I don't think I have ever been emotionally invested in character in a video game

[Drakul]

It depends how you look at the game. If you look at it as just a game and a series of challenges linked by a story you probably wouldn't feel invested.

If you looked at it as a story you play through and take part in, you'd maybe feel more invested in a character.

You also need good writing and good performances by the voice actors for emotional investment to even be a possability.

[BigDaddyCool]

Originally Posted by Drakul It depends how you look at the game. If you look at it as just a game and a series of challenges linked by a story you probably wouldn't feel invested. If you looked at it as a story you play through and take part in, you'd maybe feel more invested in a character. You also need good writing and good performances by the voice actors for emotional investment to even be a possability.

I think you bring up an excellent point here. I was thinking along the line of the Assassin's Creed series. I see the story unfolding, and I pay that to see whats next, but still the characters are a little bland still get me invested, but those are some of the closest I've seen.