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Do you prefer a "no personality" MC or a "set personality" one?

I like main characters with distinct personalities, but I'm also very picky about their personalities. If a main character has a personality I don't like, I might give the entire game a very low rating.
 
Since it's a self-projection type, I'd prefer it if the character didn't have a personality.
 
Personally, I have a hard time inserting myself into the story, so I prefer a protagonist with a more distinct personality.
Also, 'no personality' MCs get boring for me pretty quickly.
 
I like MCs who have a clear personality, but only if I can relate to their thoughts and values.

If the protagonist has opinions or reactions I can't empathize with, it completely breaks my immersion. A well-written personality is great, but it has to feel natural for me to stay invested.
 
Including some of me personality into a set personality 😂😂 so sometimes I can think she as me, and from reader/player pov too~
 
I like MCs whose personalities I can find connections. It's not that I never self-insert, but having a protagonist whose personality fits the storyline really shapes gaming experience.
 
I definitely prefer personality. I find that "no personality" blank MCs tend to all be very overly innocent/submissive/meek which I just find tiring, especially when they're meant to be adult women. I love an assertive MC!
 
I prefer heroines with interesting, well-written personalities. MC doesn't necessarily have to be strong or assertive. What matters is that she has some personality to begin with.
 
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I don't really mind either tbh. While I enjoy MCs with personalities, I don't mind "no personality" MC since I've enjoyed plenty of games with silent protagonists and/or are basically blank slates. Whatever works for the story, works.

Though, it's going to bother me if I see them faceless in the CGs lol
 
i'm fine with either, it really depends on the context of the game itself and how its executed imo
 
GIVE ME A MC WITH A PERSONALITY PLEASE 😭 i'll take a well written MC with their own personality and lore over a blank self insert any day
 
I like self-inserting, so I'm perfectly fine with quieter MCs that leave more room for me 😔
However, I don't have anything against MCs with defined personalities. If they're written well, I can enjoy them just as much
 
Depends on what Im looking for from the game. But personally I feel that the MC having a set personality makes for more interesting storytelling, which is usually what I care more about.
 
As someone who self-inserts in most of the VNs I play, surprisingly, I actually prefer MCs with set personalities. I think playing as an interesting MC makes my entire gaming experience even better than it already is. Playing games is like starting a new life on a random Tuesday for me, so if the MC's character development is well-built, it makes me blend into the game's setting more and feel like a brand-new person, which is fun.
 
I don't mind either, but as someone who went through the early days of otome games with blank slate MCs, I still prefer ones with personalities. It's really hard to take the story seriously when the MC is too passive, especially if the plot is on the serious side and she mostly responds with "eh?" "huh?" "ah" LOL.
 
I like both, but I think the MCs who are meant to be blank self inserts are the ones that grate my nerves more, since they can come off as just...bland, like they're just there to be a placeholder. There are MCs with set personalities that do bother me tho, so it's really just how well the writers handle it
 
It's hard to say, but I think I actually prefer it when the MCs has no personality. It's happened before where MCs had a lot of personality and I do like that but the choices linked to her personality were ones I wouldn't have made myself, and it used to get on my nerves, haha
 
I don't self-insert, so please, let the MC have some personality. Of course I don't mean I want a MC who is "strong" and "western" like all the time. I'm all in for any kind of MC. Gentle, meek, strong, popular, depressed. I just want a MC with flavor, whatever it is.
 
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