Can you name your characters?

[GKNoMu]

Just wondering if it is like Xcom where you can name certain people in the field

[Kelfezond]

Wanna know this too

[Old Soldier]

As do I. I've wishlisted the game for now, but much will depend on the price and the ability to assign my own names to characters. The price I've see quoted elsewhere seems rather high for this sort of game. So if I don't have custom naming then this one will be a hard pass I think.

[ELDEN LORD]

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

As do I. I've wishlisted the game for now, but much will depend on the price and the ability to assign my own names to characters. The price I've see quoted elsewhere seems rather high for this sort of game. So if I don't have custom naming then this one will be a hard pass I think.

its a aaa game ur lucky it isnt 60/ also to dismess a game with mechanics u may actually really like just because of names, is just....really weird man. use ur imagination , if someone is named rick, pretend,,, its chad. who cares.

[Rikimaru]

Any character customisation would be great.

From the screenshots it seems there's at least a dozen different character portraits in the game but they're probably pre-made characters we're stuck with.

Like in the This War of Mine game.
But even that game had a custom character maker so I'm hoping it's like choose a portrait, character model and character skills/traits.

[Old Soldier]

Originally posted by blinkninja1:

its a aaa game ur lucky it isnt 60/ also to dismess a game with mechanics u may actually really like just because of names, is just....really weird man. use ur imagination , if someone is named rick, pretend,,, its chad. who cares.

I don't know what criteria are required to qualify as a Triple A title; but from the gameplay I've watched online, this game doesn't make the cut. As for being "lucky" it's not 60 bucks, well you and I aren't likely to agree on what constitutes value.

Game mechanics that add player agency/customization options are of those thing I value in a game. If you don't, that's OK. I won't tell you what / how to play. You do you.

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

I don't know what criteria are required to qualify as a Triple A title; but from the gameplay I've watched online, this game doesn't make the cut.

It's a small studio title, so I am not sure why people think it's AAA just because it doesn't look like an indie game.

However, I agree that the option to name your soldiers / change portraits will be nice. Though customization would create a degree of unit favoritism that I think the devs would like to avoid.

I personally would like it however, and think it would not take away from the game.

[Old Soldier]

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

I don't know what criteria are required to qualify as a Triple A title; but from the gameplay I've watched online, this game doesn't make the cut.

It's a small studio title, so I am not sure why people think it's AAA just because it doesn't look like an indie game.

Blinkninja1 made that assertion, not I. Like you, I'm not sure what gave him that idea.

[ELDEN LORD]

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

Originally posted by Tech-Priest:

It's a small studio title, so I am not sure why people think it's AAA just because it doesn't look like an indie game.

Blinkninja1 made that assertion, not I. Like you, I'm not sure what gave him that idea.

thq carried the whole team with aaa money and studios, yes, its a aaa game.

[Stubbieoz]

I played the demo. Not being able to even pronounce the characters names made it harder for me to get attached to them.
Renaming would have been a nice feature to have.
Surprising that the devs did not implement it as it is a common option in these sort of games.

[Proper Skux]

As someone with Super Fun Auditory processing issues I dunno how to respond politely to people so weak video game characters having regional names constitutes a problem.

[Reffy]

No custom characters, no buy.

[Reffy]

Originally posted by blinkninja1:

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

As do I. I've wishlisted the game for now, but much will depend on the price and the ability to assign my own names to characters. The price I've see quoted elsewhere seems rather high for this sort of game. So if I don't have custom naming then this one will be a hard pass I think.

its a aaa game ur lucky it isnt 60/ also to dismess a game with mechanics u may actually really like just because of names, is just....really weird man. use ur imagination , if someone is named rick, pretend,,, its chad. who cares.

If I'm not interested in the characters, I won't play it.

[DerFritz]

Originally posted by Old Soldier:

As do I. I've wishlisted the game for now, but much will depend on the price and the ability to assign my own names to characters. The price I've see quoted elsewhere seems rather high for this sort of game. So if I don't have custom naming then this one will be a hard pass I think.

for a game that is based on Real Events and People and their Letters etc im not seeing this being a thing or comming in the Future

Every Person in the game is based on real ones and they have all a own little story behavior reason

would terminate all of that if you can name then Rickroller 3000

[The Mogician]

You can't. Each person have their own lore so you can't rename them to Mr. Jingles or whatever you want.

[Stubbieoz]

Originally posted by A Terrible Rat:

As someone with Super Fun Auditory processing issues I dunno how to respond politely to people so weak video game characters having regional names constitutes a problem.

It's not a "problem" for all.... renaming is just a feature that would have been nice to have.
It is not necessarily a sign of weakness to comment that is something they would have liked.

Some people just like to dramatise everything.