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/Shiriru00 9h ago

The problem with the "chosen one" trope is not really the power creep, it's that the whole world revolves around you.

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u/Lawlcopt0r 8h ago

You get to a point where it's weird that the world doesn't revolve around you when you're a one man army

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u/Dartz_Reverse 7h ago

RPG idea: Generic zero to hero story, but after you defeated the BBEG, the entire world will gradually start fearing you because you're even more dangerous.

Tbf I read that kinda plot in a bunch of trashy mangas.

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u/Fargoth_took_my_ring 6h ago

Fable always aimed for stuff like that

I am interested to see what they do with the new one

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u/Dartz_Reverse 6h ago

Never saw people fear me in Fable for doing good, only if I went evil.

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u/Fargoth_took_my_ring 6h ago

Muggers and low-level bandits will run scared of you though, in at least one of the titles I'm sure

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u/Dartz_Reverse 6h ago

Oh... right...

I... may have just overlooked that muggers and bandits are "people".

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u/Natedogg5693 1h ago

This feels racist, but I don’t know why…