Ew. No, not like that. That's DeviantArt.
I'm talking about characters who don't get the same deal as everyone else. These are characters that, for no apparent reason, the developers decided had to be better than everyone else.
The most obvious example for me (and the impetus for the topic) is Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins.
Holy hell, do the devs like Morrigan. Lets take a look:
1. She takes verbal jabs at the player whenever they do something good, but we're never able to respond. (Something the modding community thankfully [a href="http://social.bioware.com/project/1281/"]fixed[/a])
2. When in dialogue/argument with other party members she always comes out ahead, either convincing them to her side or getting the last laugh.
3. When the Guardian of the Temple questions the party, she's the only one who refuses to be questioned.
4. In the fade, she's one of only two companions who realizes it's a trick and the only one who fights against it.
One or two of those things would have been fine, but combined they make a character that is obviously too well liked by the devs. She's not a "perfect" character, but we're never allowed to see her taken down a peg like we are the others. Every other character has a moment when they either doubt themselves or are put in their place. Not Morrigan.
So, Escapists, what other characters can you think of that seem to have been liked by the devs a little too much?
I'm talking about characters who don't get the same deal as everyone else. These are characters that, for no apparent reason, the developers decided had to be better than everyone else.
The most obvious example for me (and the impetus for the topic) is Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins.
Holy hell, do the devs like Morrigan. Lets take a look:
1. She takes verbal jabs at the player whenever they do something good, but we're never able to respond. (Something the modding community thankfully [a href="http://social.bioware.com/project/1281/"]fixed[/a])
2. When in dialogue/argument with other party members she always comes out ahead, either convincing them to her side or getting the last laugh.
3. When the Guardian of the Temple questions the party, she's the only one who refuses to be questioned.
4. In the fade, she's one of only two companions who realizes it's a trick and the only one who fights against it.
One or two of those things would have been fine, but combined they make a character that is obviously too well liked by the devs. She's not a "perfect" character, but we're never allowed to see her taken down a peg like we are the others. Every other character has a moment when they either doubt themselves or are put in their place. Not Morrigan.
So, Escapists, what other characters can you think of that seem to have been liked by the devs a little too much?
