The Lens of Story

To be sure the story in your game is as good as it can be, ask yourself these questions:

• Does my game really need a story? why?
• Why will players be interested in this story?
• How does the story support the other parts of the tetrad (aesthetics, technology, mechanics)? can it do a better job?
• How do the other parts of the tetrad support the story? Can they do a better job?
• How can my story be better?