Enjoying the game and disliking the main playable character

[Zeostar]

Anybody have a game you enjoyed but the main protagonist was "meh"?

Grand Theft Auto has done this a couple times. CJ is memeable but he's a complete idiot. Owns 20+ properties and a mansion by the end of the game, has a 1 million dollar jet pack, but "let's go back to the hood, my brother said so". I actually liked Franklin a bit more, he does the complete opposite and tries to push against this stupidity.

Chloe from life is strange: before the storm. I don't even think she's meant to be likable. I still like these games for the visual novel aspect, even if the writing is a bit rough every now and then.

I think Abby from The Last of Us 2 is a popular answer, but the game as a whole seems to be on the receiving end of so much hatred. Unpopular opinion and the fanbase would probably kill me, but I liked her more than ellie.

 

[Devalue]

Hm. Wound up being more difficult than expected. Played a lot of games with silent or blank slate main protagonists.

Corrin from Fire Emblem: Fates (Conquest).

Spoiler:

Who cares that your fake father kidnapped you and tried to kill you? Tries to change Nohr from within and expose Garon as an evil goo monster...by invading Hoshido. Do not worry, though! Tricked Garon into sitting on the magic Hoshido throne. Revealed them as an evil goo monster. Totally justifies all the dead bodies along the way. Prevented a few innocent deaths along the way. Sometimes.

Praises the game for its mechanics. Balanced the children better versus Awakening. Liked the weapon system. Introduced personal skills. Improved Awakening's support system by cutting the randomness.

 

[moon]

Can I say Pokémon? x)

Really most games with silent (customizeable) protagonists are ofc really boring in this sense as the protag becomes you but can't express much. Shepard in Mass Effect is different, as she (or he) actually speaks and has a well defined identity. Gordon Freeman is a stretch.

 

[Fleurdelis]

Advance Wars

I do not like Andy, I despise Andy... man doesn't even know what an airport is smh

 

[Figure]

God of War. Kratos actually annoys the hell out of me besides the most recent God of War game.

 

[colours]

i don't care for many of the main characters of starlink: battle for atlas, which is why i played as star fox instead lmao