Why? Ellie I could kind of understand, but Trevor's basically just a dumping ground for "I'm so vulgar and random!" ideas that Rockstar couldn't be bothered to put anywhere else.
You can still like the character while hating the game. I've come across plenty of fangirls in particular who like the whole "badass" attitude of Lightning (no different to how your typical fanboy loves "badass" male protagonists), despite not liking the games much. I'm pretty sure this was a big factor in swinging the votes in her favour in Japan, the only country where the majority of gamers are female (many Japanese games aren't "girly" for no reason).
While I'm sure were all to quick to point out alot of the hackmy acting and dialogue in 13. It's not all that unrealistic to think that the Japanese version characterised her much better and we lost alot of the game in translation.
The game and characters had potential to be great but in the North American versions it was woefully written, but it would actually make sense if the story was just butchered in translation it would explain a few things to say the least. Not something I would expect SE to do in this day and age but you never know.
While I'm sure were all to quick to point out alot of the hackmy acting and dialogue in 13. It's not all that unrealistic to think that the Japanese version characterised her much better and we lost alot of the game in translation.
The game and characters had potential to be great but in the North American versions it was woefully written, but it would actually make sense if the story was just butchered in translation it would explain a few things to say the least. Not something I would expect SE to do in this day and age but you never know.
This. We're judging the story and characters based on the English localized writing and dubbed voice acting. Unfortunately, English dubs usually have a reputation for being sub-par, but it's not an easy task. A lot of the facial expressions, bodily mannerisms and manners of speech that seem normal in Japanese language & culture often don't translate well into the English language or Western culture. This creates a boundary preventing a lot of Japanese games from being able to crossover to an English-speaking audience, and vice-versa... For example, there were Japanese reviews criticizing the Mass Effect games for having awkward characterization, much like what Western reviews were saying about FFXIII.
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