We ’ve finally finished 2024 — and give thanks God for that . While it may have been a busy year for newfangled video games , I ’m ready to never wait at one again . All picture games are over until further posting . We ’ve already post ourbest game of 2024list ; what more do you want ! ? But before we get into 2025 , there is one more 2024 gaming reflexion we involve to do : That ’s right , it ’s time for the good weird little guys of 2024 .
If you ’re fresh here let me break it down for you . This is not a listing of the weirdest creatures I ’ve found in telecasting game . This is not a tilt of horrors beyond your mind ’s inclusion . This is only a list of the top 10 character that suit the criteria for being a “ weird little guy wire ” in picture game this twelvemonth . That criteria is a little nebulous . It ’s mostly a vibes base thing — one of those “ you ’ll know it when you see it ” sort of deals . A unearthly fiddling guy does not want to be physically little , but can be . It has to catch you off guard in some interesting path . Something unparalleled about it just screams out “ I go here but I also do n’t . ” So without further ado , let ’s get into it .
10. The Unnamed Salesman — Thank Goodness You’re Here
The nameless Salesman is retiring . At first coup d’oeil you would n’t guess anything about the genius ofThank Goodness You ’re Here . He ’s design to not necessarily appeal attention . However , his maize - shaped head and ability to on the face of it cause as much chaos as potential land him on the last at the No . 10 spot . I ordinarily do n’t trust salesmen , and neither should you . I cogitate this man would strain to betray me snake oil and then run through the vents in my house rent out all the rats in my walls in some accidental revolution for exemption .
9. Stamp Guy — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Stamp Guy is the best form of NPC . A memorable crony inThe Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom , he ’s hyper fixate on one mundane thing and makes it his whole personality . He is unbothered and uninterested in the political science of Hyrule , the impending doomsday that is coming for the nation , or anything that does n’t revolve around letter paper . This little freako just wants to keep the stamps add up . No one knows where he go , where he ’s from , or any other fact about him . You might call up he ’s your best supporter , but what happens when the stamps run out ? What then ? Does he sprain on you like some kind of vampire in the night ? We love a passionate Riley B King , but we also know that making your job your personality is a huge red flag . Can he register ? Does he have a skill outside of eff stamps ? Is he married to a legal tender ?
8. Cornservant — Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
Yes , you read this correctly . The Cornservant fromFinal Fantasy XIV : Dawntrailis a sentient capitulum of maize that wants to feed the hungry and get joy to others in the form of Zea mays . Its renowned quote is “ Where there are those in pauperization of sustenance , I will be there . ” That ’s literally all there is to this corn man . It ’s a little freaky but it ’s hard not to fall in love with it . Nothing nefarious here , just some inwardness of wisdom to listen to . At the end of its questline , it leaves some kernel in your bag that finally become another sentient ear of edible corn , proving it can reproduce and take over the world whenever it like . The Cornservant has the top executive of a god and should be fear if it ever decide to have a heel turn .
7. Dancing Hand — Persona 3 Reload
The dancing hands inPersona 3 Reloadare bizarre . They take the air on their fingers like legs and habituate the other fingers as hired hand . It ’s as creepy as it gets . However , while many of them are trying to kill you , some of them seem more afraid of you than you are of them . There ’s not a lot of depth to these freakos , but it ’s important they are on the list , because if I was powerful enough in this world I would put them on the FBI sentry lean or something . We ca n’t let a whole yr go by without truly reckoning with how art should not always simulate life .
6. Manfred — Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Emmerich ’s skeleton butler Manfred is the asterisk of the show inDragon Age : The Veilguard . This unearthly piddling bag of bone is exactly what I ’m talking about when I say “ unearthly little guy . ” He does n’t carry a lot of weight unit in the grand scheme of thing , but he still captured the hearts of players across the world . Whether you ’re play rock , newspaper , scissor grip , listening to him hiss and make other ivory - rattling sounds , or marvel what those crystallization goggles allow him to see , every moment with this bozo is a delectation . Is Manfred capable to see things us soul only wish we could ? I do n’t know , but I wish to have a champion like Manfred in real life-time : someone who apply active listening and can get me a beer every once and a while .
5. Danzikan — Star Wars Outlaws
I did n’t even bonk this foreign species had a name until I start doing more inquiry for this list . You might not sleep together them as Danzikan but you ’ve certainly heard their tunes if you kibosh by the cantina on Renpalli Station . This two - head lilliputian foreign critter is the lead vocalizer of the band The Wizards are all right inStar Wars Outlaws . Danzikan makes this list because I ’m a sucker for a good Star Wars alien . Next time you ’re at the cantina , catch their smasher songDream on Space Pirate .
4. Prawnathan — Another Crab’s Treasure
Have you ever seen a shrimp wearing JNCO Jeans ? Well , if you playAnother Crab ’s Treasureyou’ll see this slimy lilliputian crustacean wind in denim . I call him slimy because he runs a shrimp store and also refuses to give the independent character back his shell . I get it , capitalist economy fustian blah blah — but come on Prawnathan , you ’ve already got cool jeans , you ca n’t also have my shell as a hat . Prawnathan needs a full coffin nail - kick and perhaps someone to steal his jeans . If I ever see Prawnathan again it ’s on hatful . Loan Shark or not , he steals from the poor and then sells it back to them for a higher cost . Watch your back the next fourth dimension you ’re in my metropolis . I ’m just saying , I experience a hombre .
3. Homo Tenta — Metaphor: ReFantazio
Metaphor : ReFantaziois filled with unearthly little Guy . I have n’t seen a game so stacked with sickos in a long fourth dimension . The Homo Tenta take the bar though . That ’s not because teeth are all inherently weird little guys but because one of these suckers speaks to you . There ’s specifically one Homo Tenta in donjon that gives you gameplay tips and tricks . It ’s not uncongenial and only want to see you come through . It ’s never explicate how or why this guy is on your side , and candidly that makes it more redoubtable . I would wish my teeth to stay in my back talk and not become sentient and adequate to of gameplay tutorial . IfMetaphorhad YouTube , this tooth man would be the king of walkthroughs , FAQs , and sick trick compilation video . A total SEO heel . mayhap Atlus will keep that in mind for the inevitable social contact with the Homo Tenta in a future game .
2. Ben Starr as Jimbo — Balatro
I could have picked any Joker fromBalatroand it would have satisfied this class . Honestly , there ’s probably a version of this that ’s just 10 different Jokers ( Merry Andy , Mr. Bones , the one that ’s just straight up an nut ) . Then something wizardly befall . Atrailer for acquaintance of Jimbo Vol . 3released atThe Game Awards 2024featuring actor Ben Starr as Jimbo , the chief Joker . In this short trailer we see some sheer freako behavior involving a lot of maniac laughter , a banana , and some serious move chops from Starr . I have had incubus every Nox since the dawdler aired . I can no longer playBalatro . My harvest are choke . I am unmoisturized and no longer in my lane .
1. Kid G — Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Kid G takes the No . 1 blot and it ’s not even close . This Sonic the Hedgehog - look character was drop - transport intoFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth , Temu - style . He ’s jarring , scary , and the kind of sick I can get behind . He looks like his entire fit is from googling “ streetwear brands 1999 ” and then also pick up a pair of box gloves to accessorize . Kid G lives in these hush-hush bunkers among Cactuars with the sole purpose of safeguarding a opus of metal that belongs to Gilgamesh . Everything about Kid G shout that someone ’s child made a piece of art and they had to put it in the game instead of on the stainless brand icebox . I do n’t know if Kid G will render in the next installment , but if for some understanding he does , I ca n’t expect to impale this slight sucker like Sephiroth .
And with that , we ’ve come to the conclusion of the good uncanny little guys of 2024 in video game . I trust you ’ve all learned something about yourselves along the way . 2025 is work up to have some real freakos in the running , and I seem forward to figuring out which ones make next yr ’s honored listing . I’m rend for Cid Meier .
