Worst Main Character to a Videogame

[Bigeyez]

Gordon Freeman. Yes I said it. Now quote me and tell me who wrong I am.

He is not a main character, he is you.

In order to make you feel more "in the game" Valve has given him no dialogue or personality. What you get out of the game is not filtered through the characters personality, opinions, or thoughts. It is just you, and makes it a very unique experience.

The main character not talking was definitely not unique to Half-Life. Games had that way before HL did. The reasons for it are right though; thats generally why developers have whoever your playing not speak or sometimes not even be seen in some games. They want it to feel like you are him/her.

OT: I have to say Tingle. I used to think Navi was annoying but god did he take the cake.

 

[zenoaugustus]

OT: I dunno if you meant player characters exclusively but i hate threedog in fallout3

Blasphemy, Three Dog is the man.

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

Chuck Rock.

Spoiler: Sorry, but the image is too big.

[IMAGE/]http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/chuckrock.jpg[/IMG]

It just says hotlinking isn't allowed.

Also I say the doom marine. Because he says nothing .

 

[noolli]

OT: I dunno if you meant player characters exclusively but i hate threedog in fallout3

Blasphemy, Three Dog is the man.

this is not blasphemy he is an annoying radio host. and when you meet him he is just as stupid

 

[noolli]

Chuck Rock.

Spoiler: Sorry, but the image is too big.

[IMAGE/]http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/chuckrock.jpg[/IMG]

It just says hotlinking isn't allowed.

Also I say the doom marine. Because he says nothing .

and why the fuck is he the only one who can kill anything

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

Chuck Rock.

Spoiler: Sorry, but the image is too big.

[IMAGE/]http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/chuckrock.jpg[/IMG]

It just says hotlinking isn't allowed.

Also I say the doom marine. Because he says nothing .

and why the fuck is he the only one who can kill anything

What do you mean? Like the only person in the original game who was able to actually kill any of the monsters?

 

[Terramax]

*Psst* Vaan wasn't the main character. He just serves as the eyes of the audience. FF12 was Ashe's story.

I've tried explaining this a million times. People will never get it.

 

[Captain Pancake]

Gordon Freeman. Yes I said it. Now quote me and tell me how wrong I am.

yeah? well, well... You smell!

 

[Evil Tim]

[Gordon Freeman] is not a main character, he is you.

Really? I'm not a bearded scientist called Gordon, last I checked.

 

[minoes]

Chuck Rock.

Spoiler: Sorry, but the image is too big.

[IMAGE/]http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/chuckrock.jpg[/IMG]

It just says hotlinking isn't allowed.

Also I say the doom marine. Because he says nothing .

Sorry, It was something like this.
[IMG/]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/11170/289925-chuck_rock__u__large.jpg[/IMG]

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

Chuck Rock.

Spoiler: Sorry, but the image is too big.

[IMAGE/]http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/chuckrock.jpg[/IMG]

It just says hotlinking isn't allowed.

Also I say the doom marine. Because he says nothing .

Sorry, It was something like this.
[IMG/]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/11170/289925-chuck_rock__u__large.jpg[/IMG]

Reminds me of the lummox from Ren & Stimpy.

 

[Woodsey]

Starkiller from Force Unleashed even tho I love star wars to death

Really??

I thought he was a really likable and in the second ending

Spoiler

I felt really sorry for him when he gets that suit welded to his body

 

[Kingsman]

I never really liked Crash Bandicoot. He tries to portray himself as a zany kind of guy, but then you play as him.

Ugh.

 

[Woodsey]

Gordon Freeman. Yes I said it. Now quote me and tell me who wrong I am.

He is not a main character, he is you.

In order to make you feel more "in the game" Valve has given him no dialogue or personality. What you get out of the game is not filtered through the characters personality, opinions, or thoughts. It is just you, and makes it a very unique experience.

No its being lazy, I much prefer dialouge between yourelf and characters, I cna understand with Oblivion and Fallout 3 but aside from games like that it just feels lazy to me.

Valve are hardly lazy developers, and it was clearly done for a reason. It works for some people and doesn't for others. Same with CoD, Infinity Ward aren't lazy but you're supposed to feel like the soldier and like you're there.

 

[awesomeemosewa]

all the tetris blocks those guys SUCK