Player choice is as important as ever, and some recently released games have kept that in mind when forming their world. If there's anything that makes a game interesting, it's knowing that the choices you make actually matter, and aren't just there as a gimmick. There are countless opportunities for player choice in videogames, whether it's what enemy to face in your RPG game or which side to choose in a fighting game. It can be tempting to simply offer players a set of predetermined options and call it a day, but if done correctly, player choice can really enhances the gaming experience.
One recent example of this is Horizon Zero Dawn. The game offers players a variety of different action-based quests that they can complete in order to earn rewards. However, these quests aren't merely nothing more than fetch quests; many of them come with major consequences on the world balance. For instance, one quest involves killing an ancient mechanical beast known as a Thunderjaw. Doing so could