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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."

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lilbudman5451d ago

haha, brucie is my dawg. lol

Ziriux5451d ago

I fail to notice what appeal people see in Brucie.

ShabzS5451d ago (Edited 5451d ago )

haha... yah yah .. brucie was awesome... after brucie ... ken rosenberg might be the 2nd best gta character followed by OG loc..

jcgamer5451d ago (Edited 5451d ago )

lol :)

@Mindboggle

yessir, the Drakester is definitely a great choice for #1 in my opinion :)

Mindboggle5451d ago (Edited 5451d ago )

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...

Shane Kim5451d ago

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.)

blind-reaper5451d ago

@ 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.

Marcelles255451d ago

kratos came to mind when you said that but his personality really suits his character being the god of war and all

ChozenWoan5451d ago

Should replace Nicky with the best of the hired killers ever known.

The_Count5451d ago

Nate is almost as great as counting.

Ah ah ah.

mal_tez925451d ago (Edited 5451d ago )

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!

badz1495451d ago

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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Cenobia5450d ago (Edited 5450d ago )

@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.

CaptainAmerica5450d ago (Edited 5450d ago )

@brandonk129, have fun playing a game with really crappy gameplay.

Beast_Master5450d ago

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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Reibooi5451d ago

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.

Ziriux5451d ago

Hahah, nice Reibooi. Not a fan of GTA IV? hehe

Gun_Senshi5451d ago

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.

Tony P5451d ago

^^^There's quite a difference between ripping off and paying homage.

DeadlyDevil5451d ago

Needs shepherd ... Mass Effect is best game of this generation... :/

Ziriux5451d ago

Ohhh what! Indeed Shepard is sick, but you can make Shepard look all kinds of ways, these characters are at least unique.

Reibooi5451d ago

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.

Ziriux5451d ago

I agree, sure he was epic but not him self.

SevWolf5451d ago

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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Funqy5451d ago

Interesting list, needless to say. I agree with DD, needs Shepherd. :)

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New Update for No More Heroes Allows Mouse and Keyboard Support

The PC version of No More Heroes has received an update that now allows gamers to enjoy it with a keyboard and mouse.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

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ChasterMies28d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken27d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6928d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker28d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6928d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt28d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken27d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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No More Heroes Creator Picks His Top 2 Actors to Play Travis Touchdown in a Movie

Game Rant chats with the creator of No More Heroes about who he would like to see play the role of Travis Touchdown in a live-action adaptation.

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LikAChicken57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

Actually Ryan Gosling makes a ton of sense.

Edit: If this can be done in a Scott Pilgrim movie kind of way that would be dope.

rolando12357d ago

The more I think about it, the more I kinda want it to be a thing lol. Ryan Gosling would be awesome. He would need to play it less serious, but he's shown that he can be a goofball.