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Getting attached to NPCs you can’t “claim”

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Do you ever get attached to NPCs that you can’t collect as followers or such, but for some reason you struggle to walk away from them? I.e. cause they are in a bad situation in the game world, and you just sort of feel sorry for them? What’s the most over-the-top thing you did because of it?

I couldn’t adopt Sophie in Skyrim on a playthrough, and ended up spelling her name in food in front of my door so I could headcannon that she’d see it and move in while I was away.

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I feel you. Some NPCs are just so well-written or placed in such tough situations that it’s hard to leave them behind. In Witcher 3, I spent way too long helping random villagers even though I knew their fate wouldn't change. Sophie’s story is heartbreaking - your way of making sure she had a place in your world is oddly sweet."

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I became invested in the story of Arcade Gannon in Fallout: New Vegas. I kept him safe during the game and even to save him I had to kill other companions who were with him.

 

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In Dragon Age: Inquisition, I had compassion for the poor orphan, Cole. His loneliness resonated with me. I had to go out of my way just to finish his missions only to see him happy and safe.

 

 

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15 hours ago, GameOn said:

I became invested in the story of Arcade Gannon in Fallout: New Vegas. I kept him safe during the game and even to save him I had to kill other companions who were with him.

 

Arcade is such a complex character! I always wondered, do you think he would’ve approved of you sacrificing others for him, given his own internal conflicts with morality?

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I feel compassion for the suffering Countess Millona of Skingrad in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Her sad story and her helplessness affected me. I kept visiting her with all sorts of help and tokens due to my desire to enhance her life.

 

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