A relação entre mecânicas e narrativa: analisando o jogo papers, please

Abstract

This research seeks to discuss the relationship between digital game mechanics and their narratives. For this, a study on the independent game Paper's Please was carried out, in which the game design is approached following the Formal Gameplay Analysis methodology in order to investigate how its mechanics help in the story developed by the player. The study concludes that the inclusion of moral dilemmas and a system of mechanics that work together towards the same end are factors that lead the game to a unity, in which narrative and mechanics are directly intertwined.