If they're supposed to be actual characters and not player inserts, then why are they silent? He and Joker from Persona 5 are the worst uses of a silent protagonist I've ever seen. I only really tolerate them in cases where the story is heavily deemphasized or in cases like Okami where the main character has a good reason for being mute and has plenty of personality to display without needing to formally speak.
Nowadays they just feel like a lazy way to get around not having to write/voice a character or avoid making the audience feel alienated. IMO silent protags are a relic of jrpgs from old. I've heard that the reason Ludger is silent is to avoid giving away a certain twist, but frankly that's kind of BS when the twist is obvious and Abyss pulled something very similar without having to make Luke a mute.Ĭhoices are fine, but not at the expense of making a character mute. The brief moment near the end of the game where you see Ludger acting and emoting like a normal person felt so much better. Ludger is clearly his own character and not a self insert, him having no speaking lines outside of NG+ and in battle just felt incredibly awkward. I'd accept it if the next mainline Tales had character creation, but in no cases I'd want a Ludger. Ludger, however, was not player-created and had backstory central to the plot, and was almost an actual character, so he should have been a non-silent MC, so I think he's the worst use of a silent MC in any game alongside Persona 5's Joker, Digital Devil Saga's Serph and all the characters who are silent when MC and non-silent when not the protagonist, because they're neither a player insert nor a character (Maya from Persona 2, Isaac and Felix from Golden Sun, most chapter protagonists in Mother 3). I would accept a silent MC in a future game only if they're player-created (Tales only had character creation in Radiant Mythology, and no mothership titles have implemented it yet). I would prefer the protagonist to have dialogue, and in fact I felt really happy when a trailer showed Alphen speaking like a normal character. What did you think about Ludger? Would you like another Ludger in a future Tales mothership game (possibly Arise 2)? Why? Related Websites and Groupsįlair images from Tales of Transparent, Brilliant Cataclysmic Rips, and Abyssal Chronicles' Tales of Card Evolve Gallery. >!Repede is a good boy.!< ➜ Repede is a good boy. Please be considerate about spoilers! Not everyone has played every game, so if you want to post about things that might be considered spoilers, please use the spoiler tag on your post and choose your title carefully so people won't be spoiled just by reading it.įor spoilers in textposts and comments use spoiler tags as follows: If you have any questions or need to report anything, please message the moderators.
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