A few months ago, I wrote about how the apocalypse can be used in storytelling as a powerful means of conveying the “true” nature of a world by stripping away distractions—how, despite being a story about the end of the world, the destruction is ultimately not the focus, but a lens through which the truth may be glimpsed more clearly. This month I’ll apply the same model to two substantively similar apocalyptic tales, examining how they use the details of their respective apocalypses to illuminate important elements of the worlds they’re set in. Interestingly, while both stories have radically different setting and tone, they address many of

Found in the Story got a chance to interview Supergiant games' writer and game designer, Greg Kasavin, to talk about the process of writing stories for video games and the work that is put into the process. With games like Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre, there's nothing but awesome stories coming out from this San Francisco based developer!

Shortly before PAX East, Supergiant Games (the studio behind Bastion and Transistor) announced Pyre, their new fantasy RPG that's set to be released on the Playstation 4 and PC in 2017.