John from NAGF writes: "What a decade it’s been! As gamers we’ve been well and truly spoiled for choice across all genres. There’s been so many games released, so many franchises created that it didn’t feel right or fair to do a top ten poll and choose any one winning game character or a favourite. They’re all winners, and any of the below could easily have romped to top spot.
"So, in the spirit of things, we’ve just picked ten characters who stuck in our mind most during the past decade and who we’d love to be friends with in real life. Master Chief isn’t in there though cause we aint really fans of Halo, hyuck hyuck!"
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I've never played Halo before (i dont even own a 360) and i think that MC should be on the list. I think it's unfair to not add characters like Master Chief and Mario, who are the main characters of some of the biggest games this gen. I agree with Kratos being on the list and i think that Nathan Drake should be on the list also. Just my opinion, of course.
Sly, Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank. You may of liked the game but come on, those other characters have appear in many great games.
Also I don't disagree with CJ because San Andreas is the best GTA game ever.
When we fashioned this poll we tried to be as 'cross-platform' as we could possibly have been - but ten years is an awful long time in gaming. So, for us, it was a case of putting in who immediately sprang to mind. That to us is an indicator of who has made the biggest impact and impression on us as gamers.
It's not like we didn't play Halo - we have. We just don't take to it as keenly as everyone else. Marston, to us, has far more depth and personality than a character such as Master Chief, though we're incredibly respectful of his influence on the gaming industry as a whole.
Mario, from our point of view, is virtually in every single poll ever. We wanted to pick some fresh characters that you can reel off quotes from to your friends and socialise with. Drake just missed out, and PaRappa was also a massive shout, simply cause when we're shopping for onions we turn to our mums and say 'KICK, PUNCH' to her eternal confusion.
But we're happy it's causing such debate and it shows people care, thanks for the comments! Maybe a 'Top 100 over the last 10 years' would have been better...
Frank Fontaine/Atlas is a prime example, that pinnacle moment in bioshock was immense.
the joker was phenomenal and well alma made me shit a brick enough times.
Glados is all i am looking forward to this coming decade so hell she deserves it!