Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 4

[MyRedNeptune]

I see a lot of people on the forum who talk about how meaningful and intellectual AAMFP's story is - but never seen them elaborate on what they think is so remarkable about it. Any counterarguments from those who think that way are more than welcome - I sincerely want to change my opinion.

I would personally suspect the “problem” is more that they mix up presentation and storytelling with story itself. IMHO, Piggyback Ride's story is very basic and bare at best, but the way it is presented and told is pretty charming, and good at bringing the point across something is definitely off without bringing it up as directly as TDD did.

The presentation is quite good, although frankly a bit too hammy and melodramatic for my taste.

I'm a fan of the direct approach - I'd prefer to channel my energy towards thinking about a plot's meaning rather than actually trying to figure out what the plot is. Being direct doesn't mean presenting all meaningful points on a silver platter - a good story can allow for hidden meanings to be discovered through analysis. I have found this to be the case for TDD's story, at least.