Every FPS has that "Pointman", or the man you take control of for the entirety of the game. Now, in an FPS, the pointman isn't necessarily something you'd think people would connect with like they would with say an rpg or a third person action game- but over the years some of the strongest video game icons have been FPS pointmen.
So, who's your favorite pointman, and why?
I'll list a few of my own personal favorites just to get us started.
Parker- Red Faction- Readin the character bio and then picking up from the game's context clues, you begin to understand that Parker isn't the average miner. He's a crusader, a liberal minded, well off man who was bound for ivy league school when he rebelled and joined Ultor for the sake of doing something his parents didn't expect. He was cocky, high minded, but capable, and throughout the game we got to see him go from miner to hero of a rebellion.
The Marine- Every Doom Game Ever- I don't know what it is about the silent marine in Doom that is so...intriguing. Maybe it is his sullen demeanor and the badass way he grits his teeth in the hud picture every time you take a hit or how he smiles wickedly when you get your hands on a wicked sweet gun. Either way, the marine is the ultimate badass. B.J. and Duke may come close, but in the end, there is only one true badass.
Sam- Serious Sam- speaking of badasses...well, there's serious sam. Part Duke Nukem, Part Marine, Part...Serious? Some of the quotes that come from this character are just absurd...everything from singing "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay!" to "It's time to get serious!". Granted- you don't feel like a badass while playing as Sam...you just kind of feel like a regular ass- but considering the odds this man overcomes time and time again- maybe his one liners are warranted. SAM I AM.
Dimitri- World at War- Playing as a hero is always fun- but when that hero is the symbol of the red army- its damn fascinating- especially when Gary Oldman is continually screaming at you to fire the panzershrek.
Nathan hale- Resistance- What's shocking about Hale is that you like him as much as you do. In the first game...he falls to the wayside of silent fps protagonists. In the second game, however, he manages to become something much bigger. When the game ends with you becoming something of a god, well, that's just solid character development.
Just for kicks- my top ten favorite fps' of all time-
1. Red Faction
2. Unreal Tournament
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
4. Doom 3
5. Half-Life
6. Counter-Strike: Source
7. Halo 2
8. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
9. Goldeneye
10.Timesplitters 2
Honorable mentions: Resistance 2, Serious Sam, Star Wars: Dark Forces 2, Killzone 2, ODST, Black, Farcry, Wolfenstein 3D, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Area 51, Bioshock, Duke Nukem, Star Trek: Elite Force, Turok 2, Quake 3, Portal, FEAR