But still a way to go, Deus Ex writers says.
When it comes to storytelling, videogames are considered the poor cousin to film. Indeed some believe videogames will never surpass film when it comes to telling a good tale. But for one videogame writer, this status quo will come to an end sooner rather than later.
That videogame writer is Deus Ex: Human Revolution lead scribe Mary De Marle, who in a new interview with Eurogamer explained the challenges associated with spinning a good videogame yarn.
“There’s great potential to go beyond what films can do,” she said. “The difference games have versus movies is, when you’re playing a game you’re an active participant and what’s happening to it is happening to you. There’s an aspect of it that’s so much more personal once you get into it.