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Putting On Your Game Face

Posted by simoniker on from the but-it's-hideous dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their editorial discussing the ability to alter in-game characters to look like yourself in videogames, specifically citing EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004. The author admits to having "a definite penchant for games that allow me to play as a character resembling myself", and muses: "I've already spent an unhealthy amount of time putting myself into Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 - imagine how cool it would be if that same character could be transported to FIFA Soccer 2004, Madden NFL 2004, or even SSX 3." With other forthcoming titles such as Tony Hawk's Underground highlighting this type of feature, is playing as yourself a much-desired extra for everyone, or would you prefer controlling someone more... handsome?

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  1. Playing as Ourselves by Gr33nNight · · Score: 2, Funny

    I dont know about the rest of you, but I enjoy playing as really attractive female characters. Especially when they bounce. Alot.

  2. Re:Fine, so long as one condition is met.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can now see a bunch of trolls doing this, they will get such a kick of playing arround with their fellow assholes.

  3. GTA Vice City by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tried, but failed in implementing this feature. It worked fine until you had a cutscene, and then it was Mr Vercetti all over again.

    Still, the GTA3 version worked a treat. For two weeks after I got the game, I walked around uni dressed *exactly* like my in-game self, down to the stars on the Converse boots. However, I looked all over my uni and I couldn't find the molotovs or the police bribe :(