THE STATUS OF NARRATOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF VIDEO GAMES IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN POLYDISCURSIVE POSTMEDIAL CRITICISM

The relevance of the article is fixed by the situation of methodological revision of media theory tools in the context of the analysis of modern media phenomena. The purpose of the article is to identify the place and status of narratological analysis, which has become a classic method of video game analysis. To achieve this goal, the authors consider it important to turn to a critical revision of the narratological analysis of video games and perform an act of reassembling the methodology under the new requirements of the time. For this purpose, the article analyzes the development of both the current situation and the dynamics of the use of the narratological method.