12-15-2009, 02:09 PM
I don't think it's too much to ask that the character i'm supposed to be engaged with have some kind of personality. Fusion had some through her thoughts, but the other games don't give us anything to go on. To say that a subtle character can't express anything is ridiculous. I'm sorry if "convention" is to have a character with "personality" and "motives" but if that makes me ignorant, then fine.
I'm not saying I dislike the games, just that more could be done with them. Mario can get away with it because it's a lighthearted goofy series. It doesn't need it (though the RPGs go into it a little). The Zelda series gives you some characterization through secondary characters and their reactions to Link. Samus is a one man show (so to speak), so she comes off as bland.
I'm not saying I dislike the games, just that more could be done with them. Mario can get away with it because it's a lighthearted goofy series. It doesn't need it (though the RPGs go into it a little). The Zelda series gives you some characterization through secondary characters and their reactions to Link. Samus is a one man show (so to speak), so she comes off as bland.