This week's blog post is a bit of a lore dump, but also a reflection on what "story" and “narrative" can mean within games, and why I tend to prefer building systemic games over narrative ones.
Also: enjoy a big robot smashy shooty gif.
https://www.anchoritegames.com/posts/05-04-24_balancing-act.html
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