I'll watch you save the world

Ricky isn't the hero. The hero - the 'player character' is Albert Roth. Star of the popular new open world RPG. And Ricky is his sidekick - there only to add exposition and conversation and possibly, if you're into that, a potential love interest...

But something lurks in the shadows, and Ricky knows that Albert is willing to risk anything to save his life.

Even if he isn't even real.

...Right?