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Style
The style of thisscript isveryvisually
descriptive suchasthe sectionshownbythe
arrow,as gamerswill needtocompletely
understandthe plotinorderto playthe game
effectively.Thiswillneedtobe conveyedbythe
characters whothe gamerswill be playing
alongside,therefore the gamerswillneedto
trust andlike these charactersgreatly.This
connectionneedstobe made imminentlyto
the start of the plotso the gamerswill have a
greaterenjoymentplayingthe game
Synopsis
Withinthe game named“Max Payne”,a cop inNewYork Cityisframedfor a murderand huntedbythe police,amob
and othercorporationwhoare knownfortheirruthlesstendencies.The shootinggame wasdevelopedbyRemedy
Entertainmenttobe playedonMicrosoftWindowswhenitwasreleasedinJuly2001 byGatheringof Developers.
Narrative Structure
The narrative of thisgame scriptfollowsthe
typical storystructure inorder to keepthe
gamersup to speedwiththe plotsothat they
can playeffectively.Toemployamore complex
narrative couldpotentiallybe damagingtothe
game from a player’spointof viewastheirmain
focuswill be the game withthe plottyingitinto a
story,thoughnot an overlycomplicatedone that
will take more time tograsp.Here the scripthas
begunwitha prologue sothe game doesn’t
launchstraightintothe mainbulkof the story
and backgroundcan be giventothe characters
the gamershave just met.
In thiscase Propp’scharacter typescan be picked
up on straightaway,Alex representingthe
Dispatcherwhosendsthe heroonhis way. It is
imperative thatthischaractertype isrelevantat
the start of a videogame scriptasthe gamerswill
needaninformanttobeingthemupto speed
withwhattheywill needtoachieve intheir
game.The Hero isclearlyMax Payne,howeverit
couldbe interpretedasanemptyrole,asthe
true hero playingthischaracteristhe gamer.
Genre
The genre of thisvideogame isinherentlyactionwithasubgenre of policeandcrime drama.Withthe immediate presence
of the police andMax’shistoryinthe force itis clearthat thiswill be animportantpart of the story.Ryall’sgenre
categorisationtechniquescanbe seenwithinthisscript,specificallythe Representations of the stereotypical police officer
and theirlinguistictendenciessuchascodesand abbreviations. Ideologies are alsopresent,withtypicallymasculine
characterisationsof Alex and“pokerThursday”portrayingthe hegemonicconstructof menand the ideal characterthat
the gamersmay wishto playas and live vicariouslythrough.
Target Audience
The target audience forthisscriptwill be
mostlikelymaleswhoidentifywith,orwish
to be like the male characterswithinthe
game and howtheylive.Forexample the
sociallyconstructedconceptof masculinity
may be a personathat the gamersare able
to possesswhenplayingratherthaninreal
life.Alternativelytheymaybe attractedto
the theme of crime and policing,should
theywishtobecome a police officeror
serve inthis fieldinsome way.Lastlythe
theme of violence andshootingwill attract
my audience asa formof escapismfrom
theireverydaylivesthroughthe funand
satisfactioncompletingthe tasksonthe
game provides.

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Max payne

  • 1. Style The style of thisscript isveryvisually descriptive suchasthe sectionshownbythe arrow,as gamerswill needtocompletely understandthe plotinorderto playthe game effectively.Thiswillneedtobe conveyedbythe characters whothe gamerswill be playing alongside,therefore the gamerswillneedto trust andlike these charactersgreatly.This connectionneedstobe made imminentlyto the start of the plotso the gamerswill have a greaterenjoymentplayingthe game Synopsis Withinthe game named“Max Payne”,a cop inNewYork Cityisframedfor a murderand huntedbythe police,amob and othercorporationwhoare knownfortheirruthlesstendencies.The shootinggame wasdevelopedbyRemedy Entertainmenttobe playedonMicrosoftWindowswhenitwasreleasedinJuly2001 byGatheringof Developers. Narrative Structure The narrative of thisgame scriptfollowsthe typical storystructure inorder to keepthe gamersup to speedwiththe plotsothat they can playeffectively.Toemployamore complex narrative couldpotentiallybe damagingtothe game from a player’spointof viewastheirmain focuswill be the game withthe plottyingitinto a story,thoughnot an overlycomplicatedone that will take more time tograsp.Here the scripthas begunwitha prologue sothe game doesn’t launchstraightintothe mainbulkof the story and backgroundcan be giventothe characters the gamershave just met. In thiscase Propp’scharacter typescan be picked up on straightaway,Alex representingthe Dispatcherwhosendsthe heroonhis way. It is imperative thatthischaractertype isrelevantat the start of a videogame scriptasthe gamerswill needaninformanttobeingthemupto speed withwhattheywill needtoachieve intheir game.The Hero isclearlyMax Payne,howeverit couldbe interpretedasanemptyrole,asthe true hero playingthischaracteristhe gamer. Genre The genre of thisvideogame isinherentlyactionwithasubgenre of policeandcrime drama.Withthe immediate presence of the police andMax’shistoryinthe force itis clearthat thiswill be animportantpart of the story.Ryall’sgenre categorisationtechniquescanbe seenwithinthisscript,specificallythe Representations of the stereotypical police officer and theirlinguistictendenciessuchascodesand abbreviations. Ideologies are alsopresent,withtypicallymasculine characterisationsof Alex and“pokerThursday”portrayingthe hegemonicconstructof menand the ideal characterthat the gamersmay wishto playas and live vicariouslythrough. Target Audience The target audience forthisscriptwill be mostlikelymaleswhoidentifywith,orwish to be like the male characterswithinthe game and howtheylive.Forexample the sociallyconstructedconceptof masculinity may be a personathat the gamersare able to possesswhenplayingratherthaninreal life.Alternativelytheymaybe attractedto the theme of crime and policing,should theywishtobecome a police officeror serve inthis fieldinsome way.Lastlythe theme of violence andshootingwill attract my audience asa formof escapismfrom theireverydaylivesthroughthe funand satisfactioncompletingthe tasksonthe game provides.