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im_sneaky on 26 March 2009

androgynous males.



 

 

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jonnhytesta on 26 March 2009

some wrpgs cliches: souless main character, gray, gothic and depressing world, 110% tolkien and vicking mithology ripoffs.



Pristine20 on 26 March 2009
forevercloud3000 said:
Pristine20 said:
forevercloud3000 said:
silent protaganists!!!!! THis just needs to DIE!!!!

Only 2 games in history were ever allowed to get away with this.
Chrono Trigger: becuase it was so old it cannot be faulted for it.
and
Persona 4: because the game was just that damn awesome.

Yet even with these two, they could have been better with voice acting.

 

Have you played the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga games? Serph was an awesome silent protagonist. I think the devs like people to impose themselves on these characters. I'd rather have voices but this isn't a big issue for me.

My most annoying cliche: "teenagers saving the world"

Can we please have young adults? I guess they want to get away with immature love stories. Also, please lets have a different storyline for once. This is why I really like SMT:Noctune, DDS and DDS2

well can I at least get the option for voice acting for the main protaganist please? Anyone who rather him be silent just turn the voice off.

It just feels stupid in a day and age where the entire cast has voice acting and the main character does not.

EDIT:

And I was also talking about the mind reading Hero thing. THe co character asks the main a question.....he says nothing......but somehow the co character knew what he was thinking........STUPID!!!!

Chrono Cross, I'm looking at YOU!

 

Actually, the SMT games use this concept very well. They never ask the main a question in cutscenes and when they do ask in regular text, you get to choose his answer and none of this is voiced.



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

forevercloud3000 on 26 March 2009

Did someone say androgenous male characters?

this is wardrobe malfunction to make Janet Jackson cringe! It WOULD have been a kick ass design.......for a FEMALE CHARACTER!!!!!



      

      

      

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hatmoza 2.0 on 26 March 2009
forevercloud3000 said:
Pristine20 said:
forevercloud3000 said:
silent protaganists!!!!! THis just needs to DIE!!!!

Only 2 games in history were ever allowed to get away with this.
Chrono Trigger: becuase it was so old it cannot be faulted for it.
and
Persona 4: because the game was just that damn awesome.

Yet even with these two, they could have been better with voice acting.

 

Have you played the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga games? Serph was an awesome silent protagonist. I think the devs like people to impose themselves on these characters. I'd rather have voices but this isn't a big issue for me.

My most annoying cliche: "teenagers saving the world"

Can we please have young adults? I guess they want to get away with immature love stories. Also, please lets have a different storyline for once. This is why I really like SMT:Noctune, DDS and DDS2

well can I at least get the option for voice acting for the main protaganist please? Anyone who rather him be silent just turn the voice off.

It just feels stupid in a day and age where the entire cast has voice acting and the main character does not.

EDIT:

And I was also talking about the mind reading Hero thing. THe co character asks the main a question.....he says nothing......but somehow the co character knew what he was thinking........STUPID!!!!

Chrono Cross, I'm looking at YOU!

WTF my all time favorite RPGs are being attacked left and right today ! First FFVII and now my beloved Chrono Cross

{Cries}

 



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forevercloud3000 on 26 March 2009
Pristine20 said:
forevercloud3000 said:
Pristine20 said:
forevercloud3000 said:
silent protaganists!!!!! THis just needs to DIE!!!!

Only 2 games in history were ever allowed to get away with this.
Chrono Trigger: becuase it was so old it cannot be faulted for it.
and
Persona 4: because the game was just that damn awesome.

Yet even with these two, they could have been better with voice acting.

 

Have you played the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga games? Serph was an awesome silent protagonist. I think the devs like people to impose themselves on these characters. I'd rather have voices but this isn't a big issue for me.

My most annoying cliche: "teenagers saving the world"

Can we please have young adults? I guess they want to get away with immature love stories. Also, please lets have a different storyline for once. This is why I really like SMT:Noctune, DDS and DDS2

well can I at least get the option for voice acting for the main protaganist please? Anyone who rather him be silent just turn the voice off.

It just feels stupid in a day and age where the entire cast has voice acting and the main character does not.

EDIT:

And I was also talking about the mind reading Hero thing. THe co character asks the main a question.....he says nothing......but somehow the co character knew what he was thinking........STUPID!!!!

Chrono Cross, I'm looking at YOU!

 

Actually, the SMT games use this concept very well. They never ask the main a question in cutscenes and when they do ask in regular text, you get to choose his answer and none of this is voiced.

Dont get me wrong....I LOVE Persona! Ever since 3 I have deemed myself a fan.

But the silent thing needs to go. The main character is established. You dont get to decide whether its Female or Male, the designers decided that for you. So there would be no issue with putting voices along with the main character's dialogue. Yes, these games boast choices........but so does Mass Effect. Mass Effect has voice acting for whatever answer you give, so should Persona.

 



      

      

      

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jonnhytesta on 26 March 2009

about all the gay coments, western also like gay characters but they put them in their movies. 300 an troy are good examples. gays with muscles thats the western way.



Pristine20 on 26 March 2009
forevercloud3000 said:

Did someone say androgenous male characters?

this is wardrobe malfunction to make Janet Jackson cringe! It WOULD have been a kick ass design.......for a FEMALE CHARACTER!!!!!

magna  carta just sucked regardless of what the character design was.

I hope people who complain about androgynous males don't want muscleheads either. Variety is best with normal males being the best option. Games never seem to find the right balance.

 



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

Words Of Wisdom on 26 March 2009

The Grand List of RPG Cliches

^ Click it.



forevercloud3000 on 26 March 2009

@Hatmoza

Dont feel bad. I love FFVII to DEATH(I mean, look at my avi, DUH! lol ^^) and I love Chrono Cross as a game as well. Yet Chrono Cross irritates me with the phsycic thing.

Random Person: Hey Surge, what is your favorite food?
Surge:"..."
Randome Person: Umm.....
Kid: Its Fried Chicken with tatertots!
Random Person: Ok, Thanks....Surge?



      

      

      

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