I've thought about playing Valkyrie Profile, but I'm still undecided

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Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII):
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In game use: Squall is the main hero of the game. He fights using a gunblade, and has perfect accuracy. Most of his stats will depend on how you Junction him, but I believe he naturally has one of the higher defenses in game as well

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Why I like him: Yes, Squall is on this list. Not even ashamed. I think he's the best written FF protagonist, and the one I could identify with most. Sure, he acts like a cold jerkass, but I loved seeing the difference between his inner thoughts and the attitude he put out for everyone to see, because they were very different. I like that we got an insight in to his mind, his thoughts, and it helped me realize he was more like a child putting on a tough front rather than an emo jerk. He's scared of losing the people close to him, which is understandable when you think of his past, and so he tries to keep people at a distance, but he always cares underneath it all. I also really loved the love story with him and Rinoa

Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken 3 onward):
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In game use: Again, I'm really not a fighting game expert, but she's a fast character. That's what I know about her. Very quick



Why I like her: Probably my favourite Tekken character to use (although that spot is on its way to being taken over by Lili) because she's very quick, and I'm actually good at remembering her moves. I know! I'm awful at combos and stuff in fighting games, but I actually managed to memorize a few with her. I still can't use her to her full potential, but I'm pretty good and I think she's fun to play

Mistral (Mayumi Kurokawa) (.hack series):
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In game use: Mistral plays a Wavemaster job, which is basically a mage like character. Although physically very weak, she can unleash some incredibly powerful spells



Why I like her: Despite her liberal use of smilies, Mistral is just... awesome. Seriously, play the game. Not only is she useful in battle, but she's bubbly and cheery and just so much fun to have around. Her irl character is a maried woman who enjoys cooking, does some type of admin work, and eventually leaves the game for a while because she has a baby. AWWW. She's just bright and happy and cheery and sweet but she manages to do all of it without it being annoying

Sayane (Record of Agarest War Zero):
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In game use: Another mage like character, and also a potential romantic interest for your first generation hero.

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Why I like her: I was actually worried about not liking her, because she came off as Miss Perfect at first. She's obviously quite pretty, smart and funny and sweet and her only fault being she is so bad at directions that she can't tell left from right. But actually in game she just came across like a really nice lady. She's a bit mischievous, but she also does a good job at being Team Mom and caring for others