Predetermined Story Structures
Narration Structures of a game that exist before game instances begin.
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Examples
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Narration Structures Unwinnable Games Randomness Tension Luck Replayability Dedicated Game Facilitators Levels Characters Freedom of Choice Companions Character Defining Actions Detective Structures Factions Melodramatic Structures Information Passing Cutscenes Renamed Patterns Game Worlds Ephemeral Goals Self-Facilitated Games Game Masters Persistent Game Worlds MacGuffins Alien Space Bats Big Dumb Objects Quests Character Development Traps Inaccessible Areas Switches Controllers Clues Boss Monsters Thematic Consistency Temporal Consistency Player Characters Predictable Consequences Privileged Movement One-Way Travel Scripted Information Sequences Gain Competence New Abilities Sidequests Main Quests Permadeath Player Elimination Spawning Invulnerabilities Conditional Passageways Helpers Replays Procedurally Generated Game Worlds Persistent Game World Changes Puzzle Solving Red Herrings Traverse Loading Hints Feigned Die Rolls Quick Time Events Scenes
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Unwinnable Games Randomness Tension Luck Replayability Dedicated Game Facilitators Levels Characters Freedom of Choice Companions Character Defining Actions Detective Structures Factions Melodramatic Structures Information Passing Cutscenes Renamed Patterns Game Worlds Ephemeral Goals Self-Facilitated Games Game Masters Persistent Game Worlds MacGuffins Alien Space Bats Big Dumb Objects Quests Character Development Traps Inaccessible Areas Switches Controllers Clues Boss Monsters Thematic Consistency Temporal Consistency Player Characters Predictable Consequences Privileged Movement One-Way Travel Scripted Information Sequences Gain Competence New Abilities Sidequests Main Quests Permadeath Player Elimination Spawning Invulnerabilities Conditional Passageways Helpers Replays Procedurally Generated Game Worlds Persistent Game World Changes Puzzle Solving Red Herrings Traverse Loading Hints Feigned Die Rolls Quick Time Events Scenes
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