This is a long text, with crappy examples, but please, read it all, the idea is there.
(sorry the crappy title)
So here's the thing: what is the biggest problem in writting a novel/comic? The writers avoid the pc or his marks in the world like the plague! And when the story needs to pass in a place where the pc left a heavy mark? (Orzamar for example) The writers have to be very smart and agile to avoid mentioning who is king and it's consequences, but, let's admit it, that can make a pretty weird text...
Let's imagine a novel about an elf named Lanaya (crappy name, I know), and take this part of the story as an example:
Lanaya traveled to Orzamar to meet a contact, there is unrest on the streets, but she ignores and continues her path.
Why is there unrest? Why the unrest is so lightly mentioned? This is the problem with the traditional novels/comics.
My idea is: Why not make a digital book, where we can define what the pc has done before start reading?
This digital book could be an app, when we open, appears a menu, and when we select "new reading", appears another menu, asking what has the pc done during his adventures: (spoiler alert)
"What is his/her name?"
"Who did the Warden chose as king? (Bhelen or Harrowmont)"
"Did the Warden destroyed the Anvil?"
(end spoiler alert)
So, instead of mentioning the unrest so lightly, we can now explore this part more deeply: (spoiler again)
Lanaya traveled to Orzamar to meet a contact, there is unrest on the streets thanks to king Bhelen, a tyrant agains't the traditionalist, but a friend of the casteless and the modernists. She notes someone talking about Aedan, the Warden, but she ignores and continues her path.
It doesn't require too much programing, and the writers won't need to avoid the pc actions!
Some years ago I read a comic where Liara reclaims Shepard body, the writers did a great job avoiding things like how Liara really feels about him/her, if Shepard was female or male... But, in some ocasions, it gived the impression that something was off... Like when the mercenaries look to Shepard body.
(spoiler DA O and 2)
Recently I read the comic "those who speak", and there was a weird part where Varric tells Alistair that the Arishok died, he simply says that! Very weird if your Hawke killed him. If they used my sugestion, Varric could tell Alistair that Hawke killed him in a duel to defend Isabela, or that Isabela killed him when she escaped (if Hawke gives her to him). Or Alistair could reference the Warden! If he/she died, Alistair could say something like: "His/Her statue should be bigger", or if she romanced him: "I know that you wanted to come, but this is something that I must do alone."
What do you think?
Modifié par JCAP, 31 janvier 2013 - 07:37 .
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