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Koku Countdown: Top 5 New Characters of this Generation

Koku Gamer writes: "I think it's safe to say that we all are commonly driven to play games for about the same reasons. Be it to unwind after a long day, to reduce stress, or really just to have a good time. But sometimes we are met with a little more than just those expectations. There are times when a game can wrap us so deep in a story and its characters that we have trouble distinguishing reality from the virtual world. We forget that it's just a game and we should probably turn the lights out, lock up, and go to bed. In no other prior generation have we been able to connect with characters as well as we have with the characters of today. These characters have displayed a distinguishable trait that many other characters seem to lack. They have style, flavor, and personality. These are the top 5 new characters of this gen that made us care."
Ziriux - contributor
Published: 178 days 11 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Gaming
 
 

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lilbudman - 178 days 13 hours ago
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haha, brucie is my dawg. lol
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Ziriux - 178 days 12 hours ago
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I fail to notice what appeal people see in Brucie.
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Shbzshar - 178 days 11 hours ago
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haha... yah yah .. brucie was awesome... after brucie ... ken rosenberg might be the 2nd best gta character followed by OG loc..
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jcgamer - 178 days 10 hours ago
1.3 - Brucie: "Be GENETICALLY different, baby!"
lol :)

@Mindboggle

yessir, the Drakester is definitely a great choice for #1 in my opinion :)
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Mindboggle - 178 days 10 hours ago
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I thought brucie was amazing aswell. He really cheered the game up and gave it that legendary GTA humour...

Natahan Drake i think though was a good choice for 1st...The humour was good in Uncharted and hes a very likeable character...
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Shane Kim - 178 days 10 hours ago
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Love Drake. He made the game so much alive and some of the things he said/did just felt like something that I could say/do.

I think Brucie was annoying. I like Ricardo Diaz alot more. (He was annoying too, but in a comical way.)
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blind-reaper - 178 days 10 hours ago
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@ 1.2

Imagine Brucie and OG. Loc together??? WHACK!!!

"hey im the man in the place, punch u in the face, a gun in my waist its OG loc loc loc loc loc"

In my opinion Bellic is a cool dude, but I'm kind of tired of the tough "I have no feelings" chareacters.
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Marcelles25 - 178 days 10 hours ago
1.7 - @above
kratos came to mind when you said that but his personality really suits his character being the god of war and all
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ChozenWoan - 178 days 10 hours ago
1.8 - Where's Altair?
Should replace Nicky with the best of the hired killers ever known.
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The_Count - 178 days 10 hours ago
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Nate is almost as great as counting.

Ah ah ah.
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mal_tez92 - 178 days 8 hours ago
1.10 - Obvious chioce for 1st
Drake is just the most beliveable game character ever. The way he reacts to grenades landing near him or bullets flying past him is freakishly realistic. A well detailed character with animation that surpasses all other games. He's one of the main reasons Uncharted is my favourite game ever.

@ Above
I didn't understand your comment until I looked at your name and picture. But then I laughed so hard!

Edit: Can't wait for Among theives!
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badz149 - 178 days 7 hours ago
1.11 - Nathan Drake FTW
he's feels so real throughout the game which made Uncharted a lively experience! love him and can't wait for Among Thieves!
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Cenobia - 178 days 2 hours ago
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@ChozenWoan

I don't think Altair was a good character at all. Sure, he's a badass, but I don't recall any development or anything. I seem to remember him being kind of a d!ck actually...to be fair I didn't play through the whole game myself (although I saw how it ended). Basically Altair was a killing machine, lacking all emotions except extreme anger.

And I'd have chosen Roman over Brucie. Roman was more developed and likable. Actually, I'd have chosen Roman over Niko as well. I did not like GTA all that much, but I liked Roman (which made me hate the game even more).

@brandonk129 - I'm not exactly a 360 fan, but you need to get off the drugs. Making a decent argument would be a lot better than spamming crazyness. Also, I don't see how your comment is the least bit relevant.

edit: see...now look what you've gone and done. The rest of this thread is going to turn into stupid, useless fanboy bickering.
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CaptainAmerica - 178 days 2 hours ago
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@brandonk129, have fun playing a game with really crappy gameplay.
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Beast_Master - 178 days 1 hour ago
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I don't own an 360 but even I would have to put at least a 5th place vote for Marcus Fenix. I mean you buy a 360 for Marcus or Master Chief. Dude has sold like over 10 million copies.

Sorry Nico is cool and all but he is not going to spin off a trilogy. He will only ever be GTA4 character.
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Reibooi - 178 days 13 hours ago
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Travis Touchdown should be number 1 that is all. Oh and any character from a Grand theft auto game should not even be on the list since they are nothing you haven't seen in any retarded gangster movie in years past anyway.
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Ziriux - 178 days 12 hours ago
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Hahah, nice Reibooi. Not a fan of GTA IV? hehe
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Gun_Senshi - 178 days 11 hours ago
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i agree with him

travis should be number one.

Also GTAIV Cast and story was horrible. GTA Vice City had great characters but all rip off from Scar Face.
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Tony P - 178 days 9 hours ago
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^^^There's quite a difference between ripping off and paying homage.
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DeadlyDevil - 178 days 13 hours ago
3 - shepherd
Needs shepherd ... Mass Effect is best game of this generation... :/
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shocky16 - 178 days 13 hours ago
3.1 - I agree.
List needs moar Shepherd.
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Ziriux - 178 days 13 hours ago
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Ohhh what! Indeed Shepard is sick, but you can make Shepard look all kinds of ways, these characters are at least unique.
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Reibooi - 178 days 12 hours ago
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I will agree shepherd was awesome but to some degree the player made shepherd who he or she was so that could be a reason to be excluded from the list.
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Ziriux - 178 days 12 hours ago
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I agree, sure he was epic but not him self.
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SevWolf - 178 days 10 hours ago
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Well, eventhough you choose how Sheperd looks and what he answers...but his answers were so well written, and the renegade answers and actions were just hilarious...(FALCON PAWNCHing the reporter FTW)...I would have put him/her in the place of Brucie, that character was okay, but the rest of the list was pretty accurate...Drake deserved #1
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Funqy - 178 days 13 hours ago
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Interesting list, needless to say. I agree with DD, needs Shepherd. :)
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belal - 178 days 12 hours ago
5 - DRAKE from uncharetd
is nr 1
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wwm0nkey - 178 days 12 hours ago
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meh Drake is ok
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Ziriux - 178 days 12 hours ago
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You didn't even play the game did you? Drake is a perfect coucky little character. Better than Brucie in my opinion.
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Reibooi - 178 days 12 hours ago
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if you didn't like Drake after playing the game then something is wrong with you. He is just such a likable character. Just like Naughty Dog said he is like the perfect everyman type character.
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Gun_Senshi - 178 days 11 hours ago
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i love how drake feels realistic and alive when playing and his reaction. Even when just standing behind cover he reacts to the bullets both in words and in movement (ducking his head with his hands etc)
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ajcadoo - 178 days 12 hours ago
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Yea, where is Drake? Everything else is spot on. Wait, now I see him.
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Gun_Senshi - 178 days 11 hours ago
8 - Brucie
was an annoying prick. Killing him when inviting him out is more fun. He needs a punch in the face.

Well all GTAIV characters sucked :P

Nico Bellic? FAIL LIST
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TheBand1t - 178 days 11 hours ago
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Brucie is genetically superior. He doesn't have to explain his place on the list.
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ugly1 - 178 days 11 hours ago
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DingDong12 - 178 days 11 hours ago
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nice list
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Conviction_GoTy_2009 - 178 days 11 hours ago
12 - ONly Drake looks cool and scare in that list...
The rest su****
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ironwolf777 - 178 days 11 hours ago
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Who the hell is Nathan Drake?
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beavis4play - 178 days 10 hours ago
13.1 - seriously........
do you play games? and there have been many stories on UC 1/2......
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mal_tez92 - 178 days 8 hours ago
13.2 - ironwolf you fail
But seriously you should play Drake's Fortune. Possibly the best game ever... Well it is in my books.
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waltercross - 177 days 18 hours ago
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Until UC2 Releases :)
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jleack - 178 days 11 hours ago
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I am SO glad they put Drake at #1. That was what I thought when I read the title.
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mal_tez92 - 178 days 8 hours ago
14.1 - Same here,
I was thinking the whol time reading the article: "If Nathan Drake isn't number 1 then I'm gonna &#%*@ somebody!"
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Mr Face Creamer - 178 days 11 hours ago
15 - LAME.
The only person who deserves to be there is Drake and he certainly doesn't deserve spot number one.
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TheBand1t - 178 days 11 hours ago
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It's a tie between Drake and Kratos for me.
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ChozenWoan - 178 days 10 hours ago
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Kratos was first introduced last gen and thus ineligible to be on this list... but he'd still tear everyone on this list a new one.
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Ziriux - 178 days 11 hours ago
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How do you guys not think Niko is amazing. I mean his game did sell 21 million units.
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Jikla - 178 days 10 hours ago
16.1 - :<
But 20% of the people who bought the game didn't like it. Just like me :<
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mal_tez92 - 178 days 8 hours ago
16.2 - Yeah GTA IV did kinda suck
I stopped playing after about a week.
Singleplayer was repetitive and the shooting was no fun.
Multiplayer was rediculously tacked on without effort.

Driving was the only real fun thing, but if I wanted a driving game I would have bought one.
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