What's your palette?

[Link | 2,951]

In games where you pick your character's color scheme or costume, what's your favorite style?

Edited February 5, 2024 by Link

[Reed Rothchild | 10,067]

Bright fucking red.  Subtlety is for suckers.

[Webhead123 | 831]

2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Bright fucking red.  Subtlety is for suckers.

I also generally like fairly flamboyant colors and costumes on my characters, given the choice. Color and flair is fun.

[cj_robot | 559]

I don't know why, but I have a hard time picking anything other than the original or default option. Like, I feel really weird if I don't.

[fox | 1,847]

Yellow

[Gloves | 12,582]

Dark, like my soul.

[RH | 5,421]

Wow such a simple but personally conflicting question.  I could probably show 10 different games with color skinning/theming/pallet options and you’d see 12 different styles! And yes, sometimes I conscientiously choose to keep it as default. I have zero cohesion in this manner.

 

[ZeldaFreak | 3,882]

It really depends on what level of customization is available, but generally speaking, when that kind of customization is an option, I tend to go all black, at least as gray/grayish as possible, or sometimes black with a color accent (like in Assassin's Creed Unity, in which I always tried to go for a black w/ gold accents aesthetic.)

That game has TOOONS of customization options, which I really liked. Wish more games gave you that level of customization.

But, if that's not an option, then what I do kind of just depends on what options are available. Sometimes I might go all white instead, sometimes I'll try to go for an aesthetic that I feel matches the game's setting and isn't too out of place, sometimes I'll do super bright, flashy, flamboyant colors, or sometimes I'll just maintain the default look. Like I said, it depends.

If certain customization options are locked behind difficult achievements or unlocks, a lot of the time I'll use those as well, even if I prefer a different aesthetic, just due to the fact that it's very satisfying to be using something you worked hard for to unlock.

I'm playing through Tears of the Kingdom right now, and same as Breath of the Wild, whenever I get a new set of armor I always dye it black (other than the classic green Link outfit, since it would be a crime to do anything other than retain the original green on that.)

[ZeldaFreak | 3,882]

@Link, what kind of palettes do you tend to lean towards? Feel like you can't ask a question like that without answering it yourself, haha. I also kinda wish you selected the option to allow everyone to see who voted for what when you made the poll, I want to see what kinds of palettes everyone likes!

[Link | 2,951]

6 hours ago, ZeldaFreak said:

@Link, what kind of palettes do you tend to lean towards? Feel like you can't ask a question like that without answering it yourself, haha. I also kinda wish you selected the option to allow everyone to see who voted for what when you made the poll, I want to see what kinds of palettes everyone likes!

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I didn't wanna be the first vote and affect any choices, is all. I meant to make the poll results public and also multiple choice. Have done so now. I had to think about how to word the OP and it took me all day to find a satisfactory way, which I did after going to a show and getting drunk and having a nice long bike ride home.

I've noticed that I definitely prefer the first, base, default design. That was the impetus for this thread. I feel like there's a reason behind the original color scheme, and its usually better than any alt option.

 

[spacepup | 2,564]

This is a tough one cause for me it really depends on the game and the aesthetic.  I find myself keeping the original look in most cases, but then sometimes I will swap if there is an aesthetic that I just really like or I feel fits the person or the theme well.  I don't think I do the same thing in all instances - it is very game specific and even character specific.  Like, it sounds silly, but if there is an option that I don't feel fits that character's personality, sometimes I won't use it hahah.

[koifish | 628]

I just pick what I like at the time. Don't even use the same color on the same character every time.

[T-Pac | 8,443]

I usually like to go all-black or all-white. Dark mode or Ghost mode.

[T-Pac]

[ikk | 591]

In singleplayer games I always just go with the default. For coop however, I try to make something that hurts to look at, for example my Monster Hunter Rise character:

[GPX | 1,443]

This is interesting to reflect, as I like art but I never really cared about the color to choose in the player design. In fact I can barely remember a game in which I choose a color other than the original one! The only example I can think of is choosing between the red Ken (original SF2) or purple/yellow Ken (revised editions), in which I liked choosing random colors.