No one can be sure if it is because of addiction, nostalgia, or the fact that TGTSNBN is really the greatest case study of all time, that enables it to present parallels to everything I encounter. Probably a little bit of everything. Having recently played through the latest Guild Wars 2 Living Story episode, I wanted to touch up on one of the most famous elements of TGTSNBN: Cinematics. This post obviously contains spoilers for both games (and any other example I come up with while exploring and typing).
Anyone familiar with Mr. A. should also be familiar with some if his most famous go-to phrases: “The math checks out”, “Play something awesome”, “It’s not the game at fault but the players”, “Do it in a cinematic way”. It is the last phrase I want to explore. Interestingly enough this was a phrase that Mr. A. adopted later on during the course of the game and did not use at all until the mid-ending of the first book. By “cinematic” he actually meant trying to make an in-game situation, more epic, more memorable, by either exceeding what the game system supported, or even ignoring major game rules. Following are some of the many instances of this happening. Read more …