Another aspect that effects story telling (Destiny)

by Earendil, Thursday, September 11, 2014, 09:25 (3523 days ago) @ Faeyrinn

Unlike Marathon and Halo, you and your guardian are not the protagonist in the universe. There are other guardians, who hold equal (or greater) weight in the universe. I imagine then that unlike Halo, you will never be in the center of an unfolding story, but instead taking on more minor bits on the outskirts. Those bits should still feel important to the character and story, but they can't possibly be universe changing. This is a vastly different constraint than most games deal with, where the player is the primary protagonist and the universe can tilt and shift based on player actions. The Destiny world can't use that same mechanism because the world needs to stay in sync for all players.