GamerNode's Mike Murphy writes: "Gamer culture often honors the strong, male heroes of the medium, but what about the best leading ladies, the best heroines? And by 'best,' I don't mean sexy, hot, or overly ridiculous. No, these heroines are true to the definition. These are characters who show strength, fear, and concern, instill hope, and embody all the things that a female lead should. You won't find characters here with absurd bodily proportions (Lara Croft, Bayonetta, Tifa Lockheart) or annoyingly optimistic and/or flirtatious attitudes (Rikku, Vanille, Bayonetta again), and they also aren't the ones who are constantly in need of rescue from their captors (Princess Peach, Princess Zelda)..."
The PlayStation 2 was the golden age of Japanese RPGs. Many great titles were released during that time, but some excellent games did not get the attention
Super short list, but of course Dark Cloud 2 and Rogue Galaxy would make this list.
They did release both of those games on PS4 though. Two of the very few games I was happy to "buy" digitally, and with trophies.
Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.
New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.
Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.
Big ups to Jade. Love that chicha. Curious who were the individuals primarily responsible for her character.
The argument can be made for Chun-Li. Maybe it's just me, but I never found her to be over-sexed, to me she's just a strong martial artist. Great list as is, though I'm certain Samus would be higher, even #1 if it weren't for Other M.
The only one I don't agree with is Lightning but the rest of the list is really great, especially the top four (I'd probably pick those same four ladies for the top of my list).