Oh duh I forgot about the fingerprint thing.
Raka_Putra posted...
Do you have a character ranking? If that's the kinda thing you like to do.
10. Delta
+ The reveal is a successful WTF moment.
- A terrible character.
9. Mira
+ She's sensible sometimes. I like how unfazed she is when things are going to shit.
- She's a serial killer and the game is really weird with how seriously it doesn't treat this, she's not even an antagonist. She's remarkably irrelevant considering this big deal. Can be very cruel. Chops up Junpei and nobody even brings this up to her. Ridiculous design.
8. Junpei
+ I like that he's jaded and clearly scarred after what happened a year ago
- He's a huge asshole and really uncaring towards anyone that isn't Akane. He's still obsessed with her. He didn't need the new job this past year for his arc, I would've liked him better if he'd been colder to Akane because of her traumatising him but still caring for humanity and the other teams. J/A are a bad couple and I root for them to be far away from each other for their own benefits. Tenmyouji was the best incarnation of this character.
7. Akane
+ I like when she's treated appropriately for being her ruthless, calculating self. She can be smart.
- She's usually still framed as an innocent little girl. Despite her intelligence she's sometimes an idiot. Her only plot purpose being here is Junpei and they still don't treat each other well outside of occasional grand gestures. She's inconsistent with how much she cares about others.
6. Phi
+ She can be selfless and sensible. The incinerator scene is one of the highlights of the game.
- She can be selfish and senseless. The main problem is she doesn't do all that much, she's absent for many of D Team's scenes and her backstory isn't really about her. Telling us not to take the antidote is one of the most stupid decisions anyone has made across the trilogy.
5. Eric
+- Lmao what is the deal with him. He's the worst. Every time he starts to come around to being a good guy something happens that spins him back the other way. He flies off the deep end constantly, and has a tendency of killing Sean. And yet... he's had a deeply traumatic childhood, he's in love with a heartless serial killer who apparently murdered his own mother, he has no special powers and no inside knowledge but is thrown into this hellhole and his girlfriend is usually either murdered or murders him. He is the true underdog and should be very easy to empathise with... but he manages to be a magnificent asshole at every turn. The less invested I am in the game, the more I enjoy his presence. He keeps things moving at least, and he adores that shotgun. I would've liked them to give this guy a proper arc rather than... whatever we get here.
4.5 Gab
+ Love that the vents didn't lead anywhere and he just sits on a rug in there.
- Very slow walking animation.
4. Sean
+ Innocent sweetheart. Is the one who discovers Zero's identity, has a sad backstory.
- He gets over the robot thing pretty quickly. He should be the emotional centrepiece of the game but is kind of tossed aside in the last act. That robo head rolls on the ground one too many times.
3. Carlos
+ Just a good guy! Relatable third wheel to J/A. Believes in the power of friendship.
- The sister thing is a bit one-note. And he really has no connection to anyone or anything in here, how bizarre.
2. Diana
1. Sigma
+ Maybe the only fully executed character arcs in the game. They have the best scenes, the best dynamic, the best everything. I put Sigma higher as Diana is a bit of a repeat of Luna (still the GOAT), and Sigma's growth hits a bit harder knowing he's already been through her death.
Sigma > Diana >> Carlos > Sean >>> Gab > Eric > Phi >> Akane > Junpei > Mira > Brother Delta Q Zero