The Problem With Choices In Gaming
“Your actions affect how the story unfolds.” “Your choices matter!” How many time have you heard promises like these, only to be thoroughly disappointed? Anyone who beat Mass Effect 3 can tell you all about that. Developers of RPGs these days use these sentiments to make us hyped about the different ways we can make our story go depending on what we do. However, when the game finally comes out, we are often left with trite choices that do not have any real impact on how the game unfolds or where it takes us....