Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Videogames are nothing if not vehicles for making choices, and nothing feels better than the sense that we're capable of making them all on our own - of being able to chart our own course through a game and decide our own destiny... but how many games actually give us free will?
The Architect has followed every path, explored every timeline branch and even invented a whole new form of communication all to come to the conclusion that the number of games that TRULY give us the autonomy we seek is much, MUCH lower than we may have anticipated...
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Videogames are nothing if not vehicles for making choices, and nothing feels better than the sense that we're capable of making them all on our own - of being able to chart our own course through a game and decide our own destiny... but how many games actually give us free will?
The Architect has followed every path, explored every timeline branch and even invented a whole new form of communication all to come to the conclusion that the number of games that TRULY give us the autonomy we seek is much, MUCH lower than we may have anticipated...
Check out Jason Schreier: youtube.com/@jason-schreier
Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/ArchitectofGames
Follow me on bluesky!: https://bsky.app/profile/architectofgames.bsky.social
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The Outer Worlds 2 - 2025
Far Cry 6 - 2021
Fallout 4 - 2015
Splinter Cell: Blacklist - 2013
Assassin's Creed Shadows - 2025
Prey - 2017
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - 2016
Bioshock - 2007
Deathloop - 2021
Dishonored 2 - 2016
Hitman: World of Assassination - 2022
Metal Gear Solid 5 - 2015
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Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - 2011
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