Character customization?

[jae'tsu]

If attempting to hold a place next to Dark Souls, character customization pretty much is a must. Not knocking anyone who's cool with the lead, but the bald, generic rampaging dudes of the past worked pretty well then, not now. With more options in current games, it's simply a no buy for me.

[MarcusReed]

Agreed. No character customization is a deal breaker for me.

[DiabloMuerto]

There's no character customization b/c it's a story driven experience, you don't play Uncharted or Tomb Raider and expect character customization, why, because the story is tailored to that specific protagonist. Dark Souls doesn't have any story that's why you can do whatever you want with the look.

[Zaphod]

I can't say I understand your argument, since I don't feel that way, but I respect it. In that case this game might not be for you - ♥♥♥♥ happens. What I don't understand is why we have around 20 threads in this forum about that topic, repeating the fact over and over again.

[Ma3a]

What do you understand by character customization? You cannot change the main character but you can change the armor (and with that how the char looks), the weapon, you can level different stats and perks, there should be a crafting system afaik. There is obviously a story in which the main character appears all the time but apart from this the character is highly customizable!

[Asbyn]

Originally posted by yoda101280:

There's no character customization b/c it's a story driven experience, you don't play Uncharted or Tomb Raider and expect character customization, why, because the story is tailored to that specific protagonist. Dark Souls doesn't have any story that's why you can do whatever you want with the look.

Honesty, that's no excuse. Plenty of games have both comprehensive storytelling and character customization. Unless there's limitations inherent in the Polish language that I'm not aware of, it's easy enough to write around multiple character genders and names without the narrative coming off as stilted or generic.

That being the case, there's a reason why the developers decided on a single look and name for their main character and, despite words to the contrary from the devs themselves, it has absolutely nothing to do with "storyline and credibility".

[Ma3a]

Originally posted by Asbyn:

Originally posted by yoda101280:

There's no character customization b/c it's a story driven experience, you don't play Uncharted or Tomb Raider and expect character customization, why, because the story is tailored to that specific protagonist. Dark Souls doesn't have any story that's why you can do whatever you want with the look.

Honesty, that's no excuse. Plenty of games have both comprehensive story telling and character customization. Unless there's limitation inherent in the Polish language that I'm not aware of, it's easy enough to write around multiple character genders and names without the narrative coming off as stilted or generic.

That being the case, there's a reason why the developers decided on a single look and name for their main character and, despite words to the contrary from the devs themselves, it has absolutely nothing to do with "storyline and credibility".

What sounds better: We tell the story of Harkyn, a man branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil.
OR
You play a random character which has been branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil. You can customise the character like you want, even a friendly one is possible...

I prefer the first.

[Asbyn]

Originally posted by Ma3a:

What sounds better: We tell the story of Harkyn, a man branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil.
OR
You play a random character which has been branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil. You can customise the character like you want, even a friendly one is possible...

I prefer the first.

Character customization and narrative choice are two completely separate things. You can have the first option and still have the choice of character gender, appearance, and name. Again, the developers' decision on this matter has absolutely nothing to do with any sort od narrative component given the broad vocabulary available to almost every known language on planet Earth.

By the by, I'm not deriding them on their choice in this matter. There's many different reasons why they'd go this route with it (it's way easier to develop for, for one). I just think it's silly that they then hide behind the fact that their choice of an established character somehow makes the experience more immersive and compelling, when, in reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

[Atermi]

Originally posted by Evil Vyse:

No character customisation at all, it's the big generic white dude or nothing.
See the thread I just posted here.

Wow, and who could expect a big generic white dude in a Medieval Europe-based setting in a game from a Slavic developer...

Must have been a native pygmei ninja

[Empress Misery]

Yay, you get to play as one of the most terrible childishly generic characters who is instantly forgettable (other than his rediculosuly stupid name). Then hear his unoriginal boring story.

As the game is focussed around this dullard, youd think they at least expend some basic effort in making him not another boring bearded guy with no personality?

[Atermi]

Originally posted by Empress "Fluffles" Miseria:

Yay, you get to play as one of the most terrible childishly generic characters who is instantly forgettable (other than his rediculosuly stupid name). Then hear his unoriginal boring story.

As the game is focussed around this dullard, youd think they at least expend some basic effort in making him not another boring bearded guy with no personality?

Like, the gramps from Benny Hill? One-legged midget? Conchita Wurst? What is unforgettable and interesting, in European Grimdark setting?

[KyeTheShy]

The main guy fits this game pefectly so to me it doesn't need character customization. That being said, If they ever make another LOTF they should add a male/female customization in the next game.

[stay hydrated frens]

Originally posted by ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎:

Take that female character players.

nothing disgusts me more than kids that roll female characters on dark souls.
all of them are closet ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Actually got a chill down my spine reading that. That's a whole lot of intolerance and hate. I can't think of one scenario where someone else's gender choice in a video game would affect you.

[gamertaboo]

Originally posted by idiosyncratic:

Originally posted by ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎:

Take that female character players.

nothing disgusts me more than kids that roll female characters on dark souls.
all of them are closet ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Actually got a chill down my spine reading that. That's a whole lot of intolerance and hate. I can't think of one scenario where someone else's gender choice in a video game would affect you.

Hahaha, sounds like someone is sick of getting their 'b*dass dude in a thong' killed by 'kids that roll female characters on dark souls.' Git Gud and quit your b*tching.

[Empress Misery]

Originally posted by Atermi:

Like, the gramps from Benny Hill? One-legged midget? Conchita Wurst? What is unforgettable and interesting, in European Grimdark setting?

Maybe, at least something more interesting than yet another muscle guy with a beard.

It's not even his boring "my first muscle guy character design" appearance, he's a dull generic with no personality who could be replaced by generic guy 2 and no one would care. It's not exactly a great enticement to play a game based aroud the story of a guy it's really difficult not be instantly bored by? (when the story is unoriginal and weak to begin with)

[Gabe]

Originally posted by Ma3a:

Originally posted by Asbyn:

Honesty, that's no excuse. Plenty of games have both comprehensive story telling and character customization. Unless there's limitation inherent in the Polish language that I'm not aware of, it's easy enough to write around multiple character genders and names without the narrative coming off as stilted or generic.

That being the case, there's a reason why the developers decided on a single look and name for their main character and, despite words to the contrary from the devs themselves, it has absolutely nothing to do with "storyline and credibility".

What sounds better: We tell the story of Harkyn, a man branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil.
OR
You play a random character which has been branded by live, convicted and imprisioned by law and released to fight the evil. You can customise the character like you want, even a friendly one is possible...

I prefer the first.

Dude you dont understand.
The only reason that a brand new game has to stick to one pre-created character is saving the development budges.
No customization means no need to worry about the armor and weapon's postion and animation with different character.