Should videogame characters age on sequels

[Netherrealmer]

Pokemon had been around for 22 years and it's main protagonist Ash Ketchum is still 10 years old until now.



He is on a floating timeline. A floating timeline is a concept fiction uses so characters stay young forever.
Imagine when Pokemon the game and Anime started, Some kids are younger than Ash Ketchum but they are now older than him.

When the video game series Metal Gear Solid started, Solid Snake looking this this Youthful in his 20's.


Then he is on his 30's


Now he is a senior citizen.


When Resident evil 2 was Launch, Claire Redfield is an innocent tomboyish 19 year old teenager looking for her missing brother. She was forced to fight zombies so she can escape a zombie infested city while protecting a little girl named Sherry Birkin from the monsters.



When Claire returned in Resident evil revelations 2. She is now a 38 year old Social worker who was forced to fight zombies after she and her co-employees are kidnapped by the sister of her Brother's mortal enemy.


The Little girl she protected became an adult woman and returned in Resident evil 6 as a government agent.



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There is an ongoing debate among videogame fans. Some fans wanted their favorite videogame characters to be on a floating timeline so they will stay young forever.

Then some fans wanted the characters to age and get older on sequels so the story will move forward. These fans thinks the character who ages is more relatable to fans.

Fans who is against character aging thinks aging a character will make them appear in less sequels because the older they become the less marketable they are. They think characters should be young forever for that reason.

Should videogame characters age on sequels?

[cmoneyspinner]

The only time characters should age is when it's a kid and they grow up. If I meet the character as an adult, I want them to stay that way. That's how I feel about animated TV series. So I guess that's how people think about video games.

[bestwriter]

It has all got to do with the story. And most stories revolve around characters that do not age.

[arunima]

It depends on the character and stories. Some characters are timeless and they appeal to certain age groups and they need not age. Pokemon is one such character.

[Debzy5459]

Don’t really know much about game characters and all that but what I know is that it’s depends on the character and the level they want it to be.

[germainebull]

The aging of video game characters in sequels can be quite an interesting and nuanced decision, influenced by various factors such as narrative continuity, fan expectations, and the overall vision of the game developers.