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> the best games were those that had complex character development, and novel worlds that supported a deep and thoughtful plot - something that would make the p
by CyberDildonics 4y ago
> the best games were those that had complex character development, and novel worlds that supported a deep and thoughtful plot - something that would make the player have some emotional investment in.
I think you're confusing games and movies. Most games have no plot and almost no character development beyond art direction.
- InitialLastName 4y agoI think you're confusing movies and books. Most movies have no plot past the Hero's Journey and no character development that can't be translated by a computer into every language on earth.
- CyberDildonics 4y agoDo you feel the same way about movies made from books?
- ekianjo 4y agoPretty much because its very difficult to fit long and complex storylines with more than a few characters in 2 to 3 hours.
- elliekelly 4y agoYou should play Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. RDR2 is basically a choose-your-own-adventure movie. But so much better. I read a lot but I was more emotionally invested in these fictional video game characters than I’ve ever been in characters from a book or a movie.
- CyberDildonics 4y agoThat's one game, not 'most'. Lots of games don't even have characters at all, let alone character development. It's bizarre for someone to say "most games don't have character development" and someone else says "here is one game that does". This person said "the best games have in depth character development" when it's very rare even in the biggest and most popular games.
- tomcam 4y agoI read that as a simple recommendation, not any kind of attempt to disprove the thesis. I see no language indicating otherwise.