Character Creation

[Gitgud]

Hi guys is there any sort of character creation in the game?Lg

[thormagnarok]

Nope. You play as one of two characters: the guy, Will, or the girl, Astrid. They're premade models.

[Gitgud]

Ok thx for reply:)

[Bomoo]

You can pick your sandbox character's gender, which is already more customization than some so-called RPGs offer.

Presumably in story mode your point of view will alternate between Will and Astrid, but in sandbox you're picking one or the other.

[sockpuppet12421]

There is a dress up customization and many skill sets which make gameplay easier, if this is what OP is asking about.

[Bomoo]

Originally posted by sockpuppet12421:

There is a dress up customization and many skill sets which make gameplay easier, if this is what OP is asking about.

I think he meant character creation as in picking your facial features, skin colour, hair style, etc. as in an RPG. But maybe I'm assuming too much. At any rate I'm sure OP will elaborate if they feel like it.

[Courtflash]

Originally posted by Bomoo:

Originally posted by sockpuppet12421:

There is a dress up customization and many skill sets which make gameplay easier, if this is what OP is asking about.

I think he meant character creation as in picking your facial features, skin colour, hair style, etc. as in an RPG. But maybe I'm assuming too much. At any rate I'm sure OP will elaborate if they feel like it.

This is the only thing stopping me from buying the game. Customization is everything to me.

[Bomoo]

I don't see why it would matter when you're in first person. If you ask me you're missing out because of a feature that it isn't really reasonable to expect in a non-RPG.

[Lucid]

You can also unlock feats that you can apply to created characters. Personally I'm hoping they expand the feats to allow both benefits and penalties. I prefer customisation that impacts the game over cosmetic stuff.

[cT917]

Originally posted by Courtflash:

Originally posted by Bomoo:

I think he meant character creation as in picking your facial features, skin colour, hair style, etc. as in an RPG. But maybe I'm assuming too much. At any rate I'm sure OP will elaborate if they feel like it.

This is the only thing stopping me from buying the game. Customization is everything to me.

I get where you're coming from. I tend to connect very deeply with my game characters so customisation is huge for me too.

I think TLD still lets you connect though. Even though we only have the two M/F models you can shape *who* your character is by the *choices* you make in the game.

They old expression "the clothing makes you" fits here.

Picking the gear that you wear has such an impact on play style that it defines your characters. I end up choosing things that are "Less than ideal" to some because it matches my character and I enjoy and connect with that choice.

Same with tools and equipment.

These decisions have so much impact on game course that it starts to "become who you are"

You may not connect with it the way I do, but there's still the potential you might. Either way don't let the minor details of hair skin eye color and things like that stop you from enjoying an amazing game.

That's my say in it. I hope you give it a try

Cheers

[Courtflash]

Originally posted by dx421:

Originally posted by Courtflash:

This is the only thing stopping me from buying the game. Customization is everything to me.

I get where you're coming from. I tend to connect very deeply with my game characters so customisation is huge for me too.

I think TLD still lets you connect though. Even though we only have the two M/F models you can shape *who* your character is by the *choices* you make in the game.

They old expression "the clothing makes you" fits here.

Picking the gear that you wear has such an impact on play style that it defines your characters. I end up choosing things that are "Less than ideal" to some because it matches my character and I enjoy and connect with that choice.

Same with tools and equipment.

These decisions have so much impact on game course that it starts to "become who you are"

You may not connect with it the way I do, but there's still the potential you might. Either way don't let the minor details of hair skin eye color and things like that stop you from enjoying an amazing game.

That's my say in it. I hope you give it a try

Cheers

Thanks, man. It seems amazing, and I liked This War of Mine, so maybe I think I'll like this too.

[Courtflash]

Originally posted by Bomoo:

I don't see why it would matter when you're in first person. If you ask me you're missing out because of a feature that it isn't really reasonable to expect in a non-RPG.

It's something I wanted to be able to feel like I'm the one trying to survive, but I realized that this game has a story to it so I'd be playing as the characters of the story. It would be nice if they one day add a custom mode, but for now I think I'm going to play regardless.

[athikers]

Welcome to the game. I hope you enjoy it. Warning. It can be addictive :-) If you need help or just a shoulder to cry on when you die, we will be here. Been there, done that-still doing that.

[ThetaCentauri]

I'm hoping with one of these updates they will include a character creation for survival including voice. It would add a tremendous amount of replay value. Seeing the same characters and hearing the same voices has gotten quite old over the years.

[Nil Desperandum]

I think, mainly because of the choices you have to make, that the character you play becomes you and vice-versa, that and the fact that all you see are the characters forearms and hands, occasionally, seems to add to the immersion - in survival mode of course.

In story mode/Wintermute, the choice of whether you play the male or female char is dictated by the story, for example in the first two episodes, the story dictates that you are the Will Mackenzie the male char. Be Lucky!

[I'll be the one]

Originally posted by Bomoo:

I don't see why it would matter when you're in first person. If you ask me you're missing out because of a feature that it isn't really reasonable to expect in a non-RPG.

I agree since you never ever see your character in Survival. In Storymode if you give will all new clothes or none at all he appears dressed in the same clothes when his plane crashes.