Well, I think good plot does come from character motivations! That's definitely true, at least in stories I tend to like. But I feel like I've definitely played games and read stories where the characters were interesting in theory, but the plot just never happened, as well as things where there was an intricate plot and a cast of cardboard, archetypal characters who did very little for me. Neither is ideal, but the latter was a lot more likely to get me interested, whereas the former never allows the interesting elements of the characters to shine, putting all the good present to waste.
Re: discussion time? discussion time!!
Date: 2012-10-29 08:38 pm (UTC)