Too much angst?
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That's what sells! They have to cater to the "I'm so misunderstood, no one could possibly see the real me, I need to be all dark and brooding and stuff," crowd. Makes the character a ponce... er, relatable!
Not particularly no.
I think they're more....misunderstood.
EDIT: okay let me rephrase that a bit. No i dont think any character suffers from acute anxietyor painful sadness. I think they more come across as they have no freaking idea what they're doing, or the proper emotional response....which isn't angst.
I think they're more....misunderstood.
EDIT: okay let me rephrase that a bit. No i dont think any character suffers from acute anxietyor painful sadness. I think they more come across as they have no freaking idea what they're doing, or the proper emotional response....which isn't angst.
Hm... Recently released games I played... Mafia II, Dragon Age: Origins, and Starcraft II. None of those really had angsty characters. I guess Raynor sometimes, but it was understandably-albeit-very-cliche angsty.
Maybe it's more in Japanese games? It seems like every 4/5 games that come from that country feature an angst-ridden androgynous boy.
Maybe it's more in Japanese games? It seems like every 4/5 games that come from that country feature an angst-ridden androgynous boy.
They're starting to grow on me. I'm getting tired of bad asses doing bad ass things in bad ass ways.
I don't think so, no.
And I'm mad enough to point to Hope from FF XIII as an example of an angsty character and defend him.
Yeah. I'm that mad...
And I'm mad enough to point to Hope from FF XIII as an example of an angsty character and defend him.
Yeah. I'm that mad...
Prince of Persia actually did it for a purpose though. The prince was not only an actually rather well characterized angsty person, but he had an actual soul behind it. JRPG characters almost universally have less dimensions than a cardboard cutout. There's no development other than the very occasional "yay, I was actually able to overcome my problems for once."Skorpyo said:
c'mon, angsty characters? what is this? 2005?
Unrelated: Isn't Shinji Ikari the poster boy of angsty characters?
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or was it Cloud?
Unrelated: Isn't Shinji Ikari the poster boy of angsty characters?
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or was it Cloud?
I prefer it when you bring a strong character low, rather than start off with an angstcake and just have them arbitrarily get over it. I'm a sucker for the 3 act formula of intro, darkest hour, and eventual triumph, what can I say.
I was going to respond to this thread, but then I realized that it wouldn't matter what I said because nobody understands me.
Now I'm going to go look into my very dark closet and think about how it's a metaphor for my soul.
Now I'm going to go look into my very dark closet and think about how it's a metaphor for my soul.
You, sir, win.Treeinthewoods said:
OT: Ubiquitous angst is more a symptom than a problem, like a sore throat (or sore soul, as it were). The problem is cliche characters. Angst-written kid, infallible badass, overpowered woman, dickish villain, etc etc. It's those that recent games have too much of.
Also, always good to see JRPG haters making another appearance. It totally never gets old.
