aad321 No.13832211
How much time do you usually spend on the name screen?
7a6755 No.13832217
I just use my real name if it's singleplayer game so no time at all. In online games I use names of characters from lesser known fantasy settings so it never takes me long. Sage for barely video games.
a03bc5 No.13832263
I just put names from some old ass songs at random.
aad321 No.13832289
>>13832263
I might do that next time.
032556 No.13832294
>>13832263
I do that too araki-kun
7b59a2 No.13832318
>>13832211
As long as it takes to type asdf.
fa118e No.13832338
I was putting too much thoughts into those screens, so I started typing the first thing coming to my mind. My characters now have names like períscopolo, porolino, Palauterioso. pilipiriscopina, and so on.
598bb2 No.13832360
7554a1 No.13832361
Nothing at all, I type in the canon name if there is one, and if not, my first name.
baf621 No.13832390
If it's a single player game I mash the keyboard.
If it's a multiplayer game I spend a few hours on that screen because my autism won't let me have a shit nickname and I'm uncreative.
f312fb No.13832403
HERO in all caps or maybe funny font in the game lets you.
1b3a6b No.13832407
I took way too long to think of a name, so I started using some weird autistic rules: Names must be alliterative and last name must be the name of Phylum, Order, Family or Genus. So for example:
>Pete Pinophyta
>Lily Lepidoptera
>Connie Corvid
>Tony Trematode
>Anna Arabidopsis
>Matt Mollusca
759210 No.13832424
>>13832407
You should make comics for marvel
40dfb3 No.13832464
I put the canon name or a name given in alternative versions if they exist (In megaten I always use the name from the manga or movie). If that's not available, I either put my first name if it fits the setting, or I make up a name that's appropriate for the setting based off other names in the game.
6e0762 No.13832476
>games that don't have default names
waste of 20 minutes right there
337017 No.13832477
>>13832263
I do almost the same thing, but with band member names
e78e7f No.13832517
>>13832217
>puts in their real name so they can get datamined while making the assumption that the videogame doesn't send that name back to the corporation without their permission.
>suggests other people do the same
fuck you shill
e78e7f No.13832533
>>13832211
the only correct answer to this thread is that you get some snacks and sit there for hours figuring out the coolest best name you can.
230d36 No.13832557
Offline/Online that allows people with the same name: a few seconds
Online that won't allow you to have the same name as someone else: from minutes to hours
ca837f No.13832560
>>13832487
>some f2p game comes out and is hyped
>register like 10 different accounts to take names i might enjoy
>play for an hour and uninstall
it's happened too many times
2b776a No.13832564
>Insert name
>Spend 10 minutes thinking of name
>Game begins
>10 minutes of intro later you're greeted by your party members
>Your name is the only one in ALLCAPS
>Turns out there are lowercase letters on the name screen on a tab you didn't see
3f057b No.13832574
It depends on how many characters I can put in the name. If it's only 4-6 characters I use the default/canon name, 7-12 characters I use names of members of bands or historical figures I like, and if a game lets you put really long first and last names, like Persona, I put something really long and goofy like Weird Al Yankovic.
115da9 No.13832578
>>13832211
Much longer than it should. I put a lot of thought into character names.
b1f878 No.13832585
I just use some generic or most common name, like John or Ivan. My real name is rare-sh and i never going to use it in game. Or i go >>13832533 way.
>>13832557
>make up so-so name for character
>it's showing your username instead
4b4d08 No.13832586
>>13832564
truly the worst
f312fb No.13832598
>>13832564
>CURSE YOU… ZELDA!
>CURSE YOU… SAGES!!
>CURSE YOU… Link!
3ab65d No.13832613
>>13832598
>The game uses lowercase for text
>But uses full capitals for name
>You have to take a 50/50 shot because you don't know which one it'll use
97c6ce No.13832638
>>13832211
whatever retarded name pops up in my head like Bussy, Titsen, Vagis, Benis
da4f87 No.13832690
>>13832211
Usually leave it blank and then click on okay or end, it puts the default name in most of the time. That or whatever the main characters name is suppose to be. If it is online, I just use random names, nothing special.
50a8a1 No.13832698
>>13832613
What kind of fucked up flavor is that.
28d390 No.13832702
255e19 No.13832705
>>13832211
I’m pretty damn quick with thematically appropriate names, and I’m also good with shitty parody names, too. My character in Dragon’s Dogma? Dr. Agon. My nord character in Skyrim (don’t worry; I pirated both and only played when I was suicidal)? Bjorn Fjord.
94fb3e No.13832715
I just name every thing Benis, unless it gets filtered, then Bepis.
938051 No.13832734
>>13832211
I am an autist who goes to a search engine and loops up ancient greek names or some dumb shit like that and then I combine names with words until I find something I like. It takes way too long and isn't worth it, but whatever.
46d793 No.13832744
If I care enough, I'll put my name. Else its just Faggot. Online I just pick a random object, ram it through google translate, and use that.
f777df No.13832760
>just press start if the default/canon is already typed in
>type it in if it's not
>name if after a character from the last porn game I played if it there is no default/canon
Sometimes it works, other times you're running around in ancient rome with a modern japanese name.
317776 No.13832773
>>13832211
AAA
THE BEST OF THE BEST.
046121 No.13832777
>>13832211
It depends on the game.
In Zelda I usually just default to Link.
In the old Castlevanias I would just put the name of the Character. I almost unlocked Richter mode by accident.
In a game like Dark Souls, I pull names from old PC adventure games. I remember playing Dark Souls one to completion as Leoric and Dark Souls Three as Lazarus.
The only time I get really autistic with names is Persona and The Elder Scrolls, where I have to make a believable Japanese name for the former, or a lore friendly name for my chosen race in the latter.
0b288b No.13832790
My defaults are George Liquor and Cuntface Karen across all genres. No bully.
7a6755 No.13833364
>>13832517
It's called a firewall, Windows by default does not allow programs to use networking and always asks if you want to add an exception.
4208f6 No.13833405
A lot. Stupid amounts of time. I've created unimaginable failures of names, but it's worth it because occasionally I come up with one that's gold. My most recent success was "Bogby Jon Gonzo".
e92579 No.13833422
>>13832211
I always use the same name, or the default name if there is one.
e92579 No.13833434
6e6485 No.13833449
>>13832211
>Cant tell if datamining thread or another thinly veiled blogposting thread
Either way, stop spamming the catalog you blogposting niggers
dc4e51 No.13833450
>>13832773
>not filling up the high scores with ASS
80d14f No.13833494
>>13832211
Ever since I accidentally forgot to set a name on my Fallout character and ended up playing as vault dweller named None. I have just been naming my characters None unless there is a default name available.
2e0af1 No.13833708
I like rolling with another culture's version of John Doe when I get the chance.
e175c0 No.13833816
In any text-heavy JRPG, it's entertaining to name your main character Jesus (or JESUS) and see how much it improves the story.
14c037 No.13833840
5 seconds while i enter my name or if it's a girl any girl name that comes to mind, i used to enter some supercool names when i was a teen, but i give a damn nowadays, and those times (and names) feel like cringe.
f312fb No.13833869
>>13833816
Or naming everyone after the villain.
6cbd5e No.13833978
Either default name or just AAA when there isn't any.
c9a125 No.13834150
For the main character I either go with the default or my name.
But for ANYTHING else I do my best to make it "fit" in with the universe, or just have fun. But in either case, I still take an eternity.
And if it has a random name generator- god help me I will hammer that shit until it looks like it fits.
I tend to use a theme when nicknaming my Pokemon per game. Zelda enemy style prefixes and suffixes, tarot cards, and german/french are what I've used so far.
c58e0a No.13834258
>>13832211
I call all my guys Asshat so not very long, character creation is where I chew up time, it's a pisser when you spend half an hour getting shit right only for the game to be crap though.
a28b1c No.13834274
I use the same username for all my emails and profiles since I got it on Xbox Live. For singleplayer, I either look up what the cannon name is or use my first name. If I'm testing out a mod or game I use the name "Test". If I don't give a shit I'll use a name I find funny.
abc146 No.13834789
28f8e3 No.13834862
Fuck that noise, OP.
I name pokémons after dank memes, depending on their dex entry, overall design and/or significance in-game. For example, I would never fail to name caught Gravelers "MOTHERFUCK" back before GF censored the naming system, and that was, obviously, way before cuckchan made it a certified mememon™ in their silly romhack.
f312fb No.13834878
>>13834862
I always named my Abra Homer because he was yellow.
302e50 No.13835271
It gets pretty bad when you decide to nickname Pokemons, not easy, not even during a nuzlocke.
d00638 No.13835689
>>13835271
>name everyone in the last 2 gens
>don't know their proper name
302e50 No.13835741
>>13835689
What do you mean? you completely forgot the name of the pokemon and only remember them by nickname?
46107e No.13835787
I have a system but I'm not sharing it because it's mine. You fuckers can sit there stewing over names for all I care, I ain't letting you in on my sweet methods.
d00638 No.13835809
>>13835741
Exactly. Certain Pokémon I can name easily but I don't know all of them by looking.
e5019f No.13835823
I had a brother who could sit there for a good forty minutes to an hour deciding a name for his character.
ce3136 No.13835950
>Icewind Dale II
>6 names
>6 character creations
>6 portaits
I really don't want to bother. The story is probably nonexistent, too, if the first game was any indication. The names and portraits I can reuse, but it's now 3E so I have to redo everything with the creation.
ba63e6 No.13835987
>>13834862
>not naming every member of your party in the BROstyle.
You gotta beat 8 GYMs after all m8
5c28fa No.13836109
> if the character has a canon name, like Link or Yu Narukami
I go with that.
> if they don't have a canon name, like the cast of Final Fantasy 1
I just come up with something appropriate that fits the game. Like Nite the black mage.
> for pokemon
I always pick X as my trainer name. I got a shiny greninja once and the OT's name [Original Trainer] said "Dylan". I thought to myself, "what a gay name". So I picked "X" because it's gender neutral, and the X letter is easy to find in japanese versions of the game. For pokemon, I usually just name them whatever comes to mind. Like Grizelda the greninja, or Luna the absol.
836b26 No.13836185
Sometimes I just go with the default name, or I call myself Bison.
but at the moment since playing Dark Souls I'v grown to like the one I ended up using, That name being, Louie the Fuck. I just really like the idea of
>Invaded the world of Louie the Fuck
363b84 No.13836280
>>13836109
>Nite
That's fucking shite, and so is X. In fact every name you've come up with is shite.
b8e600 No.13836296
Forget names, I need to choose what my lineage will be identified by
ab92c5 No.13836297
>playing Persona 5
>name my character after homosexual nationalist Yukio Mishima
>there's a fucking character called Yuuki Mishima within 3 hours of the game
ea7dbe No.13836316
>>13836185
>doing cat forest shit
>"Those Silly Dutch People has invaded"
There are moments in your gaming life that you never forget. That was definitely one of them for me.
6ecdfb No.13836330
For japanese games I usually go with "Fug Yu". For most other games it's just default name or some incomprehensible string of profanities.
69dab2 No.13836341
>>13832211
Checked. As for your question not too long. I do try to come up with clever, or funny names though. I cram master asia, jc denton, and big boss into any game I think is appropriate.
5c28fa No.13836586
>>13836280
FF1 only allows for 4-letter character names, in case you didn't know. I just picked Nite because fuck it, I didn't wanna spend long selecting names.
In pokemon, I picked "X" because it's the most universal, and most gender neutral name I can think of. I use to go as "Red" [my old OT name] when trading online, but then I realized that english words are not that universal. What's "Red" to english players, is "Rouge" to the french, is "Rossa" to italians, is "Rote" to germans, is "Roja" to spaniards, and "赤" to the japanese.
Also, in the games, I also wanted the option to pick between being either a boy or a girl. Especially on diamond/pearl/platinum, where I wanna play as the girl and not some guy with a gay beret. So I can't pick an obviously male name for female characters, nor a female name for males. Forcing me to think of a gender neutral name that satisfies both genders.
I was playing pokemon x at the time, and so I just settled with X as my name. It fulfilled all the requirements imo: The japanese/english/french/italians/germans/spaniards/korean players All recognize the letter X (especially when 2 installments are titled "pokemon X" and y). And it's a name that fits well with both the boy and girl characters. (X-kun or X-chan, as the japanese versions like to call you.)
And now all of my pokemon (from gen 3, from gen 4, from gen 5, from gen 6, from gen 7) all share the same Original Trainer name: X
0399f0 No.13836654
Almost no time at all. I have a name that I use for pretty much everything and it's almost never taken in online games. But if I have to come up with something different then fucking ages.
641689 No.13836870
>most games
Either keep the default name (when it actually has an importance to the story) or switch to one of my nicknames.
>Pokémon
nickname for every shiny I catch. I've caught and transferred shinies since Emerald. I have 8 boxes of them. I'm becoming a bit short on names.
dd39d8 No.13836900
>>13832517
man I didn't know my nintendo 64 and super nintendo were selling my information. That's a real eye opener
84c539 No.13837079
>can create female character
>all the hair only goes down to the shoulders
1c0f7e No.13837091
If the character has a canon name, I always just go with that
On Pokemon, if you type NOTHING on the name selection screen and just hit enter the game chooses a name for you, at least until Sun and Moon came out, I guess the PC has no canon name
e7d001 No.13837117
Aggravatingly so when I don't pick the best option.
d48fe9 No.13837124
>>13832211
None because I use the same three letter gender neutral name in all my RPGs. Unless it's guild wars where last names exist, then I get autistic about making them all part of the same family.