Thoughts on influencers/youtubers being NPCs in the game

[Aphex81]

I think we can savely discard the immersion argument against 3rd person now. Nothing is more immersion breaking than encountering a bunch of e-celebs in your game.

 

[Atalvyr]

I doubt I would be able to recognize any of those guys by looks/voice anyway, so for me they will be no different than every other voice actor.

Are they really ubiquitous enough that people on here who are not fans of theirs would be able to recognize them on sight?

 

[goon1997]

I doubt I would be able to recognize any of those guys by looks/voice anyway, so for me they will be no different than every other voice actor.

Are they really ubiquitous enough that people on here who are not fans of theirs would be able to recognize them on sight?

This. I guess it's just a marketing thing to bring their fancommunities to the game.

 

[Mobster100]

So apparently Jesse Cox, Cohcarnage and possibly others are going to be NPCs (likeness and all) in the game, some of them even having their own quests tied to them and I'm curious about what the community thinks about that.

Personally I hate it. Let me make it crystal clear that I have nothing against those people but I feel it's a bit immersion breaking bumping into these types of NPCs. For my personal taste the 3 farting trolls that referenced Angry Joe, Dodger and Jesse Cox was already pushing it a bit (along with the fact that gwent cards used conteporary personalities like Ciri but that's an entirely different discussion) but this feels.... jarring.

One might argue that they have Keanu in there as Silverhand but Keanu is a professional actor, when I watch Matrix I'm not thinking about him I'm thinking about Neo. I'm capable of detaching Keanu from Silverhand if that makes sense. When I bump into Jesse Cox I'm not going to think "oh, this guy's name is Steve (or whatever) and he has a job for me", I'm going to think "why am I running into Jesse Cox in my singleplayer videogame?".

To me the idea seems contradictory with the heavy emphasis on immersion in the other aspects of the game's design. So what gives?

It depends how these characters are behaving in the game.

I have seen Cohhcarnage stream so know what he looks like. The other streamers that I don't know, I probably won't notice at all.

Except
This is where I might have an issue with it, if these people have quests that are to please their fans rather than what suit the game. So if you have dumb quests like, "Im a Nighttube streamer and my stream is down. My fans are going nuts, can you help me fix it?" then im going to shoot and not ask questions later!!

If they just appear as random NPCs with lore friendly and serious content, then I don't have a huge issue with it. But if they don't, then I think there should be an option to remove them from the game.

But if gaming companies want to add them to games, they should be treated as hired actors (like they would anyone else) and not some fan gimmick or as a way to please the streamers or whatever the purpose of it is.

 

[Cyberway]

I think we can savely discard the immersion argument against 3rd person now. Nothing is more immersion breaking than encountering a bunch of e-celebs in your game.

Well that doesnt make any sense, so with your logic, movies arent immersive? Tom Cruise the action hero, next Tome Cruise the gir's wet day dream romance movie, Tom Cruise the Horror Monster , Tome Cruise the Political Badass, Tom Cruise the Great Viking etc.

I think it comes down to a fact, human beings doesnt like changes. If you bring something new, theres people who're immediately upset. I personally think this kind of stuff gives Cyberpunk series special feel and vibe, its bit more "flashy". I really hope they wont hold back, yeah, if you are gonna do it, do it widely.

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But if gaming companies want to add them to games, they should be treated as hired actors (like they would anyone else) and not some fan gimmick or as a way to please the streamers or whatever the purpose of it is.

They have already done so last 10 year or so. Didnt WoW had Chuck Norris back in the day? Like early 2k. If it works for them series and universe, why shouldnt they use them.

 

[Asad7]

Well i dont care much lol

 

[terachad]

i want their roles to be tiny so as to not inflate their already massive egos

 

[TiffanyGames]

Voted no. I don't really like it. The thing with YT personalities is... you may just reaaaaally not like one (or more) of them. So them being in the game could certainly "ruin" a part of it for you. Especially with quests to have to interact with them. It'd be less bad if they were just on entertainment crap like random TV adverts or shows or something you could see. Though I guess some people might consider it a bonus since they could probably kill the personalities they don't like in the game lol. Or if they love them they might be excited to get to interact with them.

It's not a big deal for me, I can see both sides, but I don't like it.