Ed Curtis-Sivess
@eltcs.bsky.social
Writer & Narrative Designer. Crafted stories for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at MachineGames. Now working for Remedy.
I went to the Festival of Light and became a god.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I went to the Festival of Light and became a god.
As a game writer you usually need a broader view of the narrative. This means that the person who has thought most about a single character's feelings and reactions at a specific story point is often the actor playing them. That's an invaluable insight and a huge part of characters feeling alive.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
As a game writer you usually need a broader view of the narrative. This means that the person who has thought most about a single character's feelings and reactions at a specific story point is often the actor playing them. That's an invaluable insight and a huge part of characters feeling alive.
I like to get a tattoo for every big project I work on. Finally got this one - because I don't hate snakes.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I like to get a tattoo for every big project I work on. Finally got this one - because I don't hate snakes.
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
Steam purchase number 13 😉
August 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Steam purchase number 13 😉
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
i grew up on these streets
July 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
i grew up on these streets
Getting my game picked for Leftfield in 2018 was super important for me. If you're an indie with something cool to show, definitely submit 😁
Leftfield submissions are now open for EGX London, Oct 24th-26th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
June 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Getting my game picked for Leftfield in 2018 was super important for me. If you're an indie with something cool to show, definitely submit 😁
During a stressful part of my 20s, I played a ridiculous amount of Floating Point by @pentadact.com. Perfect for zoning out, blasting podcasts and forgetting you want to explode.
What’s your favorite video game you feel like no one else has played?
June 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
During a stressful part of my 20s, I played a ridiculous amount of Floating Point by @pentadact.com. Perfect for zoning out, blasting podcasts and forgetting you want to explode.
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
New studio, new swag, new me?
June 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New studio, new swag, new me?
Got that portable game console everybody's excited for.
June 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Got that portable game console everybody's excited for.
🍻
The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best Narrative finalists are...
⭐ Closer the Distance
⭐ Expelled!
⭐ FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
⭐ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
⭐ Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
⭐ Thank Goodness You're Here!
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
⭐ Closer the Distance
⭐ Expelled!
⭐ FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail
⭐ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
⭐ Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
⭐ Thank Goodness You're Here!
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🍻
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
One more time for the people in the back!
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
One more time for the people in the back!
I loved the books, and as an honorary Swede I'm legally required to watch anything with a Skarsgård in it.
Humor, action, and the weirdness of science fiction keep Apple TV+'s Murderbot hitting every single episode.
Read our review:
Read our review:
Murderbot Season 1 Review: Another Stellar Sci-Fi Story From Apple TV
Humor, action, and the weirdness of science fiction keep Apple TV+'s Murderbot hitting every single episode.
butwhytho.net
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I loved the books, and as an honorary Swede I'm legally required to watch anything with a Skarsgård in it.
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
This could be me. One day...
May 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This could be me. One day...
Swedish beavers are extremely ambitious.
May 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Swedish beavers are extremely ambitious.
I met this nice fellow on a walk recently. He told me that suffering is an emergent property of free will 💖 Cute
April 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I met this nice fellow on a walk recently. He told me that suffering is an emergent property of free will 💖 Cute
I forgot to share it when it came out, but BAFTA came along and interviewed a few of us at MachineGames about making Indy 🙂 youtu.be/qqCa62gLW8c?...
How Troy Baker became Indiana Jones in MachineGames' The Great Circle | BAFTA
YouTube video by BAFTA
youtu.be
April 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I forgot to share it when it came out, but BAFTA came along and interviewed a few of us at MachineGames about making Indy 🙂 youtu.be/qqCa62gLW8c?...
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
Leaving an icon such as Tony Todd out of this year’s In Memoriam wasn’t just disrespectful— it speaks to the Academy’s general distain for horror, a genre that has kept the box office afloat year after year, especially during this impossibly difficult decade. #Oscars
March 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Leaving an icon such as Tony Todd out of this year’s In Memoriam wasn’t just disrespectful— it speaks to the Academy’s general distain for horror, a genre that has kept the box office afloat year after year, especially during this impossibly difficult decade. #Oscars
It's been cool seeing a game made with the LÖVE engine (Balatro) win so many awards. I built my first commercial game with that engine and it was very neat to use 😁
January 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's been cool seeing a game made with the LÖVE engine (Balatro) win so many awards. I built my first commercial game with that engine and it was very neat to use 😁
Reposted by Ed Curtis-Sivess
Men will literally fly to the Vatican looking for a cat mummy instead of going to therapy
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Men will literally fly to the Vatican looking for a cat mummy instead of going to therapy