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1956541 No.1956541 [Reply] [Original]

Say, /vn/, why all VN protagonists are such idiots?

>> No.1956545

They're self inserts.

>> No.1956550

>>1956541
Because if they realize what the player does all VNs would be half the length.

>> No.1956554
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1956554

>why are so many VN protagonists such idiots?
They aren't all.

>> No.1956555

the rapist ones are usually smart

>> No.1956584

>>1956541
The Brave Soul one is above average intelligence.

>> No.1956601

>>1956584
Brave soul? Oh, that warp-speed-dungeon-crawl? Can't say I remember anything about the characters.

>> No.1956623

>>1956541
Because if they were intelligent, it'd be harder to project one's own understanding of things unto the protagonist, thus disrupting the first-person perspective. In other words, you need to dumb them down so that any guy playing can make sense of the actions and choices made.

>> No.1956627

Why is that sitting position so commonly associated with being a hikki or just a general loser?

>> No.1956630
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1956630

Not an idiot, just a crazy asshole.

>> No.1956632

>>1956627
What sitting position? In front of a computer? People ordinarily do that.

>> No.1956650

>>1956632
The thing about her left side hanging down lazily.

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>>1956623
>Because if they were intelligent, it'd be harder to project one's own understanding of things unto the protagonist, thus disrupting the first-person perspective.

>project one's own understanding of things unto the protagonist
is exactly what you're supposed to do

>Because if they were intelligent
intelligent, but incompetent.

>thus disrupting the first-person perspective.
There is none

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