A particular aspect of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's sequel status that deserves praise is how it ushers in new players. Sequels to story-focused games have a difficult line to walk: they often ...

Imagine sitting down to watch a movie. Everything about it seems competent—the dialogue flows, the plot progresses logically, and the characters make sensible choices. But two hours later, you can ...

The story’s the thing, as Shakespeare almost said (he said “play,” because he rarely went to movies). And expositional deftness doesn’t hurt, whatever the narrative medium.

In a story or novel, ... For example, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins opens with: When I wake up, ... exposition - an opening that hooks the reader and sets the scene; ...

I haven’t seen anything I would describe as “exposition” at all yet, as a matter of fact. Clair Obscur requires you to put together the plot based on context clues. And the experience is ...