"...you'll enjoy two of Broken Sword's
[The Sleeping Dragon]
biggest strengths: sharp writing and a
cast of memorable characters.
The story is filled with funny, dramatic, and
even touching moments."
- MSN's Must Have Games
Projects
Over a period of 17 years, Steve Ince has played a key role in the development of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed games that have established landmarks in the development of interactive narrative.
Clients have included Revolution Software, Sony, Ubisoft, Dreamcatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company, BAM, Playlogic Game Factory, Headfirst Productions, Legendo Entertainment, GIGnews, Gamasutra, Game Daily Biz, Wizarbox, DTP, GameHouse, CDProjekt Red, Green Clover Games, Floodlight Games, Merscom, Gimagin, Develop magazine.
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Published
Titles
Special
Enquiry Detail: The Hand that Feeds
(2010)
Floodlight
Games/Big
Fish Games
Role:
Story, Dialogue and Design.
"what really sets it apart is its well-crafted story,
which would be right at
home in any crime show.
...the dialog is not only smart, but sounds
like things people would actually say."
- Vanessa
Carter, gamezebo.com
Alice
in Wonderland (2010)
Gimagin/Merscom/Big
Fish Games
Role:
Story, high-level design and dialogue.
So Blonde
Wii/DS version (2010)
Wizarbox/Anaconda
Role:
Story, gameplay
design and dialogue.
Rhianna
Ford and the Da Vinci Letter
(2010)
Green Clover Games/Big
Fish Games
Role:
Story, Dialogue and Design.
"Rhianna Ford & The Da Vinci Letter is a fun wild ride
through a captivating
story that grabs hold
and doesn't let go until you reach the resolution."
- Grinnyp, Jayisgames.com
Delicious
- Emily's Holiday Season (2009)
GameHouse
Role:
Dialogue and Script Editing.
"The story is loaded with unexpected twists and witty dialogue"
- Gamezebo, 4
stars
Broken
Sword Director's Cut (2009)
Revolution/Ubisoft
Role:
Implementation and production.
Delicious
- Emily's Tea Garden (2008)
GameHouse
Role:
Story and dialogue.
So Blonde
(2008)
Wizarbox/Anaconda
Role:
Story, gameplay
design and dialogue.
Nominated for Best Game Script at the
Writers' Guild Awards
The Witcher (2007)
CDProjekt/Atari
Role:
Script
editing.
Writing
for Video Games(2006)
A&C Black
Role:
Author
Book
about writing for games.
Concentrates on the role of the writer
in the game development process
Mr. Smoozles
Goes Nutso
(2006)
Juniper Games/Merscom
(2008)
Role: Complete
story and design, character profiles and dialogue;
character
and location designs; all implementation and graphics.
Agatha Christie
- And Then There Were None (2005)
Awe
Games/The Adventure Company
Role: Script Editing
Three Musketeers
(2005)
Legendo
Role:
Narrator voiceover
dialogue
Wanted:
A Wild Western Adventure (2004)
Revistronic/The Adventure Company
Role: English version script editing
Winner, Best Dialogues,
The Inventory Awards
"I've just finished Wanted: Wild Western Adventure and it is truly
fantastic."
- Randy Sluganski; owner, Just Adventure
Broken Sword - The Sleeping Dragon (2003)
Revolution Software/THQ/The Adventure Company
Role: Story, Game Design, Level Design, Dialogue and Voice
Recording
Nominated for Excellence in Writing at the Game
Developers Choice Awards
Nominated for three BAFTAs: Best Game Design, Best
PC Game, Best Adventure
"From Nico's French accent to George's believable
"Yankee Lawyer" silliness,
it is a pleasure to listen to
the game."
- IGN.COM, 8.4/10
Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars (GBA)
(2002)
Revolution Software/BAM
Role: Producer,
Edited and re-implemented the classic PC game
"one of the finest adventures ever made"
- NGC Magazine, 5/5
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Revolution Software/Ubisoft
Role: Producer, Story Adaptation, Game Design, Level Design
and Dialogue
"a wonderfully charming, humorous and fun game to
play"
- Just Adventure, A-
In Cold Blood (2000)
Revolution Software/Sony/Ubisoft/DreamCatcher
Role: Producer, Story, Game Design, Level Design and
Dialogue
"a stylish, well-written, and good-looking adventure
game"
- Computer Games Magazine, 4/5
Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror (1997)
Revolution Software/Virgin Interactive/Sony
Role: Producer
"Revolution Software has mastered the adventure
genre"
- Coming Soon Magazine, 94%
Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars (1996)
Revolution Software/Virgin Interactive
Role: Producer, Initial Concept Art
"movie quality story and acting"
- PSXNation, 86%
Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
Revolution Software/Virgin Interactive
Role: Background Art, Background Sprites
"one of the best point and clicks ever!"
- GameFAQs, 9/10
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Current / Recent / Not yet published
Details
on some of the following projects cannot be disclosed at the moment for confidentiality
reasons.
Juniper Crescent - The Sapphire Claw
(On hold)
Role: Complete
story and design, character profiles and dialogue.
Character
and location designs. Prototype demo.
Project Delta (now on hold)
Playlogic Game Factory
Role: Extensive story
work, back-story, game structure and character profiles.
Call of
Cthulhu: Destiny's
End (now on hold)
Headfirst Productions
Role:
Story, extensive character
profiles and dialogue.
Undisclosed
Casual Game Projects
Details
to follow
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