Messofanego
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Everyone's mentioned all the other characters. Seems Destiny was a shitshow in this aspect for every character
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Who was the worst video game character of 2014?
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Everyone's mentioned all the other characters. Seems Destiny was a shitshow in this aspect for every character
I'll give you loki, but luka was pretty damn fun
Lol my first though before to enter in the thread, OP. Pearce character is so irritating and even generic in the look. Hope someone kill him in the sequel. Maybe the new protagonist, would be a good debut.The game industry is always kind enough to provide us with plenty of willing participants for this award, with this year hardly being any exception.
I nominate Aiden Pearce from Watch_Dogs. Iconic cap and all.
For the reasons why, I'm going to plug Campster's Errant Signal review of the game, as he provides the most concise and biting deconstruction of the character that I've ever seen. It's really great. Cathartic, actually.
Triggerhappytel
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Was gonna say Aiden Pearce but I see the OP has that covered. Nothing else to add really.
toastyToast
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Way more annoying
I still love Danganronpa
God I hated this character. I hated a fair bit of the Danganronpa cast. I was glad almost every time someone died.
Zyori?
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For me, Talion from shadow of mordor would have been the most forgettable character of 2014, were it not for him having the most punchable face in recent memory
It was a shame, as the enemies in the game just overflowed with variety and character.
I can see someone saying Talion is boring and generic, but Celebrimbor was awesome. Sauron is evil man! I'd hold a grudge to if Sauron did to me what he did to Celebrimbor. Also, he has an incredible voice and everything he says is gold. I SEE YOU
abstract alien
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I held hatred in my heart for him
I thought he was really good. Maybe I'm out of touch.I haven't played the game but from what i've seen i really hate his character design:
(Delsin from Infamous Second Son)
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
To be the most adorable baby character.why do you exist
Please...that's baby peach.
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
There is a reason she is the only character in the game that you can boot off the team after you recruit them. I haven't yet, but boy am I fucking tempted.
Yep.
Never joined my active party even once, just kept her around for story purposes so I don't miss out anything.
Baby Daisy is where it's at.
First post gets it! What a total dickwad he's been.
If I was going to choose an actual video game character, it would be this guy, though.
HURRY UP, LOVE
Something that bugs me a lot in games is when you get into a slower segment where there are paths to explore, scenery to take in, and a partner with you that repels against what you want to do and just tries to rush you forward. So guess what Loki from Bayonetta 2 does, constantly. This motherfucker just hounds you to keep up every time you're with him(and even to slow down if you get too far ahead), and pretty much makes the plot revolve around him with his TRUMP CARD.
So annoying. Didn't really like anything about him honestly.
dancingphlower
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People don't like Ajay Ghale? He was supposed to be pretty much a cipher, so you could project your personality onto him, at least that's what Alex Hutchinson said.
I liked Delsin too!
I held hatred in my heart for him
I thought he was really good. Maybe I'm out of touch.
I liked Delsin too!
But the game is about how he destroys the family of his sister. That was the core of the story and all you do in the game is pretty much making it worse for her without any redeeming upside. Her story doesn't end on a positive note and there's never a 'all this suffering he caused to her was worth it because of...'-moment for either of them.
I didn't get the impression that Aiden was supposed to be a hero and players should root for him.
He's an sociopath who thinks or at least tells himself that he is doing the right thing without realising how much harm he does and that's how I felt about him during the game and enjoyed it for that. Maybe I'm giving Ubisoft too much credit.
Escape Goat
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I'm going to go with Sera. So very annoying.
CanUKlehead
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Fucking Boyle from Velvet Sundown.
I don't think Aiden Pearce is a bad character, just an unlikeable one. He's at least quite convincing as the kind of person who would actually become a vigilante (smart, selfish, emotionally immature, sociopathic).
The game's story was the problem. It was unfocused and confused, which leads the player to lose sight of Aiden's only relatable quality, his quest for revenge. The character is presented as being one way, but the story dictates that he acts another. It makes Aiden frustrating to play as, and constantly draws attention to the fact that he's an asshole.
The game's story was the problem. It was unfocused and confused, which leads the player to lose sight of Aiden's only relatable quality, his quest for revenge. The character is presented as being one way, but the story dictates that he acts another. It makes Aiden frustrating to play as, and constantly draws attention to the fact that he's an asshole.
Interfectum
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I haven't played the game but from what i've seen i really hate his character design:
(Delsin from Infamous Second Son)
I thought I would hate him until I played the game. He's actually a pretty likable character IMO.
I haven't played the game but from what i've seen i really hate his character design:
(Delsin from Infamous Second Son)
Delsin grew on me as I played. I was expecting "giant douche," but got "likable douche" instead. He's just hard-headed and impulsive, but I thought they did pretty well with his character.
I haven't played the game but from what i've seen i really hate his character design:
(Delsin from Infamous Second Son)
Wait so you chose him because you don't like how he looks?
Dasracist.
Him and Reggie are awesome though! You should play it if you get a chance. He's definitely no where near Aiden lol.
UncleCross
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I haven't played the game but from what i've seen i really hate his character design:
(Delsin from Infamous Second Son)
Haven't played Second Son yet, but I did play First Light and found that character to be very annoying and unlikable (can't recall what her name was). Also, her obsession with her brother was a bit creepy.
Delsin isn't bad when you play the hero storyline. It's when you play "evil" that his character is moronic and makes absolutely no sense given the story going on around him. But then again that's not really his fault, but more the fault of the terrible story writing.
Her name was Fetch, and yes, she was ridiculously awful.
Her name was Fetch, and yes, she was ridiculously awful.
semiconscious
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i liked fetch more than i liked delsin, & i liked delsin
...aiden, otoh, killed watch dogs for me. couldn't continue after a few hours, because playing as him was just too damn depressing. seriously selfish asshole. if they'd removed the whole family / tender moments thing, & if he wasn't actively endangering innocent people, & was just out for himself, i probably could've handle it...
Lol totally.
mrmickfran
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victimroyalty
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Marie Rose. Fucking weird.
DoktorEvil
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The game industry is always kind enough to provide us with plenty of willing participants for this award, with this year hardly being any exception.
I nominate Aiden Pearce from Watch_Dogs. Iconic cap and all.
For the reasons why, I'm going to plug Campster's Errant Signal review of the game, as he provides the most concise and biting deconstruction of the character that I've ever seen. It's really great. Cathartic, actually.
You called the guy Campster... Is that dude a Gaffer perchance?
Oh and I'm in the camp of Sebass as worst. TEW was a great game with a very boring protag.
Baron_Calamity
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Ronald Chump from Tiny Tower Vegas. He was so annoying and the worst tipper in the entire game.
What? It's exactly the opposite, he's the submissive one. He sucks though, even if he's not as terrible as Cerezita.
Unfortunately, Loki from Bayonetta 2 is the worst , its no so easy for me to choose him , as i love his design , mostly when he has the hood, the squirrel, his stupid triangle, little letters on his clothes, even his voice i could tolerate.
But he is awful, he ruins Bayonetta character by basically making her submissive to him, he swears a lot, and is annoying on gameplay, calling Bayonetta everytime he is with her, in the end he even steals the spotlight from Bayonetta.
Who knows maybe if they had made him a girl instead he would be better..
why do you exist
There's nothing shitty about Baby Rosalina that isn't shitty about every other baby character.
why do you exist
Not even the worst MK8 character
My boy Drybones sat out the race for this?
Well, Baby Mario and Luigi have existed in games besides Mariokart so they're not just there to fill out the roster like the other babies
I... agree with this.
UtterlyPerplexed
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Aiden Pearce.
Morally reprehensible. Dull as gravel. As likeable as contracting herpes. And the game ends with a
No, Ubisoft. No. Just no.
Morally reprehensible. Dull as gravel. As likeable as contracting herpes. And the game ends with a
monologue akin to that of a superhero origin story.
To be fair, every ally character in Bayo 2 does this. It's just that you're with Loki for longer.
HURRY UP, LOVE
Something that bugs me a lot in games is when you get into a slower segment where there are paths to explore, scenery to take in, and a partner with you that repels against what you want to do and just tries to rush you forward. So guess what Loki from Bayonetta 2 does, constantly. This motherfucker just hounds you to keep up every time you're with him(and even to slow down if you get too far ahead)
But yeah the fact that they even included that in the game is just baffling. Literally every three or four seconds there's a character yelling at you to continue down the main path whenever you're trying to explore.
"Try to keep up."
"Not. That. Way."
...
"Hey! Slow down, will ya!"
Loki by a landslide. Yeah, other characters pester you for taking your time, but Loki's the one you spend the most time with by far. He's also absolutely useless as a fighter and can't even hold his own when you
. And even outside of gameplay, he constantly hogs the spotlight since the plot of the game basically revolves around him.
And then in the end he
Oh, and he's
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If this was a 2013 thread, I would've said Luka from The Wonderful 101. I love Kamiya, but damn does he have a thing for annoying child characters.
"Not. That. Way."
...
"Hey! Slow down, will ya!"
Loki by a landslide. Yeah, other characters pester you for taking your time, but Loki's the one you spend the most time with by far. He's also absolutely useless as a fighter and can't even hold his own when you
play as him in one chapter
And then in the end he
steals your victory over the final boss with his stupid trap card.
canonically the god of Purgatorio
If this was a 2013 thread, I would've said Luka from The Wonderful 101. I love Kamiya, but damn does he have a thing for annoying child characters.