Humor or Seriousness in an RPG?

[Neo Samurai]

Which do you like to see more of?

For me, I like seeing both. A game with too much humor seems a bit ridiculous and a game with too much seriousness is just boring. A combination of both makes it more realistic because we encounter both humorous and serious moments in everyday life.

So, what about you guys?

[Deleted]

I'd say both, but the humor should have some relevance to the story, or to something at least. They should also be separated well enough, as thelastbigfall once asked me a long time ago what it would've been line if right after ______ died the party turned around and there was a Cock Master (bird) to attack them. (yes I have an enemy called the Cock Master )

[BloodKnight]

The glowing text in that post hurts my eyes. Destroy it immediately.

I like humor in RPGs mostly.

[Neo Samurai]

I got rid of it, BloodKnight. I guess it was sort of pointless to place it there.

And lol to Cock Master, Will.

[vespuleth]

i like characterized humor in games. like a game that has a scarcastic or jester type character. im not a fan of random stupid in video games.

[Dungeon Warden]

I too like humor in the game but with some seriousness in the quest. The main plot should be a serious quest that the hero has a good reason to go on, but a lot of funny things can happen on the way. It is the skillful blending of both that can make a story really enjoyable to play through.

[Neo Samurai]

I agree, DW.

The main story itself should be serious, to make it seem believable. However, humorous events that occur while on the quest (puns, actions, etc.) can help make a game more colorful.

No seriousness can make a game seem ridiculous and unbelievable. However, no humor can make a game boring and stiff. All in all, it depends on how the creator pulls it off, whether it be humorous, serious, or a combination of both.

[Jugem]

DungeonWarden said:

I too like humor in the game but with some seriousness in the quest. The main plot should be a serious quest that the hero has a good reason to go on, but a lot of funny things can happen on the way. It is the skillful blending of both that can make a story really enjoyable to play through.

Yes, I agree completely. Lunar 2 is a great example of this. The quest is a serious one, but humor often exists through character interaction.

[Neo Samurai]

Yes. That's why I liked Lunar 2. I thought Ruby and Ronfar were pretty funny (I'm not a cat!)

[Doan the Nado]

I actually voted humor. In video games where the humor is done well, it is so uniquely entertaining. On the other hand, nearly every game is riddled with seriousness, so a game with very good seriousness doesn't come off as interesting to me. For example, Draygone's Something Stupid IX was very entertaining even though it was solely based on humor. It would be hard for a purely serious game to be as entertaining.

[Bigfoot]

humor, with rpgm2 its hard to make a convincing serious game. but it fits humor perfect with its south park style graphics.

note: even serious classics like FF7 had humor, like the entire crossdressing-don corneo part of the game.

[BloodKnight]

But then again, it was hard to take that game seriously either.

[KingSpoom]

Seriousness is what sets the groundwork for humor to work. Just like how running is supposed to set up the passing game for football.

[WarDragon]

I voted both well i like humor but i really ove the seriousness within the game.

[Dungeon Warden]

Some of the best humor comes from serious situations. That's why the best comedians have tragic pasts.