{"id":83781,"date":"2015-11-24T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=83781"},"modified":"2015-11-24T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:09:52","slug":"characters-that-deserve-their-own-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/83781-characters-that-deserve-their-own-games","title":{"rendered":"Characters that deserve their own games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever feel like certain side characters in your favourite videogames have left a far bigger impression on you than the main characters? Do you think they deserve their own games?<\/p>\n<p>We know exactly what you mean. Some side characters just resonate with you much more than the supposed protagonists you&#8217;re given and have to put up with.<\/p>\n<p>Many games have main characters who are bland and ironically without any &#8220;real&#8221; character to speak of. Others offer up fantastic characters to play, but that doesn&#8217;t make those you encounter along the way any less interesting.<\/p>\n<p>We thought it would be a great chance to take a look at side characters who actually should have\u00a0their own titles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Laguna, Kiros and Ward \u2013 Final Fantasy VIII<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Laguna-Loire-Kiros-Seagill-and-Ward-Zabac-Final-Fantasy-VIII.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83803\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Laguna-Loire-Kiros-Seagill-and-Ward-Zabac-Final-Fantasy-VIII.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna Loire, Kiros Seagill and Ward Zabac - Final Fantasy VIII\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*Written by <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/author\/timothy-biggar\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy Biggar<\/a>, as a stalwart fan of <em>Final Fantasy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the earlier stages of <em>Final Fantasy VIII<\/em>, Galbadian troops are portrayed as consummate soldiers, trained to be the best.<\/p>\n<p>One of your party members and Galbadian soldier on lease, Irvine Kinneas, demonstrates that fact all too well.<\/p>\n<p>And then out of the blue stumbles three seemingly unremarkable Galbadian soldiers, way out of their depth and clearly lost.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, Laguna Loire, Kiros Seagill and Ward Zabac are some of the franchise\u2019s most memorable characters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3jho-peCAKs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>*The theme song for these three.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheerful, kindhearted and generous to a fault, a solider he may be, Laguna dreams of becoming a travelling journalist.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, he\u2019s impulsive but incredibly clumsy; and while he dreams big, he lacks in the way of confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Kiros and Ward, as Laguna\u2019s best friends and beloved comrades, they rely on him for guidance and direction, which usually sees all three of them wondering into situations in which they\u2019re rarely equipped to handle.<\/p>\n<p>And although they\u2019re playable characters for a relatively short space of time in comparison to the entire game, their story is told incredibly well, is highly memorable and represents a dynamic rarely seen in JRPGs.<\/p>\n<p>But if you thought a great narrative is all that it took to qualify <em>Final Fantasy\u2019s<\/em> three musketeers for a game of their own, you\u2019re sorely mistaken.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also all incredible fighters in their own right \u2013 Ward uses a harpoon and anchor to fight for goodness sake \u2013 and we\u2019d love to take to the world of <em>Final Fantasy<\/em> as some of the series\u2019 most beloved misfits.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Vergil \u2013 Devil May Cry 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/devil_may_cry_3___vergil_by_darcywilliam-d74clcj-e1448369633302.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83783\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/devil_may_cry_3___vergil_by_darcywilliam-d74clcj-e1448369633302.jpg\" alt=\"vergil devil may cry 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve played <em>Devil May Cry 3: Dante&#8217;s Awakening<\/em>, then you definitely know why Vergil deserves his very own game. He&#8217;s the elder brother of Dante and like him is the son of the\u00a0demon\u00a0Sparda and human Eva.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>Devil May Cry<\/em> 3, he is the main antagonist and rejects his humanity in contrast to Dante. Vergil\u00a0embraces his demonic side and tries to emulate their father the demon lord Sparda in his quest for more power.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with this father&#8217;s sword Yamato and an insatiable desire for power, he proves a tough adversary for Dante and eventually is corrupted becoming Neo Angelo. On top of this, he&#8217;s also the father of Nero, the protagonist of\u00a0<em>Devil May Cry 4.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vergil is a truly intriguing and bad ass character that deserves more exposure with his own set of games.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Vaas \u2013 Far Cry 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Far-cry-3-vaas-e1448369713417.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83785\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Far-cry-3-vaas-e1448369713417.png\" alt=\"Vaas far cry 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?&#8221; It&#8217;s a quote that sticks in your mind even after you finish playing\u00a0<em>Far Cry 3<\/em>. While\u00a0<em>Far Cry 4\u00a0<\/em>may have had a lacklustre villain,\u00a0Vaas Montenegro was one of the reasons to play\u00a0<em>Far Cry 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To be perfectly honest, Vaas was vastly more interesting than the primary antagonist of the game, Hoyt Volker, who paled in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>With Vaas you had an enemy for Jason Brody who is insane, drug addicted and willing to go to any lengths for Hoyt Volker. Vaas, along with his band of pirates, is willing rape, pillage, steal, murder, kindap and sell people into slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Originally part of the native tribe called the Rakyat, he turned against his people for drugs and the offer of power from Volker.<\/p>\n<p>His conversations with you as you play the game and his overall decisions make him one of the most memorable parts of\u00a0<em>Far Cry 3<\/em>. He certainly should get his own standalone game, perhaps chronicling his descent into madness.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Ciri \u2013 The Witcher 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1408528398-e1448372875575.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83793\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1408528398-e1448372875575.jpg\" alt=\"Ciri The Witcher 3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ciri is one of the main playable characters in\u00a0<em>The Witcher 3: Wild<\/em> Hunt, albeit for brief intervals.<em>\u00a0<\/em>She&#8217;s the\u00a0Princess of Cintra\u00a0and the daughter of Pavetta and Duny.<\/p>\n<p>Ciri plays a pivotal role in\u00a0<em>The Witcher 3<\/em> and has excellent swordmanship, displays extremely high level magical abilities and has also been trained in the ways of the Witchers, an impressive collection of attributes to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>She came under the guardianship of\u00a0Geralt of Rivia due to the Law of Surprise after Geralt dealt with a curse for her parents.<\/p>\n<p>Ciri is one of the strong female leads in <em>The Witcher 3<\/em>, among many admittedly, who is able to hold her own and has power that rivals, and even surpasses other characters.<\/p>\n<p>She is also royalty and has staunch magical abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Her continued tale would make for one excellent\u00a0game, if only because she&#8217;s got an attitude to equal her prowess and the cojones to match.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Professor Oak \u2013 Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ah-3-27-12-this-guy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83795\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ah-3-27-12-this-guy.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Oak\" width=\"580\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Professor we all know and love originally made his first appearance in\u00a0<em>Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0Red\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0Blue<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If you recall, in the original <em>Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>games\u00a0Professor Oak works in his laboratory in Pallet Town and offers you\u00a0Starter Pok\u00e9mon in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Red<\/em>, <em>Blue, Green, Yellow, FireRed<\/em> and <em>LeafGreen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He always has your back and offers support and advice across all the games he featured in, but that&#8217;s far from the start of Oak&#8217;s tale.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, he was a truly top tier Pok\u00e9mon Trainer until he\u00a0became more interested in Pok\u00e9mon research. He is even an adviser for the Pok\u00e9mon League.<\/p>\n<p>We think it would be awesome to have a title depicting the early adventures of Professor Oak as an up-and-coming Trainer.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Garrus \u2013 Mass Effect<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mass_effect_garrus_vakarian_face_ammunition_costume_look_16043_3840x2160-e1448374795604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83797\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mass_effect_garrus_vakarian_face_ammunition_costume_look_16043_3840x2160-e1448374795604.jpg\" alt=\"Garrus Mass Effect\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Garrus, full name Garrus Vakarian, is a turian and one of the main characters featured throughout the original\u00a0<em>Mass Effect <\/em>trilogy of games. He was\u00a0formerly part of C-Sec&#8217;s Investigation Division and was a C-Sec officer.<\/p>\n<p>In the first <em>Mass Effect\u00a0<\/em>game, he led the\u00a0investigation of Saren Arterius, a top Spectre who he found out had gone rogue and had become corrupted by the Reaper known as\u00a0Sovereign.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Garrus would\u00a0join Commander Shepard&#8217;s in order to defeat\u00a0Saren and the geth.<\/p>\n<p>What we feel is the most interesting phase of the character has to be the period between\u00a0<em>Mass Effect\u00a0<\/em>and <i>Mass Effect 2<\/i> where Garrus leaves the crew following the &#8220;death&#8221; of Shepard.<\/p>\n<p>During this in-between period he becomes Archangel, operating in Omega, and causes trouble for the mercenary groups the Blue Suns, Blood Pack and\u00a0Eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>It would be quite cool to have a game following Garrus&#8217; journey during this period.<\/p>\n<p>There are many game characters that seriously should have their very own games. We&#8217;ve explored a couple of characters here, but which characters do you feel deserve their own unique outings.<\/p>\n<p>Share your choices below, and if you disagree with our choices\u00a0why not tell us who you would select instead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In other news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Bethesda\u2019s Pete Hines deflects question: Fallout 4 fans flip their collective lids\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/83779-bethesdas-pete-hines-deflects-question-fallout-4-fans-flip-their-collective-lids.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bethesda\u2019s Pete Hines deflects question: Fallout 4 fans flip their collective lids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Fallout 4\u2019s first PC patch is smaller than expected: still in beta\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/83775-fallout-4s-first-pc-patch-is-smaller-than-expected-still-in-beta.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fallout 4\u2019s first PC patch is smaller than expected: still in beta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Just Cause 3 PC specs revealed: far from demanding\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/83763-just-cause-3-pc-specs-revealed-far-from-demanding.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Just Cause 3 PC specs revealed: far from demanding<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as memorable as the main characters, if not more so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":83789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[16467,2365,3180,10523,4103,12345,425,777,2155],"class_list":["post-83781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-devil-may-cry-3","tag-far-cry-3","tag-feature","tag-features-2","tag-final-fantasy-viii","tag-game-characters","tag-mass-effect","tag-pokemon","tag-the-witcher-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83801,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83781\/revisions\/83801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}