tretch95

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I always play as a third party, an spectator POV. Doesn't matter if it's a drawing/render/(even text), it's not me. I'm in my room polishing the short sword lmao. But some people really do self-insert. I'll never be able to understand their perspective.

Although from a game dev angle, I do agree games should offer a bit more agency than simply clicking and watching scenes. That's why for me VNs are their own thing apart from games (and rpgm "games" can be VNs too, just because you move around a map it's still clicking and watching scenes).
Keep hearing the word "self-insert" here on the forum. Usually as an insult.

Do you guys even know what that means? Apparently not!



"Self-insertion is a literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of, or from the perspective of, a fictional character. The character, overtly or otherwise, behaves like, has the personality of, and may even be described as physically resembling the author of the work."


Playing a game in the first person role of the protagonist has absolutely nothing to do with this. Quite frankly, this is the intended way to play a game, to be the main character for the duration of the game. This also goes along with the "suspension of disbelief" which is the basic requirement to enjoy and mentally participate in any form of fictional media.

People unable to do this may actually suffer from some sort of autism or otherwise be incapable of the required human empathy for a roleplay, perhaps that's something to think about.
 
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backstep711

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Keep hearing the word "self-insert" here on the forum. Usually as an insult.

Do you guys even know what that means? Apparently not!



"Self-insertion is a literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of, or from the perspective of, a fictional character. The character, overtly or otherwise, behaves like, has the personality of, and may even be described as physically resembling the author of the work."


Playing a game in the first person role of the protagonist has absolutely nothing to do with this. Quite frankly, this is the intended way to play a game, to be the main character for the duration of the game. This also goes along with the "suspension of disbelief" which is the basic requirement to enjoy and mentally participate in any form of fictional media.

People unable to do this may actually suffer from some sort of autism or otherwise be incapable of the required human empathy for a roleplay, perhaps that's something to think about.
I thought it meant "MC's dick is inserted" but it was a derogatory expression.
 
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Finuee

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Keep hearing the word "self-insert" here on the forum. Usually as an insult.

Do you guys even know what that means? Apparently not!



"Self-insertion is a literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of, or from the perspective of, a fictional character. The character, overtly or otherwise, behaves like, has the personality of, and may even be described as physically resembling the author of the work."


Playing a game in the first person role of the protagonist has absolutely nothing to do with this. Quite frankly, this is the intended way to play a game, to be the main character for the duration of the game. This also goes along with the "suspension of disbelief" which is the basic requirement to enjoy and mentally participate in any form of fictional media.

People unable to do this may actually suffer from some sort of autism or otherwise be incapable of the required human empathy for a roleplay, perhaps that's something to think about.
I'm just curious, since the way "self-insert" is used here is actually useful for discussions, what term would you use to signify when a player identifies with the MC so much as to feel a participant rather than an spectator?
 

megapf1

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I think the problem is that I don't have 32 versions of the library. But I don't know how to add a 64 library to the apk, but maybe that's not the problem.
 
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