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The player on screen will be shown as Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), with his voice and emotes (on screen emotional responses & actions), but the player will decide how the on-screen persona (avatar) will interact, move and respond to the physical environment. Due to the little character development during the film in relation to Johnny English himself, it is easier to portray the player as him as suggested by Pearce, instead of inventing a new character. “It seems that games are weaker at character development, whereas they excel at adventure, mystery and action” (Pearce, 2004:153). Johnny English Reborn as a film narrative already has heavy elements of adventure, action and mystery and so translating it to a video game with the same main elements should achieve a more complete and acceptable adaptation, with the player adding to the little character development through the choices and interactions within the game and how they affect the ongoing progress of the game.

http://www.anabiosispress.org/VM606/1stPerson_cpearce.pdf

C Pearce , New media as story, performance, and game, 2004
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