What I really want to see is a game that focuses on truly open ended gameplay. Something that works more like a Dungeon Master, who takes your input and subtly guides you back on task; reading how you play the game and attempting to find hooks that get you back into the storyline, or hell, give me Oblivion where I have multiple storylines or the side stories are more interesting than the main plotline. Give me a game that has five plots that intertwine a bit here and there and let me just go play what suits my playstyle, give me a bunch of tools to choose from, and don’t dictate to me where I should go. If I wander from the path, let me visit. Don’t make the NPCs brain dead. Allow me to interact with them. Hear their stories. Watch where they go to work, see where they live. I want to experience your virtual world and participate in the events happening around me, and not just play an interactive movie.

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