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/emanuele0933 10h ago

They are in fact aimed to teenagers

There are some adult like RPGs out there but they sell way less. People like teen story and grand scale plots where you need to defeat a bunch of gods to save your universe from cancellation

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u/Deto 9h ago

Definitely a lot of games where you play as a teen or kid. But I don't know if I'd agree that all "hero's journey" games are aimed at teens though. I mean that's a super common literary trope, is it not?

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u/Quint0ni0 9h ago

yeah i dont know where this idea came from of the basic heroes journey only being a story template that teens enjoy

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u/Alaira314 7h ago

I'm pretty sure it comes from the tendency people have to use "it's for people younger than me(unspoken: who haven't developed taste yet)" as a way to put things they don't like down while implying they have a more refined taste in art/entertainment. We learn to do this when we're children("um, I don't watch that show, don't you know it's for babies?") and many of us continued doing it not only through our tween and teen years, but well into adulthood. I personally don't think it's productive, but it's easier to tear others down than to build yourself up, so I see the allure.