They grow up so fast: What this console generation’s characters have learned

This is part of our ongoing series about games and trends of one of the most longest-lived eras in gaming’s history — the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 generation.

The current console generation is almost eight years old now, and you don’t stick around that long without going through some changes and picking up a lesson or two. That’s what I’m assuming, anyway; it’s possible nobody learned a thing in all this time. But just for fun, let’s take a look at how some of the characters we met in our Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s have grown. We’ll look at changes in their character models over the years and also see what kind of enduring wisdom — if any — they might have picked up on their adventures.