Wright said:
VXIII said:
What is a character? it is defined by " complex of mental and ethical traits"
I have played Dragon Age, Dragon's Dogma ( amazing game) and tried Mass Effect. I couldn't find any accumulation or real evolving personality. the required complexity to call a character a character just wasn't there. It is not a simple good/evil, noble/asshole matter. the development in those games is very simplified to the point that what defines your character is the short-lived answer, which meant nothing 5 seconds later. It was an empty and oversimplified role from my experince
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Do you understand that "simple" and "complex" can be together, right?
Because if you say that a "simple" avatar can't be a character because he isn't complex, then, you're saying, for example, that Geralt of Rivia isn't a character.
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Not really, how can a character be complex and simple ? that doesn't make any sense to me. I can understand some situations require simple or complex reaction, this is normal. But I was saying that the "result" of all that, reactions, traits, motivation..etc which determine the character behavior can't be simple. Hell, we can't even fully understand ourselves, how is that simple ?
I have no Idea who Geralt of Rivia is, so I can't comment on that.
