In fact, I think that's one of the key misconceptions from people who think dialogue C&C represents more choice than, say, Skyrim or Fallout 3. It's definitely true that creating a compelling character-driven narrative, it's an extremely complicated feature to implement - and it's hard to see how it could be done without some major sacrifices to the emotional impact of the story.īut, speaking as a major fan of Bethsoft games - I think there are other ways to tell a story.

However, on the very, very long list of necessary features for complete immersion in a simulated reality - I don't think it's near the top. To me, any immersive game that's claiming to simulate a real world would need to look into this kind of feature and support it in one way or the other, if it wants to be wholesome or complete. So, it's more about the backdrop and giving players the sensation that 'anything' could happen. Personally, I don't think I've ever murdered a child in a game - and on the occasions when I experiment with murdering innocent NPCs, I tend to reload the game after I see what happens. Like, say, if you launch a huge fireball inside a small building - there will be consequences.

It's not the fact that you can be a psychotic murderer - but that the world will realistically respond to what you're doing. Well, I don't think it's a particularly compelling feature - but I can easily see the appeal in terms of adding to the immersion.

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