Game Dev Dialogs
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Game Dev Dialogs
Playing with Archetypes
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Mythological archetypes like knights and bards are powerful but also standard-issue in games. How do we renew old archetypes to tell fresh, new, and compelling stories? Michael Chu, Narrative Director at 31st Union, talks to us about designing characters through archetype transformations in Overwatch and the kinds of stories he wants to see in