I've never actually met a bald soldier-type guy with a scar on the right side of his face and a permanent scowl...
But in a million years, the alien archealogists that visit our planet are gonna find all of our video games (the only surviving record of the human race) and they'll be be like "Whoa, the people that lived here were badass."
i dont know something like mass effect might give it away if they are dumb enough to believe we went save the galaxy from the reapers :P thus falsely calling us badasses for no reason lol
If it's a good game, you can get attached to all the people. I basically cried in Crystalis when *SPOILER ALERT!* all the gods in the final town who helped you and gave your powers all died. That was such an emotional moment. :(
I expected it to be along the lines of the characters, themselves; about how it's not necessarily easy to identify with somebody who's saving the world, or whatever.
I am a straight black male. Not in the most marginalized group, but no majority, either. I could care less what color the character I'm playing is. I don't play games to find racial, gender, or orientational (dunno if that's a word, but deal with it) equality. I play them to enjoy the characters and stories.
There are precious few characters out there- I can't think of any- who are exactly like me: guys who struggle with depression, a shitty family life, a crappy job, etc. Plenty of us in real life, though, so if I want solidarity, I don't have to play a game. What I CAN do, however, is relate to certain parts of any character's personality, or past. I CAN relate to Nathan's drive to get to the bottom of something, no matter what. I CAN relate to Cole's internal struggles, whether to do right or wrong with the gifts he's given. I CAN relate to all the similar looking protagonists of war games, and their desire and drive to protect their country, world, or species.
Relating to a character is about how they look. At least, that shouldn't be the primary focus. Yet that's what the author is concerned about. If that were the case, Sazh would be pretty much the only character that I could have a chance of relating to.
Don't get me wrong. I like Sazh a lot, and he's actually among my favorite of FF characters, and game characters, period. But I'm not limited by the color of my skin, or my appearance, to relating to only other characters like him.
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But in a million years, the alien archealogists that visit our planet are gonna find all of our video games (the only surviving record of the human race) and they'll be be like "Whoa, the people that lived here were badass."
thanks for the compliments below guys! ;)
Or practice getting your wrist to do full rotations?
Because I have a similar hair-cut. :)
I expected it to be along the lines of the characters, themselves; about how it's not necessarily easy to identify with somebody who's saving the world, or whatever.
I am a straight black male. Not in the most marginalized group, but no majority, either. I could care less what color the character I'm playing is. I don't play games to find racial, gender, or orientational (dunno if that's a word, but deal with it) equality. I play them to enjoy the characters and stories.
There are precious few characters out there- I can't think of any- who are exactly like me: guys who struggle with depression, a shitty family life, a crappy job, etc. Plenty of us in real life, though, so if I want solidarity, I don't have to play a game. What I CAN do, however, is relate to certain parts of any character's personality, or past. I CAN relate to Nathan's drive to get to the bottom of something, no matter what. I CAN relate to Cole's internal struggles, whether to do right or wrong with the gifts he's given. I CAN relate to all the similar looking protagonists of war games, and their desire and drive to protect their country, world, or species.
Relating to a character is about how they look. At least, that shouldn't be the primary focus. Yet that's what the author is concerned about. If that were the case, Sazh would be pretty much the only character that I could have a chance of relating to.
Don't get me wrong. I like Sazh a lot, and he's actually among my favorite of FF characters, and game characters, period. But I'm not limited by the color of my skin, or my appearance, to relating to only other characters like him.