Can we get choices that really matter and have a effect?

[LolitaBansheeMeru]

OP, you're lacking a fundamental misunderstanding of how a good story is told. You seem to think that these types of stories have exact, preplanned beats they need to hit. And most stories do. But the best ones follow those beats as a direct consequence of actions taken. Look at how Game of Thrones ended: D&D clearly looked at the things that needed to happen and then just forced it to happen. Characters developed over nearly a decade acted completely against what they had been in the past, travel time made no sense, and overall it just became an absolute mess.

One of the big reasons Shadowbringer's story is so lauded is because much of our actions are a result of organic storytelling; decisions don't happen because they need to happen, they happen because that's what our character would do.

Have you played white knight chronicals because thats basicly the story you sit there like your not even there basicly like a walking robot .... Also to the other thing on its how "our characters would act" that right there is a proplem noone knows how OUR characters would act or react outside of us and to the note if people don't read thats their own fault lol and a choice option would force them to read the lines.

Yes a story can have a single path and be good but not when it is your CHARACTER that is walking through it. It's one thing when final fantasy 7 or breath of fire or legend of dragoon forces one path because you aren't playing your character through it your playing a named character with a background premade and predesigned by the company. We design our character we choice his /her reasons for whatever. Its not like we are playing as Darts or Ryu that is premade to be angry/happy etc over story parts.

And since you so kindly used DnD there is a reason why DnD was good always because it did have those choices at every turn and whatever choice you made effected your alignment be it help the old lady ,kill the old lady,mind your own business etc. And game of thrones isn't good at all