Switching characters

Im boring and prefer the old choose the character at the start and be stuck with them route. That way I can get a new experience with a new character every time. If you can switch mir game, it tends to be designed so that you are encouraged to use them for certain situations.

I'd say I prefer having different save files as well.

Heh, as "on the fly" as hitting select and waiting about 10 seconds was, yeah. (note: CV3 may be my favorite game)

I had just assumed that this would be a standard IGA game where you have one choice at the start, the main protagonist, and other characters are available as unlocks later for separate New Game files.

However, in our Classic Mode thread where we discussed similar ideas, I think that will involve having the 3+ characters on a select screen or CV3/Julius Mode style switching. Either way would be cool.

I'd like to say that it would be really cool if drops and power-ups changed depending on who the PC was at the time, again as with Castlevania 3, where Sypha gets spell books instead of whip symbols or subweapons for example. It always felt a little off how Richter could get money in SotN, it did absolutely nothing for him.

I'd prefer switching characters on the fly (similar to DoS) so I can explore as many areas as possible at any time, especially if all the characters have different abilities. I like having that freedom and convienence.

I'm not a fan of reaching a hub to switch characters. It feels like time-wasting backtracking, especially if all I want to do is just check out one small area or minor detail. I liked it in Super Mario Bros 2 where you could select a different character after each level. I did not like it in games like Donkey Kong 64 where I found myself thinking "Why do I need to switch Kongs or split up in order to access these character barrels, ability pads, and areas? Why can't I just play as one character who can access everything?", and that annoyance left a big impression in my mind.

As for choosing one character for the entire game playthrough/save file, I'd be okay with that if all the characters can access every area on the map and felt different, similar to playing as Julius in the Sorrow games or Richter from SOTN.