I agree mostly, those while the respective games for each character are all really strong, they are good in spite of their lead characters, all of which are largely boorish uncharacteristic dull bores with no personality or anything interesting or relatable about them.
I know it's goofy hey, I always kind of wonder when they do that. It kind of makes it a multi platform list, why even bother including the ps3 name and restricting their article.
Maybe they hate the xbox or something.
You know what you never see a list of the best pc exclusive anythings lol.
It would be funny if they were not on PS3. As it is, they're not exclusive, but they're still on PS3...I think there are enough PS3 exlusives to make a list though.
whats funny is this sounds like a fan of ps hating on these games...nathan was awesome, desmond is not meant to be a lead player to completely control yet...we all know people from KZ2 were cool in their own way..duke nukeum...hmmmmm, and dont know about catherine i never played it
I don't think that's the point. I didn't read anything that gave me the inclination to believe these characters HAD Battle Royale nominees. The writer is counting every single game that can be played on the PS3 and choosing the top 5 worst protagonists from that entire library.
i agree that you wouldn't compare Gordon or Adam to these, but Sev is not that bad either, i know is not a Jan Templar, but it was just not this ^list bad ( at least for me )
Why? You're able to get an ample amout of information about a supposed mute's back story solely through the use of conversations heard by NPCs; you certainly learned more about your character through that than Hale or Sev in their bland lines in cutscenes.
Agreed... honestly if they make a Killzone 4... they really need to work on the story...
I mean it has so much potential... people banished to another planet, mutated by its environment... I mean atleast try to make us sympathize with the Helgans, rather than OMG HIGS! SHOOT TO KILL!
Never played a Resistance, so I can't really tell...
Poor Desmond though... I actually like him, but they need to flesh him out more
Hale is/was not forgettable. He was a battered Juggernaut in R2 .. welling to put himself at great risk to save humanity ; ultimately, cost him his life.
yup, yup. Hale and Sev were a bit busy fighting to prevent human extinction yet people get mad because the didn't show "feelings" or showed off they're amazing personality lol. Maybe that's why they put Capelli as the Lead character in R3. Although Capelli showed alot more personality it didn't exactly click with fans.
To the point, NATHAN HALE IS A BADASS. Anyone who's reached the ending of R2 will know that. You don't need "personality" in your character, you don't need to "relate" to your character, you need a character with sexy yellow eyes (lolz) who can make an alien pop into a nice red mist with the flick of his hand.
Desmond is quite an important character. "It doesn’t help that his historical alter egos are such memorable leads in themselves". Desmond is the character who brings these wonderful adventures together into a logical structure. In a way he isn't really the main protagonist in any of the games because time and space needed to be spent on going back to the wonderful locations. He is just one of those necessary, but boring, characters and there is nothing really the AC games can do about it as he has never been the main character in any of the games.
Honorable mentions Altair? I disagree XD Same w/ Hale. I liked the character of Hale, a gritty military soldier.. who didn't say much (if anything) in R:FoM. Had alot of mystery around him in the first game. Thou the follow ups (R2/R3) didn't really add to the character.
u racist maybe someone didnt like the idea of some people changing characters goin from alex to james or sorry guy like mr.grimm....now emmet i cant say i havnt played starhawk yet...just buy chance they are black doesnt make it a racist attack...hell im not racist but when i found out that ultimate spiderman died(comics) they replaced him with a black mexican mixed kid it sorta made me disappointed...thank about this what if the next uncharted was a black guy or the next god of war was a british....some people like sequals to follow on tradition...people even got mad when kingpin on daredevil was black and same goes for nick fury(even though jackson kicks ass as fury)..what i am sayin is dont always jump to the racist response this is a gaming site and please keep it that way
I for one, find Desmond and the modern day story just as interesting as the events in the past. Sure, things aren't presented on a silver platter for you, but I still value his character and can't wait to play him in AC3.
Top 5 articles on N4G I detest: 1. "Top xx" lists 2. "What we want" rants 3. "Is xxxxxx doomed/finished/dead?" opinions 4. "xxxxx won/failed/lost" articles 5. Any opinion pieces with questions as titles.
First of all some of these games are not PS3 only games only so it kind of ruins the whole 'PS3's top worst protagonists'. Secondly I remembered Nathan Hale just fine and so does every other Resistance lover. Just because you tried as hard as you could to forget his is not my problem.Don't see how Hale is any more generic then any other FPS character. Why, because he wasn't spitting out corny lines and phrases every ten seconds?
@ Gigawatt25. Thanks for the lame attempt at humor. I will reward you generously but marking you for trolling.
I agree about Sev, as much as I love killzone, I would like for them to switch out characters. But I think the way they depicted Hale in R1 was well done, he wasn't just an ordinary soldier, he was the only U.S soldier out of thousands that survived while assisting Britian, and he developed almost superhuman abilities and a resistance to the chimeran virus. There was supposed to be a mystery around him, the story was told from another's eyes for that reason. It was definitely a different approach than killzone.
Why the hate for Hale? He doesnt talk like most FPS heroes as you dont need to talk here to make your point, just shoot shoot and SHOOT, that said it all.
When you say "PS3's worst," the natural conclusion is that these characters are unique to the PS3. The majority- small number on a short list, but still- are not. They really could have come up with a list, had they tried, as the PS3 has a ton of franchises to draw from, meaning a ton of exclusive characters that certain people may not like.
what a bs list why the hell is shevchenko, desmond and nathan hale on it with altair in the honorable mentions. My list would be zeek (infamous) as number 1, seth(red dead redemption) as number 2, macus fenix(gears of war) as number 3, dom(gears of war) number 4 and finally that woman who tells you to persue and open the vault (borderland) for number 5
I wonder how can someone make a list of "PS3's top 5 worst protagonists" without mentioning Kratos, who is by far the least likeable character I've seen in a PS3 game.
Sure, Sev, Cole, or Hale are not especially "memorable", but they're ok. Maybe a bit generic... But Kratos was such an ass in GOW3 that it made me want to NOT buy the next game.
......You're kidding right? Kratos is probably one of the most favored characters in PlayStation history. He was such a boss in GOW3. You just can't handle his badass-ness lol :p
Well, I'm not kidding. Kratos (esp in GOW 3) was really just an ass and not a badass imo...and he's the perfect definition of "PS3's worst protagonist". But, you can favor him all you want.
Hence why only 2 actual PS3 characters (and not all that terrible either).
Maybe they hate the xbox or something.
You know what you never see a list of the best pc exclusive anythings lol.
Come on how can we fault them For that :)
I didn't read anything that gave me the inclination to believe these characters HAD Battle Royale nominees. The writer is counting every single game that can be played on the PS3 and choosing the top 5 worst protagonists from that entire library.
Developed protagonists in FPS's like Gordon Freeman and Adam Jensen make the game more appealing and interesting.
i loved KZ1 the online was glitchy as hell
but the single player was memorable
On the bright side, it made Radec a very memorable character.
You're able to get an ample amout of information about a supposed mute's back story solely through the use of conversations heard by NPCs; you certainly learned more about your character through that than Hale or Sev in their bland lines in cutscenes.
But Hale is badass. His quietness and pissed off looks are what make him memorable.
Both Hale and Sev were not memorable at all. Two generic characters(especially Hale) in terms of personality.
I mean it has so much potential... people banished to another planet, mutated by its environment... I mean atleast try to make us sympathize with the Helgans, rather than OMG HIGS! SHOOT TO KILL!
Never played a Resistance, so I can't really tell...
Poor Desmond though... I actually like him, but they need to flesh him out more
No argument with Sev.
;)
yup, yup. Hale and Sev were a bit busy fighting to prevent human extinction yet people get mad because the didn't show "feelings" or showed off they're amazing personality lol. Maybe that's why they put Capelli as the Lead character in R3. Although Capelli showed alot more personality it didn't exactly click with fans.
To the point, NATHAN HALE IS A BADASS. Anyone who's reached the ending of R2 will know that. You don't need "personality" in your character, you don't need to "relate" to your character, you need a character with sexy yellow eyes (lolz) who can make an alien pop into a nice red mist with the flick of his hand.
Same w/ Hale.
I liked the character of Hale, a gritty military soldier.. who didn't say much (if anything) in R:FoM. Had alot of mystery around him in the first game. Thou the follow ups (R2/R3) didn't really add to the character.
I really really hope so at least.
1) James Heller - Prototype 2
2) Mr. Grimm - Twisted Metal 2012
3) Emmet Graves - Starhawk
tidus.....he was so whiny. annoyed the shit out of me
i know hes ps2 but w/e hes still playstation
I realise he isn't a protaganist per se though...
Is there something you're trying to say here?
Haha, oh your funny.
Wait your not joking? oh -__-
1. James Heller's character (personality, motivation etc) feels alot more fleshed out than Mercer's ever was (no pun intended).
2. Mr.Grimm's story was awesome. Granted his classic Skull look was ALOT better but worse character? No
3. Emmet Graves!!!? REALLY?
Can't help but notice certain similarities in these characters. If it is what i'm thinking. It's sad.
This list is a shit as others pointed out that arent exclusives of PS3.
Because if they didn't, the Sony fanboys would be all up in arms wondering why there were no Xbox Exclusives included.
1. "Top xx" lists
2. "What we want" rants
3. "Is xxxxxx doomed/finished/dead?" opinions
4. "xxxxx won/failed/lost" articles
5. Any opinion pieces with questions as titles.
"Honorable Mentions: Altair"
MAKES TOTAL SENSE!
And as Flashback pointed out, the list has issues.
Opinion ^
@ Gigawatt25. Thanks for the lame attempt at humor. I will reward you generously but marking you for trolling.
:P
Some people are so quick to defend a piece of plastic.
The article is poor journalism, pure and simple.
My list would be zeek (infamous) as number 1, seth(red dead redemption) as number 2, macus fenix(gears of war) as number 3, dom(gears of war) number 4 and finally that woman who tells you to persue and open the vault (borderland) for number 5
Sure, Sev, Cole, or Hale are not especially "memorable", but they're ok. Maybe a bit generic... But Kratos was such an ass in GOW3 that it made me want to NOT buy the next game.