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The greatest stories ever played : video games and the evolution of storytelling  Cover Image Book Book

The greatest stories ever played : video games and the evolution of storytelling / Dustin Hansen.

Hansen, Dustin, (author.).

Summary:

"A lifelong gamer with over 20-years experience in the gaming industry examines the storytelling skills in some of the most beloved and moving games of the past thirty years in this fun and informative YA non-fiction title"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250183569 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1250183561 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xx, 281 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
A note from the author : oh, boy, what have I done? -- Once upon a time -- Uncharted 4 : a thief's end -- Book report : Alan Wake -- Storytelling categories -- Book report : Silent hill 2 -- Persona 5 -- Book report : Grim fandango -- Plot : above-the-neck verbs versus below-the-neck verbs -- Book report : NieR : automata -- Celeste -- Book report : To the moon -- Theme -- Book report : What remains of Edith Finch -- The last of us -- Book report : Chrono trigger -- God of war -- Book report : Horizon zero dawn -- Story structures -- Book report : Hades -- Undertale -- Book report : Final fantasy VII -- POV -- Book report : The witcher 3 : wild hunt -- Bioshock -- Book report : Psychonauts -- The antagonist : Portal and Portal 2 -- Book report : Half-life 2 -- Red dead redemption II -- Book report : Mass effect 2 -- Get inside the hero's head -- Book report : Firewatch -- Journey -- The beginning.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 13-18 Feiwel & Friends.
Grades 10-12 Feiwel & Friends.
Subject: Video games > Authorship.
Video games > History.
Storytelling.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch 794.8 H249g 2022 (Text) 33126020374322 YA Nonfiction Available -

Dustin Hansen, author of Game On! and the Microsaurs series, was raised in rural Utah. His love of pixels and controllers led him into a career in video games. He has made titles for everything from a 386 PC to the iPhone, and from the PlayStation One to the Xbox One. Dustin and his family live in rural Utah once again, where he is the current king of the family Mario Kart circuit.


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