The witcher is about Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher who sets out on a long journey through the large land of Northern Kingdoms looking for his adopted daughter who is being hunted by the enemy’s in the game the wild hunt.
I choose geralt as my character to research as he is one of my favourite characters in video games because of how diverse he is the player can choose to play him as ruthless and unforgiving or compassionate and forgiving or a mix of the two and it never seems out of character.
The characters role in the game is that he is the main protagonist and is who the player (primarily) controls throughout the game you make choices for him such as to save a Npc from monsters and maybe be rewarded for it or leave him and it potentially cause problems for you later on.
The relationships he has with other characters can be different each play through you can be cold and heartless to them or warm and forgiving each opening up different options in the conversation.
The character influences gameplay by being the main character you control and you see the story unfold through his eyes learning more and more about it up until the final conclusion.
Game 2:
Halo 2
Halo is set in the distant future where the player controls the master chief a Spartan created by earth to defend it against a race of aliens called the covenant who want to activate a super weapon called a halo that would destroy the galaxy
I choose master chief because halo is one of the first games I played and is the first where I was actually interested in the story and it characters and because of this the master chief is one of my favourite characters ever.
Master chiefs role in halo is to stop the covenant from destroying the galaxy using the halos. the player takes control of the master chief and sees the story unfold through his eyes as you try to prevent the covenant from triggering the rings and destroying the galaxy
master chiefs interaction with the other characters in the game is limited as he doesn’t talk unless he is needed to and prefers to get on with the mission. the one exception to this is cortana who is the chiefs A.I that assists him in his missions and is his only real friend so he talks to her more than anyone else in the game
The character influence the gameplay by being the main character you control while going through the story and you see it unfold through his eye and you see the covenants side when you switch over and play as the arbiter.
Game 3
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is the second installment of the mass effect series and a sequel to the original mass effect. The game takes place within the Milky Way galaxy during the 22nd century, where humanity is threatened by an insectoid species known as the Collectors who are trying to bring the end of the world with the reapers who are an ancient race that bring about the apocalypse
The reason why I choose the collectors to research is that I always found them interesting when I played through mass effect and there one of the best villains as you don’t know anything about them and they have a good portion of the story to find out what they are and how to beat them
The collectors role in the game is that they are the main enemy and the driving force behind the story as they are trying to wipe out the universe and start again and it is up to the player who is controlling commander Shepard through his story trying to find out who and what the collectors are and stop them from brining the apocalypse.
You don’t really see the collectors interacting with other characters as for a large part of the game you don’t know who they are or what they look like and the only time you see them is when you find out to much and they start hunting you.
The collectors are the main driving force for the story as the the whole game is about trying to defeat them before they can awaken the reapers
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