I don't care at all about it, as long as it's an entertaining story.
I don't care at all about it, as long as it's an entertaining story.
Depends on if the character is supposed to represent the audience or not. I can't relate to Harry Potter because he's Harry Potter. And cause he has bad taste in girls.
I agree with what you wrote and don't have much to add other than 'as long as it's not forced relatability '
I don't care at all about it, as long as it's an entertaining story.
None, I don't give a shit and I don't expect a character or storyline to be relatable.
Depends on if the character is supposed to represent the audience or not. I can't relate to Harry Potter because he's Harry Potter. And cause he has bad taste in girls.A huge part of Harry Potter's appeal is relatability/wish fulfillment.
A huge part of Harry Potter's appeal is relatability/wish fulfillment.Eh I think even back then I knew wishes don't come true so it would take something else for me to find a character like that relatable. If anything I find it less relatable because Harry Potter is not only a wizard, he's a pretty decent one at that despite not knowing anything about living as a wizard. He also is naturally gifted at the wizarding sport Quidditch despite living in a closet and probably not exercising. And he has special abilities like speaking to snakes and also he's instantly popular because he's the Boy Who Lived, only really having a few detractors. His main rival is Draco Malfoy but even Malfoy didn't instantly hate him. I could go on and on about how much gets added to the character but it basically just made it impossible for me to think of him as relatable. And he isn't nerdy or quiet either, he's pretty outspoken and outgoing right from the start. Hermione is the nerd.
The quiet, nerdy kid who doesn't fit in turns out to be the powerful, heroic wizard! (While still being a schoolkid like you).
Relatability is engaging with fiction at the most basic level ('I like reading stuff about people like me'), but its importance in shifting units cannot be underestimated.
Eh I think even back then I knew wishes don't come true so it would take something else for me to find a character like that relatable. If anything I find it less relatable because Harry Potter is not only a wizard, he's a pretty decent one at that despite not knowing anything about living as a wizard. He also is naturally gifted at the wizarding sport Quidditch despite living in a closet and probably not exercising. And he has special abilities like speaking to snakes and also he's instantly popular because he's the Boy Who Lived, only really having a few detractors. His main rival is Draco Malfoy but even Malfoy didn't instantly hate him. I could go on and on about how much gets added to the character but it basically just made it impossible for me to think of him as relatable. And he isn't nerdy or quiet either, he's pretty outspoken and outgoing right from the start. Hermione is the nerd.I wasn't talking about you specifically.
I believe it's valuable to find relatability in video game characters, but it's not necessary for everyone. However, I can't help but notice a trend among some players who claim they can't relate to CJ in GTA but somehow find Tommy and Claude more relatable. You can't relate to a guy who lost a family member , but you can relate to a mute psychopath and Scareface 2.0. So yeah I think something is up with that ..they might mean relatable more on a personality level. I can see edgelord teens thinking they relate to Tommy.
However I think we can find something to relate to in most characters in general. Like sticking with GTA. I can relate to Franklin for wanting to be better. Driving a charger , and having an asshole friend that he really needs to dumb. And Micheal for wanting to have peace in his life but never getting. But then nothing about Hill Billy Psycho is relatable.
I don't care at all about it, as long as it's an entertaining story.
IMO the worst thing an author can do is try to make a character "relatable." A character should be written how the author sees them, and if they so happen to be relatable, that's great. In a well rounded story, most readers should identify with at least one character, I think.All character creation comes from an author trying to achieve certain effects and making the reader feel the way they want them to.
Why the fuck would I wanna play a game because the main character is as boring as I amIinks pretty popular. His only personality traits that's known is he's courageous.
A huge part of Harry Potter's appeal is relatability/wish fulfillment.
The quiet, nerdy kid who doesn't fit in turns out to be the powerful, heroic wizard! (While still being a schoolkid like you).
Relatability is engaging with fiction at the most basic level ('I like reading stuff about people like me'), but its importance in shifting units cannot be underestimated.
I would argue that Harry Potter is more about Hermione Granger. She's the only one who comes from our world, and the only one born to normal parents, whereas the boys are both magic-born kids from a magical alternate universe version of the UK.
The way her character is written, Hermione's story is a self-insert fantasy about an over-achieving student who grows up to fall in love with the big handsome football hero. She's not meant to be cute. She's played by the girl who grows up to be Emma Watson, but the dialogue still acts as if she's this little scarecrow that the handsome jock hero is embarrassed to admit that he might have feelings for. (It's worth noting that J.K. Rowling went on the record to criticize the actors chosen for being too cute when compared with their novel counterparts.)
Harry is just kind of a plot device. He's a super-innocent, mistreated orphan. One day, he's invited back to the magic world that he was born into. There's a big mystery about where his scar came from and how he survived an attempt on his life when he was an infant. He never really gets a lot of personal character development aside from the mandatory falling out with his best friend or his quest for foster family.
That's probably why Harry Potter did nothing for Daniel Radcliffe's acting career outside of the series. It's a lot like The Shawshank Redemption and Tim Robbins. Morgan Freeman's Red is the real star of the movie.
I'd rather see stories by and about people that don't look like me as that's been done to death since the beginning of time.This is probably why I dislike humans as the default protagonists in fantasy series where other races exist.
Iinks pretty popular. His only personality traits that's known is he's courageous.
This probably isnt fair but the best portrayal of Link Ive ever seen is a realistically jaded and cynical one. That doesnt mean much without further context though.
I agree with what you wrote and don't have much to add other than 'as long as it's not forced relatability '