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So for example, if you play as a huge demonic character, massacring a village for profit seems axiomatic, but when you play as ‘yourself ’, a morally much more complicated individual (let’s hope), this choice becomes more difficult. The character that looks like you complicates morality. Making a character that looks like you has several fundamental pros.

As a result, games like South Park: The Stick of Truth and the Dark Souls series give you the ability to create the ‘self ’. But in many RPGs, the character is deliberately put as an everyman, with branching choices and decisions that cannot possible be mapped onto any one character mould. What makes these games so classic are their recognisable and relatable protagonists. When a character creation screen pops up after an opening cinematic, I get excited…the possibilities of complete control over how the story develops open up. Games like Crash Bandicoot or Rayman could not be much improved by say, the ability to create your own character. I am not however, a retro revisionist customisation fan. I need personalisation to give me that little extra boost I need to buy a game. Even in story centric games I like to control little details, which is why I enjoy aspects such as skill trees and customisable gear in games like Far Cry 4. Don’t misunderstand me, I like character driven games like the Lara Croft reboot and The Last of Us, but I’m a gaming tyrant when it comes to RPGs. In the case of games like Champions of Norrath Skyrim and in this case specifically Dragon Age: Inquisition, the possibilities of complete control over how the story develops open up considerably. When a character creation screen pops up after an opening cinematic, I get excited. Bioware’s recent output has had a strong focus on character customisation, particularly the Dragon Age series.