Does it matter to you if a protagonist is attractive or not?

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>>388940687

>>388940687
Videogame protagonists need to be aesthetic.

>>388940687

allright /v/ can i be honest and serious for a moment?

you have 3 cartoon porn board, 3 fucking cartoon porn board, why do you have to post a billion "would you fug this anime girl *cropped porn pic*"? go in one of the porn board!

To some degree, if the character is comically ugly I'm fine. I like Oddworld. Horizon Zero Dawn is trying to tell me that Aloy is attractive, but she isn't. So I don't like it.

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>>388940687
... i know where that art is from

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>>388942445
Surprising how some developers don't realize this.

Yes. I always enjoy games more if I can play as a cute girl.

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>>388940687
Attractiveness isn't the issue.

Good characters need to be appealing in some way, otherwise you wouldn't be interested in that character. Physical beauty doesn't need to be that appealing characteristic.

>>388942795
enlighten me

>>388943136
This is Wario propaganda

>>388943136
When will he get another game. Fuck Mario, I want to gather treasure with Wario.

>>388940907
This is a good start, keep going.

Yes.
If she's too sexy my dick will keep me distracted all the time.

>>388940687
>>388943136
What the 2nd poster said most of the time, with the exception of "make ur own character" games, which If I want to make them look good, and non of the options fit it, you can sure as heck bet it will make me either stop playing, or not give a sh*t about a blank slate character.

If its got some sort fo RPG "build character stats" im more inclined to pick characters that are aesthetically pleasing for the long grind.
If non of them are, I do find myself giving up the grind earlier than in games where they are visually pleasing to me.

Noticed this in Western vs Eastern RPGs back in the day, and going from FFXI to WoW, where characters were just too ugly for me to care about leveling my character in WoW.

>>388943234

it's western tentacle shit, don't bother

>>388940687
Can you give an example of an unattractive protagonist in an objectively good game?

Women need to be good looking
Men need to look like men
>>388943136
This guy gets it
Sorry but no one wants to play as an ugly woman

>>388944167
not OP, but whats attractive/objectively good are always going to be argued about on /v/ but quick example that comes to mind is Lisa, though i know plenty of ppl dislike it, and or think the burly manly man is visually attractive, despite me thinking otherwise.

>>388940687
No, I play games like whatever.

>>388944167
Papa Nier ain't much to look at in the beginning but his eyepatch makes him look cool.

>>388944061
thumbnail looks good enough to me. sauce a nig up. I aint getting anything on reverse

>>388944494

just look up "shantae english tentacle western" jesus fucking christ how retarded can you be?

>>388940687

Pharaoh Rebirth is a "hair whip" game that is far better game than any shantae game. It's god damn pathetic. All Wayforward has is dicktease.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpLIxhGh0CU

Men don't necessarily need to be attractive because they can derive their worth from other things. You can have a cool ugly guy.

Women's worth is based on their attractiveness, so they need to look pretty.

Depends, honestly, I don't like being told a protagonist is attractive and having my face dragged through it when they obviously look average at best.

Beyond that it doesn't really matter to me.

The.protagnosit needs to be aesthetic but it doesnt need to be attractive. When they are designed for the purpose of being eye candy it detracts from the quality of the game.

A quality game does not rely on people masturbating to it to boost sales.

>>388940907
Consider drinking bleach

>>388940687
Not at all.

Most to least important:
>Controls/kinesthetics/"gamefeel"
>Animations
>Personality
>Ability progression
>Story relevance
>How much I want to fuck them

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>>388940687
very important
>>388940907
even better if they look like this

>>388944649
>shilling your indieshit in another indieshit thread

>>388944626
don't spoonfeed me if you makes you so angry then, faggot

>>388940687
She's ugly af.

Not particularly, no.

That kind of thing is a bonus.

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>>388940687
Yes

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>>388946165
Shantae is perfection, Anon.

>>388940687
Videogames are escapism why the fuck would they not be attractive?

>>388946359
because muh morals

>>388943234
shadman

>>388945456
What games have protagonists that look like that?
Do said games allow the protagonist to get even bigger?

>>388944649
I tried to watch, but its soooooooo friggin bad.
Those constant calls mid jump would make me throw my damn keyboard across the room. And i actually like cutscenes/story.

>>388942574
Because
fuck you
/v/ is /pol/ and /pol/ is / gif/ and /gif/ is /aco/

>>388940687
>Does it matter
Sure it does. I mean neutral protagonists are fine, but ugly and disgusting to look at protagonists are a clear minus. And attractive protagonists that are pleasant to look at are a clear bonus.
And that goes for both genders.

Humanity have always responded better towards better looking people.

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>>388946343
you mean risky

>>388940687
Attractive can mean a lot of things. My favourite protagonists are all manly which is attractive to women. So yeah, I guess they do have to attractive but it's not the only thing that matters. They can't be black because then they wouldn't be attractive.

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They don't have to be super attractive, but they can't be fucking ugly pieces of shit either.

>>388940687
They need to be interesting and fun. An attractive but boring/unlikeable protagonist is just as awful as an ugly one.

>>388944871
>The.protagnosit needs to be aesthetic but it doesnt need to be attractive.
agreed
>When they are designed for the purpose of being eye candy it detracts from the quality of the game.
What? Unless its a horror game, this is incorrect. Its possible to be improperly dressed for a given role/situation, in the case of a more "take it serious" type of story. But its not the eye candy thats at fault, any type of inappropriate atire is bad for that. (example, bunny suit for the mayor or something) The games quality isnt affected by attractiveness/eye candy otherwise.

>A quality game does not rely on people masturbating to it to boost sales.
Correct most of the time.

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>>388940687
Yea I will play a mediocre game if the protagonist is cute/cool and has different outfits to dress up in. Examples, Batman Arkham Knight and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

>>388940687
If the gameplay is great, then it's fine. Tho I still prefer eyecandy than ugly shit 100% of the time.

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>>388946828
>My favourite protagonists are all manly
>They can't be black

>>388947082
Correct. A good leading man is equal parts handsome and intelligent. I don't think niggers qualify for either but that's just my opinion.

>>388944649
Mah nigga. I barely hear anyone talk about this game.

>>388946670
They're only frequent in the beginning of the game. The game is pretty damn good. and it even has a Jojo reference.

>>388944167
Serious Sam has never had an attractive character model or interesting design in any way. They tried to spice things up by giving him a torn up shirt but he still looked ugly because of the low quality model and uninteresting design. But each entry is amazing.

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>>388946794
Which Risky is the best?

>>388940687
matters to my dick

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>>388947478
>the way her tits rest on the ground

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>>388947154

>>388940907
>ywn get a private belly dance from this Shantae

>>388947659
I know, it's so grand

>>388947659
>you will never make shantae make this face

I prefer main characters who are attractive or ugly to ones that look just bland (unless being bland plays into their character, then its just as fine)

Which girl in the Shantae series takes the best shits. Also describe the bowel movements of each girl.

>>388940687
The fuck is wrong with shante fags ?
Who the hell play that shit?
I bet you guys are ninten/virgin/no-life/fatty kind.

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Absolutely

>>388949973

Shantae: She eats lots of meat so hers are thick and long

Risky: Probably eats lots of greens and shits like a rabbit

Sky: Probably softer shits with corn

Rottytops: I don't think she shits

just so long as they're visually distinctive

even that constraint can be waived if they're meant to be some rank-and-file mook or salaryman

>>388950090
she was never a protagonist

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>>388940687
As long as they're a little girl, they're always cute.

Prove me wrong.

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>>388940907

>>388950186
Rotty's whole body is shit.

Fat fetishists should be round up and shot.

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The best protagonists are cute, sexy AND attractive.

>>388950967
>hips overflowing pants
that's it mang

Name a game where the protag is not really attractive, nor ugly. Just completely and totally plain, and where while party members get complimented on their looks, the MC is left out on that.

You can't, as average doesn't work for video games.

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I prefer making my own protagonists.

>>388951861
Deadly Premonition?

>>388951861
Super Mari Brothers

>>388951947
But that's just Elsa with big titties.

>>388940687
Yes.
I want to play as attractive characters.

Anything else is SJW propaganda, Fat/LGBT acceptance, or racial tension-related.

>>388952109
>But that's just literal perfection

I agree

>>388947037
Fuck, something about all the different outfits in the Arkham games just does it for me. Arkham Knight has that endless (well, as long as you can last) predator challenge that I played so often just because I liked doing it in different costumes.

>>388952021
York is conventionally attractive--the model in game is just bizarre to fit the game's aesthetics.

>>388952039
Not only do you not have party members nor do NPCs interact with you in Super Mario Bros, but any and all Mario RPG games constantly suck Mario's dick. Try again.

>>388952109
Anything is better with big titties.

>>388952263
Never about his looks. He's a overweight italian manlet.

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>>388940687
If you find a character hot and/or cute, you have an immediate connection with him or her.
That's why developers that aren't idiots try to make characters appealing.
I'll never understand how most western devs don't get that.

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>>388943136

Anyone else read that image in Trump's voice?

>>388946913
t. life

>>388947006

We're talking about protagonists, not side characters. If the protag of DKC was candy kong the game wouldnt be as good

>>388950457
Every now and then I see this gif come up but I don't know what it's from.

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>>388940687
I don't care how attractive the protagonist is as long as they're fucking stacked.

>>388952953
Turn around

>>388947478
where can i find them separate?

>>388953104
MS Paint

>>388953046
Every head this artist makes looks dented

>>388940687
Only if they're women desu. I could care less if the guys I'm playing as are good looking.

>>388951947
Jesus fucking christ. How would you have this character in your game of The Sims without turning it into The Dick.

>>388953274
but they're all fucking stacked

>>388953253
I have seen higher resolution ones.
There must be higher resolutions of this.

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>>388943136
>Oh my, how lovely my feet smell!

>>388940687
I'm going to be staring at that character for at least 7 hours. So they have to at least be tolerable to look at.

>>388940687
When its a female protagonist of course it matters. Why the fuck would I want to look at some ugly bitch the whole time? I wouldnt. Really detaches me from the game when I play with a real fucking ugly character. Like MEA, I restarted the game like 5 hrs in so that I could take the gay default male protag instead.
When it comes to a male protagonist though? Meh, dont care either way.

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>>388952323
God damn it why does massive space blob stuff turn me on?
I don't get how it turns me on it just does.....

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It's not required but it certainly helps.

>>388953709
If you dial it back a bit, she'd be a bed. Back more and she's a pillow.
Now dial it back up, and she's a house made out of beds and pillows.
I don't get it myself, but if they stay cute there's no size limit

>>388954031
Lammy is very cute. Too bad her game isn't nearly as fun as either Parappa games.

>>388953104
Open wide, here comes the spoon: https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/shantaehalfgeniehero/sheet/95264/

Their resolution from the game files is 1920x1080 however, if you've seen them at higher res they were run through waifu2x or upscaled otherwise.

>>388940687
Visual titillation is always welcome.

>>388954538
it had better songs though

>>388943234
search shantae and rottytops in sad panda, lazy faggot

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>>388946343

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>>388955196
>She poops from there

>>388956452

Girls don't poop.

>>388955196
very nice

>>388956580
But do genies poop?

>>388956789
Guy genies do

>>388940687
Their pretty much always attractive anyway if their human

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>>388940687
Nah, I'd play as an ugly monster man if the game was fun. Fanservice can't salvage a shitty game, but it makes a good game all the more enjoyable.

>>388943136
This is literally Chad writing.

>>388956789
>pooptoot

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>>388958394
>MSF
hnggg

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>>388958759
>edgy grimdark watermark
for what purpose

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>>388953274
this
>>388953417
THIS

>MSF was 6 years ago

>>388940687
Sex sells. If it didn't, then it wouldn't need to be attacked.

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>>388960010
I didn't even play it until the Steam port came out. I ended up buying Academy because I enjoyed the first one so much. If they're ever in need of funds they should just port 2 to Steam, that shit would sell in a heartbeat.
>no spinoff action game that ditches the puzzle format in favor of run 'n gun Mega Man style gameplay

>>388943136
Are you implying Wario is not the pinnacle of attractiveness?

>>388960736
SteamDB says it sold 15,831.
In terms of game sales, I don't know if that's a lot but it's something considering that it's just a port.

>>388943234
Keppok [rave in the grave]
Pretty good desu

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>>388947154
>doesn't play a game because the MC is black
wew lad

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>>388958759
wew

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>>388961559
>uhhh THICC
Dumb meme. Patty is pleasantly petite.

>>388940687
It's always a good thing but not necessary

>>388952812
Thats just an opinion, that doesnt actually explain how gameplay mechanics changed.
(also im talking about side character AND main characters/protagonists, as its a rule that applies to both.)

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>>388942445
*autistic

>yfw its true

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>>388956789

>>388951861
Silent Hill 1 and 2

>>388954847
Best song in any of those games is Big. It's a fucking masterpiece.

for some reason even with the outfit and stuff, I dont look at shantae in a sexual way. but she is very aesthetically pleasing to look at.

also a sense of humor which she has is attractive

>>388942574
/aco/ is just western /d/.

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>>388940907

>>388940687
Would you play as a fat, almost bald, pierced all over feminist?

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>>388940687
It doesn't "matter" but it counts

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>>388943652
Same here. Mario's an emotionless marketing husk. Wario's a true bro.

>>388940687
Their appearance has to either Tactfully Cool, Attractive, Goofy or a mix of those,

Ugly females can exist just fine in games, Issue is most people try to make a horse-face side-shaved tie-dye dyke a badass hero with a unlikable personality to boot.

>>388966273
/d/eviant here. That is entirely the fault of our mods deciding that the creation of /aco/ was the perfect reason start banning western from /d/ even though nobody had a problem with it in the first place. Fuck our mods for that bullshit.

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>>388940687
Yes.
We should pursuit beauty but for some reason, many western devs try to create ugly things.
Pic related.

>>388940687
It has to be engaging. Attractive is nice but I'm fine with unattractiveness if the character is visually engaging besides the uglyness, like Styx the goblin

>>388969184
I saw so many people complaining about her when the game came out and I honestly don't get it. She definitely isn't attractive, but she just looks pretty meh, face-wise to me. I think the face paint and clothing makes her design interesting, although still not pretty.
But why is that bad? Why can't we have protagonists that aren't supermodels. I don't want all my characters looking like Quasimodo, but I have far bigger concerns for a game than whether I can get turned on by the person I'm playing as.
>>388969184
This guy gets it. I really enjoyed the novelty of being this small sneaky gremlin character, yet when I went to YouTube comments on a trailer for the game I found a bunch of people whining that they didn't want to play as a small ugly creature.

Woops meant to say that this guy gets it.
>>388970456

It can make a mediocre game bearable and a great game just that little extra bit greater. But in the grand scheme of things it's not THAT important.

>>388970692
>But why is that bad?
She looks hideous and retarded, doesn't exactly make me want to play as her.

>>388970838
I'm glad you agree with me, but I find Hellblade's MC not likeable. Styx is cool because he's a goblin, not a person, plus his personality makes up for his uglyness. She, on the other hand, is an ugly person with an uninteresting personality.

>>388971915
I never played hellblade, so I have no idea how good of a character she actually was. It's just that I never heard anybody say "she has no interesting traits" or "her dialogue is forgettable". It was always just about appearance.

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>>388969184
Honestly I find generic looking protagonists to be the worst kind.

I don't mind them looking ugly as long as they're visually interesting. pic related

>>388974006
what is interesting about him? looks like generic warhammer goblin

>>388974127
It's mostly personal preference.

Honestly the biggest part is that it isn't generic human #582