r/gaming • u/Asianboiforwhitedad • 10h ago

Kingdom Come Deliverance studio co-founder says a lot of RPGs are 'still games for teenagers,' and that he's 'tired of all the RPGs where you are this chosen one'

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-co-founder-says-a-lot-of-rpgs-are-still-games-for-teenagers-and-that-hes-tired-of-all-the-rpgs-where-you-are-this-chosen-one/
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u/TheGenesisOfTheNerd 9h ago

Henry pretty much plays a chosen role though

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u/CuddleWings 9h ago

It’s honestly kinda required. No one wants to play an rpg where your character isn’t involved in the main story.

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u/lolpostslol 59m ago

Closest thing is probably some older titles in the Atelier series where you’re just some pharmacist doing some personal quest few people in-universe care about, though newer titles already have the protagonist being a world-saving special person