Dramatis Personae
I'm Bryant Francis—a game writer, narrative designer, and journalist based in Boston, MA with a hunger for writing science fiction, fantasy, and political fiction.
My narrative specialty is in the world of strategy games and action games, with experience on 4X games, autobattlers, and tabletop skirmish games.
By blending this experience with my background in screenwriting and a decade in journalism, I've forged a writing style that embodies the three elements of good game writing: efficiency, entertainment, and instrtructiveness.
Let's build something great together.
Praise For My Work
Zephon
"It's been a while since I read through every word of every faction's description and wanted to play all of them. Zephon captured my interest immediately." - Rock Paper Shotgun
"I think Zephon may now be my favourite 4X game when it comes to quests, lore and overall writing" - Steam User
"Bryant did much of the writing for our 4X strategy game and offered assistance in excess of expectations...he's every leader's dream. " - Rok Breulj, Proxy Studios
Down With The Ship
"A fantastic auto battler. A few of my favourite things about it are the storytelling done just by the captains' incidental voice lines and the faction mechanics." - Steam User
"I had no story or narrative for my game. I gave Bryant what few ideas or feelings I had, and from them, he crafted the entire backbone of the Down With The Ship universe. He immediately understood the style we were going for and created an amazing arrangement of diverse, interesting, and funny characters for the game." - Nathaniel Carter, Iron Anchor Studios
Game Developer
"Bryant's reporting and writing style combines unwavering tenacity and empathy, with a sharp understanding of the audience and subject matter. He's also a reliable pro who lifts a team with his strong work ethic." - Kris Graft, former editor-in-chief
