My school teacher also told us that anonymous, blank slate characters are often used to represent everyone, or the reader. This is what most people don't get ab

My school teacher also told us that anonymous, blank slate characters are often used to represent everyone, or the reader. This is what most people don't get about the Doom Guy or Gordon Freeman. If you try to fix it, you're actually breaking the quality. This is highlighted in this video: "I Hate Immersive Sims" a.k.a. "Why is Half-Life 1 so compelling". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HByDGHl7PNc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HByDGHl7PNc