Do you use canon protag names in RPGs?

Do you use canon protag names in RPGs, Ganker?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Usually not.

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    What's Doorman's canon name?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Minato arisato / Makoto Yuuki

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Thanks

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I name mine after myself and my family. Helped that one of them was really close to my name anyway

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    First time play? Yes. Otherwise no, I usually go for a cheeky name.

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Yosuke is the kinda dude to say Black person or homie unironically around people in real life and get his face smashed in instead of hiding his power level on the internet

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Nah

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Depends on the game. Usually yes though.

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    only if it comes as those default names or its too obvious/popular like Narukami.

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I always name my japanese characters Makoto because it sounds cute

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    depends
    On WRPGs where i know the name usually doesnt matter (especially when theres a character creation screen), yeah, i make my own name

    If i cant create the character though to my specifications (like JRPGs and Visual Novels), it keeps its name, unless the name is really stupid

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Yes, unless they have no default name, in which case I'll just use a name I like, or for Persona specifically I'll use my real name.

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Yes, always.

    I don't play to self-insert, I play to see that character's story.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Persona/SMT
      >character's story

      Blank slate main characters suck in JRPGs, specially Dragon Quest
      It's only great in New Vegas where your actions and infamy actually affect the way the world treats you

      There's no reason for Joker from Persona 5 to be silent. Just give him dialogue

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Yes.

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I use Hiro Main

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Yeah, it blows my mind how people can go with a shitty joke name on their first playthrough and still somehow be invested in the game and its story.
    I guess that's the power of not having autism.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      If a main character is a boring nobody self-insert then it's easy to give them a moronic name and still get invested in the story since they may as well not exist.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I feel like it'd still be pretty immersion-breaking to have characters occasionally refer to Pooped M'pants in every other scene.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Just gotta make the silly name appropriate for the MC.
          P3 - Jesus Christ
          P4 - Senpai Sensei
          P5 - Dindu Nuffin

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Damn at least you're self aware.
      These games are more about the surrounding characters anyway, the main guy is just a window into their lives, so I don't get too bothered if he's Ass Gaper or israelite Slayer

  16. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    on games i liks to immerse I use cannon names unless my name can make sense in the setting.
    playing rpgs and ignoring the role play part or skipping the story always seemed like a waste of time done by people that just want to rush the game without any enjoyment.

  17. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Usually, yeah. And if the MC doesn't have a canon name, I choose one that fits the setting. If its a story I'm really interested in, running 'round as Cum Lord ruins the experience quite a bit

  18. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    If it's an absolute nobody like Link sure, if they have a personality, i tend to let them have their OG name

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