When it's Time to Party We Will Party Hard (Gaming's best ensemble casts)

Collaborative list time again. I'd like to know your favorite cast of party members in video games, and if you'd like, tell me your favorite member of that cast.
I'd prefer a group of at least 4 primary characters that share a major amount of on-screen time together after forming.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Sylvando is most people's favorite for a damn good reason, and he's mine too.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Jowd !!!
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Robo! :)
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Suggested by Cold_Comfort
NieR
NieR
Suggested by MrPixelton
"Hard to pick favorites though, that cast really thrives on their interactions. Throwin my vote in for Father Nier though, love that guy. Bumblefuck McJRPG-protagonist except it's not a strapping young lad, it's a 47-y/o single father"
Persona 3
Persona 3
Suggested by Pedrox200 & Franz

"Aigis"
Paper Mario
Paper Mario
The next 4 were Suggested be Vee

Parakarry
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dedede/Kirby/Luigi/Ness in Subspace Emissary
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
Suggested by PKMudkipz
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Suggested by Maradona & Franz
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
The next 8 were suggested by BeachEpisode
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Breath of Fire II
Breath of Fire II
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Hades
.Hack//Infection
.Hack//Infection
Binary Domain
Binary Domain
K-ON! Houkago Live!!
K-ON! Houkago Live!!
Tales of Phantasia
Tales of Phantasia
Suggested by Nyo
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Suggested by Tauranoro

"Goro Yamaguchi...
He has the most unexpected arc, going from being the toughest member of Ringo's gang to slowly trying to make sense of the world. His interests end up being the most unmanly out of the five-man band, and the scene where he wakes you up in the middle of the night just to go see what's on the other side of the river bank is one of the most reflective and potent ones in the game."
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Suggested by ZapRowsdower

Dak'kon...
The conclusion to his personal side-quest hits like a sack of bricks.
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Specifically the 16 brain voices

Beach's favorite is Shivers, mine is Electrochemistry
Lisa
Lisa
Suggested by Not Evil Gamer

"Birdie the GOAT, no cap"
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Also suggested by Not Evil Gamer

Future Luke
Pyre
Pyre
Suggested by Franz

Jodariel
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X
The next 3 are suggested by Saihara
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Saihara's favorites are Nagito Komaeda/Gundam Tanaka, mine is Nekomaru Nidai
Deltarune
Deltarune
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Suggested by Midrulean

Dunban
Blue Reflection: Second Light
Blue Reflection: Second Light
Suggested by SquigglyDot

Kirara/Hinako
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
Next 3 suggested by Detchibe

Raquna
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight
Chloe
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Kanji & Koromaru
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Suggested by LobbyDob
Tetris
Tetris
Suggested by Cakewalking, somehow it works with my rules

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6 Comments


1 year ago

I adore the ones from P2, in particular from EP. Just something about old ass adults embarking on that adventure makes it way feel way cooler.

1 year ago

gta 3

1 year ago

Final Fantasy X, i can't even single out a favorite here they all play so well off of each other

Danganronpa 2, Nagito Komaeda steals the show but Gundham is forever my chuuni king

Deltarune, such a great core trio that really realistically replicate midwest suburban emo kids so well

1 year ago

I really love the dynamic between the cast of Xenoblade Chronicles, with my particular favorite being Dunban

1 year ago

im just gonna throw out Blue Reflection: Second Light. It's just slice-of-life anime perfection. Just amazing dynamics left and right

1 year ago

Yakuza 7/Like a Dragon has an awesome cast


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