Do you self-insert in games?
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I tend to recreate myself in games with a modern setting like Street Fighter
Otherwise it just takes me out of the experience
Otherwise it just takes me out of the experience
I'm too lazy to come up with names and will often give male characters my name (like in Dragon Quest or Persona). It was funny in Suikoden 2 when McDohl became AcDohl due to the glitch in the save transfer. Anyway, I don't pretend that these characters are me and don't want to actually be whoever the character is.
I'm cute AF but I'm not trying to make myself in games.
If presented with a character creator I usually just use a default that closely resembles a generic anime protagonist.
If presented with a character creator I usually just use a default that closely resembles a generic anime protagonist.
Occasionally I'll make the character resemble me somewhat, especially if I get frustrated/bored or realize how much time I'm wasting in a character creation menu (if I don't just randomize it a few times til it lands on something I don't hate).
I'm not doing it with actual intent and really trying to absorb myself into the game, though. I'll just as quickly pick a cat person or female character or any option that I feel like given the game.
I'm not doing it with actual intent and really trying to absorb myself into the game, though. I'll just as quickly pick a cat person or female character or any option that I feel like given the game.
It's virtually impossible to self-insert unless the game has some sort of clear-cut character customization option.
But if the game has character customization and there's some degree of expectation that the main character is a blank state, then I will self-insert on at least a first playthrough. So yes when it's something like Dragon's Dogma, but never when it's Persona.
But if the game has character customization and there's some degree of expectation that the main character is a blank state, then I will self-insert on at least a first playthrough. So yes when it's something like Dragon's Dogma, but never when it's Persona.
I'll use my name normally but usually just press the randomised a few times then set off.
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Not at all and I hate character creators. I get the appeal but nah. I don't think games are immersive enough yet for it in terms of narrative or storytelling options for me to lose myself in the idea.
Also character creators for black folk tend to be dire anyway, let alone making anything near myself
Also character creators for black folk tend to be dire anyway, let alone making anything near myself
Sure! I do it all the time. I always try to make a character that looks like me. They don't always look exactly like me, but I usually do make a dark skinned male character with a big grey beard.
The exception is games that have races I like more than humans (like FFXIV or Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous).
The exception is games that have races I like more than humans (like FFXIV or Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous).
