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Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya thinks Japanese devs should be proud of 'JRPG' (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I prefer games with established characters over blank-slate character creator types. The worlds in Bethesda games are so generic bc every interaction has to account for whatever the player chooses to be.

Geralt, Wolf, Aloy, and Author Morgan inspire me to think about pathos and motivation. The dragonborn and tarnished are just coat-racks to hang armor on.

Spoilers Below for Sekero and Elden Ring

By the end of Elden Ring, I go and talk to Roderika and she'll tells me she's decided to burn alive in solidarity with Hewg, and I'm like wow, so sad, anyway... can I get some of that spirit tuning? Meanwhile, I've never platinumed Sekiro despite many playthroughs because I can't inhabit a version of Wolf that betrays Kuro.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I prefer games with established characters over blank-slate character creator types.

I think I never disagree so much with something hahaha.

The dragonborn and tarnished are just coat-racks to hang armor on.

Well, for me here is just a question of creativity and how much you want to put in your character. Personally, I can´t play a lot of these games with established characters cause they aren't me, they are they and anything I do will not change the fact that he is Gerald with his history, motivations, and willingness, so why do I play exactly? Just to see what will happen cause in the end he will still be Gerald, not me, not my character.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Playing with established characters is great if you like reading other people's stories and care about them.

Playing blank characters is great if you are creative and can make up stories of your own.

I'd like blank characters more if games were made so I actually have agency in the world and my choices actually mattered, but I've yet to find such a game. Most of the time you're a generic hero and the entire world revolves around you for no reason, and everyone is waiting for you to do their chores while also spoon-feeding you the entire content of the game, which takes me out of the story and shatters my suspension of disbelief.

Like, in Skyrim I became the head of Hogwarts while only knowing one or two basic spells. It's hard to play a role when the game itself doesn't care about you and gives you everything no matter what.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yup, I agree, you know, I even think that we cannot even compare the two kind of games cause they are so different. One is much more a story teller, the other is a RPG. There is nothing wrong in preferring one over another but they are too different imo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

In my opinion, games with established characters aren't RPGs at all. How the hell am I supposed to role play some character with their own personality, background, story, and thoughts? As opposed to making your own in a Bethesda game that actually truly allows you to role play anyone.

Nothing wrong with games with established characters, but calling them RPGs is simply nonsensical to me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you played Dragon Age: Origins? It's still the best RPG with the most character creation freedom that manages to tell an amazingly immersive story where you can connect with the world and the characters like no other games can

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I have played that game. Did you notice that the character creation freedom only led to a set number of outcomes?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago

Aloy is the most generic, boring character in recent video game history, and the Horizon games are just generic open world action games with a predictable story. Probably the most over hyped, overrated games of the last ten years.