Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Most video game stories either let you develop your own protagonist, or develop one for you. Today we'll talk about the former, and how this allows the player to project themselves into the story.

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Arcade Academy, by Pixel Head -
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Art:
Jimi Bonogofsky-Gronseth - jimidoodle@blogspot.com

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