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/HatesVegetables 10h ago

I feel like being the "Chosen One" is just a simple way for the plot to happen, especially if you were previously some random schlub who's now going toe to toe against shit like massive dragons, gods, and universal concepts given form.

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u/unoriginalcat 9h ago

I feel like it’s almost the chicken and the egg dilemma.

Is a protagonist “the chosen one” because the entire plot hinges on them, or are they simply chosen to be the protagonist because they already happen to be imperative to the plot?

If a character isn’t special in any way and nothing interesting ever happens to them, then they’re obviously incapable of being the main POV through which an exciting story is told.

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u/ba123blitz 4h ago

Imagining playing Skyrim but instead of being the Dragonborn you just hear about some shit happening every few months

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA 53m ago

I don't have to imagine it because mods for it already exist.