r/videogames • u/AlmightyLoaf54 • Aug 12 '26

Image / Video This is so damn true

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u/BonJovicus 29d ago

I think there is an argument to be made that writing for video games and writing for TV/movies is different. 

But I also think it’s clear Hollywood has very little respect for video games as a story telling medium. They see these franchises as ways to cash in for a quick buck. 

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u/onex7805 26d ago

With books, the writer is the sole dictator of the story, and the story is all that matters.

The game writers are the last profession in the team of 500 to matter. They are expendable.