>During an interview with The Verge, she posited that players may not be used to seeing a protagonist that is "so bold, so unapologetic," and that while phrases such as "I just moved s*** with my mind" may come off as cringe, Balinska puts that down to humans themselves often being just as cringe. - Kotaku In Action 2

>During an interview with The Verge, she posited that players may not be used to seeing a protagonist that is "so bold, so unapologetic," and that while phrases such as "I just moved s*** with my mind" may come off as cringe, Balinska puts that down to humans themselves often being just as cringe. (media.kotakuinaction2.win)

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– The_Shadow_of_Intent 13 points 1 year ago +13 / -0

I get it: realistic dialogue is unrealistic. The way people really talk is usually pretty boring. People fall back on common sayings, erode vocabulary with profanity, spew trite cliches, etc.

But that doesn't mean it's BETTER to make your fictional characters do it.

This is like....screenwriting 101 here. There's a way to make a fictional person seem realistic, which is often different from what real people WANT to watch/read.

It really is screenwriting 101. New writers have been reaching this "aha" moment since before movies existed.

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