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Which new IP character is the most influential of the gen

Nathan Drake 148 44.31%
 
Marcus Fenix 51 15.27%
 
John Marston 8 2.40%
 
Niko Bellic 7 2.10%
 
Batman 11 3.29%
 
Lightening 10 2.99%
 
Ezio Auditore 35 10.48%
 
Commander Shepard 43 12.87%
 
Cole Macgrath 5 1.50%
 
Sackboy 16 4.79%
 
Total:334
xKakashi209x on 15 May 2013

Most lovable is Drake for me lol. Influential I have no idea.



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ironmanDX on 15 May 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ironmanDX said:
Sackboy?

Hmm, Ezio is an obvious choice but I really like John Shepard too.... Then there's John Marston...

A lot of the list like Fenix and Drake aren't original enough to be considered IMO.


Fenix and Drake arent original enough to be considered? What the..... LOL. Fenix is a gritty, no nonsense military dude, Nathan Drake is a historian/thief who has a comical sense of humor.

I know. You're helping prove my point, not discredit it.



S.T.A.G.E. on 15 May 2013
ironmanDX said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
ironmanDX said:
Sackboy?

Hmm, Ezio is an obvious choice but I really like John Shepard too.... Then there's John Marston...

A lot of the list like Fenix and Drake aren't original enough to be considered IMO.


Fenix and Drake arent original enough to be considered? What the..... LOL. Fenix is a gritty, no nonsense military dude, Nathan Drake is a historian/thief who has a comical sense of humor.

I know. You're helping prove my point, not discredit it.


I dunno, I have a special place in my heart for the both of them. Gears Judgement wasnt as enjoyable without Marcus at the helm and neither Drake is going to be around for a long time.



S.T.A.G.E. on 15 May 2013
JayWood2010 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
JayWood2010 said:

Well 4 of the characters mentioned above is not even a new IP for starters.

Influential character? None. Characters all have different personalities. Games would be different.

best characters, maybe GlaDos or Wheatley from portal.


Which four characters?


GTA4
Red Dead
Batman 
FFXIII

All these are not new IP games.  New Characters but not new Ip's.  If you are just talking about new characters then change the title to best new characters of the generation.


Technically FF games are like seperate titles everytime they are released, but I get what you're saying there. Its like the same author giving a new story everytime and GTA falls into that same category. As for Arkham City that is a new franchise in the batman universe. Many have failed but that succeeded.



S.T.A.G.E. on 15 May 2013
xKakashi209x said:
Most lovable is Drake for me lol. Influential I have no idea.


Drake is probably one of the first well written and personable characters I've seen in a long time. He's definitely going to be with us for a while.



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bananaking21 on 15 May 2013

nathan drake, without a doubt too



Jaywood2010 on 15 May 2013
pezus said:
JayWood2010 said:

Well 4 of the characters mentioned above is not even a new IP for starters.

Influential character? None. Characters all have different personalities. Games would be different.

best characters, maybe GlaDos or Wheatley from portal. Maybe even Shephard.

?

influence [ˈɪnflʊəns]

n
1. an effect of one person or thing on another
2. the power of a person or thing to have such an effect
OT: I would say Drake, because he is pretty much the only character that other devs have mentioned as a direct influence to their game.

 


Characters have been designed throughout all of life pretty much the same.  Some will be remembered while others is not.  It all depends on acting and story telling.




       

S.T.A.G.E. on 15 May 2013
JayWood2010 said:
pezus said:
JayWood2010 said:

Well 4 of the characters mentioned above is not even a new IP for starters.

Influential character? None. Characters all have different personalities. Games would be different.

best characters, maybe GlaDos or Wheatley from portal. Maybe even Shephard.

?

influence [ˈɪnflʊəns]

n
1. an effect of one person or thing on another
2. the power of a person or thing to have such an effect
OT: I would say Drake, because he is pretty much the only character that other devs have mentioned as a direct influence to their game.

 


Characters have been designed throughout all of life pretty much the same.  Some will be remembered while others is not.  It all depends on acting and story telling.


If thats the case then why is Super Mario famous?



bananaking21 on 15 May 2013
JayWood2010 said:
pezus said:
JayWood2010 said:

Well 4 of the characters mentioned above is not even a new IP for starters.

Influential character? None. Characters all have different personalities. Games would be different.

best characters, maybe GlaDos or Wheatley from portal. Maybe even Shephard.

?

influence [ˈɪnflʊəns]

n
1. an effect of one person or thing on another
2. the power of a person or thing to have such an effect
OT: I would say Drake, because he is pretty much the only character that other devs have mentioned as a direct influence to their game.

 


Characters have been designed throughout all of life pretty much the same.  Some will be remembered while others is not.  It all depends on acting and story telling.

if you are saying that the characters in dead island were desgined in the same way that john marston was desgined then im going to peal kill my self



Jaywood2010 on 15 May 2013
S.T.A.G.E. said:
JayWood2010 said:
pezus said:
JayWood2010 said:

Well 4 of the characters mentioned above is not even a new IP for starters.

Influential character? None. Characters all have different personalities. Games would be different.

best characters, maybe GlaDos or Wheatley from portal. Maybe even Shephard.

?

influence [ˈɪnflʊəns]

n
1. an effect of one person or thing on another
2. the power of a person or thing to have such an effect
OT: I would say Drake, because he is pretty much the only character that other devs have mentioned as a direct influence to their game.

 


Characters have been designed throughout all of life pretty much the same.  Some will be remembered while others is not.  It all depends on acting and story telling.


If thats the case then why is Super Mario famous?

simple, the gameplay and because he is immediately recognizable. Same goes to things such as Angry Birds.