The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes animals ...

You haven’t met this character before. But maybe, just maybe… You have. Movies have consistently used and reused female archetypes that bear structural similarities to their predecessors. Primary ...

Think back to the last show you auditioned for. If you auditioned for a certain character, who was it? Now think more broadly about that character: who are they in the story, how do other characters ...

Lawyer. Writer. Columnist. Geek. Eternal optimist. Fangirl since the dawn of time. Hates the color yellow, olives and cigarettes. Has a recurring nightmare where she’s forced to choose between sports ...

The Kickstarter-funded spiritual successor to Shadowrun on the Sega Genesis/Super Nintendo, Shadowrun Returns, will have character archetypes instead of character classes so that "players are not ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

Senior Weekend Staff Writer for DualShockers. Loves JRPGs, artbooks, and anime. Before I start my tirade, I want to clear this up. This piece is not me looking down on the chosen subject matter of ...

Harebrained's cyber-sorcery RPG Shadowrun Returns handily slew its Kickstarter goal last April, securing the funds needed for a "graphically rich 2D turn-based single player game with deep story ...

In Skyrim, there has been removed the distinction of classes and shoved the nigh complete freedom of character development in your hands. While this newfound freedom gives you a dizzying array of ...

The game is coming to PC and console this October. Metaphor: ReFantazio will include over 40 unique archetypes, according to Atlus. These serve as the game’s job system, and each character will be ...

Your primary archetype is one of the most important choices you make when creating your character, as it affects your ...