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Post by Elvin Atombender on Jan 27, 2018 13:56:20 GMT -5
Very familiar indeed.  |
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Post by 1upsuper on Jan 27, 2018 15:24:54 GMT -5
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Post by nerdybat on Jan 27, 2018 17:50:05 GMT -5
Officer Kurosawa from Persona 3, just for being a handwave of epic proportions on part of developers. He's a police officer who sells lethal weapons to teenagers on basis of "there's probably something weird happening in this city, and since you claim to be on a good side, let me give all these guns and swords to you". Make of that what you will. Also, The World Ends With You has an impressive cast of shopkeepers for the genre - instead of an array of copycats or a single NPC to buy from, this game gives you dozens of shopkeepers in different areas of the city, each one with his/her own traits and quirks. You can even befriend them to get nifty discounts! It's the only game I know where so much effort was put into shopkeeper NPCs, of all things.   |
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Post by ZenithianHero on Jan 27, 2018 18:42:04 GMT -5
Some great examples here.
Not exactly the NPC behind the counter but Malo Mart anybody?
The little squirt opened up his own store and is idolized with a cult following.
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Post by zerker on Jan 28, 2018 7:52:35 GMT -5
The Zelda series has quite a few notable shopkeepers. Personally, I have a soft spot for Beedle:  |
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Post by GamerL on Jan 28, 2018 20:43:40 GMT -5
The Zelda series has quite a few notable shopkeepers. Personally, I have a soft spot for Beedle: "Thank you!" "Bye!" |
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Post by bioniccommando83 on Jan 28, 2018 22:11:47 GMT -5
My number one slot has to go to Lulu from the Saturn Albert Odyssey game. Besides selling goods here and there, she shows up through the game and even helps out the party ahead of a tricky boss battle. Plus she has a pretty catchy theme as well.
The Merchant from Resident Evil 4 is in second, with Ramus in Lunar coming up in a distant third.
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Post by chronotigger65 on Jan 29, 2018 0:23:42 GMT -5
I think I like the Spiv from Medievil 2 some what. He's feels kind of mysterious maybe like the merchant in RE4.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 6:18:44 GMT -5
The Librarian in Symphony of the Night is a classic. Is he supposed to have an Irish accent? If so it’d make even Tom Cruise blush
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Post by magic89 on Jan 31, 2018 17:04:35 GMT -5
 Valeria from Soul Calibur III Well emm nice rack...of items yeah Funny part if you refuse buy anything many times he gonna put leg on counter with bladed boot.  no kids, no smoking, no drinking, no touching, and NO CREDIT!  Nah! Kamo from Sudeki are not same type of greediness as Scrooge McDuck Mudcrab Merchant from The Elder Srolls III Morrowind  I never expect THAT! same thing goes to Creper in Caldera but Mudcrab are much better than Creeper. |
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Post by deatheagle on Feb 1, 2018 3:02:58 GMT -5
The dancing shopkeepers from Secret of Mana were the first thing to come to mind.
Melchior from Chrono Trigger is another memorable one, though he isn't just a shopkeep.
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Post by Murphy on Feb 1, 2018 5:30:12 GMT -5
Crypt of the NecroDancer has this man who sings to the whatever music going on the stage. All normal stages, in fact. You can see the effect on this video around 10:15.
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Post by izenger on Feb 24, 2018 23:01:17 GMT -5
Speaking of Merchant in RE 4,
IIRC a merchant in Sega's Golden Gun (Arcade), is adapted from him
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Post by GamerL on Feb 24, 2018 23:06:10 GMT -5
The Zelda series has quite a few notable shopkeepers. Personally, I have a soft spot for Beedle: Speaking of Beedle, it's very cool to see him return in Breath of the Wild, though he no longer says "thank you!" and "bye!" Valeria from Soul Calibur III Well emm nice rack...of items yeah Probably the only good thing about Soul Calibur III tbh |
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 25, 2018 0:50:07 GMT -5
Probably the only good thing about Soul Calibur III tbh I need to try this one out, i've got a feeling- it's not all that bad. On a contrary, it might end up being rather good. |
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Nah! Kamo from Sudeki are not same type of greediness as Scrooge McDuck
I never expect THAT! same thing goes to Creper in Caldera but Mudcrab are much better than Creeper.
