I’ve recently started playing Guardians of the Galaxy and I’m loving the banter between the various team mates. The dialogue is so well done, you really get a feel for the dynamics of the group.
It reminded of how much I enjoyed the dynamic of your NPC squadmates in the excellent Republic Commando. Each member had their quirks, both in terms of the story and dialogue and in terms of gameplay. You start to care about your squadmates.
I’ve often felt that this is one of the strong points of gaming in telling a story, when it’s done well. Companion characters that you come to depend on and even care for as you play through the game. There are many more great examples of excellent NPC’s in games. Who are some of your favourites?
Gotta be the mass effect trilogy NPCs, Wrex, Garrus, Grunt, EDI, Joker, Tali, Anderson, Mordin, the quips and humor between them all, and between them and shepherd, really gels nicely with me.
Another vote for Mass Effect. Even the NPCs standing around the map. One of the most memorable ones for me was a random Krogan standing around on… Novaria I think. If you keep clicking him, he starts getting agitated, telling you to go away until finally he says, “Stupid mammal”.
yesssss of course, like the krogan and asari that fall in love throughout the trilogy, and in ME2 the one guy that explains to his recruits how to shoot in space XD
