I have seen many great female characters in lots of games but, curiosly enough, a sizeable amount of them are featured in The Witcher 3... yeah, I’m a fanboy, nothing I can control about it
Most of them are phenomenal characters in their own special way: Cerys, Triss, Anna Henrietta, Syanna, Keira, Phillippa, Iris, and a long etc. However, the one who in my opinion takes the crown without a doubt is
Yennefer of Vengerberg.
She’s a bit less mean-spirited and quite a bit more lovable than her book counterpart (after getting to her good side), so it was an easy romancable choice for my Geralt. Plus, I feel that not only she lost almost nothing of what made her book self special (apart of her relationship with Ciri, but that’s a sad tale for another occasion
) but also gained a lot of charm and personal quality thanks to the writing and to the stellar voice performance of Denise Gough. Easily the most memorable female videogame character ever for me
Yennefer’s portrayal is the superior one in the whole game but I love
Ciri’s too: her design (although I wouldn’t have minded if they had let her facial scar be as large as in the books), her voice, and her peculiar balance between immaturity and levelheadedness are what made her memorable for me.
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Some honorable mentions from other games: Alyx Vance (
Half-Life saga), Alice Liddell (
Alice: Madness Returns), Heather Mason (
Silent Hill 3), Cassandra Pentaghast and Sera (
Dragon Age series), Elaine Marley (
Monkey Island series), Veronica Santangelo and Cass (
Fallout: New Vegas), Elizabeth Comstock and Daisy Fitzroy (
Bioshock Infinite), Maribel Mayde (
Dragon Quest VII), Undyne (
Undertale)... Yeah, with some exceptions I gravitate more towards the ones with “nerdier” and/or kinda playful personalities.