I've always been convinced that the best part of game development must be getting to write RPG flavour text. It's where RPG scribes can get weird or scratch a particular writing itch without the pressure that comes from fitting it into the main story, even if most of it ends up just falling into the nebulous category of 'lore'...
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In RPGs, I prefer reading books to slaying dragons
Source: PC Gamer (opens in a new tab)