Look at the Virmire survivor in the Mass Effect trilogy. So what if it partly falls apart once you stop replaying, poking and prodding? Most aspects of most games do. If, in the moment you actually have to stop and think, maybe even briefly agonize over a decision – then, I’d say, the goal is achieved. Games are comprised of a multitude of illusions stacked upon each other – the illusion of a living city, the illusion of intelligent characters and enemies, the illusion of a boundless world. That’s what a lot of art is, right? Illusions, smoke and mirrors, tricks and misdirection, all in service of making the beholder feel a certain way at a certain point. But I think that most games don’t include choices for the purpose of providing radically different experiences across multiple playthroughs, but exactly to provide just that – an illusion. Replayabilty is a big concern to many, I used to care about that stuff myself. And, yeah, I get where people are coming from.

It goes something like: “I went and replayed the whole game, and it turns out there isn’t much difference between various choices”. I often hear the same complaint about many games that include some sort of player choice, be it RPGs, Telltale-style adventures or whatever else. r/CoOpGaming - A community for co-op gaming r/xboxone - Xbox-specific subreddit for general Xbox news and discussion r/playstation, /r/PS4 & /r/PS5 - PlayStation-specific subreddits for general PlayStation news and discussion r/pcgaming - PC gaming-specific subreddit for general PC gaming news, discussion and gaming tech support r/nintendo - Nintendo-specific subreddit for general Nintendo news and discussion r/shouldibuythisgame - Find out what's worth getting. r/gamingsuggestions - Go here to help you find your next game to play r/gaming4gamers - Discussion, bar the Hivemind Top-level comments must be at least 100 characters in length.Accounts must be at least one month old.External Links must follow these guidelines No topics that belong in other subreddits This subreddit shouldn't be used for advice of any kind. Use sufficient detail and examples from multiple sources.

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