Video games worldbuilding reviews

Stories and games have been a part of humanity for the longest time. It seems the two have coexisted in our different cultures forever, yet it feels like until fairly recently, they never actually mixed up. Interestingly enough, even miniature wargames from which early tabletop role playing games have evolved had close to no story. When video games emerged, they started off as quite simple entertainment tools, like board games had been for millenia. The rapidly evolving technology however, allowed many things to be added to those games, like more detailed graphics, sounds, and obviously, stories to mix it all up. In these articles, I will review the worldbuilding of some games, their lore and stories, and if possible, how the narrative and the gameplay interact together. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, click an article and get reading!