I'm glad you made the distinction between bad characters and characters who are bad but well written (tino/topham). Loved your in-depth analysis of the characters, and I can't believe that Judge Danforth doesn't actually have a first name. You know what scrap what I just said, I can believe it because MID is a piece of sh*t that does not deserve to have the ND name associated with it. Looking forward to another top ten list in the future :)
The only thing good about Jane Willoughby is her little period sayings like, “You’re the bees knees!” And I love how most of your picks are culprits! That says something-that HER needs to put more care into their culprits (like Rentaro-great character, good culprit).
Shattered Medallion was so bad that I fast forwarded through almost all of the suspect convos on my FIRST PLAY 😂 in regards to Keeri, I think her "betrayal" comment was in reference to her wanting to "play it up for the cameras" when she told Nancy they would no longer be allies
OMG HAHA the SUCKOMETER! THE REPORT CARD! 😂😂 Caitlyn! "I lash out because I care" I'm dying!!! "Take that coffee and dump it in your lap" This video made me laugh so much -- so needed!!! I LOVE THIS. Your analysis is always so thoughtful, careful, and intensely researched. I'm always SO IMPRESSED! Feel so spoiled with such amazing content. Seriously you're the only person I have the bell on for in my RUclips subscriptions 😂
Oh my god- I kinda knew Pua's on the list. I'm like, "Oh! She is Big Island Mike's daughter! She can surf and trade stuff with Big Island Bucks!" That's basically it about her. Also, personally the worst character I do not like at all is Dr. Quigley Kim! End of story!
Millie being an older big wig forced into retirement would've gotten more attention if Stay Tuned for Danger wasn't such an old game. Perhaps with Arlen being a part of why Millie was forced to prop room nonsense. A little too feeble to be the culprit, but one who might be suspected of having an accomplice named Owen Spayder.
Before I watched the video, I thought, "Well, all of MID's characters are going to be on this list." I agree with the ones that you picked. Was it challenging to pick just 10 worst characters? Yes, please make a top 10 BEST Characters video as well. What about a video that shows which characters you think would have made a better culprit. :)
Ooh, you always have such cool suggestions! I'll add that one to the list! It actually would have been hard to expand this list because ten bad characters was about all I could come with. There's definitely a solid chunk of characters that are just "fine," but it was kinda tricky identifying the really bad ones! Thanks for the comment! 🤗
In addition to the fact that the way they handled Johnny Roal in Random of the Seven Ships was so poor that the game got discontinued over accusations of racism tells you all you need to know
I liked ransom of the seven ships with the more unique structure focusing on puzzles and limited to one character, but I can understand how people didn't think all the decisions worked. I thought this was a good list though, and I really enjoy your analysis of the games of my childhood :)
Danforth is bad, but I still just honestly can't think of Midnight in Salem as being a game in the same series at all. Whatever they call it, it's not Game 33 in the old series, it's Game 1 in a new one. Midnight in Salem is to the other games, like the Eddie Murphy Dr. Doolittle movies are to the Rex Harrison film.
Caitlyn: talks about Millie's lack of back story Me: keeps watching Millie's eyebrows. I mean seriously, what was up with that? Lol, but this was a great video!! And I definitely am curious to seeing the top 10 best characters!! Hmm, maybe also a top 10 fan favorites?
If this were my list, I'd have Louis Chandler (blandest culprit ever), J.J. Ling (totally unnecessary) and even though you didn't normally do phone contacts, Paula Santos (extremely annoying in a frustrating way). Millie's funny enough to slip out, and Ewan didn't bore me as badly as some. In Danforth's defense, he was basically written to be a hate sink for the patriarchy, so at least he's annoying on purpose.
All very good points! Louis Chandler and JJ Ling were definitely ones I thought about too! They'd get an honorable mention for sure and I can totally see including them on your list!
Your list of characters is really well thought-out, nice job! I would've been tempted to add at least one character from DED just because I find them all so annoying, but I can't disagree with any of your selections. Also, Judge Danforth really doesn't have a first name? I mean... wow 😒
Actually I do remember that at one point in Midnight in Salem, Carson makes a reference to somebody named Hugh Danforth - so I thought that Judge Danforth's first name was Hugh?
LOL!!! I feel like maybe you should tell us more about the judge. I don't feel like you were able to express yourself 🤣🤣. But for real, the judge and his son were the worst in an already terrible game. This was fun to watch, thanks for sharing!
Hi Caitlyn! I totally agree with a lot of the characters on this list. I'd also probably add Lisa from Treasure in a Royal Tower only because the other characters are soooo well developed (in my opinion) and she really stands out because she's not. But going off of what you said about Pua, I think it was a bit stereotypical of HerInteractive to make her personality only about surfing. I used to live in Hawai'i and while yes, many people are very dedicated to surfing, it's not their ONLY personality trait, which I think is a tad bit offensive. I'm hesitant to say its racist but it's definitely very one dimensional. "oh hey lets make a Hawai'ian character. What should she be into? Oh surfing, perfect we're done." LOL
LOL, exactly, I totally agree! It's painfully stereotypical! I also totally agree about Lisa, she was pretty sad compared to all the other characters 😂
Apparently according to a video from Arglefumph, Millie disappears from the game after giving some brainteasers, so you don't even get to interact with her that much.
Argle's wrong there. He just keeps playing it wrong. You have to grab *everything* in the prop room, including the doorknob, which he keeps missing. So she glitches out of his games, but she's not supposed to.
Am I the only person on the planet who was THRILLED that Dwayne Powers was the bad guy in Ransom? A ghost from Nancy's past coming back to haunt her is such a great idea. I wish they'd acutally DONE something with it, but I still liked the idea. I even loved the blackface -- not because it was a good thing in any way, but strictly BECAUSE it was so incredibly wrong. Dwayne is insane and evil on the level of a soap opera baddie, so this is *exactly* the sort of thing he would think is a good idea to do.
I like the *idea* of a past culprit coming back to haunt Nancy, but the execution is just too messy to pull off. There's no way to guarantee that the previous game would be played already, so it's very likely that the culprit reveal would go right over people's heads! Cool idea though!
@@WizardKittenYT That's fair, and I even agree. I guess I was simply the right audience for that kind of game. But even still, I have to admit that they didn't use the idea to it's fullest potential -- or even most of it's potential.
Really?! I actually think they're all very well done! I do love to hate Mason and Ryan can be really OTT, but I personally liked how they worked in the story.
I'm glad you made the distinction between bad characters and characters who are bad but well written (tino/topham). Loved your in-depth analysis of the characters, and I can't believe that Judge Danforth doesn't actually have a first name. You know what scrap what I just said, I can believe it because MID is a piece of sh*t that does not deserve to have the ND name associated with it. Looking forward to another top ten list in the future :)
LOLZ, 100% agree about MID! 😂 thanks so much for the comment!
@@WizardKittenYT I think I sawon Arglefumph's Midnight in Salem review Nancy's Dad says his name is Hugh. But it sounds very... buried, lol
A list that doesn’t have my boy Tino??? I approve
Tino is just TOO memorable 😂😂😂
Tino is horrible, but he’s written that way and it’s fun to hate him.
The only thing good about Jane Willoughby is her little period sayings like, “You’re the bees knees!”
And I love how most of your picks are culprits! That says something-that HER needs to put more care into their culprits (like Rentaro-great character, good culprit).
I totally agree! Having a good culprit is so important!
Shattered Medallion was so bad that I fast forwarded through almost all of the suspect convos on my FIRST PLAY 😂 in regards to Keeri, I think her "betrayal" comment was in reference to her wanting to "play it up for the cameras" when she told Nancy they would no longer be allies
MED really is rough 😂
OMG HAHA the SUCKOMETER! THE REPORT CARD! 😂😂 Caitlyn! "I lash out because I care" I'm dying!!! "Take that coffee and dump it in your lap" This video made me laugh so much -- so needed!!! I LOVE THIS. Your analysis is always so thoughtful, careful, and intensely researched. I'm always SO IMPRESSED! Feel so spoiled with such amazing content. Seriously you're the only person I have the bell on for in my RUclips subscriptions 😂
You're the best 😂😂 I'm so glad you got some good laughs out of this!! I had a lot of fun making it 😂😂
Oh my god- I kinda knew Pua's on the list. I'm like, "Oh! She is Big Island Mike's daughter! She can surf and trade stuff with Big Island Bucks!" That's basically it about her. Also, personally the worst character I do not like at all is Dr. Quigley Kim! End of story!
Quigley can definitely be grating, so I fully endorse that decision 😂
I would’ve said that annoying kid that pelts snowballs at you in The White Wolf of Icicle Creek ❄️
Haha, Freddie!! Fair enough! She is relentless.
I mean, Freddie *can* be annoying, but those toasty packs she gives *are* pretty vital.
HOTCHKISS TO EARTH, COME IN EARTH!!!
Classic!!
Millie being an older big wig forced into retirement would've gotten more attention if Stay Tuned for Danger wasn't such an old game. Perhaps with Arlen being a part of why Millie was forced to prop room nonsense. A little too feeble to be the culprit, but one who might be suspected of having an accomplice named Owen Spayder.
Before I watched the video, I thought, "Well, all of MID's characters are going to be on this list." I agree with the ones that you picked. Was it challenging to pick just 10 worst characters? Yes, please make a top 10 BEST Characters video as well. What about a video that shows which characters you think would have made a better culprit. :)
Ooh, you always have such cool suggestions! I'll add that one to the list! It actually would have been hard to expand this list because ten bad characters was about all I could come with. There's definitely a solid chunk of characters that are just "fine," but it was kinda tricky identifying the really bad ones! Thanks for the comment! 🤗
Are you going to rank ND culprits? That would be great! I would put the "Stay tuned for danger" culprit on the top)
Yes! That is on the list of eventual ranking videos! 😁
In addition to the fact that the way they handled Johnny Roal in Random of the Seven Ships was so poor that the game got discontinued over accusations of racism tells you all you need to know
Yep, certainly doesn't help matters 😬
Wait- the shattered medallion has characters?
Right?!
I liked ransom of the seven ships with the more unique structure focusing on puzzles and limited to one character, but I can understand how people didn't think all the decisions worked. I thought this was a good list though, and I really enjoy your analysis of the games of my childhood :)
Thanks for the comment! I am genuinely glad that some people enjoyed RAN! 🤗
Love this content. I remember recommending some top 10’s awhile back, more of this type stuff please :)
So glad you like it!! I'll definitely do more!
Danforth is bad, but I still just honestly can't think of Midnight in Salem as being a game in the same series at all. Whatever they call it, it's not Game 33 in the old series, it's Game 1 in a new one. Midnight in Salem is to the other games, like the Eddie Murphy Dr. Doolittle movies are to the Rex Harrison film.
I get that, it is vastly different and feels very out of place!
Caitlyn: talks about Millie's lack of back story
Me: keeps watching Millie's eyebrows. I mean seriously, what was up with that?
Lol, but this was a great video!! And I definitely am curious to seeing the top 10 best characters!! Hmm, maybe also a top 10 fan favorites?
Love those ideas!! And I also do not blame you whatsoever for being mesmerized by her eyebrows 😂
@@WizardKittenYT thanks!! Lol, good, because I just couldn't stop staring.
this is such a good video!! You should defo do more top 10s!! Maybe top 10 best nancy drew characters or something like that :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I definitely have plans to do more!!
I love Millie but my ears BLEED after listening to her. Like I'm a loud talker but she's far worse!
Agreed 😂
Can't not read that in her voice 😂
I would love a vid about the best characters and also your favorites and why! :) Love your vids.
Coming soon! Thanks so much for the lovely comment! 🤗
By the way, I suggest doing a list on Top 10 Most Evil Non-Culprits from the Nancy Drew PC Games!
OH I really like that idea!!! Thank you so much for the suggestion!!
Love your ND videos. Thank you for them!
Thank YOU so much for watching! 🤗
If this were my list, I'd have Louis Chandler (blandest culprit ever), J.J. Ling (totally unnecessary) and even though you didn't normally do phone contacts, Paula Santos (extremely annoying in a frustrating way). Millie's funny enough to slip out, and Ewan didn't bore me as badly as some. In Danforth's defense, he was basically written to be a hate sink for the patriarchy, so at least he's annoying on purpose.
All very good points! Louis Chandler and JJ Ling were definitely ones I thought about too! They'd get an honorable mention for sure and I can totally see including them on your list!
Your list of characters is really well thought-out, nice job! I would've been tempted to add at least one character from DED just because I find them all so annoying, but I can't disagree with any of your selections.
Also, Judge Danforth really doesn't have a first name? I mean... wow 😒
Lol, he really doesn't. So dumb!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🤗
Actually I do remember that at one point in Midnight in Salem, Carson makes a reference to somebody named Hugh Danforth - so I thought that Judge Danforth's first name was Hugh?
Hugh huh? You could very well be right about that!!
LOL!!! I feel like maybe you should tell us more about the judge. I don't feel like you were able to express yourself 🤣🤣. But for real, the judge and his son were the worst in an already terrible game. This was fun to watch, thanks for sharing!
😁 felt good to express myself, hehe! I'm so glad you liked it!
Hi Caitlyn! I totally agree with a lot of the characters on this list. I'd also probably add Lisa from Treasure in a Royal Tower only because the other characters are soooo well developed (in my opinion) and she really stands out because she's not. But going off of what you said about Pua, I think it was a bit stereotypical of HerInteractive to make her personality only about surfing. I used to live in Hawai'i and while yes, many people are very dedicated to surfing, it's not their ONLY personality trait, which I think is a tad bit offensive. I'm hesitant to say its racist but it's definitely very one dimensional. "oh hey lets make a Hawai'ian character. What should she be into? Oh surfing, perfect we're done." LOL
LOL, exactly, I totally agree! It's painfully stereotypical! I also totally agree about Lisa, she was pretty sad compared to all the other characters 😂
The level of sass in your videos like this never disappoints 🤣
LOL, I aim to please :D
Apparently according to a video from Arglefumph, Millie disappears from the game after giving some brainteasers, so you don't even get to interact with her that much.
Yeah, it's pretty sad honestly! I think she actually could've been really cool!
@@WizardKittenYT Well, it was only the second game, they didn't get good with fleshing out characters until they got further into the series.
Argle's wrong there. He just keeps playing it wrong. You have to grab *everything* in the prop room, including the doorknob, which he keeps missing. So she glitches out of his games, but she's not supposed to.
There is deleted audio that makes her slightly more interesting
Isn't judge Danforth's name Daniel? Am I missing something
Hm... where do you remember hearing it? I genuinely couldn't find it, not even in his character description on the website. But I could be wrong!
@@WizardKittenYT i don't remember, probably, it was mentioned by Carson
Am I the only person on the planet who was THRILLED that Dwayne Powers was the bad guy in Ransom? A ghost from Nancy's past coming back to haunt her is such a great idea. I wish they'd acutally DONE something with it, but I still liked the idea. I even loved the blackface -- not because it was a good thing in any way, but strictly BECAUSE it was so incredibly wrong. Dwayne is insane and evil on the level of a soap opera baddie, so this is *exactly* the sort of thing he would think is a good idea to do.
I like the *idea* of a past culprit coming back to haunt Nancy, but the execution is just too messy to pull off. There's no way to guarantee that the previous game would be played already, so it's very likely that the culprit reveal would go right over people's heads! Cool idea though!
@@WizardKittenYT That's fair, and I even agree. I guess I was simply the right audience for that kind of game. But even still, I have to admit that they didn't use the idea to it's fullest potential -- or even most of it's potential.
Top ten best characters next, please! :D
You got it! 😁
This was a great video!! But NO ONE from Deadly Device? I hated them all, except Ellie
Really?! I actually think they're all very well done! I do love to hate Mason and Ryan can be really OTT, but I personally liked how they worked in the story.
@@WizardKittenYT I BADLY wanted Ryan to stop talking LOL and Grey was so annoying. And the boss..not the game for me
LOL, I get that 😁 totally makes sense!
list of my top 3 least fav characters
Victor
Brenda
Dr Kim