02-27-2018, 05:31 PM
I would say Yoshi and Birdo aren't very developed... id say Toad is more developed than Mario however.
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02-27-2018, 05:31 PM
I would say Yoshi and Birdo aren't very developed... id say Toad is more developed than Mario however.
02-27-2018, 05:43 PM
The only personality traits I can think of for Mario is that he's heroic, and somewhat prone to jumping head first into a situation without really thinking about it. However, the latter's really only notable in the RPG games.
The sports games and that one interview for Sports Mix also make him out to be an egotist, but again, it's pretty reserved compared to Wario. Otherwise, Mario's personality is the one the player gives him. This is especially true in Paper Mario and the Thousand-Year Door where Mario can be a massive tool throughout the game if you want him to be, but that's only because the player's choosing to make him as such. But Luigi's scared of ghosts; no matter how you play Luigi's Mansion, having a ghost pop up in front of him will freak him the heck out. Luigi's personality is described much much more through his animations, voices, and reactions.
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02-27-2018, 07:47 PM
(02-27-2018, 04:36 PM)Saltman Wrote: Wow. Are you guys gonna say that even everyone but Mario is developed? All the characters in the Mario franchise are more developed than Mario because Mario is our main avatar that everyone is supposed to relate to. The other main characters are meant to appeal to a much smaller demographic than Mario is. Princess Peach, Luigi and Bowser have more personality, but because of that not everyone is going to relate to them. Mario, on the other hand, is very generic so everyone loves him, which makes sense since he's the main mascot of Nintendo. I don't see why you're acting like this is a bad thing though. Most everyone who has posted in this thread has said they like Mario, but he just wouldn't be interesting in a setting where his personality would be the main appeal. He's perfectly fine as a game avatar whose shoes the player can jump into and Nintendo did a great job at making him marketable in this way. Nobody dislikes Mario because there's no reason to dislike him.
02-27-2018, 10:54 PM
I think Mario is pretty unique. He's pretty similar to Mickey Mouse but has his own charm and lore to him that not only makes him stand out but makes him way more interesting than Mickey Mouse (except maybe Mickey in Kingdom Hearts LOL). Also he's a pretty positive representation of a horny asexual.
02-27-2018, 11:43 PM
(02-27-2018, 10:54 PM)Mario Wrote: I think Mario is pretty unique. He's pretty similar to Mickey Mouse but has his own charm and lore to him that not only makes him stand out but makes him way more interesting than Mickey Mouse (except maybe Mickey in Kingdom Hearts LOL). Also he's a pretty positive representation of a *****
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02-28-2018, 12:28 AM
(02-27-2018, 10:54 PM)Mario Wrote: I think Mario is pretty unique. He's pretty similar to Mickey Mouse but has his own charm and lore to him that not only makes him stand out but makes him way more interesting than Mickey Mouse (except maybe Mickey in Kingdom Hearts LOL). Also he's a pretty positive representation of a horny asexual. That last bit made me lol well done I really would like it if Nintendo kept Mario's backstory from the 90s movie as part of the new movie.
02-28-2018, 06:28 PM
yeah although Mario in the Super Mario Bros. film is very different from the canonical Mario, I really loved his character and would love to see more of him
02-28-2018, 07:44 PM
mario is a good man, and my friend
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03-01-2018, 04:12 PM
(02-27-2018, 07:47 PM)Evil Yoshi Toes Wrote: All the characters in the Mario franchise are more developed than Mario because Mario is our main avatar that everyone is supposed to relate to. The other main characters are meant to appeal to a much smaller demographic than Mario is. Princess Peach, Luigi and Bowser have more personality, but because of that not everyone is going to relate to them. Mario, on the other hand, is very generic so everyone loves him, which makes sense since he's the main mascot of Nintendo.Exactly! Which is why the Mario movie co-produced by Miyamoto worries me. What personality are they going to give him? His blank slate as a game character wouldn't work in a movie.
03-06-2018, 02:07 AM
Some thoughts on the matter:
A character's actions must align with their qualities. Upon the introduction of a character with actions controlled by the player, the alignment may be maintained in either of two ways: to limit the character's qualities such that no action may be taken that conflicts with a personality trait, typically creating an everyman like Mario, or to limit the character's and thus player's options to the same end (there's no diplomatic option in Metal Gear).
03-08-2018, 09:52 PM
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Good observation @bigpotato
This is what seperates #vidya from film. Characters are controlled by the player. The player has their own outlook, therefore they must control a limited character. Otherwise, the character will be an avatar and not the character of the game. Samus is Samus cause everything the player does is in line with her personality.
01-15-2019, 06:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-15-2019, 06:54 AM by Hungry San.)
It would be fun with much more of an italian appearance, a lot of jokes and the Koopa could be mafioso.
How is the 'Mario & Luigi' series in this aspect? I've heard there are jokes though it's not my favorite cup of game mecahnics.
01-15-2019, 07:17 AM
Not gonna lie. Yes, he is.
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01-15-2019, 10:17 AM
Yeah, I do think Mario is a pretty generic character. His design is definitely original, but he is pretty undeveloped. From what Syaxamaphone said, I understand that mario is generic so that he'd appeal to more people but it's kind of gotten where Luigi has a more developed character than Mario does.
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...and Fire and Spring and Summer and Autumn and Winter and Rainbow and Zack I have a lot of Yoshi characters ok?
01-15-2019, 11:01 AM
@AquaTheYoshi I don't think that's an issue though. Mario is the main character so having him appeal to everybody and surrounding him with more developed characters like Bowser, Luigi and Peach who each appeal to a specific demographic works out pretty well. The same is done with Link in the Zelda games.
01-15-2019, 11:32 AM
(01-15-2019, 11:01 AM)Evil Yoshi Toes Wrote: @AquaTheYoshi I don't think that's an issue though. Mario is the main character so having him appeal to everybody and surrounding him with more developed characters like Bowser, Luigi and Peach who each appeal to a specific demographic works out pretty well. The same is done with Link in the Zelda games. That makes sense I guess
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...and Fire and Spring and Summer and Autumn and Winter and Rainbow and Zack I have a lot of Yoshi characters ok?
01-15-2019, 09:02 PM
There are two things I want to talk about in this post.
How developed is Luigi? I mean, he was initially introduced a generic second-character reskin of Mario, but gradually his personality became a bit more fleshed out, in games dating as far back as the JP SMB2 and to Luigi's Mansion. Even Mario is Missing developed him! Why is Mario generic? The big reason why he is generic is because the story of his games lack depth. How are you going to develop a character thoroughly with an excuse plot such as "princess kidnapped by giant reptile"? The very nature of the games themselves, with the environment and the levels themselves being the focal point, doesn't make much room to bring the character out of being generic.
01-18-2019, 12:00 AM
you know, i think mario being generic is a good thing given the sort of game he usually stars in. platformers can, and often do have fleshed out characters with quite a bit of depth to them. still, all we need to know about mario to enjoy his games is that he's a courageous, noble young man who's fighting to stop the evil schemes of bowser and rescue a pretty young lady like princess peach. do we need to know about mario's internal struggles, whatever they may be? in this context, no, i don't think that we do. his lack of expressed character works to his advantage as the hero of an action game which is more focused on making the right jumps than it is telling a grand story like your metal gear solids, your resident evils, or your kingdom hearts games.
01-18-2019, 06:09 AM
Remember when Mario almost punched Gaz in the face for saying his Geno doll looks more powerful than his Mario doll? We need more of that.
01-18-2019, 07:53 AM
Mario is Generic..........
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