The Best Video Game Animals - Cats, Dogs, and Dragons We All Love!

Table of Contents

• The Best Video Game Animals - Cats, Dogs, and Dragons We All Love!
• Dogmeat, Mabari, or maybe Amaterasu?
• Bears and Okku
• Pets that could study philology
• Jurassic creatures in non-Jurassic times
• It's hard to name you, but you're cute anyway

Pets that could study philology

Talking animals are an integral part of many fantasy productions. However, they are rarely as beloved as their voiceless counterparts. This is probably due to the fact that they look less like helpless children and more like capable adults who can take care of themselves. Whatever the reason, though, several talking creatures break out of the pattern. For example, Globox, Rayman's inseparable companion throughout this series of platformers. He gets especially talkative in part three, where we trembled for his fate several times. This kind of storytelling made players realize just how much this talking, somewhat twisted frog means to Rayman's world.

Wonkers is a pet robot. We only get to see him in Zoe's room as she begins her adventure. In Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, we come across some really strange creatures, but it's the kind-hearted Wonkers who seem to be the friendliest of them all. His calmness and concern in his voice make many players wonder long after the game is over if one day, everyone will indeed be able to buy their own Wonkers.

Pey'j looks more like a middle-aged man than a pig. Still, he's just a hog. Although he doesn't look like someone you'd trust at first sight, he helps Jade and together, they try to uncover the mystery of the city in Beyond Good and Evil. If we ever get to part two, he will probably appear in it as well. And his sharp wit and self-distance should make him compensate even for mechanical and aesthetic shortcomings.

Dragon (not only Ball)

Dragons and high fantasy are inseparable. Although they're often much older than humans (they can live for up to tens of thousands of years) and far superior in intelligence, the creators usually classify them as animals.One of them is Paarthurnax, a dragon from Skyrim, who passes the sentence on Alduin and asks the main character for help in killing it. He has a choice and can decapitate Paarthurnax, but let's not kid ourselves, that's a rather unpopular solution.

In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, summoning Shen Long is as difficult... or rather, just as easy as in the original. With superhuman speed, instant transmission, or dragon radar, Goku can collect all 7 balls very quickly. And then Shen Long shows up. The bond with it may not be crucial in the context of the protagonist's development, but the mere appearance of the dragon-god causes shivers every time. Even if it happens a dozen times.

Sparx isn't exactly a dragon. He looks roughly like a dragonfly with reptilian skin and eyes resembling those of his greatest friend, Spyro. Over time, he gains powerful superpowers, including the ability to breathe fire, making him the world's smallest and strangest dragon. And one of the most fondly remembered animal companions in gaming. And while Sparx is rather hard to hug, you just can't help but like him because of his eternal optimism and admirable loyalty to Spyro.