Can you feel the love tonight…something, something,
something. I don't really know the
lyrics but today is Valentine's Day.
Today is a day full of love, romance, and who am I kidding…today is just
another made up holiday in which Hallmark and women are the only winners!
But I'm going to put my hatred of Valentine's Day to the
side and put together a list of some of my favorite video game couples.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
Tidas and
Yuna (FFX)
Square
has a knack for heartwarming and tragic relationships and Tidas and Yuna are
definitely reppin' the latter. Tidas was
able to traverse time and space a la John Carter to find his true love. Now unfortunately he was destined to become
that world's next villain; however Yuna's love was able to keep Tidas from
becoming Sin. It didn't stop him from
disappearing but hey at least he wasn't Sin incarnate.
Cloud and
Tifa (FFVII)
What guy hasn't pretended to be something they're not,
just to get in good with a girl? I've
been with my wife almost 10 years and I'm still pretending like I'm cool! Sure Cloud was pretending to be Zach, but
that was because of memory problems.
Nevertheless, Tifa stood by him and helped him regain his memory and
helped him save the world! Now that is a
"Round the way" girl.
Dominic and
Maria Santiago (GoW 2)
As
any married man will tell you…there are no limits when it comes to family. Those limits become slightly easier to
overcome when you have a chainsaw mounted to your assault rifle. Unfortunately, their onscreen time is cut
short…being that fact that Maria is captured and tortured by the Locust and Dom
shoots her. But right before he shoots
her, he gets to see her one last time in her "beautiful," natural
state. Its also possible Dom was
hallucinating from toxin gas in the cave.
Mario and
Princess Peach
Mario
and Peach are the OG's of video game love!
I mean forget bringing chocolates; Mario's willing to eat magic
mushrooms, flowers, and feathers to save his love. As a whole fellas we can't compare to Mario,
but don't be afraid to follow suit and definitely don't be afraid to eat giant
mushrooms so you can "grow!"
Mario has endured many a hater trying to steal his woman; a tie wearing
gorilla, a giant fire-breathing tortoise, and an evil doppelganger. But none of his haters can hold him back!
Commander
Sheppard and Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)
Space…the final frontier!
Oops wrong sci-fi franchise. In
all seriously Commander Sheppard has kick some serious ass over and over again
but he's also had his fare share of lady (alien) love. Out of all the options, Ashley Williams
provides the most earnest moments of the series. I mean she recited William Earnest Henley's
Invictus for cripes sakes. Let's forget
about Saren, the Geth, the Collectors, and even the Reapers trying to destroy
everything in sight, Sheppard and Ashley eschewed Alliance protocol in order to
keep their love going.
Happy Valentine's Day people!
