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| |{{: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.| | |{{: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.| |
| |{{:ashleygraham.jpg}} Ashley Graham from [[http://www.res-evil.com/re4/|Resident Evil 4]]|Needs rescuing and helps with some gameplay|Following and object avoidance, pointing out possible solutions to puzzles|Not good on this character either, as being in the horror genre, it's [[http://www.res-evil.com/re4/|very unforgiving to AI goofiness]]. The lack of attachment may also be due to the fact that unlike in Ico, where Yorda is with you all the time up to the last part, Ashley Graham often get recaptured.| | |{{:ashleygraham.jpg}} Ashley Graham from [[http://www.res-evil.com/re4/|Resident Evil 4]]|Needs rescuing and helps with some gameplay|Following and object avoidance, pointing out possible solutions to puzzles|Not good on this character either, as being in the horror genre, it's [[http://www.res-evil.com/re4/|very unforgiving to AI goofiness]]. The lack of attachment may also be due to the fact that unlike in Ico, where Yorda is with you all the time up to the last part, Ashley Graham often get recaptured.| |
| |{{:floyd.jpg?200}} Floyd in [[wp>Jet Force Gemini]]|Helps with gameplay/optional 2nd player control/sidekick|A pet/companion robot which has to be built by the player. Helps with battles, has infinite (low power) fire and is indestructible.|What is interesting about Floyd is that the fact that the player has made a contribution to his construction //I felt the robot was more valuable to me as I had had to work at getting it and it wasn’t simply given to me// (from [[http://www.pawfal.org/dave/blog/2009/01/artificial-companions-in-games/#comments|Kassen]]. Attachment can be greatly helped by requiring the user to invest time in it's construction.| | |{{:floyd.jpg?200}} Floyd in [[wp>Jet Force Gemini]]|Helps with gameplay/optional 2nd player control/sidekick|A pet/companion robot which has to be built by the player. Helps with battles, has infinite (low power) fire and is indestructible.|What is interesting about Floyd is that the fact that the player has made a contribution to his construction //I felt the robot was more valuable to me as I had had to work at getting it and it wasn’t simply given to me// (from [[http://www.pawfal.org/dave/blog/2009/01/artificial-companions-in-games/#comments|Kassen]]).| |
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| =====Pet companions===== | =====Pet companions===== |
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