Risen 3: Titan Lords

[Revenant]

A young warrior is attacked from the shadows and deprived of his soul. He sets off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness that is spreading throughout the world.

You don't say?

The protagonist in the screenshots looks nothing like the one in the teaser. Does the balding and the neckbeard occur because of him gotten... "attacked from the shadows and deprived of his soul"?

EDIT: ah, yes, the quoted post refers to the protagonist trying to reclaim what is lost... his hair

 

[Baron Dupek]

He remind me someone.
Hmmm....

OH SNAP

Seems like radioactivity make him balder.

 

[Sunsetspawn]

The last person that I heard say verticality got a fist to the face.

Then it's a good thing you ain't hear nobody say it.

 

[Angthoron]

You can see it's in beta because the protagonist's model is still missing his chin.

Maybe it'll be the game's new defining mechanic, kinda like Mind Reading was a big thing in Divinity 2: once you reclaim enough soul, his hair, chin and breasts will grow back, eventually revealing that you've been playing as Patty all along.

What a twist.

 

[Durwyn]

I never thought I will say it but I prefer playing as a default "collar-grabbing" Shepard or uber-metro-macho Hawke than this wimp.

Risen 4 protagonist:

Meme not made by me, just found it like that.

 

[Dwemer Puzzle Box]

Risen 3: Assburger Lords?

 

[undecaf]

+1 for Spede.

 

[Metro]

Maybe they have character customization.

 

[Perkel]

No, main p baldness is just side effect of character being weak. With lvl increased his hair will grow too

 

[Country_Gravy]

No, main p baldness is just side effect of character being weak. With lvl increased his hair will grow too

So leveling up = video game Rogaine?

 

[Perkel]

Just like in dragon ball

 

[Dreaad]

I suppose it could just be that the nameless char got older.... I mean last game he was an alcoholic/layabout/sellout to the inquisition. Maybe in Risen 4 he will just be a hunchback old guy with a white beard and blunderbuss.

 

[Roguey]

Holy shit that lighting is just shitty. Is that hard to add even one light source in that house above ? You know like phong light used in games since Directx8

As I understand it, lighting is one of the last things done. Kotor2 and da2 had particularly bad lighting because there was no time to properly tweak it.

 

[Explorerbc]

Who cares about the character, I never liked a character's face in a modern rpg anyways.

Screenshots look ok, I still haven't played Risen 2 but the first one was good so let's hope this turns out to be good as well.

 

[undecaf]

Who cares about the character

Indeed. Noone, but how will the gameplay be?

 

[Zombra]

Who cares about the character

Indeed. Noone, but how will the gameplay be?

I certainly care about the character, but yes, gameplay is what really matters.

For the record, I wasn't entirely kidding when I said I respect PB for having ugly heroes. I enjoyed the first 2/3 of the original Risen, but it was a shame that they went with shaven-headed white Space Marine guy. I hated wimpy coffee shop goatee guy from Gothic, but at least he was memorable. Given a choice between balding guy with chin curtain and another Space Marine, I'll go with balding guy with chin curtain.

 

[undecaf]

Who cares about the character

Indeed. Noone, but how will the gameplay be?

I certainly care about the character

Why? In an RPG, you are usually given a character to fullfill; why care about the looks? He looks what he looks, but you are to create his story.

 

[Zombra]

I certainly care about the character

Why? In an RPG, you are always (well usually these days, and optimally) given a character; why care about the looks? He looks what he looks, but you are to create his story.

Eh ... that conversation seems like WAY more effort than it's worth. Suffice it to say the character I play in a game does make a difference to me. That answers Explorerbc's question about "who cares" (despite its clearly rhetorical nature), and refutes your assertion that the answer is "noone" (sic). It's OK if you guys don't care, but some people do. As to why, just trust me, I have reasons. You'll notice that many games have tons of customization options, also for reasons. I'm just disinclined to delineate and justify those reasons at the moment.

 

[Durwyn]

Who cares about the character

Indeed. Noone, but how will the gameplay be?

I certainly care about the character

Why? In an RPG, you are always (well usually these days, and optimally) given a character; why care about the looks? He looks what he looks, but you are to create his story.

Jesus... this thread makes me do unbelievable things...

Immersion... Yes, I said it.
I always try to make my character look as I believe he/she would look for the build/my vision. It may be dumb, even dumbfuck dumb but I like my characters to look the way I envisage them. Character customization may be a non-important feature, but still when playing WHFRPG or D&D I never thought about my character as a "default" aryan/caucasian male with "default" chosen race features. It's a part of building a character and "immersing" (when did it become so pejorative) myself in the game. I don't like fixed looks unless there are good reasons (either technical or plot-related)

 

[undecaf]

What the fuck? In an RPG, who really gives a shit what the character initially looks like when the point of the whoile game is to mold the story according to his deeds, not how he looks? There's the "immersion" thing, but if you are playing a character, what difference does it make how he looks (unless that's a factor in the story)?

 

[Durwyn]

What the fuck? In an RPG, who really gives a shit what the character initially looks like when the point of the whoile game is to mold the story according to his deeds, not how he looks? There's the "immersion" thing, but if you are playing a character, what difference does it make how he looks (unless that's a factor in the story)?

Oh boy...
But I would like to decide what deeds my protagonist does on how I envisage my protagonist. I know it is shocking but that's the way the RPGs roll.

 

[agentorange]

So we finally get a character who looks like a somewhat realistic portrayal of what a dude in a middle ages like time period would look like, instead of some clean cut, hair gelled and made up nancy boy card board cut-out or some Fabio looking mother fucker, and you people bitch that the character isn't attractive enough? Fucking seriously? Waaah I'm not gonna play the game unless I can make a waifu character waaaaaah. Fuck off.

 

[undecaf]

What the fuck? In an RPG, who really gives a shit what the character initially looks like when the point of the whoile game is to mold the story according to his deeds, not how he looks? There's the "immersion" thing, but if you are playing a character, what difference does it make how he looks (unless that's a factor in the story)?

Oh boy...
But I would like to decide what deeds my protagonist does on how I envisage my protagonist. I know it is shocking but that's the way the RPGs roll.

Yes, everyone does. Nothing new there. But what the story dictates is what you play, and unless the looks affect something in the game, it doesn't matter what the PC looks like. You wanting to change him this or that way is of no cause, really.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I joked about his missing chin but I'm kind of happy we don't get to play as Fabio for a change, yeah.

As to why, just trust me, I have reasons. You'll notice that many games have tons of customization options, also for reasons. I'm just disinclined to delineate and justify those reasons at the moment.

 

[Durwyn]

So we finally get a character who looks like a somewhat realistic portrayal of what a dude in a middle ages like time period would look like, instead of some clean cut, hair gelled and made up nancy boy card board cut-out or some Fabio looking mother fucker, and you people bitch that the character isn't attractive enough? Fucking seriously? Waaah I'm not gonna play the game unless I can make a waifu character waaaaaah. Fuck off.

Go play the Sims, you can make your everyman there.

What the fuck? In an RPG, who really gives a shit what the character initially looks like when the point of the whoile game is to mold the story according to his deeds, not how he looks? There's the "immersion" thing, but if you are playing a character, what difference does it make how he looks (unless that's a factor in the story)?

Oh boy...
But I would like to decide what deeds my protagonist does on how I envisage my protagonist. I know it is shocking but that's the way the RPGs roll.

Yes, everyone does. Nothing new there. But what the story dictates is what you play, and unless the looks affect something in the game, it doesn't matter what the PC looks like. You wanting to change him this or that way is of no cause, really.

Do not misunderstand me here. Things like character appearance are just cosmetics but they still may change your perception slightly. Imagine The Nameless One looks like Cloud from FFVII...