Joining this panel are the creators behind Dustborn, including Jess Erion, writer, and the game’s primary voice actors, Dominique Tipper (The Expanse, One Ranger) as Pax and Safiyya Ingar (The Witcher) as Sai. Hosted by Katy Bentz (Life is Strange), the round table  delves into the world of Dustborn, exploring the team’s approach to authentic character-building and narrative design.

“On the surface, these narratives look like they’re about survival as a nonwhite person in an apocalypse brimming with racial tension and subtext. However, if we look more closely at the role of Telltale’s signature gameplay and choice mechanics, it becomes clear that players—in the shoes of marginalized protagonists—are not actually striving to survive; they are striving to be good . . .  Telltale puts players and protagonists in a uniquely oppressive situation, in which the struggle is not simply in staying alive, but in being good while nonwhite and suffering.”