Nothing is a pure original, but if that is true, then what does it mean when videogame protagonists are so homogenized that they can be boiled down to a series of journal entries of no more than a paragraph?

Choose Your Own Illusion

You've heard them. They're they guys at the party who seem to be locked in interesting conversation. Then you hear words like, "player-driven narrative," "sandbox gameplay," and "well-crafted tutorial section." Before they can say "stealth mechanics," you walk away.Yeah, we're those guys.