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Their wordsI want more games to be about human interaction, about the nuances of how people deal with one another, about the kinds of topics that appear in dramatic movies.
Their wordsBuilding procedural systems and seeing how they perform is a great way to explore whether our mental models are correct.
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For conversation to be effective gameplay, it must be a rewarding mechanic rather than an add-on.
Their wordsFor that to work as I'd like, the conversation needs to be rewarding as gameplay - not just bolted on around gameplay, as it so often is.
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