What Happens to Non-Player Characters When the Player Is Killed Due to a Disconnected Controller

Animator Joel Haver cleverly imagined the awkward conversations that non-player characters (NPCs) might have when the person playing the video game is killed due to a disconnected controller. Despite the main character’s death, the NPCs find that they still have to go through the motions of their battles despite having already faced down and killed their enemy.

He made it this far just to do that?

When the Controller Dies from the NPCs Perspective

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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