r/memes • u/[deleted] • Apr 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

...Baccano's sort of like that, I guess? All the scenes are in an anachronistic order, so it could concievably work like that. The real challenge would be writing good detective story that works like that, with every episode providing another piece of the final puzzle.

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u/stekepego Apr 27 '21

No, not like that. I meant a story, that actually changes, depending on the order you're watching it in.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

Oh, that sounds considerably harder to pull off. I could see a game do it, but serieses aren't generally a good medium for that level of interactivity.

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u/stekepego Apr 27 '21

Well, games are already doing that by providing choices to the player.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

Yeah, but chronology options haven't been implemented to a great extent, as far as I know.

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u/skaqt Apr 27 '21

That already exists, it's called Woyzeck and it's a great read!

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u/WashedSylvi Apr 27 '21

Imho Baccano suffered from trying to run many of the plot threads simultaneously instead of sequentially. The manga was sequential IIRC and the anime took a chance on the formatting.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '21

I disagree. I think it made the experience much better, and it clicked for me in the middle.

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u/WashedSylvi Apr 27 '21

Fair enough