Wright said:
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Eliwood was pretty meh. Hector wasn't great. I did like Lyndis though.
Wright said:
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Eliwood was pretty meh. Hector wasn't great. I did like Lyndis though.
outlawauron said:
Eliwood was pretty meh. Hector wasn't great. I did like Lyndis though. |
2/3! 
MGS2. I don't hate Raiden but Raiden is definitely a terrible protagonist, he's ill equipped, completely clueless, makes you feel embarrassed when doing naked cartwheels. (But that was kind of the point...)
| Leadified said: I don't hate Raiden but Raiden is definitely a terrible protagonist |

haxxiy said:
You should see the japanese one too, so you are sure the problem isn't the english voice acting. |

OT: FFXII. Vaan should've not been the main protagonist.
I want to say Sonic, but I have never enjoyed a Sonic game.
Hiku said:
I played through it in Japanese first. The laugh scene is always bad. But I did like Tidus a lot more in the Japanese version. Yuna as well actually. I was surprised at how her English voice actor suddenly made me lose empathy for the character. Haven't encountered this in any other game I've played both in Jp and Eng since. |
How many games do you play in both audios? This happens to me often, but FFX was not one of those games.
| Hiku said: Well, as my Japanese improved, I became less motivated to replay games again in English. Not only due to the language, but also because I find it less motivating to replay games in general today, rather than moving on to one of the many games I still have left to play. |
The instances of this happening to me are Fuuka from Persona 3 (although I don't hate her) and Milla from Tales of Xillia. I watched gameplay and stuff and both seemed to be characters I would like. Sadly, the voice acting in English warped my opinion of the character and similar to you, made me lose any sort of empathy.
Hiku said:
Ah, ok. Well, losing empathy for a character, and feeling like you're playing a different game are different things. Although the former can affect the latter. |
This is a pretty interesting point. When I think of a good or bad character, I think of their story/history and how much they appeal to me. Whether the appeal is through dialogue, attitude, actions, etc. there has to be some attachment. If a character's basic actions grate you, then it'll be very difficult for you to ever like that character, because it tints everything they do so much.
For earlier, I bolded your lost empathy or how you mindset of the character changed after hearing them in a different way.