Look, there's the rare case it works, but it's really really really really hard so most of the time my advice is "just make a real character wants and needs and stuff"https://twitter.com/FallenKnight243/status/1396045139798368262 …
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Yeah. The complete blank slate character is a big part of why I dropped elder scrolls.
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Yeah, I completely agree. Silent protags feel like boring cardboard standees who much more interesting characters talk at.
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Absolutely hate both tropes. One of my favourite examples is BOTW. They built this whole backstory fun of interesting characters but because link is still a brick, every cutscene he is in is worse for his presence. It's painfully grating
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Another good example against silent protagonists is Breath Of Fire 4. The thematic core of the game, the climax it builds towards from the start COMPLETELY falls apart in large part because Ryu is not a character, he's a magical brick Nina keeps carrying around
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