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^ Companion ^ Gameplay purpose ^ Intelligence ^ Attachment level ^ | ^ Companion ^ Gameplay purpose ^ Intelligence ^ Attachment level ^ |
| {{:yorda.jpg}} Yorda in [[http://www.icothegame.com|Ico]] | To be rescued | General wandering, object avoidance, local route finding - lack of any direction or purpose until a cutscene script takes over. | Quite high to begin with, followed by a trough when you realise she's actually quite annoying - e.g. inability to avoid being dragged away by the "shadows" that come after her. In the end you strangly feel attachment again, when she's taken from you - a sort of attachment due to persistence, an annoying friend that won't go away.| | |{{:yorda.jpg}} Yorda in [[http://www.icothegame.com|Ico]]|To be rescued|General wandering, object avoidance, local route finding - lack of any direction or purpose until a cutscene script takes over. Talks in strange unintelligible language.|Quite high to begin with, followed by a trough when you realise she's actually quite annoying - e.g. inability to avoid being dragged away by the "shadows" that come after her. In the end you strangly feel attachment again, when she's taken from you - a sort of attachment due to persistence, an annoying friend that won't go away.| |
| {{:alyx.jpg}} Alyx Vance in [[http://half-life2.com/|Half-Life 2]] | Cooperative play | Object avoidance, combat, use of terrain and cover, blind fire etc. Helping with level progression tasks and capable of showing excitement, dismay and anger. | Reception seems good from players, although some complaints about dialogue spoiling the effect with repeated and nonsensical chatter | | |{{:alyx.jpg?150}} Alyx Vance in [[http://half-life2.com/|Half-Life 2]]|Cooperative play|Object avoidance, combat, use of terrain and cover, blind fire etc. Helping with level progression tasks and capable of showing excitement, dismay and anger.|Reception seems good from players, although some complaints about dialogue spoiling the effect with repeated and nonsensical chatter| |
| |{{:dogmeat.jpg}} Dogmeat from [[http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/home/home.php|Fallout 3]]|Cooperative play|Dogmeat warns the player of danger, can be sent to search for items and distract enemies in battle.|Not such a good response from gamers on Dogmeat - he is not strictly required to play the game and can get in the way in battle situations. Also seems a little contrived as he miraculously appears when you need help.| |
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