Mindovermaster Moderator Posted January 26 Moderator Share Posted January 26 I've been thinking on this a lot. Is Zelda the ONLY game that doesn't name the main character, Link? Mario ### (lot of versions) Tomb Raider Luigi's Mansion Donkey Kong MegaMan # Sonic # The list goes on and on.. I know a lot of people who mistook Link for Princess Zelda. Has there ever been a game that didn't start with the main player? Or am I forgetting something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 26 Global Moderator Share Posted January 26 Doomguy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satukoro Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) On 26/01/2024 at 14:47, Mindovermaster said: I've been thinking on this a lot. Is Zelda the ONLY game that doesn't name the main character, Link? Mario ### (lot of versions) Tomb Raider Luigi's Mansion Donkey Kong MegaMan # Sonic # The list goes on and on.. I know a lot of people who mistook Link for Princess Zelda. Has there ever been a game that didn't start with the main player? Or am I forgetting something? When I was younger, my parents bought us a used copy of Ocarina of Time which had a saved file on it called "David". I assumed the main character's name was David and didn't know it was Link until I was a little older and heard other people refer to him. My first PS2 game was Dark Cloud and you can name the 6 characters you get in your party. The main character's name is Toan (pre-filled in unlike in Zelda games) but you can change it if you want. I don't think you can change the main character Max's name in the sequel (two great/quirky early 3d jrpgs if anyone's interested). I'm not really sure if this applies to other jrpgs (or jrpgs/rpgs in general considering the nature of roleplaying games) like early pokemon games where the main character's name (Ash I guess) is Red and the rival (Gary) is Blue. If we're speaking more strictly to Action Adventure games (with platforming and puzzle elements sprinkled in), I also cannot think of any others ---- Edit: just remembered Katamari Damacy where the main character is just the prince who I'm not sure has a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted January 26 Author Moderator Share Posted January 26 On 26/01/2024 at 13:58, Jim K said: Doomguy? IIRC, DoomGuy wasn't the "main" charater.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 26 Global Moderator Share Posted January 26 On 26/01/2024 at 14:08, Mindovermaster said: IIRC, DoomGuy wasn't the "main" charater.. Doomguy is the main protagonist...but not named (you, the player, is Doomguy). Yeah, I guess I don't know what you're asking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrez Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Links name was mentioned in the NES manual. But I see what you were saying most JRPG 'S have a namable save file but some like Dragon Warrior/Quest or Pokémon will change the in-game text to match your save name. satukoro 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted January 27 MVC Share Posted January 27 Does Links Crossbow Training count? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link's_Crossbow_Training It was only bundled / help sell the Wii Zapper Accessory. (Edit) - HALO ODST ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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