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| Re: Hawaiian Pig's Fantabulous Story Review *SP* | |
| Posted By: Hawaiian Pig | Date: 9/19/10 8:01 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Hawaiian Pig's Fantabulous Story Review *SP* (Bry) : Weeell, maybe not in your opinion, but where else has he come up with it all : from? : I generally got a similar sense myself as what he's described.
Well yeah, again, I said this in the first post. "So when your game has very few significant events, your characters are left to develop through small ancillary exchanges." And they do show some character in these small exchanges. But how much character can you really show through these moments? The characters of ODST actually do this same thing; I think they just did it better, oddly enough. I think I attribute that to better voice acting and writing. Their interactions are a lot more believable. But again, they don't change much either. : And it just so happens some of it actually ends up being backed up in the
: I'm not about to tell you that you are wrong, that would be crass.
Fair enough. But I think the reasons I didn't feel anything for these characters has root in some fundamental issues of their presentation and circumstances. In talking to a lot of people about this, I know for certain I'm not alone with my general indifference to these characters. : I think its a bit unfair that you are outright telling people that they
"Jun feels comfortable in his skin" "Emile had a traumatic childhood?" Come on...
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