Bad Writing, and the music of Mega Man 2

So this is the first actual entry into the blog!
Extra Credits will be one of the main features of my blog. It's a great web series that explains and analyzes many parts of the gaming world. I'll be posting every episode once a day, and talking about my views on the subject!

And the first episode is.. Bad Writing!



I think the bit on narrative is pretty important here. I know that the Lord of the Rings movies are, well, movies - however the use of the narrative in the background of these movies is great. The world feels lived in, the cultures of the various races are established without needing to talk at length in the actual movie about them. Through use of visual narrative, we can see that the dwarves are stout and proud people. Without being explicitly told that the Rohirrim love their horses, you can see it in the way they treat them. Their motifs are shown throughout the architecture, art and their way of life.

Good narrative can lend your world a level of believability you can't get with writing alone. Showing is far more effective than telling.

But the guys at Extra Credits are far more effective at getting these kinds of points across, so make sure you watch the video!

Another part of my wish is to bring music and art from videogames to people's attention. So here is the first series in Garudoh's great library of The Music of Video Games.


Enjoy the sweet beats, and I'll see you tomorrow for another entry!