S2E4 - Does Narrative Matter? (ft. Thomas Manuel)

About this episode

Alex discusses a playtest with guest Thomas Manuel, exploring the relationship between narrative and gameplay.

Alex ran a playtest, but how did it go? One of the playtesters, Thomas, comes aboard the show to share his reactions and discuss the connections between narrative, gameplay, and our assumptions as players. The season comes to a close! Thanks so much to Thomas for coming on the show! Please check out his excellent newsletter, his podcast Yes Indie'd, and Rascal News. To learn about Rascal's pledge drive, check out this page! Fight or Fright! is available now! Check it out here, where...

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Guest: Thomas Manuel

Topics covered

• narrative
• gameplay
• playtesting
• player assumptions
• podcast

Keywords

• narrative
• gameplay
• playtest
• Thomas Manuel
• podcast
• Yes Indie'd
• Rascal News
• Fight or Fright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yes Indie'd, Rascal News, Rascal

Products: Fight or Fright!

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