>silent protag
Why is this allowed?
I have autism.
>>26622291
Because if they said something stupid, the self-insert autists would throw a fit because "they" would never say that.
wtf is this thread
>>26622291
Silent protags are shit most of the time. It's lazy making the player have to imagine a personality for a character. The only times when it's acceptable is when they are actually expressive (See Wind Waker Link), which pokemon always fails to do.
>game has a story
>>26622612
>rpg without a story
>>26622291
Because of Game freak.
>>26622291
Why are you allowed?
>>26622291
>male protag
Why is this allowed?
>>26622612
You are playing too much elders scroll and overwatch.
Yes overwatch has an story but outside of gameplay itself.
>>26622291
iz dont
stupid hedacannons and retart fandom overall (shh bulbapedo)
>>26622291
To allow you to more easily put yourself in their shoes. Pokemon MCs were always meant to be self-inserts, it's why the intro of Red and Blue puts so much emphasis on the beginning of YOUR journey, coupled with the total lack of backstory aside from living with your generic mother in generic starting town.
It's why the customization in X and Y felt so good, it allowed you to really make the character the avatar of whatever you wanted it to be, whether it was a self-insert or just an idealized version of the character you wanted to make. I look forward to it returning in Sun and Moon.
Because the protag is literally you, and you're autistic as fuck.
Why do people want the protagonist to speak? What would that add?
The protag is meant to be a blank slate because it's YOU going on an adventure, hence why you get to name then
>reading the in-game text
>caring about the protagonist saying anything
>wanting the game to literally force a story down your throat
plotfags please.
>silent protag
>silent team members
>no voice acting
>unskippable cutscenes
>abudance of healing items
>no sidequests
>no plot twists
>no secret bosses
Pokemon is a really terrible JRPG series tbqaphwaoy famiglia
>>26628572
>quest
fucking bullshit
>>26628572
And yet, it is still one of the best on handhelds.
Which is sad.
>>26628572
I know that it is, and is still marketed as such.
But I kind of stopped considering Pokemon as a JRPG ages ago. Or at the very least not on par with the other JRPGs I buy like Nier, Persona, Bravely Default, etc.
>>26627131
>>26627217
>>26628514
This. I don't get why some fucking autists think the MC self-inserts are their own characters.
>>26628514
I just like having options to maybe say stuff. It would allow the game to be more engaging.
And I mean more than just a few words or "Yes" and "No" questions. Having everythign monologued to you through the NPCs is just boring, I guess.
>>26627089
huuurp le red is le silent xDDD ledgy bulbapedos
which genious accidentially that thread btw?
>>26609041
I am not going anywhere, I haven't bought Gold-Platinum Pass Account twice just to disappear again. You have to handle all those redbulls and greenbulls, I dont post anything obscene.
HAAAH!
I suffer on the pokeman world
>>26622410
You have no idea how much this pisses me off. It isn't even about self insert, I just like healers and stealth, and oh so often there is so much forced shit or bad dialogue that makes any form of RP useless for both.
>>26622291
Okay, it's no longer allowed.
Who should be in charge of the fiction police, and what should the punishment be for writing a story that doesn't appeal to your personal taste?
>>>/sovietrussia/
>>26622410
Some of them are really bad and forced though.
>Person X helps you through the entire journey
>Always says shit about X
>Princess Y have been a bitch through the entire game
>Always talks greatly about Y
>>26622291
You're right, I' rather have a protag that talks about how important friendship is.We will have Whisper-Rotom to talk for us soon.
>>26622291
Everything I want is that all of NPCs accepts your "No" answer. If they don't do it at all, why the fuck I have a choice?
>>26629437
Fucking this.
No, i don't want to do whatever it is you're asking me, get someone else to do it.
>>26622291
what the fuck do you have to say when you arent hiding behind anon status? you cant be anon in game so you get "yes" or "no".
>>26628514
Its just stupid when it goes like this:
>hey anon, hows it going?
>....
>so your pokedex is coming along nicely? thats great to hear!
>.....
>I guess you're right, its comforting to know we're good friends
>.....
Because as we all know, if you were silent like that they'd fuck off because you contribute nothing and waste their time.
I'd take shitty characterization like from Fire Emblems Fates protag over that, because at least its not going to be one sided on the conversations and there's some character progression outside of the very rare 'yes' and 'no' option.
>>26630214
Apples and oranges, nigger.
>>26628572
>no sidequest
WRONG
>no secret bosses
What is Red.
>>26630214
It's sometimes hilarious how much /vp/ is opposed to change. These shitters can't think logically.
>>26622291
Silent protags are fine. They're generally a vessel for the player to experience the world, and allow role-play. Some games are better suited to this kind of character, and games can even do fun bait-and-switches using a silent protag (see: undertale, earthbound, etc).
Non-silent protags are also fine. They allow the player to experience a character's story as opposed to being put into the story themselves. Some games are better suited to this type of character.
I'm sure whichever route pokemon decided to go, if they tailored the game with that kind of protag in mind, they could do it well. Though I personally enjoy the silent protagonist trope.
>B-but only one is allowed to be good and the other is shit and the one I like is the good one
I hate this stupid fucking culture where people feel compelled to pick sides on an issue and argue about it like you're picking teams that are opposed to eachother. That doesn't just go to OP, this goes to half of you in the thread.
>>26622291
>voiced protag in a primary silent protag game
Because that went so well right?
