Imagine a game with a never-ending story line that just continues to regenerate plot points based on your choices in game. Well, its not too far off from happening. Historically, branching story lines based on player choices can play a huge part in the way a game is created. Sometimes developers just give you the illusion of choice and other lack depth because of the complexity created by branching decision making. But all of that will change with AI. Today we talk about the the history of player choice in games, the current landscape, and where it is headed in the future.

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