Character Developement within video games

Video game characters from the recently released games, from about the 90s and newer, are said to have such an important role that they can almost match the mechanics within the game it self. A game with good character design and characters that are able to thicken and make the plot line of the game better are able to draw in the player and make them want to continue with the story to see how it pans out. Games such as the recently released 'Elder scrolls V: Skryim' has an excellent example of this, this genre of this game is called a Role Playing game and personally i think that Skyrim has done an excellent job of this. With its in depth character customization and deep story line that is filled with sub stories that can be discovered and followed through out the game. Skyrim shows who important character development can be within a RPG game such as itself.
Good characters are important as it helps to add a special feel to the game that makes for its own unique playing style. For example the games 'Ratchet and Clank' and 'Crash bandicoot' are both of similar genres but they play as two completely different games. 'Ratchet and Clank''s characters have a slightly older feel to the way the characters act and react to the environment. They will react to events within the environment to help drive the story line and the player's involvement within the game.

Advertisements of games usually involve the characters of the game as its main advertising point. Good characters help to make good games, that is why i am going to put another post about the character of my game, though i will not be putting much emphasis on it/him/her in the advert.