YOU or HE? Help me with the narration.

'You' 9 times outta 10 bc immersion.

By taking into account the fact that the MC will have different emotions from us the good answer would be to do an hybrid between "You" and "He". And no, you can't use "I" because you narrate the scene, when you want to describe someone else you have to either use "You" or "He". An hybride could look like this: n = narration y = male protagonist n: "You close the door behind [girl], still struggling to process the situation." y: "How the fuck are you here?!" n: "He blurts out, surprising even himself." n: "The words came out much harsher than you'd intended." The "You" is used for the actions and immediate feelings of the player and the "He" is used like if an external voice descrive the mc emotions. That way you can separate the MC emotions from the players emotions.

I've dabbled a bit in Narration and writing. Best way for me to put is He: Usually makes sense if there is a character narrator that isn't the Player Character. This could be a dedicated character for the tale or a character retelling the events You: The narration is the game itself, no character or being telling the story. Bonus I: This one can be a little tricky. I personally avoid using I but there are certain situations where it fits the narrative. That being flashbacks where the player character recalls an event and goes through the event being their own narrator in their own memories. Course everyone has their own opinions and style. This take for me is what I feel fits and is comfortable for me when I write something out.

I agree with Hollow49. But it depends on what kind of immersion you want in the story. Although, "you" is much more personal than "he", there is nothing like using "I". The player is more likely to feel that they are living the story. But you only want to use "you" or "I", IF that is what you want from the story. Some stories cannot be written that way because they are meant to be "less" personal.

I is much better than either of these, in my experience. And you can always shift to 3rd person if you need to narrate a scene with the MC not present.

I'm more into 'you' bc immersion

"You" is best for a playable character, since we're actively in control. "He" would be more suited for an actual book, where we'd more so just be watching.

Might I suggest “I” as a consideration? It gives the player a more immersive feeling than “he”, by eliminating the third character, but still gives the distance that would prevent clashing emotions and the like.

I strongly prefer You. It feels more immersive to me and you don't need an all-knowing or unreliable narrator that knows what the protagonist feels like in the fourth sentence which might lead to inconsistencies (why does the narrator know what the protagonist feels but is clueless about other things?).

I think the right answer is 1st person narration, Like if the MC is telling you the story. To use your examples: I closed the door behind [girl], still struggling to process the situation. "How the fuck are you here?!" I blurted out The words were much harsher than I'd wanted. This gets you more immersion than 3rd person but also allows for the player not to have the same emotions or agree with the choices of the MC. It's like listening to a friend tell you what happened to him. You also have to figure out tense. The above example is in past tense but you can make it more immediate with present tense: I close the door behind [girl], and struggle to process the situation. "How the fuck are you here?!" I blurt out. The words are much harsher than I want.

I think the difference is the level of immersion. "You" will have more immersion than "he". I like more immersion.