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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5682481" data-attributes="member: 177">&quot;Could the story be told better?&quot; is an odd bird of a question.&nbsp; What does it really mean?&nbsp; What makes a story good, or one telling better than another?I would say that ultimately, the measure of how good a story is lies in the enjoyment of those who experience the story.&nbsp; The experience of reading a novel is different than the experience of playing a game.&nbsp; So, what makes a good story in a novel is not what makes a good story in a game.I'm going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that, in an RPG, most players probably don't get as much enjoyment out of the exercise if they don't get their fair share of spotlight time.&nbsp; Therefore, when playing an RPG, you usually won't get a better story if everyone feels they're playing second fiddle to the one central character.I have seen successful games run with one main character, but they are the exception, rather than the rule.Simply put - TNG isn't an exploration of Picard as a person, or of his activities, in particular.&nbsp; The episodes are not generally, &quot;what does Picard do.&quot;&nbsp; If anything, the exploration of what it is to be human is more done through Data or Worf than Picard, because they have specific points of difference from humans that can be used for highlighting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5682481, member: 177"] "Could the story be told better?" is an odd bird of a question. What does it really mean? What makes a story good, or one telling better than another? I would say that ultimately, the measure of how good a story is lies in the enjoyment of those who experience the story. The experience of reading a novel is different than the experience of playing a game. So, what makes a good story in a novel is not what makes a good story in a game. I'm going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that, in an RPG, most players probably don't get as much enjoyment out of the exercise if they don't get their fair share of spotlight time. Therefore, when playing an RPG, you usually won't get a better story if everyone feels they're playing second fiddle to the one central character. I have seen successful games run with one main character, but they are the exception, rather than the rule. Simply put - TNG isn't an exploration of Picard as a person, or of his activities, in particular. The episodes are not generally, "what does Picard do." If anything, the exploration of what it is to be human is more done through Data or Worf than Picard, because they have specific points of difference from humans that can be used for highlighting. [/QUOTE]

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