Are you Cleo? No, I have addressed this before. Here are some new thoughts…because, why not?
A few days ago Destiny 2 (a game, for those whose feet remain thoroughly in RL) moved available platforms and was made F2P (free to play) for a time, involving some new content. I had ummed and ahhed about it for a while but free things are good…so I decided to be consumed by it last night for more hours than I care to admit to.
You know the drill, you start a new game and if it has characters which can be modified…you are off down the rabbithole and end up not actually playing the game until your character is perfect.
I tried to keep it to a minimum this time. Lately, I haven’t played many games where I am given the option to modify anything too specific about my game character(apart from things like hairstyles etc in Borderlands.) But I remember what it was like to get so engrossed in building a stupid SIMS character and their damn mansion, that I was only able to afford because someone whispered ‘Rosebud,’ the game was considerably lacklustre afterwards. (imo)
So, is it the control factor we like? ….Muahaha I can make my own people~! > : D
Or…
This is how I would look and dress… if I didn’t have to work a corporate slave gig in the day time. I want to be completely different in game! I want blue skin all overrrrrrr!
Or…
Nah, I’ll be more honest, I will make it resemble me but, err, I can edit genes! Therefore….*adds extra height, bluer eyes, better bone structure…smaller ass…
Or…
Didn’t really think about it, just selected the characteristics that appealed most when I had a choice of a few…
...Then found out I may have been subconsciously describing some kind of residual image I still had of myself from a long time ago? *AHEM* – pay no attention to the person in the picture above.
(This concept was pretty cool when mentioned in ground-breaking film The Matrix – the part where Morpheous tells Neo, “Your appearance now is what we call residual self image. It is the mental projection of your digital self.” )
As previously mentioned, Cleo Darkrose was never me in any of those ways. Despite the descriptions in the novels, there are only a few factors based on me and those ones just help me with logistics when writing for her. For example, can a woman my height actually land an effective kick that height etc. (It’s been fun trying!)
How do you select your character traits in-game? Which games have the best choices?
How do you create your characters in your writing?
Who do you want to be? 😉
TLDR: I am not Cleo Darkrose. I also play games online. How do you create your characters/have you thought about why you gravitate to the choices you make regarding them? Is there a reason? Or just one that is hidden somewhere in your subconscious?
Also, play Destiny 2.