CrawlMarks comments on Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder says a lot of RPGs are 'still games for teenagers,' and that he's 'tired of all the RPGs where you are this chosen one'

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Chosen one narratives make us upset because they are true to life. Look at almost every rich and powerful person alive today. They are rich and or powerful because of family connections and the birth lottery. So in this way those narratives are part of thr liberal project of validating the power structure. So it sucks for that reason as well

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago* (1 child)

They tend to not be true to life for several reasons, not the least of which being that they often pivot on the "chosen one" coming from squalor before assuming their rightful place at the top because it is carved into the bones of the universe that they, individually, are to be king and no matter what disadvantage they are put at they are personally geniuses with an ability to grow in power that outstrips the rest of humanity combined, the universe bends to their narrative benefit, everyone loves them, etc.

I hate them not for it being like a rich person being born rich or because they have any realoism, but because they are about a total rejection of reality on every conceivable level.

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[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago

They aren't coming from squalor. Well to really. They aren't poors that use the wisdom of the streets to win. That was slumdog billionair. They are temporarily embarrassed nobility. They learn that our betters are simply better than us, and do infact deserve special treatment. Harry Potter didn't use muggle tech to solve anything. Harry Potter used his literal inheritance to solve every problem. Most of which were that people didn't recognize he was better than them.

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