Memorable Icons

Solid Shadow · 08-18-2005, 03:55 PM

So whatever happened to games with memorable icons or masots, anyway? One of the things that made the games of yore so great were the wonderful stars or co-stars.

Mario, Pit, Link, Sonic, Kirby... it's almost as if game companies have forgotten that their games need memorable characters, not something punched from a cookie-cutter mold. I think the most recent, great video game character would have to be Crash Bandicoot, and that was damn near ten years ago! Sure, we've had Maximo, Ratchet and Clank, Jak & Daxter, but deep down they're really based on their predecessors.

Any thoughts?

08-18-2005, 03:55 PM	#1
Solid Shadow Earth-Pig Borne Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Past, Present, and Footure Posts: 237	Memorable Icons So whatever happened to games with memorable icons or masots, anyway? One of the things that made the games of yore so great were the wonderful stars or co-stars. Mario, Pit, Link, Sonic, Kirby... it's almost as if game companies have forgotten that their games need memorable characters, not something punched from a cookie-cutter mold. I think the most recent, great video game character would have to be Crash Bandicoot, and that was damn near ten years ago! Sure, we've had Maximo, Ratchet and Clank, Jak & Daxter, but deep down they're really based on their predecessors. Any thoughts? __________________ "Sometimes I go into my own little world...but that's ok. They know me there." -Joel Hodgson "Tears are our pre-payment for laughter ahead" -Mara the Malevolent solidshadow.blogspot.com