Comments on: I want my environment to be a product of me http://www.eyeslikeours.com/2007/06/26/product-of-your-environment/ A Unique Look at the World of Gaming Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Aaron http://www.eyeslikeours.com/2007/06/26/product-of-your-environment/#comment-3 Aaron Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.eyeslikeours.com/2007/06/26/product-of-your-environment/#comment-3 I think a backstory is certainly helpful, if not primary. But providing a backstory that feels truly individual is tough in such an open-ended game. SWG just gave everyone some racial background info and a blank text-box where you could type in whatever you wanted. Even with a talented, experienced writer, if you just plop some paper in front of him and say "write", that's pretty daunting. A little guidance goes a long way. I think a backstory is certainly helpful, if not primary. But providing a backstory that feels truly individual is tough in such an open-ended game.

SWG just gave everyone some racial background info and a blank text-box where you could type in whatever you wanted. Even with a talented, experienced writer, if you just plop some paper in front of him and say “write”, that’s pretty daunting. A little guidance goes a long way.

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