Animal Characters: Video Games Vs. Reality

Animals: Video Games vs Reality Animals have had a vital role in video games from being the main hero/villain to being a food source for others. The animal characters can come from a range of animals. Whether based on fictional or actual animals, the characters usually retain some of its “original” abilities. In this essay, I will be looking at animal characters that are based on real animals and how they compare to each other. The animal characters are usually similar to real-life counterparts or they can be entirely different with only a few characteristics shared between them. Depending on the type of game, the animal characters can be anthropomorphic, have abilities, physical or psychological, that are either similar or different to its real-life counterpart based, or just be present because its natural history in video games. Barnard defines …show more content…
Depending on the type of game, what the character role is in the game, and the history of the animal in videogames and real life, the animal characters can be anthropomorphic or realistically drawn, have similar or different traits to its real-life counterpart based on its character design and the game’s own design. Most known characteristics of anthropomorphism is wearing clothes, speaking, and walking on two legs. The design of the character can give or take traits/skills away from character which usually makes the character strive away from its portrayed animal. The design of the video game will usually affect the design of the character. As well as the history of some animals in video games and how they are portrayed in the game vs how they are in real- life. Many aspects go into determining if an animal character in a game is portrayed correctly in videogames and these mentioned are some of the