One game that really inspired me was Persona 4. First released on PS2, I only started playing the Persona series when it came out on the PS VITA; Persona 4: Golden. It totally surprised me!
At first I thought it would be another Final Fantasy style role playing game as the initial game sequence was turn based. But I quickly noticed the large amounts of dialogue and how long it took the devs to really paint the picture and set the scene. I began to really pay attention to the dialogue and soon enough I was hooked! It was like living in a manga/anime!
It was more about the story with some action fight scenes/dungeon crawler thrown in. What an awesome combo!
The game was so popular that an anime and manga spawn from it which too became very popular!
The story had a simple premise at first but as it progressed, became complex and surprising! I was amazed at how a story so simple could become so epic! I love Final Fantasy stories but the difference here is that Persona 4 starts off somewhere in the real world and takes you beyond, whilst Final Fantasy takes you beyond and pushes you further and further into fantasy. Persona 4 lets you relate to the characters and then you experience what the characters experience as their world turns upside down. It's genius.
I hope I can at least write stories that can take people on a journey as well. Writing games is challenging and time consuming, so even if I can't get the story out through the video game platform, if it's good enough, maybe I'll look at other avenues.
That's how passionate I am about the primary story if the game!
