They had to make Vee as generic as possible. That way, they could write the generic story so the options really do not change the outcomes of the story. Why would they do this? Reduce the cost of voice acting and writing. Each option had to be voice acted by Vee. Each drastic branch would result in hundreds of hours of more recording and writing time.
Is it possible to make a branching RPG like New Vegas with a protagonist who has a voice? With AI voice generation, very possible. Without AI, not financially possible.
Does this excuse “choices matter” with your only choices are forms of Yes or maybe later? Fuck no.
If you’re a fan of RPGs, then AI is absolutely the future. Just look at the world of Warcraft classic mod that gives recorded dialogue to every quest in the game. It’s by no means perfect, but it is shockingly good - and fairly transformative - for what it is.
Chatbot and text to speech doesn't sound like advanced futuristic A.I either.
The trains should have let the player wander about or even fight or climb out them.
They had to make Vee as generic as possible. That way, they could write the generic story so the options really do not change the outcomes of the story. Why would they do this? Reduce the cost of voice acting and writing. Each option had to be voice acted by Vee. Each drastic branch would result in hundreds of hours of more recording and writing time.
Is it possible to make a branching RPG like New Vegas with a protagonist who has a voice? With AI voice generation, very possible. Without AI, not financially possible.
Does this excuse “choices matter” with your only choices are forms of Yes or maybe later? Fuck no.
If you’re a fan of RPGs, then AI is absolutely the future. Just look at the world of Warcraft classic mod that gives recorded dialogue to every quest in the game. It’s by no means perfect, but it is shockingly good - and fairly transformative - for what it is.
Chatbot and text to speech doesn't sound like advanced futuristic A.I either. The trains should have let the player wander about or even fight or climb out them.