Hi Everyone,
I wanted to start by saying ADW is my first attempt at a "blank/insert" protagonist. I come from a comics/graphic novel background so it was never an option to me when I was writing for that format. For a long time playing jrpgs, I didn't care much for "blank/insert" protagonists as many of them had an established name, history, gender and visual appearance but were "silent" so in my mind they just seemed like lazy writing. I gained more appreciation for the concept when I started playing DnD and some other games like the Dragon's Age series. For those who know me, I always like to try new things when I'm creating, so when I was preparing ADW, I thought I would challenge myself. It's opened my eyes firsthand to the unique and interesting writing/visual presentation challenges around this concept.
And most importantly, I create games to connect with others and I love seeing/learning about players interpretation of the protagonist! From a creator's standpoint, it feels like I get to "collaborate" with the player to some extent when I saw fanarts with the player's OC and I absolutely love it.
Please share your thoughts, interpretation of the MC and any suggestion or related experiences. Along with any instances of both poor/jarring execution on my part (I'm always trying to improve and thinking about whether I will do another "blank/insert" protagionist in future works.)
Thanks so much and I hope your MC is having a good journey~