Donnerstag, 20. Juni 2019

A Panel Shaped Screen: the comics about living in a game that have inspired games

There’s a child in front of a door. You know how the story goes. You know behind that door lies a fantastic world, and our little protagonist will get lost in it. You know the child will meet new friends and strange wonders, and will end up saving the realm.

You know this because you read this story so many times already, the same plot repeated on the pages of The Wizard Of Oz, The Chronicles Of Narnia, Alice In Wonderland. Perhaps this story makes you feel a little nostalgic. Or perhaps you’re feeling tired, because new stories using this old trope feel too real and way less magical. Because nowadays, the fantasy worlds our protagonists explore are often based on videogames.

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