Comments on: Better Immersion through Proper Insertion

By: Age of Conan Character Immersion : Loregy.com

Age of Conan Character Immersion : Loregy.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:49:47 +0000

[...] to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!As some of you no doubt already know, I’m a stickler for proper immersion. It’s the difference between feeling thrown into a living world and a game that starts the [...]

By: Cocles

Cocles — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:46:42 +0000

I also like the Draenei intro.

In my main article I considered mentioning one of my other favorite intros…. the one in “Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” for SNES.

The Funny thing is, Danga, the Forsaken, Draenei, and Legend of Zelda all have one bold thing in common, all three begin with you “waking up”.

With that in mind, perhaps “You character waking up” should be seen as a good, safe starting point for one’s in-game character.

Not to say it’s the “only way”, but it’s definitely a reliable default.

On the complete opposite end of the spectrum is Halo 3, which begins with you logging on to find your character on fire, plummeting from space towards the Earth. Suffice to say, it grabs you.

By: Dangablad

Dangablad — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:20:21 +0000

The best example of this in WoW is the starting area for undead. I consider this the best pulled-off insertion in the game.

You start in a crypt, and someone promptly informs you that, while you were once alive, you are now undead and a member of the Forsaken.

You walk out of the crypt and into the decrepit church, where you get your first quests as an undead.

Of course, undead always got the best quests in my opinion, from Brill to Silverpine Forest to Tarren Mill. Best lore introduction I have ever seen.

Now if only Sylvanas would remember my name…