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counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten games with environmental storytelling
games with environmental storytelling
games with environmental storytelling before we begin we publish new videos
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more great content to this list we take a look at games that use elements of
a look at games that use elements of
a look at games that use elements of level design to tell players about
level design to tell players about
level design to tell players about events that happen before you arrive
events that happen before you arrive
events that happen before you arrive there or to further fill out the world
there or to further fill out the world
there or to further fill out the world around you while these design features
around you while these design features
around you while these design features may be supported by audio logs or
may be supported by audio logs or
may be supported by audio logs or journal entries on their own they may
journal entries on their own they may
journal entries on their own they may just be a hint or an indication to the
just be a hint or an indication to the
just be a hint or an indication to the occurrence of something a bit more
occurrence of something a bit more
occurrence of something a bit more complex how it always starts first the
complex how it always starts first the
complex how it always starts first the building and the whole block number 10
building and the whole block number 10
building and the whole block number 10 left for dead
at first glance valves co-op zombie
at first glance valves co-op zombie shooter might simply seem like an
shooter might simply seem like an
shooter might simply seem like an endless slaughter of undead hordes and
endless slaughter of undead hordes and
endless slaughter of undead hordes and it certainly can be that if you wanted
it certainly can be that if you wanted
it certainly can be that if you wanted to be but for those who are happy to
to be but for those who are happy to
to be but for those who are happy to take a bit of time to absorb the
take a bit of time to absorb the
take a bit of time to absorb the desolate post-apocalyptic surrounding
desolate post-apocalyptic surrounding
desolate post-apocalyptic surrounding you’ll find inferences to a story that
you’ll find inferences to a story that
you’ll find inferences to a story that many critics thought was absent as it’s
many critics thought was absent as it’s
many critics thought was absent as it’s common for the genre the narrative is
common for the genre the narrative is
common for the genre the narrative is left intentionally vague with desperate
left intentionally vague with desperate
left intentionally vague with desperate walls drawings from other survivors
walls drawings from other survivors
walls drawings from other survivors appropriately being used instead of
appropriately being used instead of
appropriately being used instead of exposition headed cutscenes as it’s the
exposition headed cutscenes as it’s the
exposition headed cutscenes as it’s the end of the world some typical methods of
end of the world some typical methods of
end of the world some typical methods of imparting information can’t be employed
imparting information can’t be employed
imparting information can’t be employed so set pieces like pill bottles next to
so set pieces like pill bottles next to
so set pieces like pill bottles next to a corpse give you enticing snippets to
a corpse give you enticing snippets to
a corpse give you enticing snippets to interpret as you wish peltier number 9
interpret as you wish peltier number 9
interpret as you wish peltier number 9 Resident Evil series what’s that calm
Resident Evil series what’s that calm
Resident Evil series what’s that calm down lady
down lady
down lady I’m Mozambique Capcom’s survival horror
I’m Mozambique Capcom’s survival horror
I’m Mozambique Capcom’s survival horror series may have lost its subtlety when
series may have lost its subtlety when
series may have lost its subtlety when it moved into action heavy territory but
it moved into action heavy territory but
it moved into action heavy territory but early in its life Resident Evil had some
early in its life Resident Evil had some
early in its life Resident Evil had some of the most detailed believable worlds
of the most detailed believable worlds
of the most detailed believable worlds in gaming you explore these environments
in gaming you explore these environments
in gaming you explore these environments with limited capabilities and through
with limited capabilities and through
with limited capabilities and through disorienting camera angles adding to an
disorienting camera angles adding to an
disorienting camera angles adding to an atmosphere of unsettling desperation
atmosphere of unsettling desperation
atmosphere of unsettling desperation that was quite an achievement during the
that was quite an achievement during the
that was quite an achievement during the infancy of 3d games there’s so much
infancy of 3d games there’s so much
infancy of 3d games there’s so much detail in fact that some intriguing
detail in fact that some intriguing
detail in fact that some intriguing elements added by developers are while
elements added by developers are while
elements added by developers are while contributing to an overall feel
contributing to an overall feel
contributing to an overall feel inconsequential compared to the
inconsequential compared to the
inconsequential compared to the unexplained happenings of the outbreak
unexplained happenings of the outbreak
unexplained happenings of the outbreak that are often central to the games
that are often central to the games
that are often central to the games puzzles unlike Chris Redfield Boulder
puzzles unlike Chris Redfield Boulder
puzzles unlike Chris Redfield Boulder punching exploits the early games have a
punching exploits the early games have a
punching exploits the early games have a restraint that never closes any avenue
restraint that never closes any avenue
restraint that never closes any avenue of story interpretation
number eight uncharted for a thief’s end
number eight uncharted for a thief’s end you’re gonna want to see this Naughty
you’re gonna want to see this Naughty
you’re gonna want to see this Naughty Dog’s
Dog’s
Dog’s Uncharted series is often compared to a
Uncharted series is often compared to a
Uncharted series is often compared to a Hollywood movie yet as Megan Sam
Hollywood movie yet as Megan Sam
Hollywood movie yet as Megan Sam discovered the ruins of pirate utopia
discovered the ruins of pirate utopia
discovered the ruins of pirate utopia Liberty Leah gaining shows it can
Liberty Leah gaining shows it can
Liberty Leah gaining shows it can surpass what conventional cinema can
surpass what conventional cinema can
surpass what conventional cinema can achieve looks like our hosts didn’t
achieve looks like our hosts didn’t
achieve looks like our hosts didn’t stick around to clean up their mess well
stick around to clean up their mess well
stick around to clean up their mess well that was a very gracious of them each
that was a very gracious of them each
that was a very gracious of them each part of Henry Avery and Thomas Tunes
part of Henry Avery and Thomas Tunes
part of Henry Avery and Thomas Tunes tropical environment is meticulously
tropical environment is meticulously
tropical environment is meticulously crafted with big and small details about
crafted with big and small details about
crafted with big and small details about a possible uprising just waiting to be
a possible uprising just waiting to be
a possible uprising just waiting to be investigated for a game that’s
investigated for a game that’s
investigated for a game that’s relatively reliant on its story nothing
relatively reliant on its story nothing
relatively reliant on its story nothing is rammed down your throat with just the
is rammed down your throat with just the
is rammed down your throat with just the brothers broad theorizing and
brothers broad theorizing and
brothers broad theorizing and discoverable documents shedding light on
discoverable documents shedding light on
discoverable documents shedding light on the possible reactions behind such a
the possible reactions behind such a
the possible reactions behind such a large-scale battle Jack’s shops and
large-scale battle Jack’s shops and
large-scale battle Jack’s shops and grand halls brought to light with
grand halls brought to light with
grand halls brought to light with breathtaking graphics he’d get a complex
breathtaking graphics he’d get a complex
breathtaking graphics he’d get a complex social structure that we may never fully
social structure that we may never fully
social structure that we may never fully understand
understand
understand alena these are the pirate captains it’s
alena these are the pirate captains it’s
alena these are the pirate captains it’s founded with the calm the hell happened
founded with the calm the hell happened
founded with the calm the hell happened here number seven abduction right that’s
here number seven abduction right that’s
here number seven abduction right that’s where all of our Easter
where all of our Easter
where all of our Easter brought to us by the creative minds of
brought to us by the creative minds of
brought to us by the creative minds of mist the spiritual successor to the afro
mist the spiritual successor to the afro
mist the spiritual successor to the afro mentioned classic tells a story that you
mentioned classic tells a story that you
mentioned classic tells a story that you will barely realize is unfolding until
will barely realize is unfolding until
will barely realize is unfolding until journal entries and recordings come
journal entries and recordings come
journal entries and recordings come together in a thoroughly nonlinear
together in a thoroughly nonlinear
together in a thoroughly nonlinear narrative how much you find out about
narrative how much you find out about
narrative how much you find out about hon Rath and its absolute citizens
hon Rath and its absolute citizens
hon Rath and its absolute citizens actually depends on your willingness to
actually depends on your willingness to
actually depends on your willingness to scour each diverse world for secrets or
scour each diverse world for secrets or
scour each diverse world for secrets or information that are not just exposition
information that are not just exposition
information that are not just exposition but clues to drive you forward to
but clues to drive you forward to
but clues to drive you forward to another world
another world
another world my name is Yosef I am the mayor here you
my name is Yosef I am the mayor here you
my name is Yosef I am the mayor here you are most probably a bit confused and
are most probably a bit confused and
are most probably a bit confused and disoriented as your character is
disoriented as your character is
disoriented as your character is entirely silent you’re never subjected
entirely silent you’re never subjected
entirely silent you’re never subjected to an internal monologue overtly
to an internal monologue overtly
to an internal monologue overtly explaining family photos and other
explaining family photos and other
explaining family photos and other emanates from CW and Farley’s former
emanates from CW and Farley’s former
emanates from CW and Farley’s former community make sure you’re critical of
community make sure you’re critical of
community make sure you’re critical of everything you think you learn it’s
everything you think you learn it’s
everything you think you learn it’s guaranteed to influence your later
guaranteed to influence your later
guaranteed to influence your later decisions number 6 gone home used to
decisions number 6 gone home used to
decisions number 6 gone home used to tell you everything and if I can’t do it
tell you everything and if I can’t do it
tell you everything and if I can’t do it in person because you’re off
in person because you’re off
in person because you’re off gallivanting around who knows where I’ll
gallivanting around who knows where I’ll
gallivanting around who knows where I’ll tell it to this journey as soon as Katie
tell it to this journey as soon as Katie
tell it to this journey as soon as Katie Greenbrier returns home from her travels
Greenbrier returns home from her travels
Greenbrier returns home from her travels in Europe it’s clear something’s not
in Europe it’s clear something’s not
in Europe it’s clear something’s not quite right at the family household her
quite right at the family household her
quite right at the family household her parents and sister are nowhere to be
parents and sister are nowhere to be
parents and sister are nowhere to be seen and moving boxes populate the lobby
seen and moving boxes populate the lobby
seen and moving boxes populate the lobby causing unusual home decorations in
causing unusual home decorations in
causing unusual home decorations in paraphernalia to suddenly take on
paraphernalia to suddenly take on
paraphernalia to suddenly take on unlikely significance money brought her
unlikely significance money brought her
unlikely significance money brought her hair dye over today she said I need to
hair dye over today she said I need to
hair dye over today she said I need to fix these root thank you could help
fix these root thank you could help
fix these root thank you could help childish drawings feature the same
childish drawings feature the same
childish drawings feature the same imaginary characters grunge music
imaginary characters grunge music
imaginary characters grunge music reflects your sisters rebellious
reflects your sisters rebellious
reflects your sisters rebellious character and even scribbles on the TV
character and even scribbles on the TV
character and even scribbles on the TV Guide flesh out the father’s love for
Guide flesh out the father’s love for
Guide flesh out the father’s love for conspiracy theories
conspiracy theories
conspiracy theories despite hints towards the supernatural
despite hints towards the supernatural
despite hints towards the supernatural every relatively ambiguous sliver of
every relatively ambiguous sliver of
every relatively ambiguous sliver of evidence builds a tangible feeling of
evidence builds a tangible feeling of
evidence builds a tangible feeling of domestic discontent and upheaval to
domestic discontent and upheaval to
domestic discontent and upheaval to complement your spookily uninhabited
complement your spookily uninhabited
complement your spookily uninhabited surroundings number 5 half-life 2 wake
surroundings number 5 half-life 2 wake
surroundings number 5 half-life 2 wake up
up
up the ashes you ever wondered why there
the ashes you ever wondered why there
the ashes you ever wondered why there are so many strong clutching theories
are so many strong clutching theories
are so many strong clutching theories circling valves classic FPS flame the
circling valves classic FPS flame the
circling valves classic FPS flame the developers enticing environmental
developers enticing environmental
developers enticing environmental storytelling after repelling does any an
storytelling after repelling does any an
storytelling after repelling does any an invasion and going into a two
invasion and going into a two
invasion and going into a two decade-long stasis in the first game or
decade-long stasis in the first game or
decade-long stasis in the first game or debris Minh is thrust into city 17 a
debris Minh is thrust into city 17 a
debris Minh is thrust into city 17 a post-invasion urban area controlled by
post-invasion urban area controlled by
post-invasion urban area controlled by the conquering combine the dictatorial
the conquering combine the dictatorial
the conquering combine the dictatorial climate is established within seconds as
climate is established within seconds as
climate is established within seconds as abort solemnly sweeps up and guard
abort solemnly sweeps up and guard
abort solemnly sweeps up and guard threatened every fearful identically
threatened every fearful identically
threatened every fearful identically dressed worker that comes off the train
dressed worker that comes off the train
dressed worker that comes off the train the more you talk to each downtrodden
the more you talk to each downtrodden
the more you talk to each downtrodden NPC the rule you’ll learn about the Big
NPC the rule you’ll learn about the Big
NPC the rule you’ll learn about the Big Brother s conditions they live under a
Brother s conditions they live under a
Brother s conditions they live under a situation built so convincingly that as
situation built so convincingly that as
situation built so convincingly that as a player you feel as though the events
a player you feel as though the events
a player you feel as though the events would still play out even if you weren’t
would still play out even if you weren’t
would still play out even if you weren’t there number four the Last of Us to
there number four the Last of Us to
there number four the Last of Us to create such an emotionally testing game
create such an emotionally testing game
create such an emotionally testing game Naughty Dog’s strives to capture the
Naughty Dog’s strives to capture the
Naughty Dog’s strives to capture the human response to the end of the world
human response to the end of the world
human response to the end of the world with unique detail in every remnant of
with unique detail in every remnant of
with unique detail in every remnant of pre-apocalypse civilization with more
pre-apocalypse civilization with more
pre-apocalypse civilization with more emphasis on exploration than the
emphasis on exploration than the
emphasis on exploration than the challenge of completion store shelves
challenge of completion store shelves
challenge of completion store shelves and other mundane elements a regular
and other mundane elements a regular
and other mundane elements a regular life show you how people have endured
life show you how people have endured
life show you how people have endured the infection while desperately hanging
the infection while desperately hanging
the infection while desperately hanging on to small shreds of normality we’re
on to small shreds of normality we’re
on to small shreds of normality we’re almost done stay focused this man while
almost done stay focused this man while
almost done stay focused this man while Joel’s Redemption narrative is pretty
Joel’s Redemption narrative is pretty
Joel’s Redemption narrative is pretty clear-cut the causes of the wider
clear-cut the causes of the wider
clear-cut the causes of the wider epidemic are only hinted at through
epidemic are only hinted at through
epidemic are only hinted at through nuggets of human existence you
nuggets of human existence you
nuggets of human existence you discovered throughout a world rapidly
discovered throughout a world rapidly
discovered throughout a world rapidly reclaimed by Mother Nature don’t expect
reclaimed by Mother Nature don’t expect
reclaimed by Mother Nature don’t expect to see a single copy base native
to see a single copy base native
to see a single copy base native environment in this cataclysmic version
environment in this cataclysmic version
environment in this cataclysmic version of Earth maybe they hit a match or
of Earth maybe they hit a match or
of Earth maybe they hit a match or something to tell us where they were
something to tell us where they were
something to tell us where they were going how far are we going to take five
going how far are we going to take five
going how far are we going to take five it needs to go number three fallout
it needs to go number three fallout
it needs to go number three fallout series
series
series sneaking done I think even before
sneaking done I think even before
sneaking done I think even before bethesda acquired the now legendary atom
bethesda acquired the now legendary atom
bethesda acquired the now legendary atom punk RPG a rich lore outside the central
punk RPG a rich lore outside the central
punk RPG a rich lore outside the central narrative has been established through
narrative has been established through
narrative has been established through an environmental storytelling that would
an environmental storytelling that would
an environmental storytelling that would go to another level once the series jump
go to another level once the series jump
go to another level once the series jump to 3d Skyrim jam-packed fantasy world
to 3d Skyrim jam-packed fantasy world
to 3d Skyrim jam-packed fantasy world certainly gives it a run for its money
certainly gives it a run for its money
certainly gives it a run for its money but the macabre humor that permeates
but the macabre humor that permeates
but the macabre humor that permeates ball has varied sections of radiated
ball has varied sections of radiated
ball has varied sections of radiated world sets it apart for us o the series
world sets it apart for us o the series
world sets it apart for us o the series of scale makes getting to the deepest
of scale makes getting to the deepest
of scale makes getting to the deepest depths of its lore nearly impossible but
depths of its lore nearly impossible but
depths of its lore nearly impossible but every skeleton model or purposely placed
every skeleton model or purposely placed
every skeleton model or purposely placed item has its own story further filling
item has its own story further filling
item has its own story further filling out a retro-futuristic world already
out a retro-futuristic world already
out a retro-futuristic world already richer than most since 1997 but
richer than most since 1997 but
richer than most since 1997 but wasteland has gradually revealed its
wasteland has gradually revealed its
wasteland has gradually revealed its secrets and we can’t wait to immerse
secrets and we can’t wait to immerse
secrets and we can’t wait to immerse ourselves and yet another nuanced
ourselves and yet another nuanced
ourselves and yet another nuanced nuclear landscape number two inside with
nuclear landscape number two inside with
nuclear landscape number two inside with minimal sound and no dialogue this eerie
minimal sound and no dialogue this eerie
minimal sound and no dialogue this eerie puzzle platformer leaves it entirely up
puzzle platformer leaves it entirely up
puzzle platformer leaves it entirely up to level design to tell an indistinct
to level design to tell an indistinct
to level design to tell an indistinct story that has sparked considerable
story that has sparked considerable
story that has sparked considerable online hypothesizing we can just about
online hypothesizing we can just about
online hypothesizing we can just about gather that some shady organization is
gather that some shady organization is
gather that some shady organization is experimenting on the population with
experimenting on the population with
experimenting on the population with mind control but other than that it’s
mind control but other than that it’s
mind control but other than that it’s down to you to rationalize your
down to you to rationalize your
down to you to rationalize your dilapidated surroundings
dilapidated surroundings
dilapidated surroundings [Music]
the puzzles combine gameplay and
the puzzles combine gameplay and interpretive storytelling meaning you’ll
interpretive storytelling meaning you’ll
interpretive storytelling meaning you’ll be contemplating its meaning for the
be contemplating its meaning for the
be contemplating its meaning for the duration of your playthrough is the boy
duration of your playthrough is the boy
duration of your playthrough is the boy a zombie is the whole thing a commentary
a zombie is the whole thing a commentary
a zombie is the whole thing a commentary on our own mindlessness and lack of
on our own mindlessness and lack of
on our own mindlessness and lack of control just if you think you’re getting
control just if you think you’re getting
control just if you think you’re getting closer to an answer there’s also an
closer to an answer there’s also an
closer to an answer there’s also an alternate ending which we’re not going
alternate ending which we’re not going
alternate ending which we’re not going to spoil but it will provide you with a
to spoil but it will provide you with a
to spoil but it will provide you with a whole new perspective before we reveal
whole new perspective before we reveal
whole new perspective before we reveal our top pick let’s have a look at the
our top pick let’s have a look at the
our top pick let’s have a look at the modern ball mentions
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[Music] number one Dark Souls series
everything about From Software’s bizarre
everything about From Software’s bizarre grandiose series will test your limits
grandiose series will test your limits
grandiose series will test your limits it’s the maddening combat doesn’t drive
it’s the maddening combat doesn’t drive
it’s the maddening combat doesn’t drive you to the brink of insanity then poring
you to the brink of insanity then poring
you to the brink of insanity then poring over it’s carefully considered symbolism
over it’s carefully considered symbolism
over it’s carefully considered symbolism subtext and world building certainly
subtext and world building certainly
subtext and world building certainly well
character interaction is minimal and
character interaction is minimal and confusing the NPCs odd way of speaking a
confusing the NPCs odd way of speaking a
confusing the NPCs odd way of speaking a potentially misleading sideshow to a
potentially misleading sideshow to a
potentially misleading sideshow to a lure that is created through visual
lure that is created through visual
lure that is created through visual design and artifacts that carry their
design and artifacts that carry their
design and artifacts that carry their own personality in history there’s
own personality in history there’s
own personality in history there’s little narrative value in completing the
little narrative value in completing the
little narrative value in completing the game if you don’t reflect on the world
game if you don’t reflect on the world
game if you don’t reflect on the world and what you do in it death is
and what you do in it death is
and what you do in it death is everywhere if you’re not just dying
everywhere if you’re not just dying
everywhere if you’re not just dying yourself the game forces you to ponder
yourself the game forces you to ponder
yourself the game forces you to ponder mortality and its effects on life and
mortality and its effects on life and
mortality and its effects on life and you thought it was just about slaying
you thought it was just about slaying
you thought it was just about slaying extraordinary monstrosities and bragging
extraordinary monstrosities and bragging
extraordinary monstrosities and bragging online
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