Board 8 > When creating a custom character for games, do you generally... (Question 2)

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BlackMageJawa
12/02/19 3:10:55 PM
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What kind of character do you tend to make?





I always thought that 'play as yourself' was seen as the 'normal' option, but after that other topic, I'm wondering if I just kept running to vocal minorities ranting about it being 'weird' to crossplay.
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Paratroopa1
12/02/19 5:49:44 PM
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Why the fuck would I create a character based on myself
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Reg
12/02/19 5:54:05 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Why the fuck would I create a character based on myself

Sports games, yo

Other than that, I agree with this.
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Lopen
12/02/19 6:21:52 PM
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Some combination of the last two options, as I do repeat intentionally down to the name for certain compatible settings and such, but if I can't make something close I won't repeat so it tends to be more the last option (which I voted for)

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Drakeryn
12/02/19 7:42:06 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Why the fuck would I create a character based on myself

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Tom Bombadil
12/02/19 7:50:26 PM
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I just pick options that I think look cool usually. In a game with less customization I'll often name characters after somebody else they look like. In a game where I make several characters (like, say, a wrestling game) I'll usually make one for myself.

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Umbreon
12/02/19 7:52:02 PM
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Guys, you're missing the point!

You're not creating a character based on you. You're creating a character based on you, but better!

But yeah, first character is a better me. After that it's whatever I think looks cool/cute/hot. Crossplaying obviously included.
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Paratroopa1
12/02/19 7:57:04 PM
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I just can't imagine having a nearly infinite number of different options for things I could create and play as and deciding, eh I'll just make something based on myself. It's not even a self-loathing thing, I just don't get it
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LeonhartFour
12/02/19 8:00:38 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
I just can't imagine having a nearly infinite number of different options for things I could create and play as and deciding, eh I'll just make something based on myself. It's not even a self-loathing thing, I just don't get it


I dunno. I'm boring and not very creative, so I just end up creating a self-insert character to be an avatar for me.

I usually just roll with defaults with customization anyway.
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Uglyface2
12/02/19 8:04:18 PM
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I used to do games based on me, but these days I have more fun creating a stranger in a strange land.
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VeryInsane
12/02/19 8:10:13 PM
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I used to do this and try to make a lot of characters based on me

but I dunno it got really really boring after a while

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SgtSphynx
12/02/19 8:20:48 PM
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If it is a character I am making and not one that was already established, I make characters who act as I would in the situation. The character may not look like me, but the personality I impart in them makes them basically an idealized version of myself.

I find that the only way I can play a dick/evil bastard is if the character is already established. The one sort of exception is the Saints Row series.
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Snake5555555555
12/02/19 8:33:29 PM
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I will usually try to model my characters face/hairstyle on Claire Redfield's but the rest is fair game.

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Drakeryn
12/02/19 8:40:05 PM
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SgtSphynx posted...
If it is a character I am making and not one that was already established, I make characters who act as I would in the situation. The character may not look like me, but the personality I impart in them makes them basically an idealized version of myself.

I find that the only way I can play a dick/evil bastard is if the character is already established. The one sort of exception is the Saints Row series.

oh yeah, this is a fair point. My characters don't look like me (I just pick whatever looks cool) but they tend to act like I would want to act.
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Paratroopa1
12/02/19 9:13:04 PM
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I tend to make the same choices in a game that I would as a person, but that's mostly just out of not having a lot of options between 'good guy' and 'total dick' - in pen-and-paper roleplaying games I have a lot more versatility in my characters' personalities which isn't really something I can convey in most video games
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tcaz2
12/02/19 9:27:10 PM
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I don't understand why anyone would want to make one even remotely like themself.

That isn't even a little bit fun.
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MarkS222222222222222
12/04/19 1:24:13 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
I just can't imagine having a nearly infinite number of different options for things I could create and play as and deciding, eh I'll just make something based on myself. It's not even a self-loathing thing, I just don't get it


The more customization options the closer you can get it to look like you

tcaz2 posted...
I don't understand why anyone would want to make one even remotely like themself.

Immersion
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Lopen
12/04/19 4:41:56 PM
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I can immerse myself in a character without it being me. That's what role-playing means. Hell when I make a character I try to make a consistent character that isn't me in the dialogue choices and crap which I feel helps with immersion not hurts, since me being in this world setting makes a lot less sense than a random fantasy character that I made up that fits the setting being there.


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Ngamer64
12/05/19 12:44:13 AM
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Congrats, SB is a big fan of this topic series!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7802-when-customizing-a-character-in-a-game-how-closely-do-you


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pjbasis
12/05/19 1:08:19 AM
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My own ideal self lines up pretty well with typical paladin heroes so I just go with that.

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MZero11
12/05/19 8:04:25 AM
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Have never even attempted to make myself

What I find weird is when people name the main character after themself, especially like naming Joker in P5 Jerry or something

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Wanglicious
12/05/19 8:10:05 AM
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i've often been a random redheaded chick, though it differs on the game.
general principle of might as well see someone i like on the screen. occasionally will be the dude and there's some aspects which will be similar to me - long hair if an option - but still looks different. though let's face it, character creators either look like ass or are heavily skewed towards playing a girl.


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turbopuns3
12/05/19 8:16:44 AM
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I've had this conversation a few times with my friends who play DnD.

For some people, immersion and role playing come much easier when the character is similar to themself. Think of it this way: you're already in a world entirely different from your own, (magic everywhere, or in the distant future, or on a different planet, etc.) so it's not as if there's a shortage of room to roleplay or exercise imagination if the character is just a carbon copy of yourself. It can be more of a burden or hindrance to have to imagine also existing fundamentally differently (as an orc, or a space alien, or what have you) on top of that. Just being yourself but in a different world can be more than enough.

I'm in that group. If I play fantasy games I'll often create a human or very human-like character when roleplaying is prevalent. I can see how the same concept could translate to immersion in a video game.
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turbopuns3
12/05/19 8:29:34 AM
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That said my WoW character is a cow.

Just depends on what you're looking for from that particular game.
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DragonImps
12/05/19 9:43:09 AM
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When I roleplay, the personality is mostly my own. I prefer to play as a beast race specifically because they're different from me, though.
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MoogleKupo141
12/05/19 11:22:54 AM
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I make a non-me character specific to whatever game im playing. Theres definitely specific wells I tend to go back to (I do a blonde pompadour like Lucas has pretty often), but its always a completely new person in each game.

the only time I do a character remotely like me is if the character is legitimately meant to be an avatar of myself, so like... a Mii or maybe a custom Tony Hawk skater. Never for an RPG.

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Omniscientless
12/05/19 1:05:58 PM
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I prefer to make them look completely ridiculous. My Miis all look like demons that just escaped Hell and I would have it no other way.

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