d21lewis on 12 July 2011
| BenVTrigger said: Well Master Chief is a fantastic character despite what some in here are posting, he's easily one of the most beloved in all of gameing. And the main reason for that was BECAUSE he was so vague and had very little revealed of his personality. It allowed players to project themselves into Chief's boots and pretend for a bit they were a near invincible super soldier with God like power. |
So Master Chief was a great character because we could imagine we were him? How is that different from any of the other mute, personality free characters we play in any other FPS? I pretended that I was the guy from BioShock, too. Guess what? They had the exact same personality. Being a blank slate doesn't make a character great/beloved. It improves the immersion but when it's all said and done, I'm not marveling over how Master Chief overcame his fear of heights or whether he reconciled with his father or anything.
