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Show Full Throttle some love

jp-30jp-30
edited August 2009 in General Chat
Vote for Ben so he makes one of the final 10 spots of the total 64 for Gamespot's Best Videogame Hero tourament.

http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-hero/greatest-hero/

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  • MegalomanMegaloman
    edited August 2009
    Nah, The Nameless One got my vote. Planescape: Torment is one of my all time favourites.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited August 2009
    I went for Banjo-Kazooie. They're just an all around great duo, and one of the funniest of all time. Too bad Guybrush didn't make it.
  • FrogacudaFrogacuda
    edited August 2009
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    I went for Banjo-Kazooie. They're just an all around great duo, and one of the funniest of all time. Too bad Guybrush didn't make it.
    Banjo looks like he should be on one of those generic cereals that comes in bags and gets called something like "Fruity Hoops." Creepy euro-trash character design at its worst.

    I gotta go for Ulala of those choices.

    EDIT: Of course I end up voting for the character in dead last place. People have no taste. SC5-2 is the greatest.
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited August 2009
    Frank West all the way. He's covered wars, y'know.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited August 2009
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    I went for Banjo-Kazooie. They're just an all around great duo, and one of the funniest of all time. Too bad Guybrush didn't make it.

    He's in the 54 already selected by Gamespot staff. This vote is for the last 10 spots before the tournament begins.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited August 2009
    I voted for Ben.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited August 2009
    I love Full Throttle and all, but I love Banjo-Tooie way more. And Larry Laffer isn't even in my top 50 favorite heroes.

    EDIT: Though I just noticed the Apprentice from Force Unleashed in there, Starkiller, and he's pretty good at serving a lightsaber sandwich. In other words, he's a badass.
  • patterspatters
    edited August 2009
    How in hell is the Apprentice in joint 1st, both Travis touchdown and JC christing Denton are in there
  • The CommissionerThe Commissioner
    edited August 2009
    The only ones I've actually played are Larry Laffer, Ben and JC Denton. Out of those three I'd have to say I enjoyed Deus Ex a lot and would vote for JC Denton, although I can't be bothered to sign up to actually cast a vote ;-)

    JC Denton is totally bad ass, even in Deux Ex: Invisible War where he's just a background character. It's a shame he's not going to be in Deux Ex 3.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOr8dln2c5k - "Sticks and stones!"

    Ben is my second choice though. Maybe if there was another Full Throttle game it would climb my ranking list? Even Larry had 7 games (counting the one with the floppies missing, and not counting the newer games with Larry's nephew...)

    Actually, I have played Maverick from Wing Commander before, but I just gave up Wing Commander 3 or 4 (with Mark Hamill - can't remember which one I have played) and never completed it because I kept dying lol.

    And the only other ones I have even renotely heard of are Dirk from Dragon's Lair, Yoshi, Kirby and Ulala, although I've never played any of those games.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited August 2009
    Agh, curse you, now I'm digging out my copy of Deus Ex again.
  • CinsevCinsev
    edited August 2009
    WEll this is my first post after lurking for a few days. But i could'nt resist.

    here is some full throttle love i just finished.


    ftcopy.jpg

    i voted for ben. big surprise there.
  • RawrRawr
    edited August 2009
    That vote saddens me. The Apprentice and Nathan Drake with the most votes? Terrible.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited August 2009
    Rawr wrote: »
    That vote saddens me. The Apprentice and Nathan Drake with the most votes? Terrible.

    Yeah, that is pretty pathetic, just goes to show that most people on that site haven't played any games more than a couple years old.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited August 2009
    This poll sucks. None of the greats are there. Ben was great and all but no way he was better than a lot of other adventure heroes (Guybrush, for starters). And no Gordon Freeman or Master Chief? (I don't like Master Chief, but tons do) This is a favourite game poll behind the scenes, not a favourite hero poll. At least that's how everyone's treating it.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited August 2009
    MusicallyInspired wrote: »
    This poll sucks. None of the greats are there. Ben was great and all but no way he was better than a lot of other adventure heroes (Guybrush, for starters). And no Gordon Freeman or Master Chief? (I don't like Master Chief, but tons do) This is a favourite game poll behind the scenes, not a favourite hero poll. At least that's how everyone's treating it.

    Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Guybrush and Manny already made it in due to staff picks: http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-hero/heroes/index.html
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited August 2009
    Yes, but they're not among the finals is my point. Or are these the finals? Unless I mistook it and they're doing it tournament style.

    Anyone remember the huge best video game ever poll that went down a few years ago? Half-Life and Halo ended up going head to head. Half-Life won. Rightly so.
  • drunkenmonkeydrunkenmonkey
    edited August 2009
    Hmm, I'm torn between Abe and Raziel. Two of my all time favourite series of games. I would very much like to see more games like them.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited August 2009
    MusicallyInspired wrote: »
    Yes, but they're not among the finals is my point. Or are these the finals? Unless I mistook it and they're doing it tournament style.

    It is a tournament. 54 already picked by staff, this first vote is just for the last 10 spots.
  • CinsevCinsev
    edited August 2009
    well im not sure where else to put art here and this IS a full throttle thread so:


    ft2_2copy-1.jpg he may not win but in my heart he already has. haha.
  • BadwolfBadwolf
    edited August 2009
    Rawr wrote: »
    That vote saddens me. The Apprentice and Nathan Drake with the most votes?

    I dunno, Nathan Drake's pretty cool ):

    I'd probably have voted for him if I didn't have to make an account there.
  • elaine treepwoodelaine treepwood
    edited August 2009
    Dirk the Daring
  • Tyraa RaneTyraa Rane
    edited August 2009
    Cinsev wrote: »
    well im not sure where else to put art here and this IS a full throttle thread so:

    The art's gorgeous, so thank you for sharing! The world needs more FT fanart. :D
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited August 2009
    ^ Long time no see!
  • Tyraa RaneTyraa Rane
    edited August 2009
    jp-30 wrote: »
    ^ Long time no see!

    No kidding! But hey, FT discussions tend to lure me in. Something to do with magnets. ;)

    (A new Monkey Island doesn't hurt much, either.)
  • ScrawfflerScrawffler
    edited August 2009
    I'd have voted Ben if you didn't need an account on the site to vote. He's the only one on that list I'm familiar with!

    (I've seen Planescape:Torment and Leisure Suit Larry played by other people I know but haven't tried them myself)
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