Lore and Order: Miniature Wargames Unit
Dad jokes aside, I must admit that the topic of lore is one that is pretty close to my heart. I will be the first to admit that for me I will be hooked by lore first and gameplay second. In the realm of videogames I will admit that both the Mass Effect , and Dragon Age , games hooked me not with graphics, gameplay or design but kept me interested with the story, world building, and lore. I have asked other gamers this fundamental question, and through this piece will ask the same of you my readers. "Would you still play a game with no consistent, clear, or substantive lore?" I do not think that I could personally do so. I think when we talk about lore we often forget its purpose. To create a world, and for that world to have the various levels of depth required to provide a key outcome. Immersion, or emotional buy in for the audience. Whenever I see this in the various fandoms I move through they are always turning themselves inside out over the lore of their c