11 Yrs#
ArchaicGamer
#1
's Avatar
11 Yrs#
I use to think I was closest perhaps to Wakka from Final Fantasy X, he had quite a few aspects of him that were totally different though, but he was the closest up until recently. I never thought of Wakka as overly Physically Fit, yet he was athletic all the same. He would often think of others, and do his best to cheer others up. He also had good self-esteem, but low confidence, always promising to do his best even if it wouldn't be enough, he was also very loyal. Yet his hatred for the Al Bhed, for change, and his stringent views on following the rules to a T were totally unlike me.

Recently I have been playing Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia and I am finding to this point I am perhaps even more like main character Lyner Barsett, then I am like Wakka. Like Lyner I to put other peoples feelings first, or what I assume their feelings would be. If I had to go to the store and walk there about a mile, I wouldn't ask if anyone else wanted to go, I would assume a mile walk is probably not what they want to do. Sometimes I find I am wrong and then they wonder why I didn't ask if they wanted to go. Lyner is also a good person who feels it his responsibility to help those around him, I do the same thing, I always ask people I see who look like they could use some help if they need it, and often I go out of my way to help others too. He doesn't have a great relationship with his Father, because his Father has different plans for him then he has for himself, again it mirror's my life, my Dad wanted me to be a computer programmer and follow in his foot steps, I didn't want to, so instead of following my dreams, which needed his aid and support, he put a stop to my dreams. We still talk, but often he puts me down for not following his plan for my future. Lyner does have some traits not like me, like his recklessness, defiance towards certain people, and his excessive determination when it comes to some things. He is also it seems forgetful, but I haven't gotten far enough to know the whole story there.
12 Yrs$#
KerfMerf
Determined
#2
's Avatar
12 Yrs$#
Sorry to hear your dad doesn't approve of your direction in life :(

I guess I've never really thought about game characters that I relate to... I appreciate good characters when they come along, but most of the time they're just big hero types or reluctant hero types, so I don't really relate. I sort of relate to Agent York from Deadly Premonition. We both have strong senses of justice and drives to investigate. We both have a tendency to ignore others' feelings at inopportune moments. We're highly emotionally driven, but it's mostly internal. We're quick to act on romantic impulses. But I'm not exactly traumatized, or have a voice inside my head, and I'm not in the FBI, so... y'know.

Also, Luigi. We both have an older brother that gets the limelight. We both have inferiority complexes. We're both perfectly capable on our own.
11 Yrs#
gss89
#3
's Avatar
11 Yrs#
Leisure Suit Larry... haha, not really. I don't know, I've never thought about that. Is there a character who's just your average guy with mild temper and fear of hights? I can't think of any.
12 Yrs#
Humlon
#4
's Avatar
12 Yrs#
I feel like Nathan Drake but I am probably more like Slippy :P