Plot

Linear narrative

Linear makes each player experience the same events each time they play the game. It is experience like the one in a book or a movie.

Branching narrative

In a branching narrative what events a player experience depends on previous actions. It's a bit like a old Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book. If each branch was totaly seperate one would end up with alot if uniqe events. One way to solve that is a foldback structure where the branches eventually all lead to the same place.

Open narrative

Reference

• • Designing game narrative - 2016

  • Designing Branching Narrative - 2015

  • Dramatic Elements of Games and Narrative Design - 2014

  • Nonlinear Narrative in Games: Theory and Practice - 2010