User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim's Smorgasbord of Shortcomings/@comment-3202167-20120814225528/@comment-4237253-20120815005106

That's something I hear a lot, but I don't buy that you have to have a faceless nobody with no place in the world just to project yourself onto them. The protagonist is the most important character in the story; they shouldn't be bland and boring! Fallout 3's Lone Wanderer had a place in the world, and I was still able to project myself onto him. If anything, I think it's easier to project yourself when your character has a role in the world and an actual personality to latch onto. In Dragon Age II, my Hawke was sarcastic, silly, and overly-flirtatious. He had a distinct personality, yeah, but it was one I chose, and one I could certainly relate with. Throughout my playthrough as that character, I began to identify with my character, and he became somone I was glad to play as.