Read this: https://clicknothing.typepad.com/click_nothing/2007/10/ludonarrative-d.html
Play one of these games.
- Goragoa
- Monument Valley (if you’ve played it, pick something you haven’t played)
- Hungry Hearts
- Her Story
- The Old Man’s Journey
- Florence
then write about the mechanic and the story. How do the support each other or how do they clash? If it was music, would it be melodic or noisome? How do the mechanic and the story effect each other?
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/12/critical-play-goragoa-2/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/12/florence-critical-play/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/01/31/critical-play-428-shibuya-scramble/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/13/critical-play-monument-valley/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/13/critical-play-gorogoa/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/13/critical-play-a-mechanic-and-a-story-to-tell-vicky/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/15/cynthia-plays-florence/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/16/rachel-naidich-f…ce-critical-play/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/20/critical-play-a-mechanic-and-a-story-to-tell-goragoa/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/02/23/critical-play-her-story-3/
https://mechanicsofmagic.com/2022/03/18/critical-play-hungry-hearts-diner/