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Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?
Posted By: Cody MillerDate: 9/28/10 7:36 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? (thebruce0)


: I think what you mean is that there's a shady balance. You either have a
: strong character that you connect with because of how they've been
: defined and as you discover their story, or you provide a blank slate on
: to which the player can project during gameplay to define the character.
: But if you're somewhere in that gray area, your game's in trouble.

Well not even that.

If you have a strong character in a Deus Ex type game, that's bad, just as having a weak character in Final Fantasy VII would have been bad as well.

The easy test is to ask who has the control over how the story plays out. If it's the game designers, then make a strong character. If it's the player, make a weak one.


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Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/27/10 7:31 p.m.
     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Avateur 9/27/10 7:38 p.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/27/10 7:54 p.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Leviathan 9/27/10 8:12 p.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/27/10 8:21 p.m.
                             Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 12:04 a.m.
                                   Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?thebruce0 9/28/10 8:40 a.m.
                                         Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?uberfoop 9/28/10 3:42 p.m.
                                               ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagram! :Pthebruce0 9/28/10 7:14 p.m.
                                                     Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagramHawaiian Pig 9/28/10 7:35 p.m.
                                                           Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagramthebruce0 9/29/10 8:32 a.m.
                                                                 Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagramThorsHammer 9/29/10 10:57 a.m.
                                   Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/28/10 5:22 p.m.
                                         Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 5:34 p.m.
                                               Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Leviathan 9/28/10 6:16 p.m.
                                                     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/28/10 6:33 p.m.
                                               Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/28/10 6:42 p.m.
                                                     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 6:50 p.m.
                             Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Leviathan 9/28/10 12:45 a.m.
     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Harmanimus 9/27/10 8:02 p.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/27/10 8:38 p.m.
           Lots of great lines.Capt Spanish 9/27/10 11:09 p.m.
                 Re: Lots of great lines.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 9/28/10 6:11 a.m.
                 Re: Lots of great lines.thebruce0 9/28/10 8:43 a.m.
                       Re: Lots of great lines.thebruce0 9/28/10 8:46 a.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?General Battuta 9/28/10 12:47 a.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 1:01 a.m.
     Reach. *NM*stan 9/27/10 9:08 p.m.
           Eh, that's kind of a reach. *NM*SonofMacPhisto 9/27/10 9:29 p.m.
           How did you reach that conclusion? *NM*ArteenEsben 9/27/10 11:18 p.m.
     The main character is Reach *NM*Samus 117 9/27/10 9:19 p.m.
     In line with my thoughts, too. *NM*Kermit 9/27/10 9:59 p.m.
     Six is.Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 12:01 a.m.
           Re: Six is.General Battuta 9/28/10 12:52 a.m.
                 Re: Six is.Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 12:57 a.m.
                       Re: Six is.Avateur 9/28/10 12:58 a.m.
                             Re: Six is.General Battuta 9/28/10 1:00 a.m.
                                   Re: Six is.uberfoop 9/28/10 1:03 a.m.
     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Cody Miller 9/28/10 12:25 a.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?thebruce0 9/28/10 8:54 a.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Cody Miller 9/28/10 7:36 p.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?thebruce0 9/29/10 8:33 a.m.
     Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?ArteenEsben 9/28/10 12:41 a.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 12:55 a.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?General Battuta 9/28/10 1:02 a.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 1:07 a.m.
                             Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?thebruce0 9/28/10 8:59 a.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Kermit 9/28/10 5:38 a.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 12:52 p.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?SonofMacPhisto 9/28/10 5:33 p.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Schedonnardus 9/28/10 9:57 a.m.
                 Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Trey 9/28/10 8:37 p.m.
                       Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?Hawaiian Pig 9/28/10 9:02 p.m.
           Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway?uberfoop 9/28/10 1:07 a.m.
     Bob. *NM*Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/29/10 9:59 a.m.
           Coming soon...thebruce0 9/29/10 10:15 a.m.
                 Re: Coming soon...Avateur 9/29/10 4:14 p.m.
                 Re: Coming soon...nash--housewares 9/29/10 4:29 p.m.



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