The Greatest Stories Ever Played
Video Games and the Evolution of Storytelling

really entry level application of literary theory to video games that manages to simultaneously be dense and confusing. particularly annoying was the lack of attention paid to the role of the player in many of these storytelling experiences; this gets a little better as the book goes along, particul......more

I know this is geared toward a younger audience, but to me it read more like a summary of major game plots versus an in-depth look at the art of storytelling. I did appreciate the authors commentary and division of the book into condensed summaries as well as longer chapters that were more insightfu......more

People complaining about the level of writing and it being entry-level are kind of missing the point that it's supposed to be, since it's written for teens. While as an adult, it's not the most enjoyable to just read cover-to-cover, since it's a lot of summary, I actually want to get a copy to use a......more