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/rockmanzerox06 8h ago edited 8h ago

I have this desire to play an RPG where you are lead to believe you are the main protagonist but it turns out a prophecy was misinterpreted. It instead applied to a minor but beloved aging character you aid in the end who ended up doing a ton in the background, unnoticed.

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u/mm_delish 6h ago

Like blade runner 2049

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u/Beatboxin_dawg 7h ago

Kind of like the theory of Neville Longbottom being the chosen one instead of Harry Potter.

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u/rockmanzerox06 7h ago

That would be refreshing. Kinda like the fake out in Expedition 33 where you think Gustave is the main.

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u/Beatboxin_dawg 7h ago

Oh yeah that fucked me up lmao.

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u/RustyMR2 6h ago

Him not having a full skill tree did not ring a bell?

Second I saw that I knew that guy was going to be toast.

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u/ForensicPathology 21m ago

I figured they were going to add to it as the game progressed and he made a stronger arm or something.

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u/AltGunAccount 6h ago

Kinda sorta sounds like the plot of Oblivion.

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u/Excellent_Way5082 6h ago

i mean that’s kinda how Tainted Grail works

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u/LordOfBlueOwls 6h ago

>It is the 1990s.

>George R.R. Martin makes a name by "Subverting Expectations". There is no chosen one and everyone can just die.

>It is the 2020s.

>Game Devs are making a name for themselves by "Subverting Expectations". There is no chosen one and everyone can just die.

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u/Phantom-_-Wizard 7h ago

I crave a game we're you play as a character that dies then the game shifts onto the friend youve been hangingbout around. That way it's hits harder. Like if in cyberpunk you played as Jackie then V

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u/rockmanzerox06 7h ago

Spoilers ahead:

Expedition 33 kinda does that.

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u/Tarquin11 6h ago

Definitely one of the best instances of a false protagonist.

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u/devVICTORY_DEFEAT 4h ago

When you announce spoilers you usually should do the hiding thing

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u/TifaIsTheBest 4h ago

And maybe say the name of the game you’re gonna spoil before you spoil it

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u/Sunogui 6h ago

There are multiple games that do something like that

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u/MrCornBluff 5h ago

You've described the last of us 2