![]() ![]() That is the only possible reason I can think of for including those characters. No, Amnesia includes them because it wants to encourage discussion on game characters. Amnesia however does resort to shapeless characters, but it doesn’t do that because it wants to suck or act like wish fulfillment. Ordinary anime would absolutely never, ever resort to wish fulfillment characters because that would defeat the entire purpose of an animated story. (Note: There are some games that attempt to the combine the two types of characters. Good examples include many RPGs like Persona 4, Fallout 3 or Dragon Age. I suppose you could also call this wish fulfillment, but there is nothing really wrong with that since the impossible will always be impossible. The character’s adventure in the game is our adventure to! We go on adventures that would otherwise not be possible. Not all of us the time and skill required to beat a dragon so video games with undefined characters give us the impression that we can. They aren’t used to showcase a story, but rather used so gamers can have their own adventure. Shapeless CharactersĬontrary to what I have called them, undefined, vague characters are not a bad thing in games. They should not however let a viewer experience an adventure of the viewer’s choosing. They should let the viewers dream about what having a similar adventure would be like. They should let the viewers experience the adventure that is being unfold in front of them. Anime should be telling you a story and through the use of animation and audio. Good examples include games like Uncharted or Psychonauts(which I should really finish someday).Īnime feature characters of this type. You are experiencing their life, their journey and in turn being presented a story. When you play a game as one of these characters, you are simply guiding them through their life. Some games feature deep, well built, defined characters. When it comes to games, there are two types of characters. Irrefutable piece of evidence 1: Characters are puppets You see, Amnesia is not about real characters entering a game, it is about video game characters entering real life.ĭon’t worry, I have 2 pieces of irrefutable evidence to back up my claim.
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