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It’s Not All Fun And Names

It’s Not All Fun And Names

by Adam Huber on July 17, 2019 at 12:00 am
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  1. TB Tabby
    TB Tabby
    July 17, 2019, 12:43 am | # | Reply

    So true. Even worse when it comes to Pokemon and you have hundreds of characters to name. And don’t even bother if you’re playing No Man’s Sky.

    • DTIBA
      DTIBA
      July 17, 2019, 2:23 am | # | Reply

      Most Trainers only catch a couple dozen Pokémon, tops, as companions; anything else caught is for Pokédex completion purposes. And when you account for the size of the player base, those who give nicknames are actually a minority.

      • James
        James
        July 17, 2019, 7:55 am | # | Reply

        My list of names for nearly every pokemon in the first 3 gens says otherwise! Bet you didn’t count on me having nothing to do circa 2006!

        • DTIBA
          DTIBA
          July 17, 2019, 1:48 pm | # | Reply

          Notice my use of ‘Most’. The intersection of Pokédex completionists and Trainers who nickname every Pokémon they capture is a very narrow field. That being said, if you actually came up with a nickname for all 386 Pokémon in Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn (give or take a few Mythical Pokémon who no one will blame you for missing), and not just the few who didn’t have a different Japanese name that fit the old ten-character limit, you have my significant praise.

    • Vander
      Vander
      July 17, 2019, 7:52 am | # | Reply

      On No Man’s Sky, I just leave everything as the default name! To many dozens of things to name to change them all!

  2. DTIBA
    DTIBA
    July 17, 2019, 2:26 am | # | Reply

    I know what you mean, Adam. Final Fantasy I, I just go with the official names from the novel. Thank the gods most RPGs these days give you an auto-name function if the indecision paralyzes you; a good preset list of reasonably normal names saves a lot of trouble.

    • Carl
      Carl
      July 17, 2019, 9:30 am | # | Reply

      There was a novel? And you always play with the same set of classes?

      • DTIBA
        DTIBA
        July 17, 2019, 1:37 pm | # | Reply

        Yep, an official novelization from 2012 titled “Memory of Heroes”. And yes, I always use the same team setup. Zest the Warrior, Sauber the Thief, Floe the White Mage, Daewoo the Black Mage. I did try a couple runs with a Monk or Red Mage in place of the Thief, but I left the name Sauber.

        • Carl
          Carl
          July 17, 2019, 1:49 pm | # | Reply

          How do you use six character names with a four-cdaracter limit?

          • DTIBA
            DTIBA
            July 17, 2019, 2:16 pm | #

            I started playing with the Dawn of Souls release, and I think FFI has had a six-character limit since the Origins release.

  3. Aze
    Aze
    July 17, 2019, 3:19 am | # | Reply

    Just play as a woman and name the character after your daughter, that way you can claim it’s a homage.^^

    • DTIBA
      DTIBA
      July 17, 2019, 4:16 am | # | Reply

      Assuming that (a) the game allows the choice of your character’s gender [without requiring gameplay choices that are incompatible with his gameplay style] and (b) his daughter’s name fits the character limit, that’s actually a really good idea.

      • Halosty
        Halosty
        July 17, 2019, 10:47 am | # | Reply

        We can assume his daughter’s name is shorter than “Buttmunchio” in all likelihood.

        • DrIstvaan
          DrIstvaan
          July 18, 2019, 5:46 am | # | Reply

          It’s Leia, so yes, definitely shorter.

  4. joe Crouse
    joe Crouse
    July 17, 2019, 7:15 am | # | Reply

    you can always go super generic. like TIM the enchanter!

  5. Matthew
    Matthew
    July 17, 2019, 7:38 am | # | Reply

    Am i the only one who usually names the character after myself?

    • DTIBA
      DTIBA
      July 17, 2019, 1:43 pm | # | Reply

      If you have a single playable character, then yeah, that’s not a bad idea. But there’s a few different reasons why you might have more characters available than you have names.
      -Standard RPG: A party of multiple characters, all of whom are interacting with each other; if you give them all the same name, menus are gonna give you hell.
      -Online RPG: Multiple accounts used for characters with radically different skillsets; even if the game doesn’t straight-up stop you from using the same name all the time, muscle memory is gonna give you hell.
      -Non-RPG (fantasy): Most names in the modern day do not mesh well with a high fantasy setting.

  6. James
    James
    July 17, 2019, 7:57 am | # | Reply

    My latest characters per game are James, because I’m lazy, and Butterscotch for obvious reasons.

  7. Mar'quar
    Mar'quar
    July 17, 2019, 9:46 am | # | Reply

    You named a character without an apostrophe in the middle? I name thee unnerd and banish thee from geekdom. Ye shall not return under penalty of mockery!

    • DTIBA
      DTIBA
      July 20, 2019, 4:55 am | # | Reply

      Characters whose names possess an apostrophe in the middle are a minority in all genres. I hereby unmake thy declaration, endest thy unjust banishment of a fellow nerd proven time and again, and condemn thee as pretentious.

  8. wren
    wren
    July 17, 2019, 3:05 pm | # | Reply

    I have literally been giving my video game characters only bird names for 10 years. Just started a pokemon fangame with “Lark”. I have so many bird characters. Help.

    • AlphaSigma
      AlphaSigma
      July 17, 2019, 5:13 pm | # | Reply

      Sounds like you’d be a hatoful boyfriend

    • Matthew
      Matthew
      July 17, 2019, 11:36 pm | # | Reply

      Holy Audobon Society batman. Thats a lot of bird names.

  9. Ace Palarum
    Ace Palarum
    July 17, 2019, 7:04 pm | # | Reply

    Ruining the drama indeed. I made the most hideous Dragon Age character I could and toyed with naming her “ugly” just to get dialogue options like “I’m ugly.” and “You can call me ugly.” when introducing herself. Ultimately I decided I’d be laughing too hard at that to really enjoy the game.

    • DTIBA
      DTIBA
      July 19, 2019, 1:09 am | # | Reply

      Reminds me of a Legend of Zelda drinking game, where you change the name of Link to Drink.

  10. Killian (as of right now)
    Killian (as of right now)
    July 17, 2019, 7:33 pm | # | Reply

    That’s officially the best character name I’ve ever heard! I am /so/ naming my next game character Killian Darksteel. I don’t care what genre the game is.

  11. Robert Hansson
    Robert Hansson
    July 22, 2019, 11:22 am | # | Reply

    Played a silly visual novel once, that turned out to become quite dramatic and not at all as silly as I thought it was at first. I’m not sure if it was alleviated or not by me having named my character “Ultra Wanker”.

  12. SmaggTheSmug
    SmaggTheSmug
    July 23, 2019, 5:39 pm | # | Reply

    Unless you’re playing a highly lethal Roguelike like ADOM. You have no problem coming up with random names for random adventurers.
    Protip: use a real name and change a letter or two. Worked for the Witcher.

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