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Topic	Worst Video Game Story Cliche?
Sheep007 05/22/22 9:58:16 PM #49:	LeonhartFour posted... also choices "mattering" or not doesn't bother me much because I realize there's an inherent limitation to how much choices actually can matter in most games to me I just enjoy making the choice I would actually make, as well as seeing the unique dialogue each choice provides, more than the actual consequences of that choice This is a really interesting perspective to me, because there's not much that irritates me more than choices that appear genuinely relevant which have no impact when the game advertises that your choices matter. I don't really care if my choices matter in Mario games or Pokemon dialogue (don't get me wrong, it'd be nice if they could and the latter might be better for it, but having funny flavour text is good enough and it's not something you go into them expecting). If something presents itself as a serious story or world driven RPG where my choices matter, though, I'm gonna be a little peeved if there's not a good reason for my choice to have zero impact on the world. Like, I'd rather a game just straight up not give me the illusion of agency if I have no say in it. The only time I'll excuse this is when it's very thematically relevant, or when the game is emotionally manipulating me through forcing me into a choice because dammit I'm a sucker for that. --- Perhaps the golden rock was inside us all along. <cite>Sheep007 posted [p:965233851] in Worst Vide... [t:80029866]...</cite> <quote>LeonhartFour posted... </cite> <quote>also choices "mattering" or not doesn't bother me much because I realize there's an inherent limitation to how much choices actually can matter in most games to me I just enjoy making the choice I would actually make, as well as seeing the unique dialogue each choice provides, more than the actual consequences of that choice</quote>This is a really interesting perspective to me, because there's not much that irritates me more than choices that appear genuinely relevant which have no impact when the game advertises that your choices matter. I don't really care if my choices matter in Mario games or Pokemon dialogue (don't get me wrong, it'd be nice if they could and the latter might be better for it, but having funny flavour text is good enough and it's not something you go into them expecting). If something presents itself as a serious story or world driven RPG where my choices matter, though, I'm gonna be a little peeved if there's not a good reason for my choice to have zero impact on the world. Like, I'd rather a game just straight up not give me the illusion of agency if I have no say in it. The only time I'll excuse this is when it's very thematically relevant, or when the game is emotionally manipulating me through forcing me into a choice because dammit I'm a sucker for that. --- Perhaps the golden rock was inside us all along.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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