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What's the appeal of character customization?

GotGame: More franchises seem to be utilizing character creation in order to enhance the game’s experience like never before, such as Fire Emblem Awakening and Pokemon X/Y. Looking at this changing trend, a single question has been consistently nagging at me. Why is character creation becoming such a popular feature is so many genres?

admiralvic3736d ago

They're typically in a "role playing" game, so it helps you get into the role.

erathaol3736d ago (Edited 3736d ago )

I'm gonna be honest with you, Rod. You look like a giant eagle with fire all around you, and you've got a mountain for a face. - Dave

Need I say more about of Character Customization's appeal?

-Foxtrot3736d ago

I have a total b**** fit when I can't find the hair I want

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Ramon3MR3736d ago

LOL @Foxtrot, but I totally get where you're coming from. Overall, I like the idea of customization as I feel like a I'm truly a part of the game when I can put my own touch on it. Be it a RPG, a sport game or an action title.

Bigpappy3736d ago (Edited 3736d ago )

Same here. customizations and opened worlds, actually makes me more connected with the game. I feel more like I am playing the game rather than being lead through it.

fenome3736d ago

I think this is the first time I agree with you 100% Cheers!

Bigpappy3736d ago

@fenome: See, if you had pull that trigger, you might have never know we had some common ground.

Hopefully somewhere down the line there will be yet another agreement. Who knows?

i.e. I do find Australians to be civil even when their disagree. You do take you cricket very seriously and that's a gentleman's sport. Yet: Not all the offspring of a champion yields a champion.

Orange Juice3736d ago

Ever since the wrestling games of the late 90s character customization has been a selling point for me in any game. The caw sharing feature has basically been keeping the smackdown games alive for a few years now so its totally essential to those imo.

KillrateOmega3736d ago (Edited 3736d ago )

It increases immersion.

Character customization allows the player to put their personal touch on the protagonist of the game. It makes the experience more personally appealing.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

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Rebel_Scum10h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Giblet_Head2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.