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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox? Brainstorming, writing, editing, and workshopping text! Playtesting, bug fixing, incorporating or giving feedback, and keeping an ever-watchful eye out for ludo-narrative dissonance. Creative writing.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

Some players may try to guess an NPC's sexual mood based on stereotypes like muscular tops, skinny submissive twink bottoms, etc. In my playtests, it felt like the best tactic is to try to trap the cop in the corner with your body while the AIs coordinate a big orgy that gives you a huge payout.

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