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    18. Inside the writing in games: A three-part series exploring video game writing

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      USgamer put this series of articles out over the last week. Here's links to the 3 parts: Out of the Wild West: Inside the Evolution of Games Writing Narrative Paramedics: Meet the Writers Called...

      USgamer put this series of articles out over the last week. Here's links to the 3 parts:

      1. Out of the Wild West: Inside the Evolution of Games Writing
      2. Narrative Paramedics: Meet the Writers Called in to Patch Up Games
      3. From The Witcher 3 to Queer Dating Sims: How Writers are Expanding the Boundaries of Video Game Storytelling
      8 votes

    24. So apparently there's an ongoing controversy about Battlefield V allowing you to play as a female character

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      Any perspectives on that, fellow Tildoes? Tildarians, Tilderinos, Tildonkeys, etc.? From what I can tell, the main argument against it is that it's not historically accurate. I guess that makes...

      Any perspectives on that, fellow Tildoes? Tildarians, Tilderinos, Tildonkeys, etc.?

      From what I can tell, the main argument against it is that it's not historically accurate. I guess that makes sense, but A) that doesn't seem to warrant the utter seething rage that I see from opponents, and B) I rather doubt the Battlefield franchise has made it a habit to be 1-to-1 regarding history anyway. I've played none of them, but I saw someone mention that in-game events are definitely not historically accurate anyway. So I guess the "keep women out" side is conflating the game's setting with a declaration of dedication to historical accuracy? Seems silly to me to take umbrage at a game failing to meet an expectation that you invented.

      Then again, maybe I'm wrong. My initial gut reaction was to write it off as casual sexism and an unwillingness to break tradition, and while I'm sure that explains a minority of the outrage, I highly doubt the controversy can be explained so simply.

      Anyone here want to way in?

      31 votes

    26. New game in the Diablo universe leaked through Blizzard job posting

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      https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/openings/oNiH7fwD archive.is mirror We're working on a new, unannounced Diablo project. Are you a skilled Dungeon Artist? Come work with us, and together we will...

      https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/openings/oNiH7fwD archive.is mirror

      We're working on a new, unannounced Diablo project. Are you a skilled Dungeon Artist? Come work with us, and together we will build something exceptional.

      • Work directly with level design to build atmospheric dungeons with a focus on composition, detail and mood, while ensuring that the gameplay space is readable.
      • Work with Lead Environment Artist and the Art Director to ensure all environments are meeting the high-quality bar Blizzard is known for.
      • Experience working with a lead artist or art director in developing a unique and cohesive modeling and texturing style for environment assets

      Definitely looks like a whole new game in the pipeline. Any other dungeon crawler fans on ~tildes so far? I think I've got 300+ hours in Diablo 3 alone, let alone 1 and 2.

      What do you want in a new Diablo, what do you definitely not want?

      8 votes