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Good intro vs. Great intro. What makes a game prologue gripping?

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An article about what methods great game prologues use to grip players attention, as well as about which goals they strive to achieve.

Site iconwww.gamasutra.com — Apr 18, 2019 at 10:32 AM

A checklist of what any good game prologue should accomplish followed by a look at the prologues of Borderlands 2 and Bioshock Infinite and how they stack up.

Tags: Shared Link, TOPIC: Storytelling, GAME: Borderlands 2, GAME: Bioshock Infinite

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