Top 5: Videogame Badasses

[masteratt]

And yes, FFVII was glorious then and it is glorious now. Turns 15 in September. Amazing.

Yeah, playing FFVII for the first time (so no nostalgia to effect my view), and it is one of the best games I played. Amazing indeed how well it aged. Sometimes you go and play these classics because everyone keeps talking about them and you wonder what the fuss is, not the case here.

[Luis]

Two things here:
1 - His sword was Musamune

Nope, it's Masamune

Murasame also appears in FFVII, as one of Cloud's weapons.

Yeah, playing FFVII for the first time (so no nostalgia to effect my view), and it is one of the best games I played. Amazing indeed how well it aged. Sometimes you go and play these classics because everyone keeps talking about them and you wonder what the fuss is, not the case here.

It's one of those timeless games. I think I played it fully plus every sidequest again a year or two ago on my PSP, and the experience was great once again. I must have finished it over 10 times.

[HPK]

See, I'm in a different boat when it comes to FFVII. I really enjoyed the beginning of the game, but once I left Midgar I felt detached. Suddenly, the world wasn't this horribly grimy place and the efforts AVALANCHE put into destroying the Mako Reactors seemed pointless since...well, the world seemed fine. I have played through the game twice but I always quit playing at the same spot: Before the very end of the game, after completing all of the sidequests sans Ruby and Emerald Weapons.

I almost included Odin from FFVIII as a bad-ass, but then I remembered he gets killed like a bitch in the fourth Seifer fight. It was really stupid and ruined that summon for me. (Gilgamesh wasn't nearly as cool in that game).

[BahnNZ]

Love me some FF7, love the story, love the characters, love the gameplay. May be because it comes from a time when I was hyped up on Japanese culture and Manga, ate Akira for breakfast, Ghost in the Shell for lunch. Now not so much, not at all in fact.

Sephiroth because of the dated graphics does look like an evil chuckie doll now though.

[goku2057]

I like FFVI better, and FFX better than VII.

[TimmyJ]

5) Kratos
As a character, he gets right on my tits, but there's no denying that it's pretty badass to routinely climb out of hell, fight monolithic adversaries, and defy fate itself all for the sake of satiating a desire for vengeance.

4) Isaac Clarke
He turns up on a mysterious ship *SPOILERS* having already lost touch with his sanity */SPOILERS* and proceeds to cut a bloody, fuck-off trail through an army of murderous, reanimated, sword-limbed bastards. What does he do this with? The contents of a space shed. That's badass.

And he can punch limbs off of bodies...

3) Kain
A nobleman brought to an untimely end, Kain is resurrected as a vampire who eventually becomes king of Nosgoth. But what use is a dead kingdom? Despite being repeatedly told that his sacrifice would bring harmony back to Nosgoth, Kain ceaselessly searches for a way to have his cake and eat it, creating an uncontrollable weapon in an effort to defy fate. Defying fate (thereby being immediately badass), fighting an Elder God (thereby being all the more badass), all so that you can rule over a living kingdom is pretty badass.

And the first time I saw him, he ripped the bones out of Raziel's wings. Badass.

2) Solid Motherfucking Snake
He's so badass, his name's a euphamism for an erection (no, not Dave).
When atop MG Arsenal in his MG Ray, Liquid jumped into the river - what did a handcuffed Snake do? Broke the cuffs and jumped in after him.
When faced with an invisible, sword wielding, cyber-ninja, what did Snake do? Punched him in his tits.
When faced with a nuclear-equipped, bipedal, mechanical t-rex he shot the fuck out of it.
When a powerful psychic took over him, what did he do? Changed the controller's port!

Everything involving Solid Snake seems to be against him, from the state of the world to his own genetics. He is, in both senses, old before his time. But he trudges on through it all, knowing that he's the man to get shit done, knowing that the world is resting on his shoulders. And he never once pussies out and starts crying like Jack Bauer.

1) Grey Fox
His final speech is the first speech I remember being moved by, and it's brilliant even now. Aside from that, he's badass for reasons that have been covered.

[Pro A.]

I like FFVI better, and FFX better than VII.

I, myself, can't stand FFX and the character in your signature is a large reason because of it. Granted, few of the characters were interesting, but he really grated on me as both a character and because of the voice acting. I wonder what it would have been like if he'd been silent. Oh well.

[HPK]

I, myself, can't stand FFX and the character in your signature is a large reason because of it. Granted, few of the characters were interesting, but he really grated on me as both a character and because of the voice acting. I wonder what it would have been like if he'd been silent. Oh well.

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[masteratt]

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Best acted scene in videogaming history

[HPK]

Best acted scene in videogaming history

I actually like James Arnold Taylor as a voice actor, for the most part, but Tidus was far too annoying.

[Luis]

^What's the big idea?!

[AC!D]

Still no reason to dislike the game. I find Otacon in the Metal Gear games even more embarassing especially in MGS 2 but thats no reason to hate on the game.

[HPK]

Still no reason to dislike the game. I find Otacon in the Metal Gear games even more embarassing especially in MGS 2 but thats no reason to hate on the game.

I didn't mind FFX. I liked the battle system and the Sphere Grid was nice. As for Otacon, he was really fun to mess with in MGS2. I would always shoot Emma with a tranq-dart and then lay on top of her. Then, I would call Otacon so I could hear him freak out. "What are you doing!?" and then I'll say, "Shut up. You had sex with your step mom so deal with it."