Thanks to their very nature, video games are far less reliant on story and storytelling than other entertainment media, but even so, a solid protagonist in a game can elevate the experience in so many ways.
Having a well-written, well-developed, and well-acted character in the leading role can pull everything together in wonderful ways and get players invested heavily in the story, and there have been quite a few of those in games over the years. Here, that's exactly what we'll be talking about, as we go through what we feel are the 20 best video game protagonists of all time.
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