out the owner of the academy in which I work as a teacher, who taught me from 10 years old up to now at 20, and who I respect a lot, will leave next year after 40 years of managing her academy because of important health issues. I have so many messages from people I care about left unread from days ago and I feel so much guilt. I haven’t eaten healthily in a couple of days, I didn’t sleep as much as I should’ve, I’m afraid of my own intrusive thoughts reappearing, one of my students cried out of fear even though she got an almost perfect score. And all this, it was all day, and I found out all the bad news at the same time while I was working and everything else was happening.
Today I’m broken.
That being said, I couldn’t help but cry a little out of emotion when you talked about that melody in Dark Souls 3, damnnn I always thought it was such incredible heartfelt storytelling, and hearing you talk about it, as weird as it sounds, was exactly what I needed. You’re my favourite pitstop, you inspire me to keep going always, there is so much beauty in this world and today you helped me with my deep rest. I want to make a channel and speak from my heart about the things I love just like you do. Even though you do this for yourself thank you so much just for being yourself. Really thank you
I adore this channel so much. Not only do you offer your unique experience and insights into games and pieces of your life, but you also get the value games have as a storytelling medium.
I never took issue with the idea of the blue curtain meaning something. But I just adore that you can point back to that cultural experience to make your point. It makes your content a lot more investing than people who try to remove themselves from the discussion of media.
What amazing channel, I love the comfy feeling of your videos
great video! that rem proposal stirred up long buried emotions lol
I love your spin on the NakeyJakey formula bro! Been following you for over a year and it's great to see how far you've come.
Thank you boss!
@@InternetPitstop Also to your question, I think Chrono Trigger had one of the most beautiful ways of story-telling in any game I have played in my life (The Souls series being a close second). Time travel is a staple in most games these days but the emotional weight of time travel that Chrono Trigger delivered through its environmental story-telling is something that few games capture. 65 Million BC all the way through to the distant future. You see civilizations rise and fall and it does an excellent job of making you emotionally invested/connected to these locations and their inhabitants. Also, the relationships that are implied between characters (even across time) and how that fuels their narrative was something I appreciated as it didn't have to be told to us and it gave us as the player the opportunity to piece these individual narratives into the broader story of saving the world from Lavos.
For me Tunic is the game that tells a unique story. The way you play it is as if you found a game from a different country, and looking through the game manual you have an idea that something can be done but you have to figure it out and try it for yourself for it to mean something. Theres never a point where you really understand dialogue or whats fully going on, but that feeling of just figuring out how to play the game and seeing it progress was way cooler than I ever imagined. Like hell it has zelda dungeons with difficult souls inspired combat, and all I hear from people who haven’t played the game is that it looks weird and stupid. Trust me, it’s definitely worth the time.
All your videos are amazing my guy. Honestly all your opinions be they music related, videogames, fashion or anime are ones I've had in the past and I can just tell you'd be a great guy to hang around with.
Keep up the amazing work.
Hi man, i really like your videos, there's a chill vibe that reminds me of my childhood for some reason.
I like how Metroid Prime allows the player to use a scanner to get some info about the environment, like you can dive deeply into the lore of the game to learn more about basically any thing around you or simply pass by and just play the game. Most of the time the scanner tells you about the creatures of the planet, the civilisation that was there, the ruins that you keep seeing... But I remember this one time where I scanned a space pirate computer and it showed me of message they send that was like "holy shit the hunter is on the planet too she already destroyed one of our bases we're doomed !". It was special cause it had something directly linked with Samus and the impact the player has on the game's universe instead of just the lore, and I'm glad i stopped for a second to scan this.
Hearing a J Cole beat on a storytelling video made me feel right at home. Fucking love that I found this channel, I'm sure one day it'll become a household name but until then I appreciate sharing it with this smaller portion of the Internet
Thank you bro! Although I think you’re referring to an Outkast beat actually
@@InternetPitstop what song by Outkast my g?
@@ShadeofGaz da art of storytelling pt1
You know this actually true because video games can tell stories in so many different ways rather then movies and TV and in a Video Game there is that one story that you can tell and that's how you've overcome a certain challenge within the game
Such a good video dude, as a huge story guy its really cool to see it discussed the way it is here. Really insightful, and you showed a lot of cool details that i never knew about
caught this ep on a few re-runs now. your videos are so good.
This video is a straight 10/10. Well edited, funny and timely comedic bits, argues its points well and clearly. Don’t think I’d change anything. It even makes fun of itself and pretentious video game essays (which I’m a guilty fan of) and brings up new examples and points I haven’t seen discussed before.
The NakeyJakey inspiration is visible and appreciated
Thank you my guy this was much appreciated ❤️
This channel has become the background noise to everything in my life. I watch these on repeat all day. I love your style of video, every topic you cover and of course..... THAT DRIP!!
Thank you! Glad to be in your background lol
I loved da art of storytelling as background music for most of the video, amazing choice!
between your selection of music while talking about Missile Command to the outro that I recognize so fondly, that's a sub right there. Great vid and honestly you really captured the magic of that ds3 moment for me.
Thank you bro! I put a lot of time into music choices so always appreciate support on that!
One of my favourite stories in games is from Subnautica as it is kind of like the souls games that you have to look for it and piece it together by just scanning and reading about the environment around you. So much of the story comes from the world itself and the game being designed around you having to venture farther and deeper to keep on finding either new materials or progress in the story. I gotta say though amazing video, and you almost feel like an older brother who shares all the same opinions and weird little niches as me. Keep up the amazing work I am awating your great success!
outer wilds has the best story to any game I've played, i cant describe the feeling finishing that game gives you. maybe a mix of every single human emotion at once. if you haven't played it I cant recommend it enough
Just randomly came across this vid. Keep it up. I was definitely interested throughout. Dope stuff forreal. Can't wait to see what you do in the future🙏🏾
Love the video's you keep making, the way you love the small details in the content you consume I can really relate too. keep up the great work and hope to see more awesome video's.
Also great topic of a video, I got really invested back in the day in Spartan total warrior because of the lore the world build with mythical creatures and logical opposing forces for the setting.
I really remember the medusa fight and that getting to one of my favorite weapons upgrades in the game.
Very nice and to the point. I feel not a lot of people can really get behind the different concepts of storytelling. I hope some see this and think "Aaaah ok, you've got a point there." 👍
Glad to see CZcams finally recognizing your channel, growth is starting to pop off! Well deserved
Thank you bro!
Excellent video. The importance of game design, from gameplay to world building is so important in building a world and the overall narrative. Often even without focusing on the small details they have a massive impact on your overall experience. You may not notice them but they are guiding you through the narrative, and immersing you in the world.
The Last Of Us is a prime example I love you brought up. The amount of effort the devs put into the world building whether that be the environments, the notes or even simple character body movements or lighting all these pieces come together to project the themes, world and narrative to the player.
There aren’t many video essays that look in to the importance of visual story telling, and how devs use the power of video games to tell stories that can’t be told using any other form of media.
Keep up the great work, your video essays are excellent ❤
ur videos really brighten up my day, thank you mane
I loved TLOU2, and the reason the reveng story works is because you are the one on the revenge ark. They made you want revenge, they made you seek revenge, and they made you suffer the consequences. Games can tell stories in a way that no other medium can.
the world ends with you is an interesting one to me because it has a pretty typical anime-ass overarching theme of the power of friendship, but it uses the console it's on in such a unique way to force the player to play around that theme by literally controlling two characters at once, one character on the top screen of the DS and the other on the bottom screen, working in tandem and pulling off crazy combos together, meaning that being in sync and having the two characters work together is not only the character arc of the protagonist but it's also the main gameplay mechanic
Salute for the outkast reference. Keep going in 2023 bruh, u young with a solid vision, unique personality, and the ability to think deep. You make some great content and provide good analysis.
Your videos have so much passion and atmosphere... So at home with interesting conversation!! Absolutely adore this channel
I found this channel by accident, can't say that i'm disappointed.
Keep up the good work bro 🙏
One of my quickest subs ever. Love your content one minute in my dude. Mechanics and environmental storytelling are so rewarding in videogames and sometimes it just hits so much harder than any other storytelling medium. It's just more rewarding. I'm not saying video games are the best medium for story telling, but when they work they are amazing.
You're doing good stuff, nice track choice from Outkast too.
Fantastic video, great writing great use of footage and memes. Great referenced games! Hitting the sub button and can’t wait to see more from you.
While not story related, I think horror also works incredibly well with the medium of video games. Like Eternal Darkness, there's an art in making the player's question their sanity that movies can't replicate.
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having da art of storytellin instrumental playing in the background is so perfect
Bro, I just subbed, you so well put everything in this video and perfectly transitioned elden ring and it’s, tell your own story kind of gameplay into it and look that was just- you killed this video man good job
Pokémon platinum was the best example of this growing up. Just a big open world with story bites tucked away in little corners (like an ancient cave depicting gods of an old civilisations myth to actually seeing that prophecy play out before your eyes.
You already know I got those notifications on my boy. Another great video like always
Holy cow this was a great video man, keep ‘em coming
I love the “ad breaks” in the video; It makes the vibe so cool. Another fantastic video dude. I think you’ve officially surpassed nakeyjakey in my heart now.
Storytelling through gameplay alone is what made me fell in love with Dark Souls and its family. Great video dude
Dark Souls is more of a gameplay style with lores rather than the storytelling itself. Yes, it's good to have storytelling in today's gaming world compared to 3 or 4 decades ago, however, storytelling isn't the main priority of playing these video games. Gameplay is the main reason why video games are meant to be played for, not storytelling. Anyone can get good storytelling from reading a book, comic book, or from watching a good classic film, but not from video games unless they were Visual Novel which I think that they're nice, but I don't know if I considered them as actual video games imo.
@@Lionheart831 I agree 100% that gameplay is the most essencial part of a game. I don't think Froms games would be my favorites if it weren't for the gameplay. But I get really tired of games with no plot at all and I'm really tired of simple plots just as an excuse for a game. So when Dark Souls tells it's story through the atmosfere and gameplay instead of cinematics, for me it's the best of both worlds. And I only truly fell in love with the franchise after understanding the world a little better, because only then I started to notice the story beats in the enviroment.
@@poentecontente I agree with your views as well, 110%. I really don't have an issue a game that have gameplay focus based with little to none story because I can finish that game off and play another, but I must admit, there are times that I don't like the repetitiveness of the gameplay in video games that deals with farming for a particular item or grinding a level or two just to power up. Other than that, I really enjoys that gameplay in video games as long if they're good or good enough to draw my attention.💯