@xc2215x to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agoWho is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?message-square138arrow-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 to Ask Lemmy • 5 months agomessage-square138
minus-square@leave_it_blanklink7•5 months 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-square@owenfromcanadalinkEnglish9•5 months 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-square@JASN_DElink6•5 months agoMinsc is also relatively weak compared to other potential party members.
minus-square@ThunderWhiskerslink2•5 months 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.
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 also relatively weak compared to other potential party members.
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