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/we_are_sex_bobomb 9h ago

It’s hard to make a video game where you’re not special or chosen in some way because it’s hard to believe an ordinary person could fight like 500 guys and survive over the course of their mission.

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u/ThirdRevolt 8h ago

You don't need to be ordinary, being one out of many special people in a given setting is fine. What I am so tired of is being The Chosen One and being the most specialest special person in a given game.

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u/VeryNoisyLizard 8h ago

Skyrim is the biggest offender I can think of in this regard. you are the dragonborn. youre are also the archmage, the harbinger, the guildmaster, the listener, nightingale, ....