Let’s talk about iconic NPCs in video games that you never get to meet.
I spoke with Erik Wolpaw, writer of Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode One & Two, about the power of writing in the margins — and how that led to one of the most iconic unseen characters in gaming: Doug Rattmann.
This essay also discusses some of the best environmental storytelling that I have come across in video games including scenes from The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption.
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