Today I played a game that wanted to teach me about Viking history and culture while I walked around doing odd jobs. It was excellent Discovery Mode, which has evolved from the tour-guide NPCs of into the highest-budget indie game ever. But while I enjoyed the storyline, I found myself skipping past all the fact-panels about figurehead designs and such – which was odd because I’m generally pretty interested in history, culture ships, as anyone who’s played any Inkle game could
