No Cutscene, No Problem: Sagar Beroshi on Fear, Flexibility, and Narrative Grit
Description
In this episode of The Corner of Story and Game, we sit down with Sagar Beroshi, Principal Narrative Designer at The Chinese Room. Together, we unpack what it really means to write horror when you're working without a blockbuster budget, and why narrative constraints can be an unexpected ally.
Sagar shares the realities of writing in a system where your cutscene might get cut, your VO might vanish, and your fallback might be a single line of environmental text. But through all of it, one thing remains: the emotional core of fear and the creativity it takes to build it.
From writing on a sliding scale of scope, to finding horror in humanity, to surviving the cascade of shifting narrative tools, this conversation is packed with wisdom for game writers navigating the edge between ambition and reality.
Whether you're working on your first indie horror game or juggling narrative priorities in a larger production pipeline, this one’s for you.
Where to find Sagar:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarberoshi/
The Chinese Room: https://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/
Website: https://www.hellosagar.com/
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- Email: gerald@storyandgame.com
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