Video game charicters you truely care about
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Kratos
Drake/uncharted
John Marston
They all tickle my fancy in one way or another..
Kratos
Drake/uncharted
John Marston
They all tickle my fancy in one way or another..
I would have to say everyone on your team in KOTOR and also the majority of the overall cast of Mass Effect 1 & 2 - in particular Tali, Garrus & Liara.
There are an awful lot of characters I care about in Lost Odyssey too.
I also found that the way Dom's story plays out in Gears 2 has made me very fond him.
There are an awful lot of characters I care about in Lost Odyssey too.
I also found that the way Dom's story plays out in Gears 2 has made me very fond him.
It warms my heart to see someone mentioning BG. Supported a 100%, although instead of Viconia and Edwin I had Aerie and.. darn, I can't remember.kingcom said:
OT: Pretty much any character in a bioware or valve game. I also like Altaïr quite a bit. Oh, and the Prince from Sands of Time trilogy.
Pretty much any NPC from any Bioware game should make the cut here for anyone who's played one.
Special mentions for Morte (Planescape: Torment), Minsc, Jaheira and Keldorn (Baldur's Gate series), Sten, Alistair and Leliana (Dragon Age), and Rear Admiral Kahoku (Mass Effect).
Special mentions for Morte (Planescape: Torment), Minsc, Jaheira and Keldorn (Baldur's Gate series), Sten, Alistair and Leliana (Dragon Age), and Rear Admiral Kahoku (Mass Effect).
I actually care for quite a few characters in games but they tend to be games where the story and the characters are important. That and I'm a caring person anyway.
Alyx - Half - Life 2
Reason: She acts like a real person and has vulnerabilities and fears.
The Entire Heavy Rain cast
Reason: As above.
Solid Snake - MGS series
Reason: He has little choice in his actions. He's a killer and can't help it. He doesn't enjoy it (Apparently) but must.
Alyx - Half - Life 2
Reason: She acts like a real person and has vulnerabilities and fears.
The Entire Heavy Rain cast
Reason: As above.
Solid Snake - MGS series
Reason: He has little choice in his actions. He's a killer and can't help it. He doesn't enjoy it (Apparently) but must.
Aside from the lot from Mass Effect, I'd have to go with John Marston.
Edit: Guess we have to explain why, now. That's cool. Here goes: Mass Effect speaks for itself, and even if it didn't, it would have roughly half the people in this thread to do it instead of me. John Marston, on the other hand, was a very unique case for me, in that he reminded me a lot of myself. No, I'm not trying to flatter myself, here. John was a skeptical, distant, truly neutral character, who had a soft spot for those who are being victimized (the way I played, anyhow; others tell me he likes to shoot up whore houses then teabag the corpses while wearing a poncho and riding a mule), but he was also undeniably totally badass.
The best part, though, probably has to be how developed and realistic he is for a lead character. It sounds counter-intuitive, and I don't know about you, but I've played a ton of games where my character was just a blank slate for me to bounce off of NPCs' personalities. It was amazingly refreshing to have a player character that I actually gave a shit about (sorry Niko, the accent was too forced to be endearing), and it made completing missions that brought him closer to his goals actually satisfying, instead of chores to be done with before the fun can continue.
Also...
Edit: Guess we have to explain why, now. That's cool. Here goes: Mass Effect speaks for itself, and even if it didn't, it would have roughly half the people in this thread to do it instead of me. John Marston, on the other hand, was a very unique case for me, in that he reminded me a lot of myself. No, I'm not trying to flatter myself, here. John was a skeptical, distant, truly neutral character, who had a soft spot for those who are being victimized (the way I played, anyhow; others tell me he likes to shoot up whore houses then teabag the corpses while wearing a poncho and riding a mule), but he was also undeniably totally badass.
The best part, though, probably has to be how developed and realistic he is for a lead character. It sounds counter-intuitive, and I don't know about you, but I've played a ton of games where my character was just a blank slate for me to bounce off of NPCs' personalities. It was amazingly refreshing to have a player character that I actually gave a shit about (sorry Niko, the accent was too forced to be endearing), and it made completing missions that brought him closer to his goals actually satisfying, instead of chores to be done with before the fun can continue.
Also...
I never really gave much thought to ol' Gunther. Now I just feel heartbroken.Gunner 51 said:
Dogmeat from Fallout, the 1st time i saw him die was actaully horrible, I left a path of destruction in my wake in greif 
My companions on Dragon Age, especially Sten (he is such a cool guy)
Auron from FFX, (same as Sten, that and he seemed to be the only one with common sense)
Solid Snake, in MGS4 and Big Boss in MGS 3. I felt more attched to these checters than in the other MGS games. I will not reveile why because of heavy spoilers.
I think thats it.
My companions on Dragon Age, especially Sten (he is such a cool guy)
Auron from FFX, (same as Sten, that and he seemed to be the only one with common sense)
Solid Snake, in MGS4 and Big Boss in MGS 3. I felt more attched to these checters than in the other MGS games. I will not reveile why because of heavy spoilers.
I think thats it.
Aeka Shiraki.
If you know whos she is at all, google search or not, you'll see that it's rather pathetic. But hey, I'm a sucker for her type and the past is better off not forgotten. Fun times back then. Fun times.
If you know whos she is at all, google search or not, you'll see that it's rather pathetic. But hey, I'm a sucker for her type and the past is better off not forgotten. Fun times back then. Fun times.
haven't played heavy rain but those 2 are a definiteJulianking93 said:
in mgs 3 at the end where you discover the truth about the boss left me clutching my chest and genuinely feeling emotionally destroyed for a while ... mgs was always special to me though .. afterall .. snake watched me grow up haha
Y'know, given the general quality of game writing, I'm surprised at just how many there are.
Alyx - Oh gee, what an amazingly original choice! Seriously though, she's popular for a reason. Well characterised, well rounded, very likeable etc etc. Although I have this horrible feeling that Valve are going to kill her off right before the end. Maybe have her get headcrabbed and force the player to shoot her. Errg. I hope I'm wrong.
DOG - I don't care if he's just nuts and bolts, anyone who can tear out a strider's brain gets my vote. The beginning of Episode 1 caused me to abandon all dignity and give several girlish squeals of unadulterated glee.
Wrex - Quite possibly the only "badass" character I ever really liked. Apart from being generally awesome, I found the stuff he had to say regarding the genophage to be especially interesting. Gave him a nice bit of depth and even a spot of pathos. I was very glad I didn't have to kill him.
Tali - Much the same reasons as Alyx. Also, excellent visual design. It was the trial scene from ME2 that, to me, caused her to go from good character to excellent character. Poor thing.
Tenenbaum - She has an excellent and original backstory. But it was the audio logs documenting her change of heart that really did it for me. They were sad.
Farah - Once again, much the same reasons as Alyx. Well rounded, actually displays emotion etc etc.
Honorable mentions go to Jade, Pey'j, Double H, GLaDOS, Liara, Jack, Garrus, Alma, Cortana, Agro and Dr Kleiner.
Alyx - Oh gee, what an amazingly original choice! Seriously though, she's popular for a reason. Well characterised, well rounded, very likeable etc etc. Although I have this horrible feeling that Valve are going to kill her off right before the end. Maybe have her get headcrabbed and force the player to shoot her. Errg. I hope I'm wrong.
DOG - I don't care if he's just nuts and bolts, anyone who can tear out a strider's brain gets my vote. The beginning of Episode 1 caused me to abandon all dignity and give several girlish squeals of unadulterated glee.
Wrex - Quite possibly the only "badass" character I ever really liked. Apart from being generally awesome, I found the stuff he had to say regarding the genophage to be especially interesting. Gave him a nice bit of depth and even a spot of pathos. I was very glad I didn't have to kill him.
Tali - Much the same reasons as Alyx. Also, excellent visual design. It was the trial scene from ME2 that, to me, caused her to go from good character to excellent character. Poor thing.
Tenenbaum - She has an excellent and original backstory. But it was the audio logs documenting her change of heart that really did it for me. They were sad.
Farah - Once again, much the same reasons as Alyx. Well rounded, actually displays emotion etc etc.
Honorable mentions go to Jade, Pey'j, Double H, GLaDOS, Liara, Jack, Garrus, Alma, Cortana, Agro and Dr Kleiner.
