So over the years we have seen many gaming Icons by which I mean characters such as Mario, Sonic, Link who are seen as more light heated characters that make you feel warm heated just playing as them or beating there current game. Today the trend is with more "hardcore" characters. The bad asses like Master Chief, Gordon Freeman, Kratos and Marcus Fenix. Who make you feel good while playing a game and while beating it. But in more of "hey this is kick ass" way. Making you feel like yeah your the biggest baddest mother -Bleeper- in the universe.
Yet here is my questions.
Do you think we need a new gaming Icon and what sort of icon should he be?
My answer would have to be yes. While I still love many of the icon's of today. I feel that gaming icons like sonic and Mario that can be considered icon's of yesterday are growing stale and we need new ones. As well as the Icons of today all seem to have that same element of being some big guy who can kick butt and not much more.
So I think there should be a new warm and fussy Icon. The idea I have sprouts from Dragon ball. Not to be mistaken by dragon ball z, but the first series where Goku is a kid and is off adventuring. Yet having a certain innocence about it.
So my new Icon would be maybe a Kid possibly some similar to Sonic in the way that he may be animal such as wolf (which I would prefer because they are my favorite animal). His characteristics would be that he is a bit of a clown, yet knows at least a little bit about fighting and is the classic boyscout that you encounter with these sorts of characters. I'm not sure if I would want him to have any special power though besides ones that may come naturally to him. Such as a heightened smell and hearing if he was a wolf boy.
Now I know my sounds cheesy, but its these sort of characters I remember from the cartoons that I watched as a kid that left you with a good feeling and the wanting to do good. I think it also added to the awesome that they were.
I guess the thing that makes a character Iconic is the impression it leaves on people after they have finished playing the game or stopped watching the show.
Yet here is my questions.
Do you think we need a new gaming Icon and what sort of icon should he be?
My answer would have to be yes. While I still love many of the icon's of today. I feel that gaming icons like sonic and Mario that can be considered icon's of yesterday are growing stale and we need new ones. As well as the Icons of today all seem to have that same element of being some big guy who can kick butt and not much more.
So I think there should be a new warm and fussy Icon. The idea I have sprouts from Dragon ball. Not to be mistaken by dragon ball z, but the first series where Goku is a kid and is off adventuring. Yet having a certain innocence about it.
So my new Icon would be maybe a Kid possibly some similar to Sonic in the way that he may be animal such as wolf (which I would prefer because they are my favorite animal). His characteristics would be that he is a bit of a clown, yet knows at least a little bit about fighting and is the classic boyscout that you encounter with these sorts of characters. I'm not sure if I would want him to have any special power though besides ones that may come naturally to him. Such as a heightened smell and hearing if he was a wolf boy.
Now I know my sounds cheesy, but its these sort of characters I remember from the cartoons that I watched as a kid that left you with a good feeling and the wanting to do good. I think it also added to the awesome that they were.
I guess the thing that makes a character Iconic is the impression it leaves on people after they have finished playing the game or stopped watching the show.
