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Can't wait to get some time to play this one. 

Yes; I've added it to my wishlist. Sadly, the kotaku review was a bit lukewarm on the story. Said the art was (obviously) gorgeous, and the gameplay was solid, but that the story dragged. I'll still end up playing it though.

It's definitely worth a play. One of my favorite games I've found on Steam. It's my favorite genre (TRPGs) and has a story that was solid. It's also really challenging.

The Importance of Motivation By "Zoran Bekric" (zbekric@pplmail.com) Perhaps it's just my dramatic training coming through, but to me it seems self-evident that motivation is incredibly important. It is what defines a character and drives a story. MOTIVATION AND STORY In the classic formulation, 'drama is conflict.'

Abstract. This paper introduces the concept of Narrative Game-based Learning Objects (NGLOBs) as the basis for the creation and control of Story-based Digital Educational Games (DEGs).

These guys are doing a kickstarter for an online, collaborative story building game. Looks like fun. 

Great summary/analysis article of games that use decks of cards to tell a story.

Interesting take on multiple layers of moral dilemmas  vs good-bad dichotomy in games. 

Pretty amazing example of what is essentially a virtual game environment used as a learning tool. 

More of a rhythm game with RPG elements, but you play as a shop keeper who makes items based on requests of the heroes who visit your shop

Rhythm. Crafting. RPG. What a crazy combination!