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| ex7=<mt p="Narrative" g="Ecco" altg="Ecco the Dolphin" h="140">The PC addresses the NPC ([[Address Others]]) so that they tell the story (and other information)
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| ex8=<mt p="Narrative" g="Patapon" h="140">The [[Narrative]] sometimes interweaves with [[Levelled Performance]], because the unlocking of sound performance abilities is accompanied with a new piece of the story [pending: double check this].</mt>
 
| ex8=<mt p="Narrative" g="Patapon" h="140">The [[Narrative]] sometimes interweaves with [[Levelled Performance]], because the unlocking of sound performance abilities is accompanied with a new piece of the story [pending: double check this].</mt>
 
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Revision as of 16:04, 19 September 2011

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Synopsis

The contributions of sound to the narrative.

Relationships

Context:
Sound Design in Games .
Relates to:
Genre File:M385px-Genre-front-v20.png, Emotional Script .
May use many, including:
Dialogue , Cut-Scenes File:M385px-Cut-Scenes-front-v20.png, Gameplay File:M385px-Gameplay-front-v20.png, Acoustic Ecology , Contextual Music , Levelled Performance , Eavesdropping , Audio Logs File:M385px-AudioLogs-front-v20.png, Chitchat , Grunts , Footsteps , ....

Description

Narrative is mostly conveyed through Dialogue. Yet it may reach the player/PC through a combination of different explorations which include a Narrator, Cut-Scenes, a Helper Voice, scattered and collectible Audio Logs, Radios, conversations with NPC during (Dialogue), or even by Eavesdropping NPC.

Examples

Demon's Souls:
Bioshock:
Flower:
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory:
Papa Sangre:
Silent Hill:
Ecco the Dolphin: The PC addresses the NPC (Address Others) so that they tell the story (and other information)
Patapon: The Narrative sometimes interweaves with Levelled Performance, because the unlocking of sound performance abilities is accompanied with a new piece of the story [pending: double check this].



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