For PSII, now, no. I used to when I was younger; when I loved Star Wars as a kid I named all the FFVI after them, and played it cooperatively with the names of characters from the
Aliens movie, which is very strange, looking back. In the FF Legend titles for the GB, I would rename the characters after Greek or Roman gods/goddesses. I haven't renamed anything for awhile; I take what the game/storyteller gives me. I feel like it detracts from the story to rename characters now, (if there is one!
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) I remember going over to one of my friend's apartment in college and finding that I was the starting strong safety for the KC Chiefs in one of those Playstation NFL Gameday games, which was kind of odd...
I do think I would still rename some of those FFI-VI characters now to spice it up a little, (I find most FF stories very bland.) It depends. If the story is really strong, like in a Lunar RPG, I wouldn't change them if given the choice. Nor would I in a Fire Emblem title.
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