This year’s Tribeca Festival will once again show off video games that excel at storytelling. Like last year, the long-running film festival will highlight the artistic excellence of games that made the cut, which includes a mix of indie cult-classics, and popular big-budget titles.
A total of 10 games have been selected for this year, as the festival aims to showcase the creators, the process, the storytelling, and the intersection between games, entertainment, and culture.
As part of last year's Tribeca Festival, a Red Dead Redemption 2 concert was held in New York City's Battery Park while Sable, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and other games were celebrated for their narrative excellence.
Norco--which hadn't been released yet--walked away with the first-ever Tribeca Games Award last year for its «potential for excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery and highly immersive worlds.»
In GameSpot's Norco review, Richard Wakeling wrote about the game's «beautiful, evocative, and contemplative storytelling takes you on a fascinating journey that will occupy your thoughts for weeks and months after the credits roll.»
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