First game you cared for a character?

[LP4Life666]

Games these days are beginning to create a stronger emotional connection between the player and the games' character(s). What was the first game that you've found yourself caring about your virtual personas?

Mine would probably have to be Final Fantasy X. The whole cast was interesting to watch, and included the unforgettable Sir Auron who joined your team. He rivals Solid Snake in badassery. But when you found that

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Yuna was to be sacrificed,

I was like: NOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Johnthegalactic]

Well, there was Halo, where I didn't want the Arbiter to die!

 

[Immortal_One]

The first video game character I cared about was Yoshi in Super Mario World when you had to dismount and sacrifice the poor Yoshi JUST to get to the next platform :'(

I was like 5 when I played it, so I was sad

 

[The Fail Tracer]

It's always been Mario for me. I've always been afraid that this great and happy-go-lucky character might not have any more games, as the creators might run out of ideas. I've heard already that it's being dumbed down.

 

[lycrof]

Either the WCC from portal, your girl friend from Prey or Alyx from HL2

 

[Bowser King]

The first video game character I cared about was Yoshi in Super Mario World when you had to dismount and sacrifice the poor Yoshi JUST to get to the next platform :'(

I was like 5 when I played it, so I was sad

and seeing them wiggle to there death .


Mines would be FE, the character development in that game is amazing and even seeing one of your units dies causes me to reset. Plus through plot twists and stories the character further develops.

 

[Korpocalypse]

custer's last stand

 

[Firus]

Mine would be Pokemon. 'Cause, you know, you work hard and train the Pokemon, you rely on them all of the time and then by the end of the journey you don't even want to deposit your starter in the box for a second.

Mines would be FE, the character development in that game is amazing and even seeing one of your units dies causes me to reset. Plus through plot twists and stories the character further develops.

I agree with this too. It wasn't the first game (I just played FE for the first time in December last year) I played, but I certainly didn't want to lose any of my units. I didn't lose a single one...or, at least, I never kept it that way. If any of my characters died, I restarted the game. There might as well have been a "Game Over" screen when your character dies, because I wouldn't allow it.

 

[Grunt]

custer's last stand

This^^^^^^

 

[Darkslash]

Pokemon
I grow attached to my Team. Hell if pokemon was real i go out there and catch them

I swear to god I want a Turtwig plushie...they look so cute

Ace Combat: My Wingman aren't useless. They cover my *** but not much. And don't ask me when i found out Pixie

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turns out to be the Final boss in Ace combat Zero

 

[Knyaguy]

Pokemon
I grow attached to my Team. Hell if pokemon was real i go out there and catch them

This^^^^^^

Yeah

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10hearts

 

[Deleted member]

Pokemon. I felt sad ever since i accidently released my Charmander.

Mines would be FE, the character development in that game is amazing and even seeing one of your units dies causes me to reset. Plus through plot twists and stories the character further develops.

Also this.

custer's last stand

This too

 

[derek.haines]

Final Fantasy VIII for me. Rinoa disappears for all of Disc 3, then comes back at level 12 to join my all-100 team?

First thing I did facing the final boss was kill her. Put her out of her misery, I did. Don't know how I could've shown her I cared any more.

 

[Chris Lionheart]

Well naturally, I care if any of my Fire Emblem characters die (except for Meg... lol I'm like the Griffons that way.)

But the one whose story really caught my attention was Eliwood, a lord of FE7. (Spoilers)

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He goes on a journey to find his father. He then has to go through his father's tragic death, when he dies in Eliwood's arms. Then he accidentally kills a girl he loved (one of 3 potential characters he can marry.) The girl, who is half dragon, does get brought back to life (thankfully), but Eliwood's father remained a casualty of a horrible war.

 

[SkylerOcon]

Mine would probably have to be Final Fantasy X.

Final Fantasy X had an interesting story? And the cast was good? I was under the impression that uninspired, lifeless voice acting led to lame characters. Ah, well. Tidus was also annoying.

A game for me? Mario 64. First game, and I wanted to beat Bowser (he scared me... I was like two.)

 

[Crazy_mofo213]

I always try my hardest not to die with Mario in his games because he's my favorite video game character. I also get attached to the squads and groups that aid you in some Shooters like Halo, (mainly the Arbiter) COD4, MGS, and many others.

 

[Darkslash]

Ohh yea those 12 Demo troopers in Metroid Prime 3

I grew attached to them that i had to restart the game any time they die. Or else the screams will haunt you forever...

 

[Charizard92]

custer's last stand

To demonstrate my knowledge, Custer's last stand was more like a mass slaughter. If you don't know what Custer's last stand is, look it up, and imagine it all in a half our. Half hour does not dictate stand, it dictates slaughter.

As to which game I became emotionally attached... I think I'm in an emotional coma (I just can't cry in the sad parts in movies, I don't know why, those things don't cause me to burst into tears. There are ways to make me cry though, so that means I'm not emotionally dead)

 

[Darkslash]

To demonstrate my knowledge, Custer's last stand was more like a mass slaughter. If you don't know what Custer's last stand is, look it up, and imagine it all in a half our. Half hour does not dictate stand, it dictates slaughter.

They were talking about that ******* game. The one where you ****native American women.

But Custer last stand IRL is a slaughter.

EDIT: Added * because the word wasn't censored lol

 

[Charizard92]

Which game was this?

 

[Moy]

Your horse in Shadows of the Colossus. He/she helps you throughout the whole game until

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you lose him/her when he/she flings you off the collapsing bridge to fall to his/her death so you can face the last Colossi.

Man I love that game.

 

[Darkslash]

Which game was this?

Custers Last Stand

Voted one of the top 10 worst video games

 

[tirkaro]

Custers Last Stand

Voted one of the top 10 worst video games

It's called Custer's Revenge.

 

[Sad Panda323]

I hate when I'm playing as the Arbiter and my Elites die, but for some reason I don't really care when the humans die.

 

[Darkslash]

It's called Custer's Revenge.

Ohhh WHOOPS my bad

Ohh yea Big Daddy's. They're just protecting Little Sisters then you have to kill them. Never did play Bioshock entirely though.

 

[Crazy_mofo213]

I hate when I'm playing as the Arbiter and my Elites die, but for some reason I don't really care when the humans die.

Yea the same here. I just think some of them are to cocky and end up dying way to easily. I actually laugh when some of them die.

 

[The Fail Tracer]

Ohh yea those 12 Demo troopers in Metroid Prime 3

I grew attached to them that i had to restart the game any time they die. Or else the screams will haunt you forever...

^ I agree with this, too.

 

[Chief Mendez]

Your horse in Shadows of the Colossus. He/she helps you throughout the whole game until

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you lose him/her when he/she flings you off the collapsing bridge to fall to his/her death so you can face the last Colossi.

Man I love that game.

Totally feelin' you on this. The horse, Agro, is probably my second favorite character of all time, right after Wander, from the same game.

Gut-wrenching, that game is. First and only time I've shed a tear (or two) for a videogame character.

 

[Greenstreet]

hmmmm...............fable. i was sad when i had to kill whisper lol....

 

[Sad Panda323]

I hated Whisper. She was all cocky even after I beat her naked and weaponless. I was glad that I got to kill her.

 

[PCHU]

Most likely Link on LoZ LttP.
I couldn't beat Trinexx, and I was severely ticked off.
Mostly that I couldn't beat him, not that Link died.
That was actually funny, and I tried it out in real life.
I was very dizzy, and my head hurt (those of you who have played the game know what I mean).

But.....I don't know.
Maybe Pokemon.
I've had several close calls.
Like beating Red with my level 65 and below team.
The only good Pokemon I had on my team was Lugia, and I didn't know what was super effective.
But none of that has ever really made me feel emotionally attached.

Oh wait.
It wasn't even the main character, it was actually a good guy gone bad.
Then you had to kill him but were beaten to it.
HINT.
Metroid Prime 3.
Rundas.
He was a really cool guy, saved your butt, then you have to turn around and kill him.
That was the suckiest moment in video game history.

There have been many instances of "Aww, come ON!" moments, like Riku choking the crap out of Roxas, Rayquaza getting served by Fox (I was really into Rayquaza and Pokemon), and Sora vs. Sephiroth (First time I ever faced him I got my tail handed to me in 12 seconds).

 

[Oi Kyon]

Pokemon;; I just can't not care about my cute and cuddly creatures.

Fire Emblem;; I can't risk letting one unit die so they're record will be messed up.

 

[LP4Life666]

Final Fantasy X had an interesting story? And the cast was good? I was under the impression that uninspired, lifeless voice acting led to lame characters. Ah, well. Tidus was also annoying.

You couldn't be more wrong!!! FFX's cast all had their own distinct personalities and were all very complex characters that even Cloud and Sephiroth of FF7 would have to tip their hat to. FFX was one of the first games to fully capture the feeling that every time you turned on the game, you got sucked into their world. It was certainly a great story-telling game. (Then came Bioshock and changed all the rules again )

 

[Cat Fight]

I honestly can't remember, but Pokemon and Fire Emblem were probably up there...

I was pretty upset when Corinne died in ToS. :"{

 

[zrky]

for me it's Halo2 the Arbiter.
In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon2, my half-human totodile
in regular Pokemon, my starter
The light blue yoshi in yoshi story

 

[SkylerOcon]

You couldn't be more wrong!!! FFX's cast all had their own distinct personalities and were all very complex characters that even Cloud and Sephiroth of FF7 would have to tip their hat to. FFX was one of the first games to fully capture the feeling that every time you turned on the game, you got sucked into their world. It was certainly a great story-telling game. (Then came Bioshock and changed all the rules again )

Not really. It was pretty much a recycle of the generic FF formula, but this time we got voice acting that wasn't really that good in the first place. You have your lost kid (Tidus), the female with importance to the world (Yuna), the outcast (Kimarhi), and the one with some secret that would piss somebody else in the group off (Rikku).

Don't get me wrong. It was a good game. It was just mediocre by Final Fantasy standards.

 

[K64]

Link and Midna from Twilight Princess. That was my 1st Zelda game and also the 1st time I got sucked in a good story.

 

[AllGoodNamesAreTaken]

Any FE game: A unit dies, I automatically reset
Any LoZ games: Never died in any of them so far. I mean... it's Link. You can't let Link die, it's not right xD
Any Yoshi from Yoshi Story: Yes, I like things that are cute and cuddly, so what.
Donald and Sora from KH I and II: Okay, Donald doesn't really die, but faint. His voice is too **** cute. As for Sora... I don't like it when a main character dies xD

 

[Darkslash]

Donald and Sora from KH I and II: Okay, Donald doesn't really die, but faint. His voice is too **** cute. As for Sora... I don't like it when a main character dies xD

Riku can die for all i care.....

R2D2 and Luke In Rouge Squadron series

Every time he screams dead im like

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then i crash BUT then Luke is like

"AAAAAAARRRRRHHHGGG"

Though i care for R2 more.

 

[AllGoodNamesAreTaken]

Riku can die for all i care.....

R2D2 and Luke In Rouge Squadron series

Every time he screams dead im like

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then i crash BUT then Luke is like

"AAAAAAARRRRRHHHGGG"

Though i care for R2 more.

Yes, I don't like Riku very much... he's total ****! I don't consider him a main character though.