Games you didn't want to play because of the main protagonist
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I agree characters are terrible but it didnt stop me playing for the same reasons as you're wife.Snowblindblitz said:
Bayonetta has got to be mine cus whole hair is clothing/weapon thing idiotic and she annoyed me in the demo I played.
I'm glad SOMEONE got thatInnegativeion said:I don't think I've ever allowed a singular aspect to completely turn me off a game on its own. I mean, I can get through a good game with shitty characters; I'll just make fun of them along the way.
Gordon Freeman is a player surrogate even more so than Link and most RPG protagonists are. He has literally NO vocalizations or visual representation in the games whatsoever.xDarc said:Actually I agree with this before the mandatory "jk."Anthony Corrigan said:Half life, what a prat that Gordon Freeman is
Just kidding
Now it could have been that by the time half-life came out, I was a teenager and spent more time chasing girls and less time playing video games, or it could have been that Gordon Freeman reminded me of all my elitist nerd friends at the time; the kind of people who would play everquest, go on about how smart they were, and then criticize you for hanging out with any other people they felt were not worthy.
So, I've never talked to my nerdy school friends since graduating back in 2000, and I've never played half life anything either.
That's the joke.
No I didn't miss it but look around and you'll see the majority did and that's what is so infuriating.Jim_Callahan said:
If you must "because of who you play as" then no. If you mean "what's on the cover" then sure. There was some RPG.. Record of something-or-other.. and it featured overly sexy women fawning around some guy, and the back of the box said over 100 characters and I was like "haha.. no."
As a rule, game covers that feel the need to use sex to sell the game aren't generally worth my time. However, I have not turned down a game because of who you play as.
..now, if the game was about playing as a serial rapist, yeah, I'd want to be so far away from it that another planet would be required.
As a rule, game covers that feel the need to use sex to sell the game aren't generally worth my time. However, I have not turned down a game because of who you play as.
..now, if the game was about playing as a serial rapist, yeah, I'd want to be so far away from it that another planet would be required.
I don't generally defend Star Ocean IV, since it seldom deserves it, but I've always felt people were too hard on Edge for that emo moment. The poor dude justShanicus said:
destroyed an alternate earth, killing a few billion people
I get that a million is a statistic to an audience, but I think the guy's justified in being emotional for a while after that. XD If anything, the rest of the crew's horrifyingly "well, that sucked I guess. so what's for dinner?" attitude toward it was far more disturbing.
On topic: no, poor protagonists don't make me stop playing a game. I've played as Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Captain Walker, and while i don't really like playing as an asshole, I don't mind doing so if the rest of the game is fun enough.
Marcus Fenix , that brooding slab of meat just kills my interest in the gears games. At least they could give the guy some personality so he is not just generic space marine #432. Starcraft does this well, Jim Raynor while being a space marine badass type like Fenix is actually portrayed as showing more emotions and personality than broody.
Generally if i find out a games lead is Troy Baker playing a broody white gruff character with a dark past it generally makes me weary...it's never stopped me from buying a game outright but it tends to put a con on my pro con list. It's weird because I don't hate his voice (he's quite talented) I just find his broody white gruff lead voice to be grating.
Eh, I always consider the main character to be more of a blank slate that I'm controlling than some character with real attributes.
There are some characters who looked so dumb that I didn't consider the game due to their art direction, but that's about it.
As for the recent guys don't want to play girl avatars. I'd say it doesn't matter one bit. I mean, I wouldn't want to have to undergo special efforts to woo a male character or anything. That would be tedious.
There are some characters who looked so dumb that I didn't consider the game due to their art direction, but that's about it.
As for the recent guys don't want to play girl avatars. I'd say it doesn't matter one bit. I mean, I wouldn't want to have to undergo special efforts to woo a male character or anything. That would be tedious.
I can't recall a main character breaking the game for me.
As much as I don't care for Marcus Fenix or how boring master chief is they never broke the game for me. Sometimes having an unlikable character may be something I end up liking if they grow out of it like Luke from Tales of the Abyss.
The main character I disliked the most was Connor but even when I really hated him I didn't consider dropping the game for him. These days I think he's somewhat well done. Yes, Connor is rude, entitled, whiney, threats Achilles like crap and breaks more then he fixes but I suspect he may be put more in the wrong then Ezio to make the Templars and particularly Haythen Kenway be in the right for once. Connor being such a jerk actually improved my already high opinion of Haythen quite a bit, why can't we play as him the entire game?
Now about Kratos. I don't like him as a main character because he how hilariously fails at being a good guy but think he's perfectly fine as a character....when you accept your playing as the villain and the gods are the antiheroes, I don't think the games themselves got that message. Kratos does come off as ruthless but God of war III really seemed to think you where supposed to be rooting for Kratos rather then Zeus. I was quite happy with Zeus yelling ''Don't fail Kratos, for once in your pathetic life don't fail!''
As much as I don't care for Marcus Fenix or how boring master chief is they never broke the game for me. Sometimes having an unlikable character may be something I end up liking if they grow out of it like Luke from Tales of the Abyss.
The main character I disliked the most was Connor but even when I really hated him I didn't consider dropping the game for him. These days I think he's somewhat well done. Yes, Connor is rude, entitled, whiney, threats Achilles like crap and breaks more then he fixes but I suspect he may be put more in the wrong then Ezio to make the Templars and particularly Haythen Kenway be in the right for once. Connor being such a jerk actually improved my already high opinion of Haythen quite a bit, why can't we play as him the entire game?
Now about Kratos. I don't like him as a main character because he how hilariously fails at being a good guy but think he's perfectly fine as a character....when you accept your playing as the villain and the gods are the antiheroes, I don't think the games themselves got that message. Kratos does come off as ruthless but God of war III really seemed to think you where supposed to be rooting for Kratos rather then Zeus. I was quite happy with Zeus yelling ''Don't fail Kratos, for once in your pathetic life don't fail!''
I mean, I know it is a fictional place. And a non-lethal hero is great. A character like Corvo works for it because of his sneak attack, ghost hero style. But Batman is a one-man army who blows up Interstates and flies through downtown streets going 150mph. People die. It's the suspension of disbelief breaking for me. I know its fiction, I accept that. But I can't stay in the story anymore than I could if suddenly Batman had a magic flying carpet. Sure the story is fiction so you can do whatever, but within the confines of his universe, that should be an unlikely event. Same applies for him detonating devices and flying through parking garages. SOMEONE DIES SOMETIMES.Zhukov said:
You didn't like Lymle? She is easily the cutest and most creepy character in any game ever . I always had her in my party just so i can see her say 'kay . I hated Edge though, he's unlikable even by Jrpg standards , and i LIKE Jrpgs .Snowblindblitz said:
OT: No i never not wanted to play a game because of the protagonist . That doesn't mean that i like every Tom, Dick and Harry i play as in a game , but i the game is good i don't care about the protagonist . Not to mention i don't care if it's male or female, but that's a topic that has been done to death .
I always associate Bob Kane Batman with this:Pink Gregory said:
Yeah, the "no killing" rule wasn't always a part of Batman's character.
OT: This almost happened with Lost Odyssey because Kaim starts out being bloody rude to people for no real reason. I don't mean that he's kinda moody, I can understand why he'd be a bit moody, but for the first part of the game he kinda acts like an asshole. That doesn't last long, though, and I was able to enjoy the game.
Warcraft 3. Arthas f---ing Menethir.
Thread over, I win.
...Ok I should probably elaborate a bit on that rather broad statement, so here goes.
Arthas is a humourless spoilt pretty boy with zero morals or judgement. Every petty, dumb, obnoxious thing he does, you have to guide him through. His voice is annoying. His look is annoying (seriously, that hair). Everything about him is annoying.
And the worst thing about him? Once you've finished the "Human" campaign, you think you're finally rid of the douchebag, and he shows up AGAIN for the undead one. Yep, Arthas is the gift that just keeps on giving.
What a gigantic douche.
Thread over, I win.
...Ok I should probably elaborate a bit on that rather broad statement, so here goes.
Arthas is a humourless spoilt pretty boy with zero morals or judgement. Every petty, dumb, obnoxious thing he does, you have to guide him through. His voice is annoying. His look is annoying (seriously, that hair). Everything about him is annoying.
And the worst thing about him? Once you've finished the "Human" campaign, you think you're finally rid of the douchebag, and he shows up AGAIN for the undead one. Yep, Arthas is the gift that just keeps on giving.
What a gigantic douche.
My wife started saying "Kay" while we were in bed together.krazykidd said:
Fastest way to end intimacy I've ever seen.
I'd never ever play any Mass Effect with MaleShep, that guy just drones when he speaks with no god damn emotion what so ever. It was especially hard to finish the first one after playing it for like, 45 hours with Jennifer Hale's amazing voice work first and i fucking love ME 1.
Then 2 comes along and Hale is the only reason I'm playing it through to the end! I tried to finish my MaleShep campaign there too but fuck that, first the universe turns boring and now I have to listen him the whole way through?! Can say I'm not touching him for the third one.
Then 2 comes along and Hale is the only reason I'm playing it through to the end! I tried to finish my MaleShep campaign there too but fuck that, first the universe turns boring and now I have to listen him the whole way through?! Can say I'm not touching him for the third one.