
Soon enough we'll be entering a world where NPCs don't just run through their standard lines of code, but form complex, meaningful relationships with other NPCs even when we're away.
So far we've been subject to some pretty rudimentary AI systems for NPCs in games. While enemies and followers alike will react to their environment in real-time, making decisions based on your play style and so on, we're about to stumble headfirst into bustling game worlds with their own, ever-adapting cultures.