This topic was suggested by Ted, so thought I'd have a think and here is who I have. In no particular order:
Jansen Friedh - "Lost Odyssey"
Jansen starts out being a bit of a dick but as the game goes on (all 100+ hours of it) you come to like him, as he embarks on a journey to become the partner of Ming Numara (who is the queen) and he ends up hapless, but in the end he finally gets his woman!
The Undertaker - Various WWE games
Lets face it, the Undertaker has been one of the most well known wrestling characters ever, so this is a no brainer
Batman - "Arkham Asylum" & "Arkham City"
Batman was never a favourite of mine, however when Arkham Asylum came out, it just made Batman seem ace.. The voice acting was spot on, and the combat was ace, Batman from then on, became awesome, as you progressed through the story, really endearing yourself to the fate of Bruce Wayne
The Joker - "Arkham Asylum" & "Arkham City"
If I thought Batman was ace in these 2 games, he's matched, and possibly overshadowed by the amazing character that is the joker. Mark Hammil (He from Star Wars fame) does the voice of Joker, and Oh my god, he plays it so well.. Joker for me is the standout character from these 2 games. You have to play them and experience it for yourself!
Claptrap - "Borderlands"
Claptrap is the little robot that you see numerous times throughout the game, and he comes out with some funny stuff ("I don't like this... this is making me nervous. Take a deep breath- I can't breathe! This is just a recording of someone breathing! It's not real! It's just making me more nervous!") Although he does turn evil in the DLC "Claptraps new robot revolution" in which he makes all the bosses from the main game into robot versions of themselves..
Niko Belic - "GTA IV"
Niko gets brought to what is essentially New York, by his cousin, on the promise of wealth and bitches.. Within the first 5 minutes he realises this, and then struggles to become someone, and there are times you feel sorry for him and he is just an all round good guy mixed up in the wrong things..
Unnamed man - "Saints Row 1/2/3"
The character we play in Saints row, is unnamed, but is one of the best characters from any game.. The stuff he comes out with during the course of the 3 games is hilarious - Especially the meeting with Burt Reynolds, and me and my brother have spent many an hour laughing at the stuff that comes out of his mouth through all 3 games...
Commander Shepherd - "Mass Effect 1/2/3"
Shepherd is a great character, and over the course of all 3 games, we get to shape him into the kind of person we want him to be..Want him to be nice, empathetic and polite, fine.. Want him to be a total cock and be rude, arrogant and a knobhead, then also fine!
Tommy Vercetti - "GTA Vice City"
Tommy does a bit of time for the Mafia and when he gets out, they repay him by sending him down south to manage things there, however he becomes too big for them to handle so try to bring him down to size. Voiced by Ray Liota, Tommy is a character not to be understimated and comes out with some funny stuff!
Cole Phelps - "LA Noire"
On the surface, Cole seems like a normal person.. Career minded, kind hearted person with a loving wife at home, but actually turns into a bit of a knob and in the end makes the ultimate sacrifice.. His journey through the various cases we control him, you grow to like him and stuff that happens surprises you!
Well there we have it.. my favourite gaming characters... You may agree or disagree with these of course, but leave comments with your favourite characters and why!
Thanks to Ted for suggesting this topic!
Stu
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