The modern gaming landscape is filled with big stories and bigger ideas. Many AAA gaming titles are as packed with lore as a Homeric epic. Hell, FromSoftware even brought in Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin to fill out the expansive narrative corners of Elden Ring ‘s the Lands Between ! That was not always the case, however.

The concept of “lore” was not frequently a consideration for ’90s and ’00s games which were primarily concerned with generating a satisfying gameplay experience through primitive graphics. And yet, gamers came to respect and cherish these titles’ meager canon anyway. There’s no better example of this phenomenon than Sony’s vehicular combat series Twisted Metal . Amid all the carnage of Calypso’s demolition derby, certain characters, weapons, locati

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