Character Customization

[Spiner909]

I usually don't bother, because most customization parts have the game in 3rd person, so you never see your face anyway.

 

[ace_of_something]

City of Heroes got a little out of control for me. I think I spent two hours a day making characters and maybe an hour or so playing the game. I loves character generation. One thing I hate though is most games where you customize your guy they don't ever speak. This annoys me. I like how Saint's Row 2 got around it.
I love my cockney guy with a Disney villain goatee and slicked back hair.

 

[adledog]

I cant even begin to guess how much time i spent making characters in champions online

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

City of Heroes got a little out of control for me. I think I spent two hours a day making characters and maybe an hour or so playing the game.

Haha same here, didn't get on with the game itself but i wasted hours making awesome characters on it!

 

[linwolf]

don't really care about customization, if the game have the possibility I just pick the random button

 

[NeutralDrow]

Part of the reason I love City of Heroes so much.

Hell, part of the reason I like World of Warcraft. It takes a bit more effort, but I have a full server of alts, with different classes, professions, and styles...all but one below level 25.

 

[S.R.S.]

Can't beat Saints Row 2 for that kind of thing. Insane-crossdressing-guy-with-moobs-clown anyone?

 

[sumanoskae]

I spend more time making D&D characters then I do playing

I'd like to see a game with in depth personality customization. Blank slates are good if you want the character to basically be you, but I often wish I could create a character with a distinct personality for advanced role playing

 

[sumanoskae]

I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE character creators, if a game has character customization that's a huge plus for me. '

My favorite characters I've made are:
My guy in Saints Row 2, he was bald and had no eyebrows (dude was in a damn explosion) and he wore a purple suit and matching fedora.

And my Fallout 3 guy, badass bounty hunter with an awesome fedora.

Hmm, I think I have a fedora fetish.

Join the club

 

[Riobux]

I know im not the ONLY guy who spends a long time fooling around with character creators... right? The whole idea of creating a unique persona is something that never gets old in my opinion. What are your thoughts?

Incredibly hit or miss. Sometimes create-a-character can seem futile considering that no matter what you do, your character will look like an ugly shambles (Juiced 2 and Mass Effect) or will barely affect the character you're altering (Mount And Blade and Mass Effect). However, sometimes it's done affectively and it works. I think it's rare for a game to balance not being too complicated to make a character that looks even okay let alone unique and allowing enough accessibility so you don't feel like you're altering dials with no affect.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

I love character creation. It can make a game that much more interesting to be able to create your own unique-looking character. But it can depend on the quality of the character creator... some games have good ones... so there must be bad one, at least in comparison, somewhere.

 

[NotAPie]

Oh yeah I love character customization it's usually my favorite part of any game.

However I didn't like it in Mass Effect...you really gotta have the default face otherwise the voice just doesn't fit.

 

[mip0]

I used to spend a lot of time with the character creator to come up with a good name.
But that was then, nowadays I just press random a few times and make a name out of some latin word that has a lot to do with the character or the game.

 

[ottenni]

There is no doubt that character creation could be made into a game all on its own. In fact i would not be surprised if it has. I have made so many Morrowind characters its not funny. Strangely i have only made a handful for Oblivion.

 

[Shepard's Shadow]

I love creating my own character. It makes me feel more connected to them and more involved in the story.

 

[vaderaider]

On fallout 3 and and oblivion my character always comes out looking freaky so I just hit random anyway.

 

[Ricotez]

Yeah, I spend a good deal of time on it. It's important for me my character looks good, since his face will represent me for a fair amount of time to come... (Runescape is one of the few MMORPGs that have simple and cheap re-customization).

 

[Danik93]

A character customization in a game is always an improvement!

 

[TPiddy]

I only find they're great in games that use them to their full potential... I mean, there was no point in creating a custom face for your fallout character because you never see it....

but in Saint's Row 2, I created a fat, bald-with-a-mullet bearded guy with a British accent and a facial expression that could be described as a stroke victim meets down syndrome....

watching the cut-scenes with him in them were absolutely hilarious .