I just got my new copy of GameInformer, while the vast majority of it is industry servicing dribble I actually found an article that I highly agree with, I know the world's about to end huh?
The article in question is: The 30 Characters who defined a decade. While I am wary to completely state the list here in case some bullshit copyright laws extend to this sort of thing I will point out a few characters that I do disagree with... since I think me being angry is funnier, correct?
#2 John Marston: While I thoroughly enjoyed Red Dead Redemption I have to say it's only been out for less than a year now, how could you honestly say with any certainty that he's been a defining part of the decade? Don't get me wrong he is an amazing character and Red Dead Redemption is a deep and emotional story, but give it some more time, he's a brand new character when compared to some of the others.
#4 Master Chief: Just... no. Just, fucking, no.
#6 Alyx Vance: I LOVE HALF-LIFE! I fucking love it. It is one of if not my favorite FPS game ever made, especially Half-Life 2. But the reasoning that she is some sort of badass that eschews the stereotype of female protagonists being little more than romantic interests isn't enough to warrant a spot here. Honestly I think this was just a gimme that the GI writers used to fill in one of like three spots they couldn't think of someone for. Honestly, I don't even find her that attractive.
#9 Loghain Mac Tir: King is dead, new ruler is placed on the throne, and in a startling twist that is completely new to RPGs and storytelling everywhere it turns out that LOGHAIN IS EVIL! -dun dun duun- Oh wait isn't that the plot to Ultima 4? And like... every dime-a-dozen fantasy novel from the 80s? Loghain isn't new or inventive, he's a copy-paste of Lord Blackthorn from Ultima 4. Except that Lord Blackthorn was a much more sinister villain. I never felt that threatened by Loghain... the article says that's what they were going for, but that doesn't really make much sense. Instead of my sympathizing with the man I just didn't care. Every time he was mentioned I kind of tuned out and waited for some more dark spawn to show up so I could slaughter them. It was the only game I ever wanted to stop pushing its villain on me.
#14 Captain John Price: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Well that's about it. I had planned on disagreeing with Kaim Argonar, but after reading their reasoning I sort of agree. So, that's all for now. Seeya.
What are you talking about man? Master chief totally defined the decade! TO realize this all you have to do is look at all the beautiful and inspirational things he's said over the years! Some of my favorite quotes of his are; ".........." not to mention "......" and my most favorite is "........" the mans a genius with words and an inspiration to us all! I mean, he doesn't even question anything. How awesome is that? Pretty damn awesome. "Go take out a fleet of aliens Chief" "......" "good man, get cracking." "........" -walks away to do as he's told with no question- for all we know the covenant (did I spell that right?) could be trying to kill the humans because they're super corrupt and planning to exploit the rest of the universe and turn the rest of them into slaves. Now I don't know about you but Having a Hunter pulling my plows seems like it would get the job done pretty quick in way more fuel efficient manner. So yeah, what if? John Marston; typical revenge story. Was it good? Yes. Did it work out well in the end? Yes. Was the cheating system in poker a load of crap that I couldn't figure out for the life of me no matter how many times I tried? Your damn right it was. Did I wear the cheating poker suit anyways because it was very fashionable? You can bet your sweet ass I did.
ReplyDeleteI had someone try to explain to me that Master Chief is more fleshed out in the books. I responded with: "What do the books have to do with Master Chief being an influential video game character?" I'm still waiting on that response.
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