| badgenome said: I dunno, this is a pretty old gripe. My feeling has always been that there are plenty of JRPGs that are just as cookie cutter and cringe-inducing. Just because the characters are all limp-wristed and fey doesn't make them any more original than the stereotypical bald space marines about whom certain segments of the gaming community always seem to be bitching. I love Gears! |
Agreed. Just as most FPS protagonists are hardcore "bad-asses", JRPG protagonists tip the scale in the other direction, often whining, moping, and dragging their asses from battle to battle with obnoxiously long introspective moments in between.
Some of the hardcore bad-asses don't bother me... Marcus being one of them. He gives off a feeling of "just get this over with" because he's been through so much in his life. The attitude fits. He just doesn't give a shit anymore. Many other protagonists abuse this idea but for some reason, it never irritated me with Fenix.
Most videogames are poorly written, no matter their origin. Picking on the "bad asses" is unfairly turning your eye on one small segment of a mountain of fermenting shit.
Oh, and Raiden was a horrible character. There's a difference between an emotional character and one you want to punch in the face because he won't shut up about how much he questions his existence, the world, and whatever else he happens to stumble across during battle. That's no better than one who screams "I'm gonna rip your f---ing throat out!" every time he steps into a fight. One dimensional, poorly written, and lame.
Nico from GTAIV is a much more fully developed character than Raiden and even he made me want to throw my controller at the television during points of the game.
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