Poll: Do you Love Your Video Game Characters?

[Yokai]

I was sad when Kaiden got nuked in mass effect. But then I just forgot about Him when I got it on with Ashley.

Wow, did anyone leave Ashley to die? I did the same thing.
I often try to grow attached to the characters, but I find it difficult because all of their reactions are automatic and scripted. You can't have a proper conversation with a digital character (yet), and so I find it hard to actually care for them.

Spoiler: HL2 Ep. 2 spoilers that you already know

Eli Vance's death moved me a little, but it was more due to listening to Alyx's heartrending reaction than compassion for the character.

Really, I actually did grow attached to Eli as a character. It was his death that moved me, not Alyx's weeping.

I probably would have, but the problem was that I had him pegged as the "Wise old man who dies" archetype from the beginning. His death did not come as a surprise. Despite Valve's pretty excellent storytelling ability, they seemed unable to avoid that trope, and you can see it coming a mile off.

 

[Tanfastic]

Nah not really, closest I ever got to caring for characters was in Ocarina of Time.

Yes, the same way I do for characters in books, plays, and movies. They're all done the same so they should have the same reaction.

Not really, story's in movies and books are far superior to story's in games, games are mainly for the game play. I know this doesn't go for everyone of course.

I mean, I love Mario and Samus but not like that.

This is where we disagree, in my opinion stories in games (Except like Mario Kart and Iggy's reckin' balls... Game that dont try for a story) are just as good or better than books. I loved LotR just as much as I loved Mass Effect. I loved Kite runner as much as I loved Metroid Prime. A matter of opinion I guess but saying they're FAR superior is like saying France is far superior to Italy.

 

[Axle_Bullitt_19]

I cried for Zack.

Uhh... Who was Zack?

He's a character from Final Fantasy 7, more notably it's "prequel", Crisis Core.

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