Emily Rose

New cover for Cyanide, and this. This is the one. #newcover #WritingCommunity

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Sneak peek at Fantasy Fall's script. #Scriptwriting #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #GameDev #WorldBuilding

Me: “We only have budget for 3 branches.” Also me: “Okay but what if they emotionally feel like 20.” Producer: “…go on.” 😌🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #ChoiceDesign #GameDev #Production

Player: “Does this choice matter?” Game: *NPC remembers it 12 hours later* Player: “I WILL NEVER RECOVER.” 😭🔥 #NarrativeDesign #InteractiveStorytelling #GameWriting #PlayerAgency #GameDev

Player: “I thought this option meant I was being polite.” Game: *character commits emotional war crime* Player: “…that’s on me, actually.” 😭 #NarrativeDesign #ChoiceDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Me: “These dialogue options represent nuanced emotional intent.” Player: “Which one sounds the pettiest.” Me: “…valid.” 😭🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #InteractiveDialogue #PlayerAgency #GameDev

Player: “Why did this scene hit so hard?” Me: *whispers* “Psychology.” 🧠✨ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerPsychology #GameDev #EmotionalDesign

Player: “I trust this game.” Me: “Good. Now hold my hand while I emotionally ruin you fairly.” 😌🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Me: *plants ominous foreshadowing* Player: “Something bad is going to happen.” Me: “Yes.” Player: “When?” Me: “🙂” 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerPsychology #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Player: “Why did that happen?” Game: “Because of you.” Player: “…oh.” 😶🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerAgency #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Me: “Okay, give them a breather.” Also me: *adds a soft emotional gut punch instead* Player: “THAT WAS NOT A BREATHER.” 😭💀 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #EmotionalPacing #GameDev

Me: “Let’s gently guide the player emotionally.” Player brain: *latches onto one random detail and obsesses forever* Me: “Okay then. That’s canon now.” 😭🧠 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerPsychology #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Me: “I miss the old draft.” Also me, reading the revised version: “…okay yeah this is way better.” 😭✨ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CreativeProcess #GameDev

Feedback: “This part is confusing.” Me: “Okay but is it confusing bad or confusing interesting.” Feedback: “…both?” Me: “Perfect, I know what to do.” 😌 🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Feedback #Iteration #GameDev

Me rereading a draft: “Why does this scene feel like it wandered in from a different game.” Scene: “I’m just vibing.” Me: “Not anymore.” 😭✂️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Revision #Tone #GameDev

Me: “This makes sense to me.” Also me: “But does it make sense to someone who isn’t living in my brain?” Brain: *static noises* 📡😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #Revision #GameDev

Me deleting a line I love: “I’ll remember you.” *Ctrl + X* Me: *screams quietly into the void* 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Editing #Storycraft #GameDev

Me: “The draft is done.” Also me, rereading it: “Wow. This is… a draft.” 😭✍️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Rewriting #CreativeProcess #GameDev

Me: “I’m gonna write something emotional.” Also me: *ruins everyone’s weekend with one line* Players: “I trusted you.” Me: “That was your mistake.” 😌🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #EmotionInGames #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Character: “I’m fine.” Me: “You literally are not.” Character: “No really, I’m fine.” Me: *gives them emotional crisis anyway* Character: 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CharacterEmotion #InternalConflict #GameDev