PCGamer: “ Alyx from Half-Life 2 is now the star of her own game, and Barney from the original Half-Life got his own spin-off in Blue Shift. Rebecca Chambers from Resident Evil was one of the protagonists in its prequel, and Gat and Kinzie from the Saints Row series became the stars in Gat Out of Hell. Let's not forget that every single Rabbids game is technically a Rayman spin-off.
There are plenty more examples of side characters who got to be heroes later on. But we're asking who should be next. Which NPC deserves their own game?”
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After all of the PS Studio games that released on Steam, I’m baffled Sony hasn’t gotten Alyx onto the PSVR2.
I was thinking the same thing . No Half Life video game is available on PS4 and PS5 .
This is gonna be weird but I'm gonna say the blacksmith aka "The Crafter" from Lords of the Fallen. An interdimensional being from "100 lifetime's ago" wandering through space and time drawn to these powerful crystals that are able to open even more dimensions for him to explore. Sounds like an awesome adventure if done right.
Sully from Uncharted
Prequel before he meets Nate and how he met Marlowe.
Barry Burton from Resident Evil
Could do something maybe before he rescues Jill at the end of Resident Evil 3, maybe he runs into trouble with Umbrella before hand who knows.
Ish from the Last of Us
Imagine playing a new Last of Us game with a character then realising at the end he's Ish
Zelda from Legend of Zelda
I'd like a spin off where the whole "cycle of hatred" Link and Zelda are cursed into ends up having era where the roles are reversed. The Hyrule family have a son, name him after the fabled warrior Link and a girl in a village who ends up being this eras chosen hero is named Zelda.
DMC - Vergil
MGS - The Boss
RDR - Dutch
Elizabeth from BioShock and yeah...that's pretty much it. Video game characters are pretty forgettable since a lot of the games play the same. Snake and Lara Croft are still the most popular non cartoony protagonists even 20 years later.
Gavin from Red Dead Redemption 2. I mean, wherever he is you know it's a wild adventure, thus best game of your life. He may be straight outta Maidenhead, but this guy is bad enough to be out of bubblegum because it ain't invented yet.