Sure, Link has had a ton of interesting sidekicks on his adventures. Crow is definitely one of the unsung heroes of adventure games. ![]() Well then, The Longest Journey has you covered.Īfter releasing Crow from his cage, he’ll give the game’s heroine April Ryan important information and always show up to lend a hand… er, or wing… whenever she needs it.Ĭrow may have only managed to help Ryan with a handful of puzzles, but he definitely cheered up the otherwise dark, serious and desolate story of the game with his complaining and antics. The Crow (The Longest Journey)Įver wanted a talking crow to follow you around and complain about how things are always rough for him. The only reason why Blob didn’t make it any higher, is the fact that he doesn’t seem to have much of a personality. Additionally, his skills are actually put to good use, since you actually know what the different jelly beans turn him into (whereas you were forced to guess in the original).Īlso, the Boy and the Blob forge a strong friendship on their adventure, which was also a great cheery addition. And all he needs is a jelly bean to make it happen. Need a ladder, a see-saw or anything else for that matter, he’s got you covered. The Blob is an all around excellent side-kick. And one of the many improvements were the many utilisation of the eponymous Blob from the title. I think a very under-rated title from the Wii, the remake of Boy and His Blob offered some excellent brain-teasing puzzles and was definitely, vastly superior to its NES original. He has such lively dialogue and he’s just such a joy to be around, but yeah, he definitely isn’t the most helpful sidekick around. He makes up for it in his talent for love, as he manages to swoon the mer-person Anemone off her… uh, fins? He even manages to play an important role in the very final chapter of the game, if somewhat involuntarily.Īs for helping the hero along, Van Winslow really doesn’t do any more than Captain Dread did in MI2, but the reason I picked Reginald over Dread was his personality. Van Winslow’s biggest flaw is his inability to travel anywhere without someone pointing their finger on the map, which is to say that he’s a little lacking in the initiative part. Guybrush’s crew so very frequently mutiny or don’t give him the time of day, it made for a change that the eternally cheerful Reggie provided Guybrush with some fun banter. Guybrush’s up-beat and dutiful, if a little creepy, sidekick from the fifth Monkey Island game was a positive delight. Reginald Van Winslow (Tales of Monkey Island) Which is good, but at the same time, he’s lost a bit of his side-kickish qualities. The only reason Tails isn’t any higher on this list is that he’s sort of drifted away from being strictly Sonic’s tag-along sidekick to becoming more his own character. And even when he’s just automatically following you, Tails does prove fairly useful in gathering rings and killing enemies (even if it’s mostly by accident). Tails being nigh-indestructible in the game proved to be a great help as it provided a little bit of co-op action in the second Sonic game. Tails has been playable since Sonic 2 which is when I first saw him and immediately grew to like him. The little fox genius who flies a biplane is always ready to help out our blue hero. Sonic’s two-tailed companion is definitely one of the most adorable tag-along characters around. Also to the flatulence utilising Pig Uncle Pey’j from Beyond Good and Evil.Īnyway, let’s get on with the list… 10. While I do think Max is a hilarious character in his own right, my experiences of him have been limited to Sam & Max Save the World and The Freelance Police cartoon series, so I felt I wasn’t basing my liking of the character on my own experience of the games. Hello, one and all! Inspired by a similar list by TMcBee, I’m listing my 10 favourite sidekicks from video-games.Īn honourable mention goes to Max from the Freelance Police duo of Sam & Max. ![]() Translator’s Rants & Reviews Ranting about translations and reviewing them.The New Adventures of He-Man Episode Ratings.Quick Movie Reviews Movie reviews in a few sentences.Review & Revisit These are games I’ve reviewed in the past, reposted for posterity.
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