I had a general question that I wanted to ask the community. Mainly as feedback for my future projects and curiosity. What protagonists do you enjoy playing as the most: first person or third person?

First person protagonists are usually blank slates with no appearance and in most cases personality. They act as the surrogate for the player in the world of the game and it's supposed to be easier to project yourself onto them and become immersed

Third person protagonists are stand alone characters that can be visibly seen. They have their own backstory and personality and are designed to mainly have the player follow them along in the story like you would for the protagonist in a TV show

I have always had a first person protagonist for my projects over the years, but I'm wondering if that's still something that people enjoy or if they want a main character they can relate to and follow

What do any of you think? First person? Third person? Both? Or none? 

Thank you for reading!

I personally prefer first person

I enjoy third person if the game is story driven, but only if the character has an enjoyable personality that I want to learn more about through the game play. First person is the best pick for sandbox type games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley, or even fps games where the story isn't that complex. That's just my opinion tho

What you describe has more to do with character customization or lack thereof.   While it is a style choice,  the gameplay and the story influences heavily what you can present as an interface.  There is just stuff you cannot do easily in first person. Not with players enjoying the game play. And vice versa. 

3rd person over the should fixed perspective is just 1st person with extra steps. To me that is the same genre. It gets interesting, if you have free camera or at least free rotation.

3RD Person gives you a better view of the main character. You can see him/her behavior when get hit, fall down, afraid, or die. Through the game, this thing builds a connection between the Player and the Main character.

Third person

I always us third person protagonists in my games

both first person and third person is enjoyable in my opinion