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This one of the weirdest ideas I thought of for a Pokémon game.
As you probably guessed, I'm not really a fan of silent protagonists in games, and Pokémon is one of those games. Though I understand that we're supposed to self-insert ourselves to the protagonists in a way that they're just our avatars with our thoughts and mindset, I felt like the games should try giving the protagonists dialogue and personality of their own in future games.
My opinion on this concept? A bit mixed.
PROS:
CONS:
So, what do you think of my concept of Pokemon protagonists with established dialogue and personality? Also, if you like the concept, what do you think would be a good personality concept for protags?
As you probably guessed, I'm not really a fan of silent protagonists in games, and Pokémon is one of those games. Though I understand that we're supposed to self-insert ourselves to the protagonists in a way that they're just our avatars with our thoughts and mindset, I felt like the games should try giving the protagonists dialogue and personality of their own in future games.
My opinion on this concept? A bit mixed.
PROS:
- The protagonists would be more memorable and sometimes relatable with their newfound personality of their own. Bonus points if the Pokémon game they end up in is story-rich a la B(2)/W(2).
- It would be a decent choice for a change of pace formula-wise.
- Increased immersion for people who like fleshed-out characters.
- The protagonists won't look soulless IMO, especially if they also fix the weird Sun & Moon thing involving the protagonist's face constantly smiling for some reason.
CONS:
- It destroys the "the protagonists are us" concept I mentioned earlier, decreasing immersion on people who like self-inserting themselves into games.
- I think it would affect gameplay experience of one of the target audiences of Pokemon: kids. Correct me if I'm wrong, but kids usually like thinking that the Pokemon protagonists are them--which is the main concept behind the protags being silent.
- It just feels... uh, I cannot pinpoint the exact word. Let's just say that it would take a while for a part of the community to get used to this change.
- Though our concept protagonists would have dialogue and personality of their own and we obviously still have control over certain aspects of the game such as Pokemon roster, customization to our characters, dialogue choices, and the like, there is a slight possibility that it might mess with our high control over gameplay. Not sure, really.
So, what do you think of my concept of Pokemon protagonists with established dialogue and personality? Also, if you like the concept, what do you think would be a good personality concept for protags?