Is there a term of art for when you feel like the way a game presents you to yourself, in character, is accurate and justified?
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@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn Character congruence. -
@chaosprime@XaolynXaolyn +Although that has a connotation of emotional immersion. -
@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn That sounds more about identification with the character, which isn't exactly what I'm going for. -
@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn More that one's experience of the character's capabilities matches how they're presented. -
@chaosprime@XaolynXaolyn As in: "To what degree the experience of an action/skill in the game matches that experience in real life." -
@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn Not necessarily, because we're likely talking about capability sets that don't exist or are inaccessible IRL. -
@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn More just, like, not hearing you're a huge badass and then watching yourself go down with one punch. -
@masterobscurity@XaolynXaolyn The relevant case was one where a player in my game had worked his way up as a mystic Traveler and remarked… - 1 more reply
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