Spectre is a curious exercise in storytelling. It’s somewhere between a choose-your-own-adventure book and a platformer, which is a fascinating blend to play. Lead engineer Asher Vollmer walked me through fitting all the narrative pieces together, the weave of player agency and storytelling, and the story web. Read on for his thoughts

Marathon 2: Durandal is (understandably) an evolutionary throwback to a simpler time in FPS design where everything looked blandly similar and the only thing to hold player attention was merciless difficulty. Both design and graphics have moved on since then and the only people who will likely enjoy the game are the truly hardcore and series fans looking to revive gaming memories.