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Who’s a good hang? Who’s a bad hang? From Tails to Cole Phelps, let’s figure it out.

This week’s music is from the Animal Crossing soundtrack by Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata, Toru Minegishi and Shinobu Tanaka.

Game with most best hangs?

  • Mass Effect
  • Dragon Age
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • The Witcher
  • Hades
  • Baldur’s Gate
  • Final Fantasy

Game with most worst hangs?

  • 3D platformers
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Donkey Kong
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Disco Elysium
  • Point & Clicks
  • Shenmue II - English dub
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - English voices in Japanese version

Protagonist

Best

  • Manny Calavera - Grim Fandango
  • “B.J.” Blazkowicz - Wolfenstein

Worst

  • George Stobbart - Broken Sword
  • Delsin Rowe - Infamous: Second Son
  • Cole Phelps - L.A. Noire

Secondary/replacement protagonist

Best

  • Ichiban Kasuga - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
  • Marcus Holloway - Watch Dogs 2

Worst

  • Jacob Custos - The Quarry
  • Raiden - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Sidekick

Best

  • Diana Burnwood - Hitman
  • Tails - Sonic the Hedgehog

Worst

  • Pearl Fey - Ace Attorney
  • Iris Wilson - Great Ace Attorney
  • Daxter - Jak and Daxter

Pal/friend

Best

  • Rogue Amendiares - Cyberpunk 2077
  • Ryuji Sakamoto - Persona 5

Worst

  • Jessie Rasberry - Final Fantasy VII Remake
  • Trevor Philips - Grand Theft Auto V
  • Delin Hong - Shenmue II

Love interest

Best

  • Elaine Marley - Monkey Island
  • Judy Álvarez - Cyberpunk 2077

Worst

  • Shinigami - Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
  • Jill Warrick - Final Fantasy XVI

Comic relief

Best

  • Officer Patrick Dooley - The Darkside Detective
  • Lazlow Jones - Grand Theft Auto III

Worst

  • Enzo - Bayonetta
  • Claptrap - Borderlands

Villain

Best

  • Revolver Ocelot - Metal Gear
  • The Joker (Mark Hamill) - Arkham

Worst

  • Dr. Nefarious - Ratchet & Clank
  • Neo Cortex - Crash Bandicoot
  • Pyramid Head - Silent Hill

Basic enemy

Best

  • Yiga Clan ambushers in BOTW/TOTK
  • Goombas in Mario are a good hang, never threatened

Worst

  • Measurehead - Disco Elysium
  • Homeless Guy in metal sleeping bag - Like a Dragon
  • Grunts - Halo

Random side character

Best

  • Bobby the Amnesiac Bob-omb - Paper Mario: The Origami King
  • Rin - Final Fantasy X

Worst

  • Mickey the one-armed “war veteran” in Valentine - Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Mr. Resetti - Animal Crossing

Free picks

Best

  • Dunban - Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon - Final Fantasy XVI

Worst

  • Josh “Schmitty” Schmitstinstein, the host / commentator of Jackbox Quiplash
  • Cortana losing her mind in Halo 3