http://shamuswrites.com/2006/03/10/currently-gaming/ Trapped within my own mind Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://shamuswrites.com/2006/03/10/currently-gaming/#comment-731 Storytelling at Writer’s Blog Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:30:45 +0000 http://open-dialogue.com/blog/?p=277#comment-731 [...] The art of storytelling is as important to the story as are the actual details of the story itself. Perhaps that is why I loved Advent Rising (which I finally finished over the weekend, I might add) and The Village so much. The story, in both cases, might not have been as complex or as detailed as some of the best-loved classics, but the way in which the story was told, the artistry and skill with which the particular details were revealed, certainly places both stories in a place of great prominence for me. Sure, The Village seemed a lot less mysterious and creepy once the particulars were made known, and Advent Rising raised many more questions than it answered, but the mysteries were laid out one at a time and with careful precision, forcing you, the viewer, to sit on the edge of your seat and wonder just what the heck was going on. [...] [...] The art of storytelling is as important to the story as are the actual details of the story itself. Perhaps that is why I loved Advent Rising (which I finally finished over the weekend, I might add) and The Village so much. The story, in both cases, might not have been as complex or as detailed as some of the best-loved classics, but the way in which the story was told, the artistry and skill with which the particular details were revealed, certainly places both stories in a place of great prominence for me. Sure, The Village seemed a lot less mysterious and creepy once the particulars were made known, and Advent Rising raised many more questions than it answered, but the mysteries were laid out one at a time and with careful precision, forcing you, the viewer, to sit on the edge of your seat and wonder just what the heck was going on. [...]

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