The Fourth Wall

The “fourth wall” is a term that people use to describe areas in a source of media that breaks the line between reality and fiction. In the case of video games, this could mean drawing something from the in-game world out into the real world, or vice versa. Unlike the use of fourth wall breaks in various forms of media such as books or movies, they don’t create the same experience as when video games utilize it. The fourth wall in video games forms a special relationship between the player and the product. The Fourth Wall discusses the topic of its namesake, specifically within video games. The zine uses examples of games that utilize the fourth wall. Each section uses the voice of the game that is being talked about to immerse the reader as those games would.