Surprisingly Useless Characters
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Why the hate for Alyx? She kicked ass, especially in Episode 1. The only time I ever had a problem with her was one corner in Entanglement where she'd get shotguned to death before I could do anything about it; hardly a problem compared to most "escort" characters, plus the fact that she is actually likable.Blueruler182 said:
For my own pick for characters that were supposed to be awesome but weren't: everyone in Daikatana.
Dogmeat from Fallout 3. I thought he was a tough looking monster dog and then I got into some combat. He dies faster than a goomba!
First to come to mind was Nils from the first GBA Fire Emblem. Good idea in theory, he allows your characters to move twice in a given turn. However he cannot move again, so after a few uses the whole group is way ahead of him. So not only can he not continue using his powers but he is vulnerable too, and I hate letting characters die in Fire Emblem.
I'm actually quite sure Alyx Vance is my most hated fictional character. I don't find her likable. She seems to have no personality beyond worshiping the ground Gordon walks on and playing with the robot dog. She's been of no use to me since she handed me the gravity gun, despite trying her damnedest, and while I wouldn't have called her the most useless character in those circumstances if she didn't pull attention to herself so damn much... But she does, she makes me question why we have this teenage girl on our side, and the fact that I have to lose when she dies pisses me off. I will admit she's more useful than an escort mission person, but the escort mission person doesn't tend to make itself seem more useful then it is.JayDub147 said:
Sonic in SONIC 06!
His story has nothing, repeat, NOTHING to do with the over arching plot. He attributes NOTHING to the plot until the VERY END OF A GAME HE IS THE TITLE CHARACTER FOR.
His story has nothing, repeat, NOTHING to do with the over arching plot. He attributes NOTHING to the plot until the VERY END OF A GAME HE IS THE TITLE CHARACTER FOR.
Stem, from Dragon Age. Or was it Sten? That guy you rescue from that one place but he still hates you. Him. Not helpful at all. And I know how to get into his good graces, just can't be bothered.
Dragon Age seriously had too many characters to choose from. It's an odd complaint, but I stand by it. When there's only really 1 or 2 spots to work with (assuming everyone uses the spirit healer), all the people you pick up...it's too much.
Dragon Age seriously had too many characters to choose from. It's an odd complaint, but I stand by it. When there's only really 1 or 2 spots to work with (assuming everyone uses the spirit healer), all the people you pick up...it's too much.
Richter, the main flippin character of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. This guy is the legendary vampire hunter, armed with a magic whip, enchanted artifacts, a destined to fight Dracula. Guess what? He's slow, he has terrible handling, no double jump, and his whip is shorter than the other character's.
As it turns out, Maria is vastly better. Maria is the pubescent magical girl you rescue in the castle. She has some vaguely defined powers dealing with animals. She's smaller, far more agile, has a double jump, and her birds have at least a foot of range on Richter's whip.
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R, Little Girl > Vampire Hunter.
Edit: Oh, by the way. Fran is surprisingly useless because of how generalized everyone is in FF12. You'd expect her to be fairly similar to the other characters, but her stats are almost entirely the bottom tier. In a game where everyone was fairly good at everything, she was simply not good at all.
As it turns out, Maria is vastly better. Maria is the pubescent magical girl you rescue in the castle. She has some vaguely defined powers dealing with animals. She's smaller, far more agile, has a double jump, and her birds have at least a foot of range on Richter's whip.
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R, Little Girl > Vampire Hunter.Edit: Oh, by the way. Fran is surprisingly useless because of how generalized everyone is in FF12. You'd expect her to be fairly similar to the other characters, but her stats are almost entirely the bottom tier. In a game where everyone was fairly good at everything, she was simply not good at all.
Try playing Symphony of the Night as Richter.Mesca said:
God damn does he ever suck. He's fine for boss battles thanks to his Item Crash+Holy Water but just getting from point A to point B is hell in Castlevania.
He can annihilate Dracula in 2-3 attacks, but gets totally owned by a bunch of Mermen.
They do give him a Double Jump in his Portrait of Ruin mode.
Take away his Holy Water Item Crash though
I preferred the Skulls, but I'm assuming you mean both, so here's my reason for why they're good: range.Lullabye said:
A fully leveled spell from a Skull or Mage can reach much further than nearly every other attack in the game, and can have a spread of a 3x3 square at that high range if you so choose. A 3x3 splash is also much easier to "aim" properly for maximum effect than, say, the "cross" grids you get with other spells (though you have that as an option as well). Doing such crazy damage to an entire group with a single character is something that's incredibly useful, especially in the late-game. Once they get going, they're also incredibly easy to level. Blow up Cave/House/Hall of Ordeals 3/4/whatever with a single Mega Fire and get ten levels with one shot.
Of course, having fighters, martial artists, and all that hoo ha for the short game, and archers for mid-range, helps round out the versatility, so every character has some degree of usefulness. Except Flonne. You'd think she would at least learn magic on her own, considering her primary weapon is a staff. (That said, giving her a sword and teaching her Winged Slayer, Nightsever, Dark X Slash, etc. is amusing. Funny as hell to watch too.)
As an aside, I saw my friend solo Priere in Disgaea 1 using only an equally-leveled Galaxy Skull. Only non-standard move he needed was Omega Heal. It was also amusing teaching him gun abilities.
Oh my god did Richter suck in that game. Enemies level up as you progress through the castle, you don't. Hard to argue with just that. Least your whip does Holy damage innately. Means good damage on nearly everything in the castle.Amnestic said:Try playing Symphony of the Night as Richter.
God damn does he ever suck. He's fine for boss battles thanks to his Item Crash+Holy Water but just getting from point A to point B is hell in Castlevania.
He can annihilate Dracula in 2-3 attacks, but gets totally owned by a bunch of Mermen.
They do give him a Double Jump in his Portrait of Ruin mode.
Take away his Holy Water Item Crash though
Hydro Storm was awesome though.
actually without that dog you are screwed. i mean how are you going to go get the ducks you shoot >.>end_boss said:
OT i would say jenkins from mass effect (lol)
I'm gonna just list a few characters that I NEVER use, but others may or may not have found use for.
Mission in KotOR. Whiny little runt. The Wookie and the Cat Lady were also seldom used.
Anyone who wasn't a Mage or Warrior in Dragon Age. Seriously, the thief class in that game just seemed terribly underpowered. If there weren't locks that needed to be picked they never would've left camp.
Samara in Mass Effect 2. A biotic who CAN'T use Warp? No thanks.
Brick/ "The Berserker" in Borderlands. His weapon specialty is a bit of a waste, why punch things to death when you have guns, and you really didn't need to tank in that game, anyway.
Mission in KotOR. Whiny little runt. The Wookie and the Cat Lady were also seldom used.
Anyone who wasn't a Mage or Warrior in Dragon Age. Seriously, the thief class in that game just seemed terribly underpowered. If there weren't locks that needed to be picked they never would've left camp.
Samara in Mass Effect 2. A biotic who CAN'T use Warp? No thanks.
Brick/ "The Berserker" in Borderlands. His weapon specialty is a bit of a waste, why punch things to death when you have guns, and you really didn't need to tank in that game, anyway.