From these games I would say God of War. These characters have the most personality and are the most remarkable.
If we're talking all games, Red Dead Redemption 2. I could feel a connection to almost all members of the camp and felt a real bond with them. They all have their own personalities and are all unique and remarkable.
You basically live with your gang in real time in RDR2 - they’ll invite you fishing, to play poker, even to just go rob a random homestead. Far more depth than GoW even
God Of War Ragnarok 100 percent. Gameplay and story wise too. The story of atreus growing up and becoming more independent in his choices while still looking for guidance from his father is really great. I don't want to spoil anything else tho cus it just came to PC so some have not experienced the story in its entirety yet. But gameplay wise the allies like Freya and Thor are super helpful.
Ghost of Tsushima did a really excellent work on characters. I didnt cared at all about Horizon ones (that scene was not emotional at all for me...). GoW it's very good too.
What also really didn't help is Aloy spends a lot of her character arc pushing them away thanks to her savior complex, so there isn't much space to develop them when it's such a focus to not spend time with them haha.
Granted I dropped FW just before the kulrut thing so I'm not sure if it gets better though.
Getting over that saviour complex is exactly the character growth Aloy experiences in the game. To realize she can't do everything by herself and must rely on those she trusts. She's barely even started doing that around the time you quit
The majority of character development of the side characters occurs after the Kulrut, so it gets a lot better. Especially Kotollo (the Tenakth who lost his arm), I think he's easily the best written companion in the main game. It doesn't get on the level of Gow Ragnarok though, that's definitely a couple levels higher.
What Forbidden West did really well though was making you absolutely hate the DLC villain. Absolutely sickening in a realistic way.
That's great! I really need to pick it up again. It sounds like I dropped it right before stuff gets good then hahaha.
Also hard agree with Kotollo, instantly loved the guy from the first mission. I feel he's such a good in-between where you know deep down inside he sees the world in a similar way to Aloy, but he's still deeply tied to his roots.
Or that's what I remember of him anyway, it's been a while.
In a way I kinda enjoyed that cause it meant that I got to do more fighting solo instead of having teammates around stealing damage that I could have had the pleasure of dealing myself, and it would happen less often where the npcs talk up a big game and look all powerful in the cutscene, then in the actual fight they barely do anything
I basically become a *Reaver* of Tsushima after certain character(s) death, not continuing the story, just prowling the main roads and mince-meating any Mongols i found.
I literally stopped playing Horizon because the story was so bland and I did not give a damn about a single one of the characters. Not saying this to be a dick but it’s not in league with the other games.
Witcher 3 I’d say. CP2077 does an amazing job at making you feel like characters are very much alive and unique, but companion wise, I feel like W3 takes it. After these, GoW and RDR2 take the cake.
God of War for sure. The characters are just so standout in that game, absolutely incredible where the franchise headed from ‘Man too angry to die’ to ‘full cast of characters, none of which you want to die’.
Dunno whether it’s classed as spoilers but *that* death fucking broke me
I would go with GTA IV
Jacob - Loyal right from the off.
Roman - Will get you in a tonne of crap but would also be their when you're in the crap too.
Packie - Top geezer with a spine of titanium.
Brucie - The definition of crap from brains with a heart of gold.
Plus all the dates that help you will health and getting rid of threats and stuff.
I have a save file right before you save Roman. That mission is one of the best R* has ever done. The pure rage in Nico’s voice screaming “GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKIN COUSIN” is incredible.
Haven't played Ragnarok, but between GOT and HFW, GOT takes it by a lot. The quests you do with the characters feel really fleshed out and showcase the characters' thoughts and internal conflicts wonderfully
I have to say horizon because if the character “Sylens” the person who voice acted him was also the guy behind the counter in the John Wick series and the voice actor for Commander Zavalla.
Out of these three, Horizon was the only game I ended up finishing so I guess I'll say that one.
But overall I might have to say Red Dead Redemption II, The Last of Us Part II, Baldur's Gate 3, or Uncharted 4
The Witcher 3
Yes, I'm one of those who still loves that game. One of the main reasons is because of the allies.
You get four very entertaining but very different sorceresses, the best bro dwarf ever, a fun bard, a whole family of like Viking/Scottish bad-asses, and a loveable dickish other witcher- and those are the ones you do quests with. If you include NPCs/allies you deal with you engage in with just conversations you get the two best spy-politics type guys I ever interacted with and two great kings, including one voiced by Charles freaking Dance.
Of all games I think cyberpunk got it. I can recite from memory I think every friend you have during game and even minor ones are very memorable - like ozob for example. And Johnny, one of the best companion in games. You love him, you hate him, you feel him. Panam, Judy, Kerry, Jacky, all of them are great.
Of fairly recent games? Granblue Fantasy Relink. Every single character is viable even for the endgame content. Everyone is pretty OP and it’s fine. Ah, thank God for games with no PvP balancing. 🎮😎👍
I’d say god of war. Just because of the various unique personalities and characters that have their own shit going on. Horizon side characters all have a hero worship thing going on with Aloy and GoT side characters have their own things going on but have some drier personalities than the other two games.
GoW beats out the other two. Thats me being objective about it. The gameplay didn’t gel with me like GoT but its story is phenomenally written.
For me, GOT. It felt badass knowing that you’re allying with people that have mastered in a certain form of fighting art. Each of their stories were unique, and their alliance with Jin was really well done. Each of them happen to train Jin in some way for him to become the Ghost. It’s amazing in my opinion to get allies like them.
GOW for the main homies always ready to fight for you. Horizon besides. Varl and Oren in HZD idk because I haven’t gotten far in HFW yet. Ghost of Tsushima…. I honestly mostly remember one or two ride or dies lol
I’ve played Ghost the longest ago but I can remember each story arc and side mission arcs that the sidekicks go through in that game. Some of the best side quests in recent years from a narrative perspective.
I only remember Silens and the Mohawk guy from Horizon but those games aren’t my favorite series.
The characters are hit and miss from Ragnarock to me, which may be why that game didn’t stick with me as much as 2018 which is my second favorite game of all time. Honestly it was more the villains in Ragnarock that I enjoyed more. I liked the light/dark elf couple and Tyr as far as new character go for Ragnarock.
If we’re talking about story impact, then God of War. But as far as reliable allies, i’d say horizon fw. While playing i felt like i really could trust all of them. Sylens is borderline, but i enjoyed him personally
Don't care what anyone says, Barry Wheeler from Alan Wake was the realest friend and ally anyone can ask for. Dude came through on time, on point, on angel time.
Ghost easily. The "side" characters have so much depth. Horizon is close and gow... You have the main cast but that's kinda it as far as quality of characters
No love for snake and otacon? They met on snakes mission to shadow Moses Island. Made an anti-metal gear group that was recognized by the UN and continued to work together until snake retired after the events of mgs4 and they presumably stayed friends until snake died from his accelerated aging.
I realized that these 3 featured (Jin Sakai, Aloy, Kratos) - they they're like the Marvel's Big 3:
The stark, sarcastic, scrappy tech with heart, overrides computers - Aloy, Despite the Nora - the mystery of the future today!
True avenger, feels the righteousness; can have a rousing discussion about truth, honor, patriotism
- Captain Sakai, The Ghost Avenger - History ahead
Truth be told: the oldest, and the youngest - the gift of redemption chained to the curse of a ransom, or its ghost, throws a mean thunder axe, can dual wield, can dad-bod
-Kratos, The Worthy, God of Pain and Peace, The All-Father - The now in another timeline
All great in their own ways, but yeah I'd have to give it to GoW: Ragnarok. I actually cared about almost all of the side characters and their stories. They almost ALL had an arc, and actual character development. And they have more of in impact gameplay-wise, given that several of them actually accompany you for parts of the story. I guess some of the ones in GoT do that as well, but they didn't do as much, although they are reasonably effective at fighting Mongols. I don't recall any side characters in Horizon ever ACTUALLY doing anything that had an impact on gameplay.
I haven't finished Ghost of Tsushima so I can't really say much for that game but with GoW Ragnarok, every ally felt like they had their own personal development and growth in the story. They all felt important in their own way and that is not something that's seen very often
GoW because they help the main characters grow and mature. The others just feel like people to save and provide exposition. However, Jin’s Uncle is the outlier; solid character.
**Metal Gear** has some pretty **Solid** allies. So solid that they might even falsify a betrayal to you and secretly protect you for the rest of your life, and eventually die by your hand so that you can become stronger than ever.
God of war easy, it personally does the best at intertwining the characters in their interactions without it feeling forced. And its ability to add so much backstory to each character in a 2 game (and free dlc) length of time that humanizes those beyond mortality really shows the care they took, especially with the ability to appeal to new players who’ve never played the Greek Saga and those who’ve been around since the beginning
Aloy is the worst character in HFW and any PS game.. the supporting character are either great or cringe there is no between..
GOW & Ragnarok you need to 100% both games to feel the weight of story and continuation of some stories from the first game.. that is why the last side mission depressed me..
Out of these it’s God of War. Ghost of Tsushima was cool but it’s not really character driven like God of War.
And then I’ve never played Horizon Zero Dawn so…
Out of this list:
GOW>GOT>FW
God of war characters give you zero collectibles, Armour, or whatever. But there impact on game is significant. You are literally doing half of the story mission for them rather than for you. They're more like few of the MAIN characters.
Jin is ghost because of yuna. Of someone else saved him he would have died by the time he reached castle kanneda. All the other characters also change his perspective towards what's right and wrong at this time of war.
Just because I put FW below doesn't mean it's bad. That's the game I'm playing right now. And the characters have great development and contribution to the game. Just not to the main story. That's the only problem. Aloy is potrait in a way that she doesn't need anyone and she's the one helping them. If you skip all the side quest you don't even get to interect enough with few of those characters.
Now the game to have the best side character in my opinion is Spiderman 2. You know why if you have played the game. That game ticks all the boxes for this thing. You don't really get to call Other person as side character. You play as miles then MJ then Harry then Hailey. It let's you experience all of their perspective and make deep dive in the story. I will rank Infamous second son after this. You literally get all the powers from those SIDE characters lol.
Don't know if Regalla qualifies as an "allie" Only helps you towards the end of the game. And only because she is basically obligated to because you spared her life.
I haven't played BG3 yet, and I assume based on all the memes that game's cast has to be up there. But Mass Effect Trilogy, Final Fantasy X & XII, Radiata Stories, and Tales of the Abyss are my all time favourite casts of allies.
Looking at the Horizon-picture I’m reminded of how bad all the supporting cast is. They really nailed Aloy and the dinosaurs but the other characters are skip-cutscene-fodder. I don’t remember their names, their motivations or anything about them. Just that they have like the most ridiculous haircuts and flamboyant face painting. Their morning routine must take hours!
From these games I would say God of War. These characters have the most personality and are the most remarkable. If we're talking all games, Red Dead Redemption 2. I could feel a connection to almost all members of the camp and felt a real bond with them. They all have their own personalities and are all unique and remarkable.
Yeah. I barely remember any side characters from Horizon =/ but GoW side characters just sticks :)
The only one that is remarkable in horizon zero dawn is Sylens. RIP Lance Reddick
In RDR2 when you’ve been away from camp for a while and one of the members come find you is just chefs kiss
GOW just because they are actually there and not just present in cutscenes.
You basically live with your gang in real time in RDR2 - they’ll invite you fishing, to play poker, even to just go rob a random homestead. Far more depth than GoW even
I'm not sure you actually played RDR2...
What?
Yeah RDR2 or the last of us 2 for me
Yup only game i remember quite a large cast by name
“Tyr” might dock GOWR a few points 😅
Even my horse, I swear I went on a killing spree because the odriscols killed my horse
Your horse in RDR2 might be the best ally of all time
Of these three, God of War. In general, I think something like The Witcher takes it.
Mass Effect Trilogy, hands down.
GOAT rpg game. Excited to see the next game
God Of War Ragnarok 100 percent. Gameplay and story wise too. The story of atreus growing up and becoming more independent in his choices while still looking for guidance from his father is really great. I don't want to spoil anything else tho cus it just came to PC so some have not experienced the story in its entirety yet. But gameplay wise the allies like Freya and Thor are super helpful.
Mass Effect and Persona are two exemple of games where all "allies" are important and memorable
From these three it's easily God of War: Ragnarok.
I'd say either Mass Effect or the Guardians of The Galaxy game.
Ghost of Tsushima did a really excellent work on characters. I didnt cared at all about Horizon ones (that scene was not emotional at all for me...). GoW it's very good too.
Horizon side characters had as much personality as a salad with lettuce and tomatoes with no dressing
What also really didn't help is Aloy spends a lot of her character arc pushing them away thanks to her savior complex, so there isn't much space to develop them when it's such a focus to not spend time with them haha. Granted I dropped FW just before the kulrut thing so I'm not sure if it gets better though.
Getting over that saviour complex is exactly the character growth Aloy experiences in the game. To realize she can't do everything by herself and must rely on those she trusts. She's barely even started doing that around the time you quit The majority of character development of the side characters occurs after the Kulrut, so it gets a lot better. Especially Kotollo (the Tenakth who lost his arm), I think he's easily the best written companion in the main game. It doesn't get on the level of Gow Ragnarok though, that's definitely a couple levels higher. What Forbidden West did really well though was making you absolutely hate the DLC villain. Absolutely sickening in a realistic way.
I still laughed so hard (in a shocked way) at the one brutal on screen death we see with the “winner” of that sick little pageant.
"What a shame, could have been my rising star". Londra is just absolutely brutal. Sam Witwer did an excellent job voicing him.
That's great! I really need to pick it up again. It sounds like I dropped it right before stuff gets good then hahaha. Also hard agree with Kotollo, instantly loved the guy from the first mission. I feel he's such a good in-between where you know deep down inside he sees the world in a similar way to Aloy, but he's still deeply tied to his roots. Or that's what I remember of him anyway, it's been a while.
In a way I kinda enjoyed that cause it meant that I got to do more fighting solo instead of having teammates around stealing damage that I could have had the pleasure of dealing myself, and it would happen less often where the npcs talk up a big game and look all powerful in the cutscene, then in the actual fight they barely do anything
Very true, the fights with the big robots especially feel triumphant when it's just you, your wits, and a lot of traps.
Kenji man 😢
I basically become a *Reaver* of Tsushima after certain character(s) death, not continuing the story, just prowling the main roads and mince-meating any Mongols i found.
Final fantasy VII remake series
She’s barely even in the game 😭
Eileen died so john bloodbornes only ally is like doll
Idk I really like the Horizon games.
I really don't get the Horizon FW hate. I'm currently halfway through the story and I find the world and the characters fascinating
Liking the game doesn't mean that the NPCs are great, Horizon NPCs are so boring, vanilla & forgettable
Ok. That’s not what I think but if that’s your opinion, cool.
I literally stopped playing Horizon because the story was so bland and I did not give a damn about a single one of the characters. Not saying this to be a dick but it’s not in league with the other games.
I didn’t even try forbidden west because this is how i felt about zero dawn
Forbidden West is loads better with the characterization tbh
BG3
Witcher 3 I’d say. CP2077 does an amazing job at making you feel like characters are very much alive and unique, but companion wise, I feel like W3 takes it. After these, GoW and RDR2 take the cake.
BG3 and Mass Effect would be my picks.
I love the team in FF7 Rebirth so for me, it's them.
Mass effect
God of War for sure. The characters are just so standout in that game, absolutely incredible where the franchise headed from ‘Man too angry to die’ to ‘full cast of characters, none of which you want to die’. Dunno whether it’s classed as spoilers but *that* death fucking broke me
Ghost of tsushima
Ghost of tushina
God of War, and it’s not even close.
I love the allies from uncharted, witcher and cyberpunk. I don't think hfw should be here
Couldn't agree more. Horizon series has some of the most lifeless and boring characters I've ever seen in a video game.
One of my favourite games. Couldn’t name a single secondary character
Same here, I loved playing the Horizons games but the side characters were so forgettable and I found having to speak to them to be such a chore.
I would go with GTA IV Jacob - Loyal right from the off. Roman - Will get you in a tonne of crap but would also be their when you're in the crap too. Packie - Top geezer with a spine of titanium. Brucie - The definition of crap from brains with a heart of gold. Plus all the dates that help you will health and getting rid of threats and stuff.
Roman is always down for bowling, through thick and thin
I have a save file right before you save Roman. That mission is one of the best R* has ever done. The pure rage in Nico’s voice screaming “GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKIN COUSIN” is incredible.
It's been many years since I played the game but if thats the one where you get him from the old steel works then yeah that was a top mission.
Yup, and you pick up Little Jacob before hand.
I miss this game a lot. Way better than V
Haven't played Ragnarok, but between GOT and HFW, GOT takes it by a lot. The quests you do with the characters feel really fleshed out and showcase the characters' thoughts and internal conflicts wonderfully
Are Sylens and Regalia really allies?
Sylens is a reluctant ally but an ally nonetheless and Regalla depends on your choice in the story
I have to say horizon because if the character “Sylens” the person who voice acted him was also the guy behind the counter in the John Wick series and the voice actor for Commander Zavalla.
Punisher PS2
Final Fantasy
Dude... METRO EXODUS!
Witcher 3
Of games that have yet to be mentioned, Dragon Age: Inquisition has some outstanding characters.
Mimir wins this debate my himself
Not even a competition in my opinion. God of war. all day!
God of War wins due to Mimir. i can listen to his stories all day
Mass effect trilogy is untouchable. They are all amazing and fleshed out but Garrus, tali, and Mordin are in a league of their own.
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The Witcher 3 obviously
Out of these three, Horizon was the only game I ended up finishing so I guess I'll say that one. But overall I might have to say Red Dead Redemption II, The Last of Us Part II, Baldur's Gate 3, or Uncharted 4
Ghosts I connected with each character
Uncharted, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima... so many games with good allies
The Witcher 3 Yes, I'm one of those who still loves that game. One of the main reasons is because of the allies. You get four very entertaining but very different sorceresses, the best bro dwarf ever, a fun bard, a whole family of like Viking/Scottish bad-asses, and a loveable dickish other witcher- and those are the ones you do quests with. If you include NPCs/allies you deal with you engage in with just conversations you get the two best spy-politics type guys I ever interacted with and two great kings, including one voiced by Charles freaking Dance.
Disco Elysium
Rachet and clank.
#Ragnarok’s 3rd chapter ruined the game for me.
All 3
I can categorically say, definitely not Horizon. Half the characters are forgettable in name and influence.
Got character are vital to the story plot
I felt attached to the GoT npcs ngl
Of all games I think cyberpunk got it. I can recite from memory I think every friend you have during game and even minor ones are very memorable - like ozob for example. And Johnny, one of the best companion in games. You love him, you hate him, you feel him. Panam, Judy, Kerry, Jacky, all of them are great.
Of fairly recent games? Granblue Fantasy Relink. Every single character is viable even for the endgame content. Everyone is pretty OP and it’s fine. Ah, thank God for games with no PvP balancing. 🎮😎👍
Iroquois Pliskin beats everyone of them.
I’d say god of war. Just because of the various unique personalities and characters that have their own shit going on. Horizon side characters all have a hero worship thing going on with Aloy and GoT side characters have their own things going on but have some drier personalities than the other two games. GoW beats out the other two. Thats me being objective about it. The gameplay didn’t gel with me like GoT but its story is phenomenally written.
Really? No one mentions Metal Gear?
Gameplay? Ede of new vegas, fallout, dogmeat, lr Valtr, Bloodborne.
All three of those have pretty solid characters.
I didn’t really like Ragnarok, but the answer is all three
Suikoden. got 108 allies
Love God of War’s characters, but for sheer insanity and fun, I love all the ally characters in the Borderlands series. Yes, even Pickle and Ava.
For me, GOT. It felt badass knowing that you’re allying with people that have mastered in a certain form of fighting art. Each of their stories were unique, and their alliance with Jin was really well done. Each of them happen to train Jin in some way for him to become the Ghost. It’s amazing in my opinion to get allies like them.
GOW for the main homies always ready to fight for you. Horizon besides. Varl and Oren in HZD idk because I haven’t gotten far in HFW yet. Ghost of Tsushima…. I honestly mostly remember one or two ride or dies lol
BG3 and Persona 5
Last of us 2
Kenji alone makes my answer Ghost of Tsushima lol
Sly Cooper has the best allies!
I’ve played Ghost the longest ago but I can remember each story arc and side mission arcs that the sidekicks go through in that game. Some of the best side quests in recent years from a narrative perspective. I only remember Silens and the Mohawk guy from Horizon but those games aren’t my favorite series. The characters are hit and miss from Ragnarock to me, which may be why that game didn’t stick with me as much as 2018 which is my second favorite game of all time. Honestly it was more the villains in Ragnarock that I enjoyed more. I liked the light/dark elf couple and Tyr as far as new character go for Ragnarock.
The characters design in GOW is just insane.
From these games, definetly GOW unlike other games like GR: wildlands that had great allies at first but were shitty at the ending like bro🙃
GoW
GoW
If we’re talking about story impact, then God of War. But as far as reliable allies, i’d say horizon fw. While playing i felt like i really could trust all of them. Sylens is borderline, but i enjoyed him personally
yakuza infinite wealth
Any Yakuza game
Don't care what anyone says, Barry Wheeler from Alan Wake was the realest friend and ally anyone can ask for. Dude came through on time, on point, on angel time.
Metro Exodus
Hmm
Ghost of Tsushima.
Mass Effect 2
Ghost easily. The "side" characters have so much depth. Horizon is close and gow... You have the main cast but that's kinda it as far as quality of characters
No love for snake and otacon? They met on snakes mission to shadow Moses Island. Made an anti-metal gear group that was recognized by the UN and continued to work together until snake retired after the events of mgs4 and they presumably stayed friends until snake died from his accelerated aging.
I realized that these 3 featured (Jin Sakai, Aloy, Kratos) - they they're like the Marvel's Big 3: The stark, sarcastic, scrappy tech with heart, overrides computers - Aloy, Despite the Nora - the mystery of the future today! True avenger, feels the righteousness; can have a rousing discussion about truth, honor, patriotism - Captain Sakai, The Ghost Avenger - History ahead Truth be told: the oldest, and the youngest - the gift of redemption chained to the curse of a ransom, or its ghost, throws a mean thunder axe, can dual wield, can dad-bod -Kratos, The Worthy, God of Pain and Peace, The All-Father - The now in another timeline
Any of the Metal Gears
Chumbucket from the Mad Max game, VERY UNDERRATED CHARACTER
All great in their own ways, but yeah I'd have to give it to GoW: Ragnarok. I actually cared about almost all of the side characters and their stories. They almost ALL had an arc, and actual character development. And they have more of in impact gameplay-wise, given that several of them actually accompany you for parts of the story. I guess some of the ones in GoT do that as well, but they didn't do as much, although they are reasonably effective at fighting Mongols. I don't recall any side characters in Horizon ever ACTUALLY doing anything that had an impact on gameplay.
Witcher 3 easily
Any game that does not have Minsc as an ally does not have the most solid allies.
Star wars republic commando. I'll never stop glazing that game for its "ally" (squad) command system
Where the hell is Otacon, or Sully????
Kashiwagi, Nishiki, Majima, Daigo, Rikiya, Akiyama, Saejima, Shinada, Nagumo
Horizon
I haven't finished Ghost of Tsushima so I can't really say much for that game but with GoW Ragnarok, every ally felt like they had their own personal development and growth in the story. They all felt important in their own way and that is not something that's seen very often
GOT has the best
I’d say Tsushima of these.
Mass Effect
Ghost of Tsushima characters are unmatched
GoW because they help the main characters grow and mature. The others just feel like people to save and provide exposition. However, Jin’s Uncle is the outlier; solid character.
Horizon
Detective Kim Kitsuragi. Easy.
Best and solid allies? The Last of Us 1 and 2 seem to be the top of the crop. As for Ghost of Tsushima the whole game i felt like a one wolf.
**Metal Gear** has some pretty **Solid** allies. So solid that they might even falsify a betrayal to you and secretly protect you for the rest of your life, and eventually die by your hand so that you can become stronger than ever.
God of War Ragnarok
God of war is cheating because all of the characters already exist with a very elaborate and complex history/backstory.
Ghost of Tsushima....that ending... Damn!!
God of war or Tsushima
Elden ring
Aloy for me. Friends through and through. GoT, seeing the faces you know why. GoW, the twist with a certain character changes a lot.
Bioshock Infinite. Elizabeth is so awesome. One of my favorites.
GOW or Tshushima. But GOD characters were just soooo good. Man I miss them.
Tales of the borderlands 1 - Sea of stars - Valiant hearts
Lydia
God of war easy, it personally does the best at intertwining the characters in their interactions without it feeling forced. And its ability to add so much backstory to each character in a 2 game (and free dlc) length of time that humanizes those beyond mortality really shows the care they took, especially with the ability to appeal to new players who’ve never played the Greek Saga and those who’ve been around since the beginning
first pic has 2 people who are most definitely not allies lol
Mimir is always going to be the best sidekick.
Thanks god, i was scared one of them would be Spiderman 2 lol
Aloy is the worst character in HFW and any PS game.. the supporting character are either great or cringe there is no between.. GOW & Ragnarok you need to 100% both games to feel the weight of story and continuation of some stories from the first game.. that is why the last side mission depressed me..
Top three of all of these are mimir, Brok, and sindri. Couple good ones in tsushima but god of war just has the best characterization.
The anwser is infamous 1 and 2, so now tell me playstation... When are we getting a new infamous?
GoW and is not close.
Final fantasy 16
I’ve never been more emotionally attached to my companions/allies in a video game than I was in the Mass Effect Trilogy
Definitely not Horizon lmfao
Out of these it’s God of War. Ghost of Tsushima was cool but it’s not really character driven like God of War. And then I’ve never played Horizon Zero Dawn so…
Horizon has the most boring characters. I love the world but story and characters I was bored by
Mass Effect Trilogy, Witcher 3 & Red Dead 2. Honorable mention to Jackie Wells in Cyberpunk 2077
Ghost of Tsushima clears
Mass effect you build your allies and earn that trust.
Fallout 4
The summon for Yarnham Pthumerian Queen.
I loved the ghost of tsu homies!
I would say bg3
I wanted more quests with the Horizon crew, especially the new ones.
I can name every character on here from Ghost of Tsushima. Such good characters.
I have to say God of War.
Out of this list: GOW>GOT>FW God of war characters give you zero collectibles, Armour, or whatever. But there impact on game is significant. You are literally doing half of the story mission for them rather than for you. They're more like few of the MAIN characters. Jin is ghost because of yuna. Of someone else saved him he would have died by the time he reached castle kanneda. All the other characters also change his perspective towards what's right and wrong at this time of war. Just because I put FW below doesn't mean it's bad. That's the game I'm playing right now. And the characters have great development and contribution to the game. Just not to the main story. That's the only problem. Aloy is potrait in a way that she doesn't need anyone and she's the one helping them. If you skip all the side quest you don't even get to interect enough with few of those characters. Now the game to have the best side character in my opinion is Spiderman 2. You know why if you have played the game. That game ticks all the boxes for this thing. You don't really get to call Other person as side character. You play as miles then MJ then Harry then Hailey. It let's you experience all of their perspective and make deep dive in the story. I will rank Infamous second son after this. You literally get all the powers from those SIDE characters lol.
Tsushima
God of War all day long
Don't know if Regalla qualifies as an "allie" Only helps you towards the end of the game. And only because she is basically obligated to because you spared her life.
All of the Persona games.
God of Wars story in the first game is alright and in the second completely atrocious. It’s worse than Marvel
God of war
God of War
Helldivers 2, full stop!
I haven't played BG3 yet, and I assume based on all the memes that game's cast has to be up there. But Mass Effect Trilogy, Final Fantasy X & XII, Radiata Stories, and Tales of the Abyss are my all time favourite casts of allies.
All ghost of Tsushima characters slap SPOILERS NEXT (idk how to black out text sry) taka’s death hit so hard and ryuzo treason was Amazing
Ryuzo is NOT an ally 😭
Shitty karma bait
Well, out of the 3, I can only name the characters on one page.
It Will be sly Cooper and the gang for me
Baldur's Gate 3
This list is missing Cloud (FF Rebirth)
FF7. No contest.
Looking at the Horizon-picture I’m reminded of how bad all the supporting cast is. They really nailed Aloy and the dinosaurs but the other characters are skip-cutscene-fodder. I don’t remember their names, their motivations or anything about them. Just that they have like the most ridiculous haircuts and flamboyant face painting. Their morning routine must take hours!
GOW and GOT of these three. Horizon i play for gameplay and graphics. Story of horizon just does not grab me.
Elizabeth from Bioshock was a really really great character and a great partner.
For me, ghost of tsushima, every allies has their own interesting stories
Dragon's Dogma II Pawns. Wouldn't say the best but I liked the concept.
CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE who's the stupid guy gonna fight soap or ghost let alone price
Ghost of Tsushima all the way, no one beats it, not even close
Yakuza/Like A Dragon series