Which Video Game Company Influenced You the Most in Your Stories?

[conventurecomics]

For me I'd say CAPCOM I'm the guy in glasses and green shirt been playing video games all through CONventure. lol

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[darthmongoose]

Square-Enix for certain. I'm hugely influenced in both my art style/ character design and just general storytelling and characterisation by having played probably way too much Final Fantasy in my teens, particularly FF7, 8 and 10. I also love Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Star Ocean, Nier etc.

[stiatent]

As you mentioned Jet Set Radio inspired a chara for a Futuristic-Fantasy Fighting Gamer game-idea, had loved the style with the bright colors especially the yellows.

Square Enix , Capcom, Midway, SONY, Konami and Rockstar Games are all inspirations since childhood. My current project started as an Action Horror Videogame, so the entire presentation plays off like a videogame on console, right down to loading screen and trophy pop ups.

And yea same, I look at the series that inspire me to keep within their level when it comes to how they make epic presentations and stick within ratings etc

Inspirations for Sick Boy include: Devil May Cry, Castlevania, MGS, Resident Evil, Tekken and Dead Space

Especially love Kojima/MGS Storylines for their wackiness and detail in backstory,
it's something i also enjoy doing, giving characters bizarre powers and situations while grounding it within the rules of the world. Because 'Sick Boy' was a game idea 1st the game original rules heavily impact the outcome of events.

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[Awesomeness_Studios]

My webcomic is obviously made of a diversity of games I’ve played and the companies who made them, but I cannot help that the biggest influence was HAL Laboratory. It’s why everyone says the comic looks like Kirby.

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[Legendofgenii]

Sorry I don’t know the company names but here are a few…

Final Fantasy (Fran ), Shadow of Colossus, Drake’s Fortune, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Assasin’s Creed, Witcher, Breath of the Wild.

Basically rpgs set in the past, or treasure hunting in old ruins.

I struggled with the gun fights in Drake’s fortune, but it was worth it for the stories and the stunning settings.

[allenT]

SEGA. Because Sonic, you know, the sole inspiration of my furry/anthro characters.

And also another SEGA game Shenmue I discovered much later-- especially the 1st game which I'm in awe with by how grounded & intricate the game is. Every NPCs has their own unique names, personalities and routines, it felt very human and believable, and that inspired me to shape my own story village & villagers.

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[TheLemmaLlama]

Yeah also not too familiar with companies (esp. with translation shenanigans in games where I'm mostly influenced by the character writing), but here's some video games that influenced my stories:

• Trails in the Sky influenced the way I write dialogue imo; I feel like my character interactions give off a similar 'energy'

• Morrowind is probably my biggest worldbuilding influence in the fantasy series I'm still developing behind the scenes

• The Talos Principle ... well, I've already talked about that, but also the DLC Road to Gehenna is sort of influencing my bitwam after story and also my newest story idea XD

If you also count visual novels and point-and-click adventure games:

• Katawa Shoujo and DDLC is teaching me how to write all the feels

• The Pillars of the Earth is inspiring a story set in my fantasy world that takes place over decades and sees the characters growing older. I've read the novel before, but it's the point-and-click adventure game that brought back the vibes and made me remember the story and drove me to take inspiration from it XD

[MickC]

Big Fish Games since they're known for Mystery Case Files, specifically Ravenhearst. The stories in Ravenhearst, Return to Ravenhearst, and Escape from Ravenhearst are my inspirations for making my novel. I was more invested to the lore/story of Emma Ravenhearst, Rose Somerset and Charles Dalimar.

I only play Return to Ravenhearst since it was the game available in one of the old laptops my aunt used, yet I watched gameplays of Ravenhearst and Escape from Ravenhearst.

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[BlairFujin]

I don't think video games influenced the story/writting of my comics (there are certain animes/mangas/webcomics that did but not really games)
But there is one influence artwise Kazuma Kaneko's lips xD

While I don't go full on black lipstick, the upper lip still exists unlike in most anime styles

So, I guess that would be Atlus' influence on me

[nathanKmcwilliams]

SEGA. Bungie. Bethesda. Bioware, Sierra (long dead pc game developer)
As for games from these companies that had some influence on me creatively:
•Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Shadow the Hedgehog (I don't care what anyone says. That game is baller)
•Halo 1-3
• Oblivion, Fallout 3
• Mass Effect 1-3, Dragon Age Origins
• Earthsiege 2

[ilesarki]

For me definitely Bethesda influenced my comic and art in general the most with their The Elder Scrolls series.
And also Blizzard with Diablo and old Warcraft.
BioWare with Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Dragon Age.
Larian with Divinity.
Obsidian with Pillars of Eternity.
New World Computing with Heroes of Might and Magic.
Raven Software with Heretic-Hexen.
Warhorse Studios with Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
id Software with Doom and Quake.
CD Project with The Witcher.
And LucasArts with Monkey Island.

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[Chaz]

I would say two companies: Nintendo and Namco!

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[powerplantanimations]

OH YEAH GRASSHOPPER! That's probably my second biggest one. No More Heroes, Travis Strikes Again, and No More Heroes 3 were HUGE influences for the way characters interact and how I mix in influences. Specifically personal struggles and beliefs. Also Suda's philosophy where his games seem like fun nonesense on the surface, but when you dig deep, you find some really deep stuff. I also like how he crosses over characters and how all of his games are connected. I also like how despite over the top characters are, they're also down-to-Earth and very realistic.

[darryljoll14]

Well, my story isn't on Tapas, it's on Wattpad. The video game company that inspired my story is Capcom. I like Street Fighter and Final Fight. I went as far to make my book cover look retro as possible.

[powerplantanimations]

Ye the Princess's guards remind me of little Waddle Dees. :v

[Bearkorps]

So, it's a bit complicated for me. Probably if I had to pick any specific games it would have to be the little indie horror (gem imo) Knock-knock. Perhaps not the most polished game developers, alongside Pathologic there's just something that sticks with the players long afterwards with ice-pick lodge's games. There are a lot of themes and inspirations from Knock-knock in my first short 'Letters from the Sleepless' as well as the short I'm working on currently.

But generally, with my writing style and approach I would say I've drawn inspiration not so much from a video game company but a singular director: Yoko Taro. He has an interesting GDC talk on writing games for weird people where he talks about for him, the main goal of writing [for video games] is to give the players an emotional experience rather than plots or characters. I've leaned heavily on that idea in my own writing.

I guess it shows since the number one complaint I seem to get is my characters feel underdeveloped compared to most of the other elements of the stories.

[AutumnAdmiral]

Oh, man, it's a lot. Franchises like Fire Emblem and Dark Souls (+ Elden Ring) are probably my primary influences in terms of story. Other games like The Witcher series and some Zelda games (Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild mostly) were also pretty strong aesthetic influences for me. Thinking about it, games like Skyrim, Hades and Hollow Knight probably sneaked in there, too.

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[NickRowler]

I don’t think I have one company. Tho I remember as a teen playing Astro Boy: Omega Factor on GBA and I liked to flip through the headshots of the characters.

[wispysing]

I can't really think of a specific company since I didn't play a lot of games growing up But my older brother did, so I used to sit and watch him play.

Bioshock, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem and Persona stuck with me till this day.

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