So I was thinking about video game and movie bad guys and why they do what they do. Why do they get up in the morning, why they scheme to do whatever it is this particular antagonist wants and so forth. I also think a proper, well written bad guy that you know why he is what and who he is, what he wants and why, and it makes sense, well, that is a mark of a very well written games, because so few pull it off. This need not apply only to one person/entity either, it can be anything from a rogue group of mercenaries, via shady corporations, to something as amorphous as an idea/group psychology, not sure how to explain that last one properly, it just makes sense in my noggin.
Anyway my question is, what games have you played that stood out, antagonist-wise, as either very good, or very rubbish, and why? What's the motivation, who's the bad guy and so forth.
For me I'd say any game where the antagonist is going for world domination is unimaginative and dull. Why would he want that, it would just set him/her/it up with endless chores. Think politicians have it bad? Expand that to the whole world. Yeah.
On the other hand, going for world destruction is much better in my mind. It can be out of revenge, hatred of the planet's race, or just being bored, and it won't leave them with the tedium of administrating it afterwards.
Oddly enough though, I can't think of any examples off the top of my head as I'm writing..
Anyway, what's your idea of this?
Captcha: dog's dinner. Well, captcha, I suppose that could be a motivation as well.
Anyway my question is, what games have you played that stood out, antagonist-wise, as either very good, or very rubbish, and why? What's the motivation, who's the bad guy and so forth.
For me I'd say any game where the antagonist is going for world domination is unimaginative and dull. Why would he want that, it would just set him/her/it up with endless chores. Think politicians have it bad? Expand that to the whole world. Yeah.
On the other hand, going for world destruction is much better in my mind. It can be out of revenge, hatred of the planet's race, or just being bored, and it won't leave them with the tedium of administrating it afterwards.
Oddly enough though, I can't think of any examples off the top of my head as I'm writing..
Anyway, what's your idea of this?
Captcha: dog's dinner. Well, captcha, I suppose that could be a motivation as well.