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Save-scumming: the Ethics of Un-doing Decisions
When I accidentally tell an NPC I don’t care about their dead father because I clicked the wrong dialogue option, I reload. When I miss a golden opportunity for a sneak attack, I reload. When I accidentally aggro a group of goblins while at half health, I definitely reload.
Leah Cromarty
NPCs, Avatars, and the Illusion of Being Known
There’s a moment in Baldur’s Gate 3 where a character looks at you—really looks—and responds not just to what you’ve done, but to who you’ve been trying to be. It feels like recognition. It isn’t. And yet, the feeling lingers, stubborn and difficult
Leah Cromarty