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Whats one of the laziest writing devices used in gaming? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by Icy-Conflict6671@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone
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I think for me it has to be games that have a well thought out beginning like Sable or Children of the Light but just dont have an ending.

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[–] boisterile@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It's not solely limited to games, but "You never asked" is one of the laziest and most annoying writing devices. Why are games writers incapable of setting up a plot twist without having their characters avoid talking to each other about important things in a really unrealistic way?

I see it in a lot of game genres, but visual novels seem to be especially guilty of it. Uchikoshi, I'm looking at you.