In most video games, you re the hero. You might be the foretold chosen one or of more humble means, but in any case, the game still revolves around your agency and impact on the world. This fantasy falls apart quickly in multiplayer games, where if everyone is the hero, then surely no one is.
Ashen might have the solution to this. Join a friend or stranger on a quest, and you’ll unknowingly step into the shoes of an NPC while still appearing as the hero from your own solipsistic screen. It s kind of confusing, but when you play it, it s so natural that people don t care, laughs developer Aurora44 s creative director Derek Bradley.