GRChats - Character Creation, does it sway your gaming purchases?

Eurogamer posted an article on what they consider to be five of the best in game character creators.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020 ... r-creators

While there's definitely far better character creators than some EG have put forward it did get me thinking about how many games I've got that have the option. Quite a few as it is. In fact, when it comes to RPGs in particular I'm more reluctant to make a purchase if some form of character creation is absent. There is the odd occasion when this doesn't apply due to the quality of a game, (TW3 for example), but generally no creation tool means I won't invest.

What about your good selves, how much does the option to create your own character in a game sway your purchase?

Nah, I usually start making a character and then get bored 2 minutes in and just ever-so-slighty tweak the default. I remember on Mass Effect where I did make the character my own, ended up hating it, and in ME2 just used the default model. I don't care enough.

Saints Row 2-4 I did have some fun with.

I don't particularly care if a game lets you create/modify your character or not, its nice if its there but not a deal breaker i it isn't.

I've recently started playing Dragon's Dogma and the character creation in that is wonderful

With open western RPGs absolutely I want to be able to create my own character to roleplay. The genre sort of doesn't make sense without that feature.

I mean, it doesn't sway my option but if it has it that's a massive plus. Good example is Nioh 2. First game was a set hero. But 2 lets you make a new hero which I think is neat, but doesn't change my stance on the game in general. Character Creation more often than not is a huge weakness of mine. Often spending far longer than I would ever need to on them at times ">,>

HaruKazuhira wrote:I mean, it doesn't sway my option but if it has it that's a massive plus. Good example is Nioh 2. First game was a set hero. But 2 lets you make a new hero which I think is neat, but doesn't change my stance on the game in general. Character Creation more often than not is a huge weakness of mine. Often spending far longer than I would ever need to on them at times ">,>

I must have missed that part in the announcement. That has certainly got me more interested in Nioh 2.

OrangeRKN wrote:I've recently started playing Dragon's Dogma and the character creation in that is wonderful

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Yeah DD's character creation is excellent. Being able to create both your player and the pawn is an added bonus.

I think it's probably useful to make a distinction between character creation that affects the game (through stats or other peeks and characteristics you can choose), and character creation that's purely cosmetic.

If a character creator hasn't got a random button then I'm not interested. I'm happy to continually roll the dice until something cool/funny/whatever comes up but I just have the time, inclination or creativity to do something myself.

If there's a character creator I always try and make the most freakish character I can.
Having a good looking character is easy but if you can become a hero playing as a balding, fat, uncommonly ugly old geezer with a crazy white beard it just makes things so much more amazing. If I can give him a sarcastic or sadistic voice as well then it's party time for making the most unlovable character I can :toot:

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I normally just hit random until I get someone suitably ugly to be my avatar. I find in most rpg's I just wear a helmet for most of the game anyways.

Writing that, I just noticed that despite my lack of interest in the face, I always choose the human species for some reason, I've never played as an elf or orc or whatever, always just boring old human.

That being said, I think it might be different in a game with a really in depth character creator like that Black Desert Online one, with default Skyrim you virtually always get an abomination.

Boob slider = Max

Never really get too excited about them if I'm honest.

Used to spend ages on Skyrim and fallout character creators, only to hardly ever ever see them.

Now I just make a generic dude with dark hair and a beard and think that's close enough.
Or like others have said random/or huge slider variations to make funny freaks.

literally dont care.
the only time i really enjoyed character creation was making wrestlers in WWF Smackdown on the PS1 8-)

LewisD wrote:Never really get too excited about them if I'm honest.

Used to spend ages on Skyrim and fallout character creators, only to hardly ever ever see them.

Now I just make a generic dude with dark hair and a beard and think that's close enough.
Or like others have said random/or huge slider variations to make funny freaks.

Some games, like The Outer Worlds, allow you to toggle helmets off so you can see you character. Means you get the benefit of helmets you see your face. Well, not in Outer Worlds cause its first person. Well, you do in menus and of you wait a little and the camera zooms out and rotates around you and your team.

WoW is one I did make a character andake sure helms were off so I could see my 'sexy' elf.

Pedz wrote:
LewisD wrote:Never really get too excited about them if I'm honest.

Used to spend ages on Skyrim and fallout character creators, only to hardly ever ever see them.

Now I just make a generic dude with dark hair and a beard and think that's close enough.
Or like others have said random/or huge slider variations to make funny freaks.

Some games, like The Outer Worlds, allow you to toggle helmets off so you can see you character. Means you get the benefit of helmets you see your face. Well, not in Outer Worlds cause its first person. Well, you do in menus and of you wait a little and the camera zooms out and rotates around you and your team.

WoW is one I did make a character andake sure helms were off so I could see my 'sexy' elf.

Not played Outer Worlds, but a work colleague was telling me how he spent a good time in the games character creation only to discover that it's only in first person. Pretty pointless feature then. Same scenario with Cyberpunk so I've read. If I get either game it'll be on PC as no doubt 3rd person mods will surface.

Feel like I'm the opposite of lots of the opinions in here. I don't really care about customisation from an aesthetic perspective - for example I wasn't fussed when Outer World's rarely let me see my character. For me I care about it more from a gameplay perspective - do people react differently based on my characters appearance? Do certain attributes affect my options and abilities? Can changing my appearance through cosmetics or clothing alter my playthrough in a meaningful way?

Jenuall wrote:Feel like I'm the opposite of lots of the opinions in here. I don't really care about customisation from an aesthetic perspective - for example I wasn't fussed when Outer World's rarely let me see my character. For me I care about it more from a gameplay perspective - do people react differently based on my characters appearance? Do certain attributes affect my options and abilities? Can changing my appearance through cosmetics or clothing alter my playthrough in a meaningful way?

Apart from race in certain games the answer to all those questions are no.

Doesn't affect my purchase decisions whatsoever. I'll try and make something decent if there's one in there (unless the default looks better than anything you can create like in Mass Effect) but I don't feel strongly about it. My ability to get into a character in RPGs isn't dampened if the game lacks one either; Disco Elysium and Planescape: Torment have specifically designed protagonists yet I felt closer to Harry and The Nameless One than just about any other characters I've played.

So close you can't even remember th guy's name.

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