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Why don't more games let us play as robots or cyborgs. It
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Why don't more games let us play as robots or cyborgs.
It gives us so many game play possibilities unlike when you use generic human or human like alien PCs.
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Marketing people think that nobody will want to play as anything other than a human.
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>>342463541
They are probably right for the most part. We just don't deserve robots.
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>>342463421
It's BECAUSE it would open up possibilities.

The general audience doesn't want possibilities, they want space marines.
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>>342463421
what game is that robot from
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>>342463421
To quote that retarded statement from one of Bioware reps, non-human character are 'unrelatable', so devs tend to make human, or very human looking, characters the only playable characters.
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>>342463421
>generic human or human like alien PCs
And making it a robot is somehow different?
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>>342465841
Being a robot can give you wider range of unique abilities. In Human Revolution, augmented Jensen can do a lot of shit that human Jensen couldn't, and it seems like they're gonna kick it up to eleven in Mankind Divided.

Although he still looks very human, which can be a bummer for some people.
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>>342463421
creative effort actually costs a bunch of money and is pretty risky
just stick to the old schematics, sells better anyway
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>>342463541
I think people mostly want to play as a human still
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>>342463421
quick post suggestions on what more games should let you play as
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>>342463421
This is solid proof kemo is better than western.
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>>342463421
>what is deus ex
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>>342467710
A toilet!
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Robots can ignore most rules of how a normal player character is supposed to behave.
It gives way more options in game play designs.
While still letting you give them a personalty.
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>>342468889
Already done in Saint's Row 3
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>>342465320
Desu Ex
Nyanko revolution.
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