The long-awaited game Exodus, promoted as a Mass Effect-like experience, has revealed a detail that has disappointed many players. It will not include a full character creator. Users will only be able to modify basic aspects such as hairstyle, tattoos, or facial markings. This decision reduces the creative freedom in building the protagonist, a key element in role-playing games that seek to immerse the player in their own story.
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The developers have opted for a fixed main character, possibly to maintain a more controlled cinematic narrative, similar to The Witcher saga. However, this choice clashes with current technical capabilities. Engines like Unreal Engine 5 allow for detailed facial customization without major production costs. The decision not to implement a full character creator seems more a matter of narrative design than a technical limitation, leaving players with a predefined protagonist that doesn't feel like their own.
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It seems that in the interstellar future of Exodus, the technology to change hairstyles is cutting-edge, but facial cosmetic surgery has regressed to the Stone Age. So, players can have a dragon tattoo on their forehead, but they will all share the same nose. Perhaps the final villain will be a stylist with bad intentions. In the end, the great customization decision will be choosing between a side part or a quiff, a true space odyssey for self-expression.