Is nice to see many different POVs to tackle a subject like this :)
Also cool idea for a post: It "writes" itself (at least 50%), you have multiple POVs (so really interesting) and is a good way to highlight other creators.
First of all, he has this anime-like appeal. He's someone who looks nice, relatable, and is a good guy. Think Link from Breath of the Wild, or a Pokémon protagonist.
Secondly, don't make him a blank slate. Make his past a riddle. What did he experience? What is he hiding? With what does he have to live? (Think Mordin from Mass Effect). Make me want to learn about his past. And don't make me comfortable with learning. I want to feel this dissonance when you like the guy, but the new knowledge makes you sick. And then make me not able to change the character, so I have to live with it, just like he does, and make me want to rehabilitate him (think Heart of Stone from the Witcher 3)
Please don't give him obvious choices. Put him in shitty situations and give him mediocre solutions to choose from. Think Walter White from Breaking Bad.
I guess I have many ideas I will want to implement. These are the tip of the iceberg.
Is nice to see many different POVs to tackle a subject like this :)
Also cool idea for a post: It "writes" itself (at least 50%), you have multiple POVs (so really interesting) and is a good way to highlight other creators.
MEGA COMBO! :D
What makes a good character in a video game?
First of all, he has this anime-like appeal. He's someone who looks nice, relatable, and is a good guy. Think Link from Breath of the Wild, or a Pokémon protagonist.
Secondly, don't make him a blank slate. Make his past a riddle. What did he experience? What is he hiding? With what does he have to live? (Think Mordin from Mass Effect). Make me want to learn about his past. And don't make me comfortable with learning. I want to feel this dissonance when you like the guy, but the new knowledge makes you sick. And then make me not able to change the character, so I have to live with it, just like he does, and make me want to rehabilitate him (think Heart of Stone from the Witcher 3)
Please don't give him obvious choices. Put him in shitty situations and give him mediocre solutions to choose from. Think Walter White from Breaking Bad.
I guess I have many ideas I will want to implement. These are the tip of the iceberg.