Roleplaying as other characters! (Admit it, sometimes you do it!)
Mar 15, 2017 21:40:49 GMT
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Post by N7Pathfinder on Mar 15, 2017 21:40:49 GMT
One of my favorite concepts of playing a game with character customization and choice making is when you decide to model your game character after a completely different character that never appears in the game. I'm not talking about making your character LOOK like that character, I also mean you try to make your choices align with that character and even leveling up their skill sets and abilities to match said character. Here are a few examples I've thought up (bear in mind, I haven't had time to try these yet).
Dragon Age Inquisition:
- Elsa: basically create a blonde haired, human female mage, that predominantly tries to wear blue, is relatively introverted with a kind heart, and uses nothing but Ice magic.
Mass Effect Trilogy:
- Captain Kirk: This is pretty much a straight-forward, Paragon soldier, except designed to look Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek
- Han Solo: This guy is interesting because he would be strongly Renegade, but still ultimately make Paragon decisions, a bit similar to how most depictions of Han Solo in the movies usually has him try to avoid being a hero, but ultimately make the right decision in the end. Oh, and I'll try to make him look like Han Solo of course.
Fallout:
- MacGyver: Truthfully I haven't seen MacGyver yet so I wouldn't know what he's like personality wise. I do know his biggest trait is that he's a crafty inventor that tries to avoid violence, so my MacGyver would predominantly focus on crafting and hacking skills.
- Mad Max: A hardened survivor, while not an evil monster, doesn't want to be a hero per-say. Max would be a combatant, predominantly using a shotgun.
Mass Effect Andromeda:
- Flynn Ryder: Yeah, very funny I know. Flynn would not only look like the Disney character, he would also be nimble, crafty, humorous, and a flirt.
- Indiana Jones: Modeled of course after the famous archaeologist, Indie would be a combat heavy. His focus is on the treasure, but that doesn't mean he can't be friendly with others. He's also not a natural flirt, but over-time he does manage to find love.
- Lara Croft: Modeled after the famous character in gaming, Lara is more craftier than Indy, opting for combat and tech. Her focus is of course on the treasure, but from my experience, she's still open to being friendly with her own crew and an overall nicer person than Indy.
These of course are just examples. I might play these, might not, might come up with someone brand new, might not. Have you guys ever played a game where you modeled your character out of a pre-existing character before? Do you plan to? Sound your thoughts here!
Dragon Age Inquisition:
- Elsa: basically create a blonde haired, human female mage, that predominantly tries to wear blue, is relatively introverted with a kind heart, and uses nothing but Ice magic.
Mass Effect Trilogy:
- Captain Kirk: This is pretty much a straight-forward, Paragon soldier, except designed to look Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek
- Han Solo: This guy is interesting because he would be strongly Renegade, but still ultimately make Paragon decisions, a bit similar to how most depictions of Han Solo in the movies usually has him try to avoid being a hero, but ultimately make the right decision in the end. Oh, and I'll try to make him look like Han Solo of course.
Fallout:
- MacGyver: Truthfully I haven't seen MacGyver yet so I wouldn't know what he's like personality wise. I do know his biggest trait is that he's a crafty inventor that tries to avoid violence, so my MacGyver would predominantly focus on crafting and hacking skills.
- Mad Max: A hardened survivor, while not an evil monster, doesn't want to be a hero per-say. Max would be a combatant, predominantly using a shotgun.
Mass Effect Andromeda:
- Flynn Ryder: Yeah, very funny I know. Flynn would not only look like the Disney character, he would also be nimble, crafty, humorous, and a flirt.
- Indiana Jones: Modeled of course after the famous archaeologist, Indie would be a combat heavy. His focus is on the treasure, but that doesn't mean he can't be friendly with others. He's also not a natural flirt, but over-time he does manage to find love.
- Lara Croft: Modeled after the famous character in gaming, Lara is more craftier than Indy, opting for combat and tech. Her focus is of course on the treasure, but from my experience, she's still open to being friendly with her own crew and an overall nicer person than Indy.
These of course are just examples. I might play these, might not, might come up with someone brand new, might not. Have you guys ever played a game where you modeled your character out of a pre-existing character before? Do you plan to? Sound your thoughts here!
<-- he was actually my fav Inquisitor so far. I had so much fun playing this egoistic guy 
