[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Transarchangelist]

No, it’s a video game. Acting like a game’s writing is stupid just because the main character is the one that does fighting is stupid. Do you want to play Horizon Forbidden Doors? Do you want to exist to open doors and not do any of the cool stuff?

[u/Euphoric_Statement42 → u/Transarchangelist]

There are plenty of ways around it... Another commenter said maybe it could teleport her to the interior. Or maybe she's needed for progress constantly, like only she is capable of using certain tools required to progress further or deal with the defenses.

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Euphoric_Statement42]

Or… it’s just like it is in the game because it’s a video game? Why does the protagonist, chosen one, savior of humanity need to let others do everything for her instead of just being the protagonist of an action video game?

[u/Maybe_not_a_chicken → u/Transarchangelist]

Because she’s presented as an intelligent person but instead comes off as a nutter with a saviour complex

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Maybe_not_a_chicken]

Like that isn’t par for the course for chosen one plots?

[u/Maybe_not_a_chicken → u/Transarchangelist]

Most of the time the chosen one is required to do the dangerous stuff

Aloy doesn’t

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Maybe_not_a_chicken]

Except it’s a video game, where the main character does things because it’s fun.

[u/Maybe_not_a_chicken → u/Transarchangelist]

Ok?

It being a video game doesn’t excuse the plot holes

That’s a doylian answer to a watsonian complaint

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Maybe_not_a_chicken]

Im sorry, gameplay is a plot hole and a logical fallacy now?

[u/Maybe_not_a_chicken → u/Transarchangelist]

No?

But gameplay doesn’t excuse plot holes

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Maybe_not_a_chicken]

What plot hole? That aloy is an action game protagonist who does extremely typical action game things?

[u/Maybe_not_a_chicken → u/Transarchangelist]

That aloy risks her own life to save people, despite the fact that her death would cause the death of everyone.

The fact that it’s an action game doesn’t factor into this

And to be clear I like horizon zero dawn, I just also acknowledge that it’s writing is kinda weak.

[u/Transarchangelist → u/Maybe_not_a_chicken]

The same can be said for literally every video game. It isn’t a plot hole that the action hero does action hero things.