Spoilers: Rambling thoughts on Shin Megami Tensei IV

[Cloudman]

spemanig said:

Cloudman said:

I think in the case of SMT IV, I mean a representation of the player in terms of morality, like where you lie in terms of good and bad, or what seems right or wrong to you. In this case, I felt it was better for the MC to be silent, at least for me, or maybe I liked him being silent...

When I was thinking about the player as the MC, I did think of Robin as he does talk and it did work there. Though maybe it didn`t like I was playing as me, but a different me or someone else as me..? I`m not sure. I think voiced characters can work, as FE and ME show, although it doesn`t feel like I am Shepard but playing as a good or bad Shepard. It feels a little hard for me to explain...

Yeah. I don't see why the character couldn't represent the players' moral choice, while still being character independant of the player. It's actually funny. Whenever I was wearing a mask, I felt like me, only to remember during battles and cutscenes that it was this completely different character. I just didn't think being silent worked in his favor very much. Expecially when the only thing you ever hear him say is Burroughs. We all know he has a voice that's not ours lol.

Hmm, all I have left is maybe the dev team wanted you to feel like you were the character, by making him silent? I`m not sure.

Yeah, he does say Burroughs, so he can talk. I guess they didn`t want him to talk... : /