It’s possible to make a game with lots of action and shit that has a well written story, but fundamentally it’s gonna have to be shaped around the actually existing great man that is the player character.
I'm going to mention Pathologic 2 here as well, as an example of a game that very much doesn't do this. There's lots of action (depending on how you play, I guess) and the story is fantastic, but despite the fact that your character is a bit more important than most other characters, it's not like you're super human or anything. You're very much just trying to survive an impossible situation, exactly like everyone else.
That being said, I think your general point stands, because I can't think of a single other game that does what Pathologic 2 does. That game is truly special.
From what I know Pathologic 2 has a good setup for it, being limited in scope(easy to be the Great Man of one village) and each character being uniquely capable by virtue of having a comparatively rare medical skill or ability that would be scarce in a rural area.
I'm going to mention Pathologic 2 here as well, as an example of a game that very much doesn't do this. There's lots of action (depending on how you play, I guess) and the story is fantastic, but despite the fact that your character is a bit more important than most other characters, it's not like you're super human or anything. You're very much just trying to survive an impossible situation, exactly like everyone else.
That being said, I think your general point stands, because I can't think of a single other game that does what Pathologic 2 does. That game is truly special.
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From what I know Pathologic 2 has a good setup for it, being limited in scope(easy to be the Great Man of one village) and each character being uniquely capable by virtue of having a comparatively rare medical skill or ability that would be scarce in a rural area.