And then you find out the main character is simply doing what the NPC's tell her/him to do. The idea that the main character chooses what they want is an illusi

And then you find out the main character is simply doing what the NPC's tell her/him to do. The idea that the main character chooses what they want is an illusion. They are just following the script that is steered by what the NPC's make them do. I'm not talking about life, I'm talking about video games here.