10 Most Psychotic Gaming Heroes You Should Be Creeped Out By
2. Every Silent Protagonist Ever
Imagine for a moment that you are Half Life 2 heroine Alyx Vance. You've saved Gordon Freeman several times, you've offered him help, provided him cover, and you've been a source of health and items in his moments of need. All you want is a little thanks, or just one solitary word of gratitude. You get nothing. Gordon just stands there staring at you, maybe even through you, brandishing a crowbar or an assault rifle as his eyes unblinkingly stare outward. He is so un-reactive to your presence you start coveting his approval more and more. You start wondering what power this dead-eyed shark holds over you. You start trying other things, things no NPC has ever done before. You try making him laugh with a funny joke. Nothing. You try to light-heartedly scare him. Not a whimper. Imagine how freaked out this girl must feel at having to cross a post-apocalyptic landscape with an unresponsive mute. This is what everyone whos ever had to work with a silent protagonist has always gone through.
