Ok, something quite off-topic but euhm... in many RPGs like SD-Snatcher, Final Fantasy, Xak series etc. you can enter your own name before you start playing this game. Personally I always use the default names, because that's how the game comes alive. Gilian Seed, Latok Kart, Selious etc. etc. etc. somehow I have the feeling that putting your own name in there - good for the ego, I admit - kind of breaks down the storyline. When you go read a book you don't blank out all names and put names in there of yourself and people you know, now, do you?

However euhm.. I don't know why but I felt the sudden urge to discuss this so uhm.. when you play a computergame.. do you use default names or your own (or made-up) names and why?

I was playing Final Fantasy X last weekend and the first in-game action is supplying a name for the lead character. I also chose to keep the default. My main reason is that if you talk with someone else about the game, it is easier if you can refer to the character's names than having to describe the characters.

In the english sd snatcher I use the same name I had in the japanese version. Since I can't read japanese, and simple choose characters on a x+1, y+1 base (each time until that delta reaches the [enter] tag), that name is something like AGMSY or something

But besides that.. I believe that creative ppl can come up with better 'things' than simple end users..

That's why I also don't believe in DVD movies where you can choose the camera angle! If there was any better angle, the director would have choosen that one by default..

Yeah well.....But Anne Seed looks damned cool in the SD Snatcher introdemo ....The statistic parts about Gilian.....Nice BGM at that part......

Anyway....The 'E' doesn't work, so Ann Seed it would be. That's just disgusting, so I prefer using Gilian Seed as well

what about Piet ?

Piet Seed!

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However euhm.. I don't know why but I felt the sudden urge to discuss this so uhm.. when you play a computergame.. do you use default names or your own (or made-up) names and why?

Hahaha... You were really bored today, weren't you Sander? But since you're so eager to know this, let's provide you with an answer haha.

I always use the default names. Especially in games in which the player has a character of its own, there's no use in entering my own name. The game character probably is a lot diffent than mine anyway. I did use to enter my own name in certain games where a girl had to be rescued or something... and then of course the name of the girl had to be the name of the girl that was in the picture that time... I guess I'm a little romantic .

I always use "SNOUT" and relax while my character is toasted by the evil creatures...

Being able to enter a name in games can be quite useful when you use it to tell in which part of the game you are, though it can only be done when you can change the name while you are playing. This way a particular save can be found quickly.

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Anyway....The 'E' doesn't work, so Ann Seed it would be.

This little issue can be corrected.

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what about Piet ? Piet Seed!

Now it would be cool to be able to change the last name of the character

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I always use "SNOUT" and relax while my character is toasted by the evil creatures...

Hehe, I didn't know I was that popular

a ha... this is due to your university colleague Dr. Venom

It totally beats me why games offer to ability to use customized names... IMO, it spoils the storyline.
And I really REALLY hate those games that do not even have default names, or where you have to look them up in the manual ^^;
Maybe if the surnames could be chosen as well it would be different. But as it is in most games, I see no reason to call my character Henk or something...

Much support for DEFAULT names here, and because i don't use them i thought i react Why u say? Haven't got a clue.. I use my own name as the maincharcter and friends as the rest of the charcters. Moa will be happy to know i ab(used) his name as the cat-type-charcter in FF#7 Yeah, so what? He got that same goaty

And ok, it's nice to have the DEFAULT names if u want to look it up in the spoiler guys! gotchaaaa!

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However euhm.. I don't know why but I felt the sudden urge to discuss this so uhm.. when you play a computergame.. do you use default names or your own (or made-up) names and why?

Why not? More of these threads are great to me! every aspect of gaming, computers and MSX in general are worth discussing