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RPG naming preferences research!

🕑 Added 2023-08-26 12:59:25 +0000 UTC

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Mr Zed

That's a great idea

Gabe_real

Having earnable titles would be cool though, if you still want to have a reason for people to address you in a specific kinda way in game

PURPL3_DR4G0N

Its dependant on what the game is and the audience your targeting. I'm only ever going to play as female for this so I'm not going to make a self insert character cuz I'm male. so the main character doesn't matter unless I'm made to care if its well written etc.

Emymuu

In a game where there is NO VOICE ACTING why would you not want full customization as atleast an option?

Luccassor

My two cents worth is that it is highly dependent on the nature of what role the player character and their party will have in their world as part of the story as well as how established their role is supposed to be at the start of the story in comparison to the amount of flexibility the story itself has with regard to how you can develop

Fawksiii

I think it also depends on the type of game you're making and the story that you're telling the more open ended the protagonist the more open ended the story needs to be to fit in that character. Me personally if I'm able to make my own character in a game, I want it to be MY character, none of this only picking a first name and having a default last name. Fallout 4 for instance felt like you were being locked in to being those default characters no matter how much you customized your character, I never truely felt that the male or female protag in that game were my characters. I prefer either a completely uncustomizable character like the witcher games or fully customziable I.E. Skyrim.

Dyamonde

the whole thing is kind of a spectrum between player freedom and tight storytelling. The less customizable your character, the deeper and fleshed out the story can be. Something like Witcher 3, with the Set-In-Stone-Hero, is almost like playing a Novel, while Skyrim gives you full freedom of expression with your Mainchar, but the Story barely involves you. Personally i prefer Mass Effects middle of the way approach. I found it very interesting that Baldurs Gate 3 actually gives you all three choices. You can either play one of the set-in-stone Origin Characters, you can play Dark Urge, which is party customizable like Sheppard, or you can play a full custom Char.