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@newt @matrix I'll also add that this is really only a consideration in a western rpg, where you're playing the role of "yourself" more than an established character. JRPGs are a lot more focused on the narrative and getting into the shoes of a specific character archetype. That is to say, there are varying degrees on how far any given RPG can go with its freedom depending on the experience it wants to offer.

@newt @matrix in something like D&D where there is ultimate player choice, and unlimited ways for DMs to drum up consequences and story leads on the spot, this can work. For a video game, it's much harder. Maybe it'll be more feasible once there is better AI. You just can't hard code all these different paths a player can take in such a massive environment and still have a story that seems the least bit cohesive. I don't know if there is a single game out there with such freedom. I think the closest thing is potentially Morrowind, where you can kill important characters and it just tells you that you fucked up and should re-load a save. Maybe there is a text-based RPG that lets you do that too, I can see it being much easier to implement in something like that.