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Daniel vs Mandus
LuckyBlackCatXIII Offline
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-21-2013, 10:06 PM)Mechavomit Wrote: I'm starting to notice a pattern here. People who like Daniel for being a wimp are mostly girls, whereas guys dislike him for that exact same reason. It's kinda funny.

I've noticed this pattern too and I think it kind of makes sense. A good portion of girls do like cute things and Daniel's wimpiness does give off a woobie/"aw I just want to protect you" vibe. Many guys like to feel tough so being subjugated to being a coward probably was off putting for a lot. I'll admit, being a girl, I do find Daniel kind of adorable at times but what drew me to him when I first played the game was what Abraxas said: it was refreshing to have a coward instead of a hero-type. It was nice seeing a male main protagonist being really vulnerable since I haven't come across that in the games I've played.

Alardem makes a good point that none of FG's characters usually don't follow that burly strong-man hero type though. I've always appreciated FG doing a good job with their cast like that. But I think we can agree/have agreed before that Daniel is the easiest to shake up compared to the others.
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2013, 08:25 AM by LuckyBlackCatXIII.)
10-22-2013, 08:23 AM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-21-2013, 10:06 PM)Mechavomit Wrote: I'm starting to notice a pattern here. People who like Daniel for being a wimp are mostly girls, whereas guys dislike him for that exact same reason. It's kinda funny.

Don't know what you're on about, I haven't noticed that at all. Maybe YOU dislike him for being a 'wimp,' but I think it's nice to have a character with more depth than "RAWR KILL ALL THE THINGS!"

Daniel might have actually been safer in the dark than in the light, but nobody I know ever feels safer in the dark. Maybe Frictional shouldn't have worked that into the gameplay, but I thought it was a great touch, helped you feel the darkness a bit more.
10-22-2013, 08:08 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

I'm a guy and I believe that Daniel is far superior to Mandus.

Still hasn't gotten over the loss of wubwub...
10-22-2013, 08:10 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-22-2013, 08:08 PM)JohnDoe Wrote:
(10-21-2013, 10:06 PM)Mechavomit Wrote: I'm starting to notice a pattern here. People who like Daniel for being a wimp are mostly girls, whereas guys dislike him for that exact same reason. It's kinda funny.
Don't know what you're on about, I haven't noticed that at all. Maybe YOU dislike him for being a 'wimp,' but I think it's nice to have a character with more depth than "RAWR KILL ALL THE THINGS!"



Daniel might have actually been safer in the dark than in the light, but nobody I know ever feels safer in the dark. Maybe Frictional shouldn't have worked that into the gameplay, but I thought it was a great touch, helped you feel the darkness a bit more.
I'm a girl, I like him for being a wimp and I agree that "it's nice to have a character with more depth than "RAWR KILL ALL THE THINGS!". But I feel his character was missing something. A crucial thing even.
A dead mother. Yeah.... a dead mother would have worked wonderfully...
10-22-2013, 08:52 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-22-2013, 08:10 PM)CorinthianMerchant Wrote: I'm a guy and I believe that Daniel is far superior to Mandus.
So we're dating?

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10-22-2013, 09:10 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-22-2013, 08:52 PM)Mechavomit Wrote: A dead mother. Yeah.... a dead mother would have worked wonderfully...

And a dedicated sidekick dog that you know isn't going to make it to the end.
10-22-2013, 11:23 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-22-2013, 11:23 PM)LuckyBlackCatXIII Wrote:
(10-22-2013, 08:52 PM)Mechavomit Wrote: A dead mother. Yeah.... a dead mother would have worked wonderfully...



And a dedicated sidekick dog that you know isn't going to make it to the end.
No one should have made it till the end.
10-22-2013, 11:34 PM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-21-2013, 01:26 AM)Chronofrog Wrote:
(10-21-2013, 12:50 AM)Damascus Rose Wrote: Daniel's story seemed to be told better (not sure how at the moment) but I felt more connection to Daniel.
It's generally easier for us to connect with someone who committed atrocities as a result of circumstance than someone who carefully planned and orchestrated a mini-genocide.

Mini-genocide? he wanted to sacrifice most of humanity and replace it with humanoid piggies.

-DJ
10-23-2013, 03:44 AM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

Semantics, semantics. It's NOT genocide, it's a 'cleansing'. Rolleyes

I suppose I can identify with Mandus' frustration with society and how vile people can be much more than I could with Daniel being motivated by self-preservation. I do suspect that he and Justine were both conduits for some greater evil contained within the artifacts they possessed (Egg and Soapstone) - Mandus literally admits to being a conduit, after all.
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10-23-2013, 04:09 AM
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RE: Daniel vs Mandus

(10-22-2013, 09:10 PM)Chronofrog Wrote:
(10-22-2013, 08:10 PM)CorinthianMerchant Wrote: I'm a guy and I believe that Daniel is far superior to Mandus.
So we're dating?

yes

Still hasn't gotten over the loss of wubwub...
10-23-2013, 05:43 PM
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