Top 5 Best Video game characters

Have you ever found yourself controlling or in the presence of a character that just radiates brilliance? Someone that just attracts all of the attention? This is rare for me, and I am willing to share with you my top 5 video game characters. You feel honored now, right?... right? All joking aside, here is my list:

1. Charlie Tunoku (Giant Bomb's name for the Persona 4 protagonist)- This character was named by none other than the good people at Giantbomb.com. No, this is not the actual character's name, but why not get creative with your gaming? It's more interesting that way.

2. John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)- Cowboy, father, gunslinger, John has quite a couple of things going for him. As far as honorable men go, John Marston is among the top.

3. Skarlet (Mortal Kombat 9)- Mortal Kombat is known for it's extremely brutal characters and fatalities, but few times do I actually find myself fearing one. Skarlet is a red ninja , originally a color pallet glitch in the earlier Mortal Kombat games, but wow is she violent. I have never seen someone hoist their enemy into the air and bathe in their blood. Pretty terrifying.

4. Noble 6 (Halo: Reach)- To me, Noble 6 was the classic "hero". He died saving others and showed no fear in the face of death. I believe the final scene with Noble 6 will forever be a classic and memorable one.

5. Sheogorath (Oblivion)- Psychopath. This word PERFECTLY sums up Sheogorath's character. An all powerful nutcase. When I think of Sheogorath, I remember accidentaly hitting him with a fire spell, and him clapping his hands and sending me 200 stories above Suicide Hill.

"Live Love Laugh Ragequit"
-Blade579

Top 5 Recent Best Video Game Stories

It's rare when you come across a story that just engrosses you to the point where you absolutely have to finish it, even if it means pulling an all nighter on the day of your finals. (by the way, don't do that. BAD idea...) Games with the thickest and most interesting stories are usually RPG's, but recently, I have actually seen the most amazing stories come from free roam and FPS games. This poll is the result of all 4 of the Gamerzinthelobby moderators' opinions of the "Top 5 Recent Best Video Game Stories":

Blade579- Top 5

1. Oblivion
2. Halo: Reach
3. Mortal Kombat
4. Dead Space 2
5. Portal 2

soda- Top 5

1. L.A. Noire
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. Mafia 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Comic Jumper

Courier Six- Top 5

1. Alan Wake
2. Oblivion
3. Mass Effect 2
4. Halo Reach
5. Fallout: New Vegas

smightnight- Top 5

1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Dead Space
3. The Force Unleashed
4. Fallout 3
5. Mafia 2

Red Dead Redemption: 25 Things to do in Multiplayer

Have you ever found yourself in RDR free roam, shooting at the law and other players, just waiting for the excruciatingly long experience bar to fill? This happens to me almost every time I decide to pop into the cowboy free roam shooter and find a session. It may just be me, but I have had enough of the tedious "shoot, melee, gain bounty" mentality that I have carried out for months, so I have devised a "list" of sorts to help you entertain yourself and/or your partner:

1. Gain a HUGE bounty, then escape to Mexico!
2. Have a fistfight on dangerous surfaces (large rocks, over a body of water, edge of a building)
3. Start a huge brawl with NPC's
4. Play "how many knives can you stick into your friend?"
5. Name your mount
6. Set bears on fire
7. (undead nightmare req) Beat up zombies... with your fists
8. Fall down the cliff on Torquemada
9. Stab dynamite
10. Stab fire bottles
11. Stab people
12. Run towards other players holding lit dynamite
13. Fight bulls with your fists in MacFarlane's Ranch
14. Walk around in Aurora Basin (shallow water)
15. Get the covered wagon in Gaptooth Breach
16. Jump out of a wagon at high speed
17. Knife your friend's mount while riding very fast
18. Play with dynamite
19. Get chased by cougars
20. Have a HUGE posse battle at Cochinay
21. Search for a donkey, then try to keep it as your mount for an hour
22. Run into players/NPC/s with your mount
23. Try to disarm EVERYONE
24. Push pedestrians
25. Drive your mount/wagon/chariot off the cliff between Armadillo and MacFarlane's Ranch.

If you want me to post more, please comment or message me and I'll go around in free roam and discover weirder and more amusing things to do.

"Live Love Laugh Ragequit"
-Blade579