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Baddman on 17 August 2017

never heard of any of those games in the op other than a hat in time(is this released) what platforms are those games available on?



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Azzanation on 17 August 2017

5 nights at freddies..



Darashiva on 17 August 2017

They don't, that's just a massive generalization. If you haven't seen the well designed characters from indie studio, then that's on you. There are numerous exceptionally well designed characters if you just take the time to look for them, which really isn't even that difficult.



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CladInShadows on 17 August 2017

Threads like this make me wonder if some of you even like games.



Xen on 17 August 2017
SegataSanshiro said:
Xen said:

Most always that is true.

There exist exceptions... very very few exceptions.

As someone who loved Persona 5 and has the Take your Heart Edition. Persona 5 has a shit story and some of the least memorable characters in the the series. So it's funny to see a post like this.

Certainly true as to some unmemorable characters, e.g Haru. I will disagree as to the story. Original? No. Plotholes? Yes. A bit ad-hoc? Yes. Well-executed and sticks to its theme? Yep.

Kicks the shit out of pretentious, tedious indie crap? Oh yes.

edit: In Futaba, Makoto, & Morgana, it also has some of the most memorable characters in the series, so there.



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VGPolyglot on 17 August 2017
SegataSanshiro said:
Xen said:

Most always that is true.

There exist exceptions... very very few exceptions.

As someone who loved Persona 5 and has the Take your Heart Edition. Persona 5 has a shit story and some of the least memorable characters in the the series. So it's funny to see a post like this.

Least memorable characters? I can remember them very clearly.



ratuscafoarterea on 17 August 2017

That’s your opinion, I think that the main characters in A Hat in Time and Super Lucky’s Tail are really great.



ratuscafoarterea on 17 August 2017
RJ_Sizzle said:
Why can't everything look like Nintendo?: The thread.

The thing about being an indie is you don't have the luxury of focus testing a character over and over until you say "fuck it" and slap some big eyes on it like the AAA overlords. Indies should be focusing on how the game plays over trying to sell characters on lunchboxes.

That’s exactly what I’ve got from his post.



Conina on 17 August 2017



SegataSanshiro on 17 August 2017
VGPolyglot said:
SegataSanshiro said:

As someone who loved Persona 5 and has the Take your Heart Edition. Persona 5 has a shit story and some of the least memorable characters in the the series. So it's funny to see a post like this.

Least memorable characters? I can remember them very clearly.

Outside of Futaba they are super bland unlike 4 or 3. Yeah MC is dull in both but the supportng cast in P5 overall is super bland, Futaba aside. Morgana is maybe the most annoying ever. Makes Teddie seem fine. People moan about "all indies have bad stories" when you really look around. Most games indies, AAA, B games and the like, most have bad stories. Even the proverbial champion in gamers eyes, Xenogears has a rubbish story. I love the game as well but it's story isn't very good.