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General discussion (archive)Painkiller, Alan Wake, Max Payne....why?(40 posts)(40 posts)
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Posted November 01, 2012
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mondo84: I think game developers use the same archetype for their heroes because those tall, well built, chiseled, handsome guys just look like the rest of us.

Right?
I think that Duke Nukem in particular was intentionally designed as such because it is the stereotypical hero.

Most of the time though, I think it's just sloth on the part of the designers. There are some archetypes that you'll never see as a hero, just as the fat bald guy, but most of the time it's a matter of them not wanting to bother taking the risk.
Posted November 01, 2012
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mondo84: I think game developers use the same archetype for their heroes because those tall, well built, chiseled, handsome guys just look like the rest of us.

Right?
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hedwards: I think that Duke Nukem in particular was intentionally designed as such because it is the stereotypical hero.

Most of the time though, I think it's just sloth on the part of the designers. There are some archetypes that you'll never see as a hero, just as the fat bald guy, but most of the time it's a matter of them not wanting to bother taking the risk.
Duke was born from the "Action movie stereotype of the 90's" thing

The Ironic thing here is that right now he is 10x cooler than the current "Bald space marine" chiche of videogames today

Take any "modern" popular shooter and now replace the main character with Duke Nukem, the game automatically becomes 2-3 times better
Posted November 01, 2012
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Crosmando: Yeah, on that topic what is it with brown hair meaning trustworthy good guys. I can't even remember the last movie/game when a blonde-haired character wasn't evil or somehow deceptive.
Ever heard of James Bond? Captain America? Thor? Samus? Link?
Posted November 01, 2012
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Theta_Sigma: Roger Wilco (Space Quest)
Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island)
Sadwick (The Whispered World)
He-man (Masters of the Universe)
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AFnord: But those are not people that us blondes want to be compared to. They are not as manly as "Painkiller guy", Mr. Wake & Mr. Payne. I could live with being compared to Mr. Knight though (but not this Mr. Knight)
You want to be compared to someone that has a mental breakdown and murders 100s of people on his way for revenge?
Posted November 01, 2012
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Roman5: Duke was born from the "Action movie stereotype of the 90's" thing
Couldn't you have just said "Arnold Schwarzenegger", without the accent?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxoyw_8I7I
Post edited November 01, 2012 by timppu
Posted November 01, 2012
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Darkcloud: You want to be compared to someone that has a mental breakdown and murders 100s of people on his way for revenge?
As long as he is manlier than He-Man, then sure, why not?
Posted November 01, 2012
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carnival73: Why do all three protagonists look alike?

And what's so great about brunettes...what about us blonde guys?
I've only ever seen us depicted as bards. *cries*
You guys have a giant "shoot me" sign. It's called your hair.

At least you don't have it as bad as redheads. XD
Posted November 01, 2012
Now now, as far as Alan Wake and Max Payne are concerned, realize that both of them were modeled after someone on the development staff. It wasn't just randomized character drawn up by the artists everyone liked... it was just a guy at the office that looked the part. :P
Posted November 01, 2012
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timppu: That reminds me, do you remember many red-haired male protagonists in video games? Probably some viking-themed game?
Gingers don't have souls.
Posted November 01, 2012
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timppu: That reminds me, do you remember many red-haired male protagonists in video games? Probably some viking-themed game?
Crono comes to mind.
Posted November 01, 2012
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timppu: That reminds me, do you remember many red-haired male protagonists in video games?
Alundra from the PS1 games and Adol of Ys fame come to mind for me.
Posted November 01, 2012
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Austrobogulator: Have you seen this image?
I guess it is because they are the most "non-descriptive" and therefore are the easiest to identify with.

I look like half of those pictures.
Posted November 01, 2012
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Theta_Sigma: Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island)
Note, though, that Guybrush wasn't blond until Curse. And then in Escape his hair wasn't blond, it was a lump of cheese melted on top of his scalp.
Posted November 01, 2012
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TheJoe: Note, though, that Guybrush wasn't blond until Curse. And then in Escape his hair wasn't blond, it was a lump of cheese melted on top of his scalp.
Uh, while the sprite was sometimes more of a dark blonde depending on the version, Steve Purcell's cover art and the close up shots never showed him as anything other than blonde, right from the very first MI...

The Secret of Monkey Island:
cover art
ingame close up

LeChuck's Revenge:
cover art
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Posted November 01, 2012
I don't think gaming is ready for a blonde action hero..
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