discussion What factors do you think are important when it comes to liking a character?

[herelooking027]

In real life personality is most important and then face, but in games I am shallow first and art style and body and face all are very important. I can't interact with a character that doesn't look appealing when I know I could change the images. Characters also rarely have personality so that makes the content more important. I bet that's a big reason why I like text games that have to put more work into content to get ratings instead of relying on art or videos. The good mostly text games often get custom visual mods later anyway.

 

[dweeb213]

depends.
generally, i think personality and how well written they are are the most important thing for me to like a character. However, when it comes to porns or adult games, i think what matters the most is obviously how good they look.

 

[upbutte]

Well written with normal sized breasts.

 

[mikrole]

A nice personality embedded in cool story.

 

[Zilcho]

It's like that Leo Decaprio meme where he's pointing at the TV when you see someone using the default model and not making any appearance changes.

 

[Borg]

Form my point of view it depends from the main characters role you play in that story. When you're the unexpierenced student and the mid-aged average looking teacher is trying to seduce you, then the appearance in combination with personality plays a much more important role. Something like you get a lot hot body types laid but this avarage is the special one that gets you into the kinkier less superficial stuff.

When you play the perfect womanizer from the begininng it is almost obvious that you hunt for the best prefered body types and appearance, but for me this can get a bit boring when the outcome is always the same and it does not get spicier.

 

[badplottwist]

Look! It's Jill from BaDIK!

 

[Zilcho]

I'm a sex fiend when it comes to porn, so appearance is paramount first and foremost. Afterward its whatever personality they have. It's easier in a game to adjust/change a person's personality than their overall appearance. If I don't like their attitude, the game can provide choices or opportunities to change that without fudging with the visual assets too much.

That being said, I am also surprisingly tolerant (in some instances, not all) of less-than-ideal body types and appearances in porn games despite the fact that it's a big factor for me. Part of it is being immersed in something and going with the flow, another part is that some games do actually go down the route of body transformation. For every problem a coomer has, a horny dev has a solution. What a time to be alive!

 

[DadD]

Look, pretty face and body type that I like. Will be big + if character have humour and not too submissive.

 

[Mr.Nobody]

Personally it's a combination of the character style, character personality, and then story design

 

[badburger]

Personality is most important. Even someone who is ugly (to a certain degree) can be super hot if they have a good personality, especially if they have an extremely lewd personality.

 

[User_131536]

It depends on the game your playing, overall as long as the MC is not some sort of a doormat that everyone walks on.

 

[IFF01]

Its the body type for me, I like normal looking characters not disproportional

 

[Antoni103]

As already mentioned, personality is an important point, I personally lean more towards shy LIs but unfortunately most of the time they are not well written.

 

[dadcock24]

I like it when a character sticks true to their personality. Like, if a character is going to be corrupted for example. It’s annoying when they just say “fuck it” and are all of a sudden really into it or become a huge slut. It breaks the immersion, the grind is worth it if it doesn’t break character

 

[jennos]

Really depends on the type of game. But generally speaking I like it when they feel "real" and not like a forced type of unrealistic type of person that would never exist in real life.

 

[ICEMAN]

Relatability, good writing, and character growth are key. A unique personality or memorable dialogue also helps make them stand out.

 

[xxxlugexxx]

appearance, it is the cover of the product that will sell

 

[Gonzo01]

Appearance (body parts in proportional size), personality (not being too smug) and allocated dialogue.

 

[xatfx]

hers appearance and image quality