The Beauty of Environmental Storytelling

Talking about some of my favorite games...

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In this video we take a look at some games that excel at telling their story through their environment (in tandem with other forms of storytelling). These are among some of my favorite games of all time, Rain World is a one of a kind game, Hollow Knight is one of the best metroidvanias of all time, and Hyper Light Drifter is visual art in video game form.

Obviously no shade to any of the games from the intro, I was just making a point of the stark differences in ways to tell a story for a video game. And also I love Neon White, just wasn't into the story :D

Videos I Suggested in the video:
Rain World:

A (not so) Brief History of the Ancients | Rain World Downpour Lore:
   • [OLD] A (not so) Brief History of the Anci...  

The Affairs of Passing Gods: Rain World's Full Story:
   • The Affairs of Passing Gods: Rain World's ...  

A Short Summary of the Rain World Lore:
   • A Short Summary of the Rain World Lore  

Hyper Light Drifter:

The Story of Hyper Light Drifter:
   • The Story of Hyper Light Drifter  

The Beautiful Metaphor of Hyper Light Drifter:
   • The Beautiful Metaphor of Hyper Light Drifter  

‘Hyper Light Drifter’ - Inside the Video Game Inspired by a Life-Threatening Illness:
   • ‘Hyper Light Drifter’ - Inside the Video G...  

Hollow Knight:

The (Mostly) Complete Lore of Hollow Knight:
   • The (Mostly) Complete Lore of Hollow Knight  

A Story Analysis of Hollow Knight:
   • A Story Analysis of Hollow Knight  

Hollow Knight is Faking Perfection:
   • Hollow Knight is Faking Perfection  

I used some footage from this longplay of Hyper Light Drifter:
   • Longplay - Hyper Light Drifter [PC] [No Co...  

0:00 What is Environmental Storytelling?
2:40 Rain World
5:53 Hyper Light Drifter
8:31 Hollow Knight
10:42 Conclusion

#rainworld #hollowknight #hyperlightdrifter