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I know that in the Final Fantasy Series there are a lot of characters names that have deeper meanings. Some based on mythology, othere being simple word-play.
As for the type of name, I believe it depends on the type of game. For a fantasy/sci-fi based game it would be hard to suspend dis-belief if you're character was called something like 'Dave'...
Similarly would GTA be the same if rather than 'Tommy Vercetti' (which suits the games environment, even if it is a tad cliched), he was called something like 'Zyloth R'garde'... I believe it depends on the game-setting whether characters can have meaningful names.
Ad for the FF series, I'm pretty sure The_Artist could shed some light on the meanings...
- S
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