When I was a young kid, I didn’t understand that the NPCs and game world were essentially fixed. I genuinely believed they were just as alive as I was, and was participating in their world.

I would go around following NPCs, try talking to them and felt like I was really helping someone when I would do quests and such. The games I remember that feeling the best was Zelda OOT & Majora’s Mask. Doing the couples mask quest line all on my own and my little notebook I kept track of what people needed was wild. Man I wish I didn’t lose that book so I could look at it again.