Ed Curtis-Sivess
@eltcs.bsky.social
Writer & Narrative Designer. Working for Remedy on CONTROL Resonant. Previously crafted stories for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
This is good advice for any kind of spec. Don't sound out how you want lines to sound to voice actors - they'll do a better job if you give them flexibility. Same for giving game designs to programmers - be specific where needed, but trust them to solve technical hurdles better than you can.
Communicating with artists, the more polished your example sketch the more rigid and final your idea will seem. You don't want a detailed, rendered piece of artwork to explain a very open and flexible brief. Draw something rough or scribble on a photograph and trust them to do what they're good at
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is good advice for any kind of spec. Don't sound out how you want lines to sound to voice actors - they'll do a better job if you give them flexibility. Same for giving game designs to programmers - be specific where needed, but trust them to solve technical hurdles better than you can.
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Please…. I’m begging you… if your game has a dialogue choice… and all the answers say the same thing in a different way…. You can just remove the dialogue choice……
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Please…. I’m begging you… if your game has a dialogue choice… and all the answers say the same thing in a different way…. You can just remove the dialogue choice……
The best experience in game dev is describing something that's cool in my head to a concept artist, and having them come back with something mind-blowingly cooler.
Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The best experience in game dev is describing something that's cool in my head to a concept artist, and having them come back with something mind-blowingly cooler.
Neon Giant has so many amazingly talented people. Great to see a local Uppsala studio making something so cool and ambitious 😁
The Krafton-owned studio Neon Giant, which is behind the newly revealed No Law, says it isn't part of Krafton's "AI-first" policy. "Since we are working independently, we don't partake in those conversations. We pride ourselves in the way we're making games."
www.gamesindustry.biz/neon-giant-o...
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Neon Giant on No Law, shopping-cart cyberpunk, and manly men with moustaches
Plus, why Krafton's AI-first approach doesn't extend to the Korean-owned Swedish studio
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Neon Giant has so many amazingly talented people. Great to see a local Uppsala studio making something so cool and ambitious 😁
Check out this thing I'm working on at Remedy 😁 It's going to be very very cool. youtu.be/e1_eZyFM5-4?...
Control Resonant - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
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December 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Check out this thing I'm working on at Remedy 😁 It's going to be very very cool. youtu.be/e1_eZyFM5-4?...
I went to the Festival of Light and became a god.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I went to the Festival of Light and became a god.
As a game writer you usually need a broader view of the narrative. This means that the person who has thought most about a single character's feelings and reactions at a specific story point is often the actor playing them. That's an invaluable insight and a huge part of characters feeling alive.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
As a game writer you usually need a broader view of the narrative. This means that the person who has thought most about a single character's feelings and reactions at a specific story point is often the actor playing them. That's an invaluable insight and a huge part of characters feeling alive.
I like to get a tattoo for every big project I work on. Finally got this one - because I don't hate snakes.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I like to get a tattoo for every big project I work on. Finally got this one - because I don't hate snakes.
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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
Steam purchase number 13 😉
August 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Steam purchase number 13 😉
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i grew up on these streets
July 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
i grew up on these streets
Getting my game picked for Leftfield in 2018 was super important for me. If you're an indie with something cool to show, definitely submit 😁
Leftfield submissions are now open for EGX London, Oct 24th-26th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
June 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Getting my game picked for Leftfield in 2018 was super important for me. If you're an indie with something cool to show, definitely submit 😁
During a stressful part of my 20s, I played a ridiculous amount of Floating Point by @pentadact.com. Perfect for zoning out, blasting podcasts and forgetting you want to explode.
What’s your favorite video game you feel like no one else has played?
June 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
During a stressful part of my 20s, I played a ridiculous amount of Floating Point by @pentadact.com. Perfect for zoning out, blasting podcasts and forgetting you want to explode.
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New studio, new swag, new me?
June 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New studio, new swag, new me?
Got that portable game console everybody's excited for.
June 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Got that portable game console everybody's excited for.
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The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best Narrative finalists are...
⭐ Closer the Distance
⭐ Expelled!
⭐ FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
⭐ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
⭐ Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
⭐ Thank Goodness You're Here!
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⭐ Closer the Distance
⭐ Expelled!
⭐ FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
⭐ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
⭐ Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
⭐ Thank Goodness You're Here!
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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One more time for the people in the back!
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
One more time for the people in the back!
I loved the books, and as an honorary Swede I'm legally required to watch anything with a Skarsgård in it.
Humor, action, and the weirdness of science fiction keep Apple TV+'s Murderbot hitting every single episode.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I loved the books, and as an honorary Swede I'm legally required to watch anything with a Skarsgård in it.
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This could be me. One day...
May 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This could be me. One day...
Swedish beavers are extremely ambitious.
May 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Swedish beavers are extremely ambitious.