discussion Do you find it difficult to play a protagonist that doesn't align with your self?

[numpodece]

No. If I have to choose, I wouldnt play as an asshole, rapist or vilain, but its a game for adults with kinks and "questionable" things, so its fine. Also, its roleplay in some degree, its not me or my values in the end.

 

[Jakeswind]

Does not bother me if the protagonist is align differently than me in a game.

 

[Kappa123hehexd]

I don't 100% care if the protagonists aligns exactly with me, but if they are annoying, and hard to relate to, or keep making stupid decisions, its a dealbreaker

 

[PathOfHate]

I would say yes, it is hard to align with certain characters. I am willing to accommodate a fair selection, but evil actions I've never been able to play as and enjoy. Could never do a full legion run in FO:NV because of that, despite trying it a few times

 

[ice08999]

Sometimes, I just think it's just a game.

 

[Itsme]

Normally I don't care. But in two cases, it was difficult: Niko Bellic in GTA 4 and Trevor in GTA 5. I don't like both characters, but the games where they are in. So having them as main chars (fortunately, in GTA 5 it was not all the time) decreases the fun in the game(s) for me.

 

[duckydoodoo]

Absolutely not. If I wanted to pretend I am me, I would spend more time working on my social life, not playing these games and lurking on these forums. Like when I read an actual book, I ain't reading non fiction for a reason, trying to hop into someone else's world.

In a good story I will empathize with the MC at most. I feel more third party in VNs then when playing third pvp console games. I do get stupidly attached to characters I like though, more often the LI's. Like in cozy cafe, most the LIs I want to both dominate and protect like the remaining petals of beasts magical rose... anyone ever watch the live action remake of beauty and beast? i never did cause i find live action remakes instead of new original stories annoying. With the exception of Cowboy Bebop, that netflix live action was freakin awesome. I wanna see Trigun live action now! Forgot what we were talking bout, later.

 

[Cloppy]

Honestly it's not hard for me to immerse myself. I can detach myself from my immersion if that makes sense. Like if I'm playing a My Hero Academia dating sim or something, I don't have any difficulty saying to myself, "Yeah, I'm Deku, and I'm gonna fuck some bitches."
Some people lack imagination and need everything to be directly them. Personally, I like being as out of reality as possible when playing a game of any type. And that means taking the role of someone else.

I'm a big strong man with big strong nipples, but that never stopped me from being whatever when I play something like Skyrim. One playthrough I could be a male Khajiit warrior who hunts the undead in the name of Stendarr. Then the next playthrough a powerful female Breton sorceress with a blurred moral compass. I've been a story teller ever since I was a kid and I just love coming up with different types of characters and building a story around them as I go.

These things become a lot more fun when you don't limit the kind of characters you allow yourself to get immersed in.

 

[Deleted member 53635]

It's not difficult, it's impossible.

 

[SquirrelMonkey]

Also, in the don't self insert so don't care if the main MC doesn't align with me but the story has to match the mood of what I am feeling at the moment.

 

[dgg614]

I don't care that much

 

[funnyname1962]

I used to completely avoid fem protagonist games cause I'd keep self inserting but then I went "wait what if I just dont" and now it doesn't bother me anymore. I'm glad I managed to come to this conclusion cause I really was missing out on a lot of good games

 

[Crpapjda]

Not really, no. I can read or play games where the MC is completly different from myself. I only need the game or character to be well writing.
I can see and understand the character even if a disagree with it. I can despise or just hate the character in a personal way, but I will keep playing if the character is well written. I can put myself in that characters feet and understand his goals, even if a find his methods completely unacceptable.

 

[piratey1]

Not at all seeing as I never self-insert.

 

[thelokobull]

I don't really care much about what type of protagonist I play with, but I don't really like playing bald protagonist sometimes unless they are extraordinary like Kratos or Agent 47.

 

[User_63980]

It depends. I don't mind female protag, but there are certain genres that I would prefer if I am playing a female protag. I guess when I'm playing a female character, I still want the focus to be one what happens to the female character than what I do to the world. So though I would play a game in which a male character has a female harem, I'm ununterested in a game where a female character has a male harem. I like the idea of having sex with men as a woman, but U am not interested in male characters the same way I am with female characters. Though despite that, I find lesbian sex unsatisfying, so I would probably avoid a yuri game (assuming there's not futa)

 

[BobTheDestroyer]

Nope, not really.

 

[Sairenji]

As male protagonist it doesnt bother me really, i just click which might be best to get the scenes.
As female protagonist i usually make that girl as slutty as best

 

[langy77]

As long as it isn't 1st person POV I don't care much.

I don't care for most stories offered, so don't rate them, because the art can be good enough to carry it.

 

[Wrazzer]

Two main things is just prefer not to play the fem protag and obviously if MC is not into same kinks. Otherwise MC personality usually no issue.