If it's single player it's OK I guess. But in multiplayer there should never be unlockable characters. This is especially true if those unlockable characters are better than the ones you start with.
Poll: Do you Like Unlocking Characters?
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That was one of the few things I hated about smash bros melee, you had to unlock the stages and characters. DAMMNIT I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO PLAY THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN TO PLAY WITH WHAT I PAID FOR!
I thought that way till I first loaded up Tekken 6 and noticed - to my horror - all the characters were available from the get go. I actually felt cheated! Then I discovered the arena in campaign mode and all was right in the universe.Douk said:
Yep. I remember the feeling of unlocking Mr. Game & Watch in SSBM. That was the feeling of being a God.
Then I realized I sucked with him and went back to my Roy/Marth/Link trio.
Then I realized I sucked with him and went back to my Roy/Marth/Link trio.
Basically, this. But in a sense, that goes for Achievements, too. Megaman 9 has some of the most ridiculously impossible achievements I've ever seen, especially considering that MM games never have "achievements" before, and the damn game was harder than the final boss on X8...Guitarmasterx7 said:
As for unlocking characters, I like how Sonic Adventure 1 did it. You played through the game normally and stuff got unlocked. In a typical game with hidden stuff, I like to be surprised that I'm unlocking stuff, yet at the same time I also don't want any of "those" moments. The "Guide Dang Its" and the ones where you gotta become "that guy", especially if you're nowhere near that good and can never hope to be that good. Fighting games are fun to unlock stuff in, but annoying when it becomes an exercise in frustration. I think that Tekken 6 handled it fairly well, while Brawl could've done it a bit better. At least have the two guys everyone looked forwards to as part of the beginning cast, if only in multiplayer.
That's another thing. Too many games advertise the hidden crap right on the box or in the manual or on the damn websites. I'd like to NOT know what it is I'm unlocking until I actually play the game, but would still not mind knowing that there's stuff to be unlocked or be given some sorta clue as to what to do.
Hm...
A often surprising in-game addition that allows me to take a new perspective of the game and perhaps enhance it's replay value and overall game time...
Oh no, I hate those...
I also drink acid instead of water and enjoy breathing Mustard Gas
A often surprising in-game addition that allows me to take a new perspective of the game and perhaps enhance it's replay value and overall game time...
Oh no, I hate those...
I also drink acid instead of water and enjoy breathing Mustard Gas
There needs to be a cheat code to unlock all in fighting games, but otherwise its something for a single player to do.
Depends.
I hate it when the chracrthers are heavily featured in the hype and have to be unlocked. For example, my cousin bought SSBB (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) when it came out (like the day of) and he was PISSED because he couldn't play as Solid Snake. Also, it's bad when it affects the gameplay i.e racers and fighting games
However, it's great in Halo and such where it just makes you dude look snazzy.
I hate it when the chracrthers are heavily featured in the hype and have to be unlocked. For example, my cousin bought SSBB (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) when it came out (like the day of) and he was PISSED because he couldn't play as Solid Snake. Also, it's bad when it affects the gameplay i.e racers and fighting games
However, it's great in Halo and such where it just makes you dude look snazzy.
I always saw it as a chore in fighting games, until i picked up the new tekken. I turned it on and "here ya go, play everyone". Oh...ummm thank you tekken..ummm -_- yea i kinda felt cheated.
I really like unlocking stuff in videogames! Not just characters, but also things like bonus levels or guns, special game modes, cheats, outfits or whatever else they can think of. I just think it's nice to keep getting new things in a game as a reward for completing certain tasks, it adds to replay value. Unlocking characters can also make them feel more special, being able to play as a boss is much more awesome if previously you were only able to fight against him. About this I have the opposite opinion of many other people, I actually definitely prefer games like SSBB where only part of the roster is unlocked when you start the game to games which give you every possible character from the get-go.
