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patterns. American game stories use more patterns and the repetition of patterns is higher than the Japanese counterparts. The non-existence of five and six-function patterns in Japanese game stories also needs attention. In line with this, we can imply that American games are using the same structures over and over in their stories whereas the Japanese games are using different story building blocks where the pattern repetition rates are lower. The identification of prominent n-function story patterns is not possible since the number of occurrence for each story pattern is usually very low but the Reveal, Struggle and Travel functions are the most popular individual patterns utilized in story patterns. Story Pattern Variety, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy comparison

Figure 4 patterns. American game stories use more patterns and the repetition of patterns is higher than the Japanese counterparts. The non-existence of five and six-function patterns in Japanese game stories also needs attention. In line with this, we can imply that American games are using the same structures over and over in their stories whereas the Japanese games are using different story building blocks where the pattern repetition rates are lower. The identification of prominent n-function story patterns is not possible since the number of occurrence for each story pattern is usually very low but the Reveal, Struggle and Travel functions are the most popular individual patterns utilized in story patterns. Story Pattern Variety, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy comparison

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Colored for story charts, orange as a modified, green as a new function SLE II. MODIFIED AND NEW FUNCTIONS WITH EXPLANATIONS
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The identification of all the possible patterns and the search for the recurring patterns in the story matrix (which represents all the acts of all the selected games) are handled by a pattern finder written in C#. The code finds all the possible patterns n>=3) by searching through the matrix and saving a list of unique ones. Then it searches through the story matrix for the occurrence of these patterns based on our selection criteria single game, series of games, all the games). At the end of the analysis, we focused on the similarities and differences between The functional sequence of this act is affected by a choice (see Fig. 1) and there are six different alternatives (see Figure 2). The choice is an AND choice where all the three alternatives have to be completed to progress in the story. The player can start with any Dossier mission and proceed to the next but at the end he/she has to complete three Dossier missions. This is more like an illusion of choice, rather than a choice affecting the story.
The identification of all the possible patterns and the search for the recurring patterns in the story matrix (which represents all the acts of all the selected games) are handled by a pattern finder written in C#. The code finds all the possible patterns n>=3) by searching through the matrix and saving a list of unique ones. Then it searches through the story matrix for the occurrence of these patterns based on our selection criteria single game, series of games, all the games). At the end of the analysis, we focused on the similarities and differences between The functional sequence of this act is affected by a choice (see Fig. 1) and there are six different alternatives (see Figure 2). The choice is an AND choice where all the three alternatives have to be completed to progress in the story. The player can start with any Dossier mission and proceed to the next but at the end he/she has to complete three Dossier missions. This is more like an illusion of choice, rather than a choice affecting the story.
Story Pattern Frequency, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy comparison
Story Pattern Frequency, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy comparison
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