Do you prefer silent character in video games???

I don't dislike silent characters.. it really depends and is somewhat related to plot and world.
Other than that.. i often find myself liking a big set of characters instead of only one type of it.

Uh.. yes.. so i'm going to be silent... *..*

This. But then again I can't imagine voices in FF7. So I suppose I like both - whatever the game gives me is the best and I wouldn't want it any other way.

For me, it depends on what game am I playing.

For example, it is acceptable to me if my character is silent if the game is really meant to be noir (like limbo) or if the game is meant to be played that way (like bastion).

On the other hand, I like it when the characters speak for themselves, especially during beat-em-up games and fighting games (like rival schools, super street fighter) and other games like Grand Theft Auto.

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u never played crisis core? its pretty much FF7 cast(minus barret, red XIII and a couple others) but they are voiced

Never played it.

Games like armored core who have genderless, faceless silent protagonists yet have the characters talk to you in a way that embody either your male or female.

It's pretty interesting from that point of view.

Depends on the type of game, RPG's i don't mind since it's something you kinda expect, Look at Dragon Age: Origins huge success without voices, DA2 absolute shit when they made the main character fully voiced, and made the story super linear, ME series doesn't count since it started off with voices and it stays true until the very end. Only series that did right was Dead Space