Best for side character depth
Pragmata
4.5 attribute score
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
Best Capcom Video Games for side character depth
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Safest pick
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
4.0 attribute score
Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
9 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.
Best overall product
Street Fighter 6
4.2 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.
Diana’s side-character appeal is strong, with reviewers repeatedly describing her as charming, heartfelt, and central to the game’s appeal.
Pros: combat system, emotional impact
Cons: map and navigation design, platforming precision
Side-character depth was a pleasant surprise, especially through master relationships and smaller personal interactions.
Pros: accessibility options, combat system
Cons: narrative quality, frame rate stability
A smaller recurring cast often makes the village and central companion easier to care about. Not everyone connects, and rotating pawns can feel expendable rather than emotionally lasting.
Pros: overall quality, DLC value
Cons: difficulty balance, pacing
Companion-focused side stories do much of the cast's best work, adding backstory and emotional context, although some critics wish that depth were integrated more strongly into the main plot.
Pros: combat system, narrative quality
Cons: difficulty balance, grind level
Shizuka, Okuni, Takamura, and Ganryu often earn praise for personality and chemistry with Musashi, though some reviewers wanted the rival storyline to go deeper.
Pros: combat system, fun factor
Cons: pacing, open-world design
Side character depth was split: several reviewers liked the cast, while others found Alma or supporting characters thin or irritating.
Pros: combat system, narrative quality
Cons: difficulty balance, endgame content
The supporting allies frequently fade from the narrative after their introductions. Their limited contributions and absent concluding resolutions leave the new cast feeling underused.
Pros: combat system, overall quality
Cons: fun factor, narrative quality