Favourite Characters

[Jadeinchains]

Anyone got any specific characters they've gravitated towards? story wise/gameplay wise? Have to say I love everyone but I especially like Marina,Olivia and Abella. Marina is so dry at times lol. And Olivia is kinda just a sweetheart. (Abella gets points for being the goddess of Circular saws)

Also that "party chat" feature is great, literally every time I get a party member I haven't had on a playthrough before I make a note to travel to as many locations as possible just to hear what they have to say about stuff.

[DefiantSentryV]

For the non-playables, my favorites are Tanaka and August. Tanaka has some great scenes if you manage to keep him alive, and I really enjoyed his bond with Marcoh. August is just cool, and the encounters you can have with him are interesting. I especially like the scene after you fight Moonless.

For the playables, my favorites are Abella, Marcoh, and Marina. I’m biased toward Abella due to her being my main in both of my successful runs so far. Weaponcraft is such a great skill, and the meat grinder is no joke. Plus playing as Abella is the only way to have both her and Henryk alive and untransformed. The free meals from Henryk are handy. Marcoh is fun to play as and can start with some excellent skills, but as an NPC I like seeing how much care he shows for Tanaka and Olivia. He’s a good guy despite his past. Marina is sass incarnate and I like that about her.

I think there’s something to like about all of the contestants save for maybe Caligura, but even then I can say his soul gives you the ability to craft pipe bombs and that’s definitely noteworthy.

[Jisatsu Sunset]

Daan, Abella, and Marina are the ones I usually play as. Storywise, I also love Marcoh and Olivia's interactions as well. O'saa's interesting too. Honestly, I like the majority of these characters, as DefiantSentryV said earlier.

[TheBerserker]

My favourites are Levi and Marcoh, i'm always more into soldiers/fighters type of characters

[gooudini]

Marcoh

[Jadeinchains]

Agree with a lot thats been said, A lot of the characters interactions and what can happen between them is really nice and getting to see the types of people they are. And yeah Kaligula though is insane lol. Samarie too is intriguing, My current playthroughs I’ve managed to learn a bit about her and whatevers going on with her is interesting.

[peep]

Probably Daan or Karin. I really love the dynamic between the two. I also really like Levi and O'saa.

[y0rch1]

Tanaka is great for the little lines he has, can't wait for him to be recruitable.
Karin and Daan are my favorite together, they talk between them almost every time you use party talk, they also give nice bits of lore.
I also enjoy Marcoh and Marina personalities, they help to lift the mood, and Marina serves as a great tour guide, but neither of them have that much banter with the rest of the characters, they are cool as the 4th party member.

The others are okay but once I have one of the above they end up benched for the rest of the game, tried to take them for a walk around the map but their lines are not as interesting as the ones I listed. But maybe this gets fixed once more characters get added that could have more chemistry with them. Tanaka with Marcoh/Olivia, Levi with pav, Marina with samarie, abella and henryk, etc.

Gameplay wise Abella and Marisa offer the best utility in the game as companions, wrench toss lets you buy time and shortcircuit go to the city morning 1, while engrave is free stats, the agility one is specially good. Karin comes too late for lockpick to be useful. Unfortunately when it comes to combat almost all companions are the same due to how getting skills and unlocking new trees works, they all end up using the same ♥♥♥♥ with the same combat role.

I agree that Party talk is the greatest addition to the game and really incentivises replaying with different teammates (Im planning on using olivia, Marina or Levi, and Osaa next playthrough, sadly marcoh comes in too late).
If anything I wish there where alternative ways to recruit some characters early, but making the others be recruitable later. Because I read too much abella but too little Marcoh.

[Nukevich]

Nas'hrah is my favorite

[LNC]

Samarie.

[ss.ewowcow]

Marcoh and Abella, just because having those two made my first successful run incredibly easy mode and having lockpicking and shortcircuit from go opens up so much of the world from go. Also wrench toss can be abused pretty well, hits like a truck and is capable of stunlocking most

[Jadeinchains]

Spoilers for Marinas ending I just completed it and got her B ending and now I'm even more curious about her and samarie everything considered. I think if theres an update where we get more of samarie it will add to both of them and their relationship.

Also that ending pic for Marinas ending is so cute. >.<

[Tyrone.Biggums]

Marnia, and Os'saa. The occultist because you can carve a tattoo on your damn face for a stat boost, also I'm afraid of them if they are an NPC and the stalker girl is also freaky if you don't play as them. Also on the wiki someone doubles down on how they don't understand their gender 😂

[Cleatus]

Abella my number 1. I always play her 'cause I'm a fellow hot babe and weapon/trapcraft makes ♥♥♥♥ ez. My goofy ass also saving Tanaka (+Marcoh) and Henryk just because I think they're sweethearts.

I think Levi is a little funny, you know his ass is havin the worst time of his life. Daniel look goofy as ♥♥♥♥ too. Honestly, all these characters get a A+ thumb up

[Leonardo Trapovich]

Marina since i too have a d i c k and am interested in the occult. Also liked abella since she can be pretty useful and is my type of woman. Levi would be more interesting if he spoke up but if sylvian's marriage ritual was still a thing i'd do it with him lol. Marcoh is a jojo... i don't like jojo but somehow i still like him.
Samarie i'm guessing is in the same situation as Marina d i c k so still applies. Shame i can never seem to get to her fast enough to not have to kill her.
I like O'saa's trolling in the church. August is mysterious and pets goodboy moonbeasts in underground caves so he's my homie.
...i pretty much like everyone, yeah.

[RadioMars]

Man.. O'saa is written so good. For example:

In the confession booth he tells you that answeing a question with a question means that you only lie to yourself and yet he's the one who often asks the question right after you ask. He's lying about his rejection of humanity. He acts like a psychopath because that's what the whole fear and hunger expirience told him is the best strategy, but deep inside I'm sure he still feels everything