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Stories Provide Momentum

Interviewed 2010. While not every game needs a story, it can help provide momentum when appropriate.
Rhianna Pratchett
Roles: #Writer
Credits: #TOMB RAIDER #HEAVENLY SWORD #VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD #MIRROR'S EDGE #OVERLORD #RISEN #LARA CROFT: RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER
Tags: #Story

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