The Power of Choice: Blank Slate or Predefined Character?

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Published on July 30, 2024 3:00:41 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAi6NUWTYQ

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How defined should your protagonist be? A blank slate? Completely defined? There are advantages and disadvantage to leaving everything up to the player.
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Chapters:
0:00 Tabula Rasa or Predefined
0:25 Tabula Rasa
2:36 Minimal Definition (BG3 and Skyrim)
4:29 Origins and Backgrounds (DAO)
5:28 Old School D&D
7:21 Archetypes (Mass Effect)
8:26 Defined Character (DA2 and Witcher)
9:35 Fully Defined and Static (Uncharted)
10:43 I am ME (Tetris)
13:10 Who am I? (StarCraft)
15:17 It's 2 Dimensional
18:06 The Best One!
21:35 AI?

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