Tim and Joel begin with a discussion of games we recently played. We highlight the problems of returning to grand narrative games like Mafia 3, and the possibilities of player-defined narratives, before looking at procedural generation and its role in game narrative construction, looking at Minecraft and our recent favorite, Valheim.

 

Games mentioned:

• Mafia 3
• Valheim
• Breath of the Wild
• Signs of the Sojourner
• The Witcher 3
• Slay the Spire
• FTL
• Darkest Dungeon
• Minecraft
• Seedship
• Rogue