The Big Question - Which Gaming Character Deserves Their Own Spin-Off?

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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’? Well, we’re here to sweat the large stuff. The massive stuff. The humongous stuff. You might even say, The Big Stuff. That’s right, it’s time for TheGamer’s weekly Big Question, where we ask the question most other sites are too terrified to even think about.

This week, wouldn’t it be sort of neat if side characters had their own game? The answer - yes, but also if it happened I’d probably write an op-ed about how creativity in gaming is a dying art and that it’s just a soulless cash grab, because games journalists love to ruin everything because they have no heart. Anyway! Onto those big answers - gamers, let’s get sweaty.

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Since I have already written that Persona 5 would have been thematically stronger if Ann Takamaki was the protagonist, I’m going to go for Ann Takamaki. Persona 5 has an unfortunate habit of writing great female characters but then also giving them a scene where they discuss the sizes of their breasts. I’m not sure then if an Ann game would be a disaster, but there’s so much of Ann’s story that is still waiting to be told that I’m prepared to at least write a hypothetical 100 word entry on how it might maybe be okay.

I’ve only finished Yakuza 0 admittedly but I would die for Nishiki. He’s handsome, loyal, and an absolute fashion icon. I’ve heard he’s not as likeable in the other games, but going solely off of 0, I know I’d kill to spend 30 hours exploring Tokyo with him, solving Yakuza mysteries and beating up baddies for my bud Kiryu. With Yakuza branching out more as per Judgment, spin-offs aren’t too far-fetched, and Nishiki feels like a no-brainer, even if it’s a prequel looking more