Florence & Interactive Narrative Design
While researching for this blog, I learned about the allegations against the  lead developer Ken Wong of abusing his fellow staff members. I, sadly, only found out about this after buying the game. He should be condemned for his actions and face legal consequences.  [source]      Florence  (2018) is a game published by Annapurna Interactive   and released on February 14th, 2018.        The game follows our protagonist, a 25-year-old “Florence Yeoh” and the experience of her first romantic relationship. The game employs internal focalization for its narrative. Events are viewed through the perspective of Florence. The game is designed around a linear narrative, with choices made by the player not affecting the outcome of the main narrative.       The story is split into 6 acts, which are further divided into 20 chapters. Diegetic UI is used throughout the course of the story to build a  relationship between t...