xc2215x@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agoWho is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?message-squaremessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down18
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareWho is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?xc2215x@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squareleave_it_blank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 days agoIt was the same for me with the guy with the hamster in Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2. He’s a favourite to everyone, to me he was just an annoying idiot.
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 days agoI think he’s endearing. But I was probably about 12 when I first played BG1, and the dumb-but-good-hearted warrior with the world’s only miniature giant space hamster was comedic gold for me at that age.
minus-squareThunderWhiskers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoMinsc is getting a big punch up for the nostalgia factor. He’s a beloved character from the original games and has been featured in other D&D stories.
minus-squarekaffiene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoHe was much better written in those games, I think
minus-squareJASN_DE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoMinsc is also relatively weak compared to other potential party members.
It was the same for me with the guy with the hamster in Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2. He’s a favourite to everyone, to me he was just an annoying idiot.
I think he’s endearing. But I was probably about 12 when I first played BG1, and the dumb-but-good-hearted warrior with the world’s only miniature giant space hamster was comedic gold for me at that age.
Minsc is getting a big punch up for the nostalgia factor. He’s a beloved character from the original games and has been featured in other D&D stories.
He was much better written in those games, I think
Minsc is also relatively weak compared to other potential party members.