Worst character in a popular adventure game?

Woosh · 03-21-2007, 09:52 PM

So I am replaying Grim Fandango for the first time since it cameout back in the day. I really hate Glottis. Seriously. I HATE HIM! So it got me to thinking. What are the worst characters that you just can't stand in a more popular adventure game?

Venkman · 03-21-2007, 09:57 PM

April Ryan and Crow.

QFG · 03-21-2007, 10:35 PM

I loved them...

and Glottis, too...

yikes!

I would vote for that damned purveyor of previously-owned worm-infested half-rotten "ships," Stan from MI1.

D.C. · 03-21-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Woosh

I really hate Glottis. Seriously. I HATE HIM!

Are you some sort of crazy person?

numble · 03-21-2007, 10:48 PM

We shoot you now like an arrow into the wind. May you pierce the heart of the wind itself, and drink the blood of flight. Speed is the food of the great Glottis. Speed bring you life. Come back to us some day.

Bobske · 03-22-2007, 12:27 AM

I also never liked Glottis, but then again I'm not a big fan of Grim Fandango... <hides>

Anyways, the worst character in a popular adventure game is Kate Walker! My God! She has got to be the most boring heroine ever!

Most annoying: Stan (MI) and Nilo (Pandora Directive).

daikatana_ · 03-22-2007, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobske

I also never liked Glottis, but then again I'm not a big fan of Grim Fandango... <hides>

Anyways, the worst character in a popular adventure game is Kate Walker! My God! She has got to be the most boring heroine ever!

Most annoying: Stan (MI) and Nilo (Pandora Directive).

No, most boring and annoying is Nina Kalenkov from Tunguska

And when I was watching Gundam Seed, I absolutely hated Flay, she was so horrible, that I was glad when she died in the end.

MuyaMan · 03-22-2007, 03:07 AM

I'd go for Oscar, the robot-automaton from Syberia. Stan from MI is also hard to look at for more than one minute straight...

Larry Emmo · 03-22-2007, 03:18 AM

Well the closest I've come to encounter an anoying carachter I suppose would have to be Brian Basco, mostly in the first Runaway just cause he talked way too much and he allways tries a little to hard to be funny and Joshua as well, come to think of it, I didnt care much for Rincewind in the first Discworld game either, but then I guess it's because I've never understood that kind of humour, he was allright in the second game though just like Brian!

SnorkleCat · 03-22-2007, 03:31 AM

That stupid main character from Fable (the AG not the RPG)...why the heck can't I recall his name now? ...Blond, irritating, nasty, mean spirited, puerile, and yet somehow very very boring too. He never had anything witty to say and I hated him so much that I abandoned the game part way through.

...Ooooh! But how could I forget Ann from Paradise? She absolutely deserves the crown for dullest, drabbest, most apathetic heroine ever.

jacog · 03-22-2007, 03:37 AM

Quickthorpe - the worst character ever.

And both leads in Tunguska were annoying.

serious guy · 03-22-2007, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Venkman

April Ryan and Crow.

This is blasphemy!!

RLacey · 03-22-2007, 04:18 AM

The entire cast of Runaway.

Hysteria · 03-22-2007, 04:33 AM

Yeah, I didn't like Brian from Runaway, too... Like he is trying to be funny or something.. For example in first chapter he's like gay when trying to walk in another window, like he was scared to look down...I mean, wtf...
Also, I didn't like how main charater from Still Life runs...like a sheep ffs.

Larry Emmo · 03-22-2007, 04:44 AM

Bosco in the Sam and Max games are pretty bad compared to the other carachters he seems very lame, he's just not funny!

Harald B · 03-22-2007, 05:02 AM

That godawfully whiny sidekick from Keepsake. Also from Keepsake, that silly stereotype Mustavio who's always accompanied by that cringing background tune.

*stepurhan* · 03-22-2007, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SnorkleCat

That stupid main character from Fable (the AG not the RPG)...why the heck can't I recall his name now? ...Blond, irritating, nasty, mean spirited, puerile, and yet somehow very very boring too. He never had anything witty to say and I hated him so much that I abandoned the game part way through.

I have to agree with you on that one. You really didn't miss much by abandoning the game. In fact, the ending feels a lot like the programmers did much the same.

I'd also have to put a vote in for Kent, the PC in Normality. There's just too much effort to make him the cool spaced-out hippie fighting against the boring establishment. It just gets irritating after a while.

TangentBlack · 03-22-2007, 06:18 AM

Brian Basco. He is way to normal for his own good. Also, Joshua. Oh, boy, I despise Joshua. I can't believe HE was the character they had to bring back in the second...

Crapstorm · 03-22-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Woosh

I really hate Glottis. Seriously. I HATE HIM!

Yup, I agree. Didn't like Glottis either. His gags were predictable, overdone and I mostly cringed and waited for them to end. He seemed out-of-place in the dark, quirky world of Manny. Glottis would have fit better in a children's TV show, like Barney the Dinosaur.

Worst character ever? Man, that's a tough question. So many awful characters to choose from. So many adventure games put in characters whose role is simply to annoy you. I'm going to vote for the mysterious Latino shaman in The Longest Journey who knows exactly what's going on the whole time, but decides for no reason other than dramatic irritation to inform April Ryan in a series of wordy, idiotic riddles.

SnorkleCat · 03-22-2007, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Harald B

That godawfully whiny sidekick from Keepsake. Also from Keepsake, that silly stereotype Vittorio who's always accompanied by that cringing background tune.

Oh mah Gawd. How could I forget that dude!? Mustavio I think his name was.

"Oooh! Leeeee-di-ahhhh! My FAV-o-reet CUST-o-mair!"

03-21-2007, 09:52 PM	#1
Woosh Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 35	Worst character in a popular adventure game? So I am replaying Grim Fandango for the first time since it cameout back in the day. I really hate Glottis. Seriously. I HATE HIM! So it got me to thinking. What are the worst characters that you just can't stand in a more popular adventure game? Share Share this post on Twitter

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Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 108	April Ryan and Crow. Share Share this post on Twitter

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numble Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 97	We shoot you now like an arrow into the wind. May you pierce the heart of the wind itself, and drink the blood of flight. Speed is the food of the great Glottis. Speed bring you life. Come back to us some day. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Bobske Biomechanoid Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 543	I also never liked Glottis, but then again I'm not a big fan of Grim Fandango... <hides> Anyways, the worst character in a popular adventure game is Kate Walker! My God! She has got to be the most boring heroine ever! Most annoying: Stan (MI) and Nilo (Pandora Directive). Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed LINUX.

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MuyaMan Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 43	I'd go for Oscar, the robot-automaton from Syberia. Stan from MI is also hard to look at for more than one minute straight... Share Share this post on Twitter

03-22-2007, 03:18 AM	#9
Larry Emmo The name says it all! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I'm from around! Posts: 93	Well the closest I've come to encounter an anoying carachter I suppose would have to be Brian Basco, mostly in the first Runaway just cause he talked way too much and he allways tries a little to hard to be funny and Joshua as well, come to think of it, I didnt care much for Rincewind in the first Discworld game either, but then I guess it's because I've never understood that kind of humour, he was allright in the second game though just like Brian! Share Share this post on Twitter

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SnorkleCat Explode the Universe! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 586	That stupid main character from Fable (the AG not the RPG)...why the heck can't I recall his name now? ...Blond, irritating, nasty, mean spirited, puerile, and yet somehow very very boring too. He never had anything witty to say and I hated him so much that I abandoned the game part way through. ...Ooooh! But how could I forget Ann from Paradise? She absolutely deserves the crown for dullest, drabbest, most apathetic heroine ever. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by SnorkleCat; 03-22-2007 at 03:37 AM.

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jacog Kung Fu Code Poet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 701	Quickthorpe - the worst character ever. And both leads in Tunguska were annoying. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ http://www.screwylightbulb.com/

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RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	The entire cast of Runaway. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

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Hysteria Passion Adventurist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Serbia Posts: 153	Yeah, I didn't like Brian from Runaway, too... Like he is trying to be funny or something.. For example in first chapter he's like gay when trying to walk in another window, like he was scared to look down...I mean, wtf... Also, I didn't like how main charater from Still Life runs...like a sheep ffs. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Larry Emmo The name says it all! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I'm from around! Posts: 93	Bosco in the Sam and Max games are pretty bad compared to the other carachters he seems very lame, he's just not funny! Share Share this post on Twitter

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Harald B Red Bicycle Brake Unit Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 177	That godawfully whiny sidekick from Keepsake. Also from Keepsake, that silly stereotype Mustavio who's always accompanied by that cringing background tune. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Harald B; 03-22-2007 at 06:55 AM. Reason: corrected name for Mustavio

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TangentBlack Vigilant Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 300	Brian Basco. He is way to normal for his own good. Also, Joshua. Oh, boy, I despise Joshua. I can't believe HE was the character they had to bring back in the second... Share Share this post on Twitter

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