The Games That Inspired My Writing

Good writers read, the same way good directors watch movies and good chefs eat. Also chefs would kick it if they don’t eat, so it’s doubly important for them. Obscure indie author Stephen King said: “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” He called it “the great commandment.” And he was right.

But storytellers of all mediums can be inspired by any story. I’ve always been a voracious reader, true. But I’m as much a gamer of games, and there’s no shortage of wonderful stories that come out of a cartridge, a spinning disc, or through the cosmic strings of the interwebular infonet.

I suspect a lot of writers my age have found inspiration on the other end of a DualShock, a mouse, or a Duke.

I've written a three-part article about the games that directly inspired my writing, including Dark Souls, Soul Reaver, Secret of Mana, and more.

Part 1: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/07/0...

Part 2: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/07/1...

Part 3: https://authorbcjohnson.com/2025/08/0...