That is until we don’t and we genuinely grow attached to their flaws.
And that’s exactly the case between Dante and Vergil.
Arthas (Warcraft)
Watching the Paladin spiral into madness wasn’t the easiest pill to swallow.
Vergil’s approach to his family heritage can be questionable at the best of times.
GLaDOS (Portal)
As Portal has shown comedy can often drive the video game to success.
And we can’t fault a game that makes our money worthwhile, can we?
Vaas (Far Cry 3)
Dethroning the pirate king made up for some exhilarating gameplay.
Vergil’s approach to his family heritage can be questionable at the best of times.
And we can see why the pirate has earned that status over the years, too.
Either way, at least we understand the definition of the latter now, right?
We only had to hear it about sixteen times, after all.
Watching the Paladin spiral into madness wasn’t the easiest pill to swallow.
Let’s not pretend that Handsome Jack isn’t great, okay?
It’s all there, and we love him for it.
So thanks for that, Gearbox.
As Portal has shown — comedy can often drive the video game to success.
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Had enough of villains for one day?
Dethroning the pirate king made up for some exhilarating gameplay.
Behind the mask lies a genuinely likeable character that we almost don’t want to pursue.
