BY GRANT TAYLOR: Let’s face it, modern media and entertainment has given us a knack for truly appreciating the ‘good guy’, whether it be a superhero, a romantic fool, or a righteous warrior on the path of vengeance. A character being instilled with defined traits of morality, courage, justness or unwavering loyalty are usually the key indicators that a good guy is… Well, a good guy.
Typically, they’ll be cookie-cutter superheroes, like Captain America or Spider-man. Alternatively, they can come from mythology, such as the Greek legends of Achilles or Perseus. Let’s not forget the very real heroes that have existed in our world: Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, or Mother Teresa, as examples.
However, a character type that can often outclass the typical hero in terms of sheer entertainment value or written ability is the anti-hero. These are a breed that are often found with wavering morality, willing to do the damage that a good guy won’t. They’ll be able to make sacrifices in the blink of an eye or use dirty tactics to achieve their goals.
Read on to find out about my top five anti-heroes in the video games that I’ve played… Beware of spoilers!
All titles release May 21.
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog
- Red Dead Redemption 2 | PS4
- Deceive Inc. | PS5
- The Sims 4 City Living | PS4
- Crime Boss: Rockay City | PS5
- The Settlers: New Allies | PS4
- Stranded: Alien Dawn | PS4, PS5
- Cat Quest | PS4
- Cat Quest II | PS4
- The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame | PS4
- Watch Dogs* | PS4
PlayStation Premium | Classics
- 2Xtreme | PS4, PS5
- G-Police | PS4, PS5
- Worms Pinball | PS4, PS5
Man.... Premium has been a massive letdown but this is the only month they don't have a single thing for me. Oh well. I've gotten my money's worth so far and still need to finish up Rebirth and Rise of the Ronin then I'll hop back in to Relink and Helldivers after that.
RDR2 is a win for Sony and Crime boss is a good fit to help promote a struggling game
but we're far from what was removed this month (including Horizon Zero Dawn)
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Games such as Mad Max, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Batman: Arkham Knight desperately deserve a modern-day revisit.
RDR2 still looks astounding on PS4 Pro. i cannot imagine how it could look with a next gen upgrade.
It's obviously never gonna happen since Sony killed the game and studio, but Driveclub. Even in its current state, 10 years after release, it still puts many competitors to shame ...
Mad max ikr! Far cry primal, it amuses me how ubisoft just left ac unity hanging, sadly most of the good staff left from rocksteady while being forced to make that abomination smh
Rockstar Games' open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2, can now run on Android devices, but only barely.
Oh great. So glad this is a thing and not the current gen update we’ve all been asking for. /s
Caleb from the "Blood" series is nr 1 in my book at least.
I normally don't do this but how pathetic can this article be. Let's not put TLOU's Joel in there. He's not an anti-hero at all...