For example, when I play RPGs that allow you to rename characters (like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy), I usually keep the default name.

Why? Well, I don’t want to think of a name in first place. But it also gets confusing when looking at guides.

On third place, and this is more how I like to play games, I don’t feel it is fair to take their name out of these characters to replace it with one that represents them less.

Do you do this too, or am I the odd one?

  • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I struggle to choose a name that doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb

    A buddy of mine played many Western fantasy RPGs, and christened the characters with various elegant and dreamy names, until he started ‘World of Warcraft’ and met two guys called ‘Foot in my Mouth’ and ‘Get Yer Hands Off’. After that, his characters were named something like ‘Bitten by a Shark’.