discussion Do you prefer a faceless protagonist in your games?

[Gluttony258]

For me I prefer for the protag to be faceless(face is obscured or the game is in first person perspective the majority of the game) because I like to self-insert when playing. And seeing a face that doesn't resemble mine breaks the illusion.

It doesnt matter to me, but having a non faceless protagonist usually allows devs to make better stories

 

[Maybe_Just_Maybe]

Face isn't something which I ever focus on, my main focus lies else where

 

[Deleted member 207685]

To me it depends on the plot. If MC's backstory is important to the game then yes, otherwise I couldn't care less.

 

[TheRealOne-]

I know plenty of good faceless games, but even more good games with a face - so to me personallyy I don't think its that big of a deal.

 

[Donkettey]

i prefer a mc with a face because it's easier to for me to establish a character like yeah he does look like someone who would be a depraved perv but the problem with that is that stereotyping is also very obvious sometimes like yeah of course the main character who is like 4 foot in a game about corrupting his family is gonna turn into a gigachad roided out beast but at least with that appearance you can throw a comedic spin on the story whereas with a faceless mc it just porn game logic where the entire world is crammed into giving him action 24/7.

 

[forthed]

I prefer the mc without face so i feel like i am the mc

 

[magicace]

I prefer the mc without face so i feel like i am the mc

What he said. It's better if I'm the MC.

 

[porphyris52]

Better a faceless protagonist than an ugly one.

 

[pike]

I'd prefer faceless. The problem is, most developers don't know how to implement it properly. So, it's better to have a face than to have a poorly implemented faceless MC

 

[Kesa]

Depends, if the mc has a definitive personality, like in a kinetic novel, then giving them a fitting appearance adds to it. But if its a 'pick your style' kinda game, where you can be nice or a dick, then going faceless is fine

 

[Justhere4theHa]

Better a faceless protagonist than an ugly one.

Agreed. While I would rather them have a face, if they're the typical fat bastard then, yeah, no face is good.

 

[sandman53919]

Agreed. While I would rather them have a face, if they're the typical fat bastard then, yeah, no face is good.

Couldn’t agree more, anything ugly is worse than anything at all.

 

[Gorden1]

If he is ugly

 

[greygreve]

I don't really self insert so I prefer the MC to be an actual character.

 

[SammyJ27]

I prefer a face, its weird when it is just a blank

 

[xanxus07]

Varies from time to time

 

[NyanBrat]

Just don't make the face uggo

 

[Swirlybird26]

I don't prefer faceless, but then, that's probably because most of the people who make their protags faceless make it too obvious. Light of My Life, anyone?

 

[Ligthstardust]

i think it depends on the type of game if i can immerse myself then i prefer a faceless

 

[bullshtm]

it depends on the game. Faceless protagonists work well for immersion, but I prefer defined characters in story-driven games.