In-game girlfriends never work out according to OXM

Girlgamer raised an interesting point from an article that the Official Xbox magazine wrote discussing how video game girlfriends never make it to the end of the game. They end up dead, captured, or worse (see silent hill).  Here’s an example from Gears of War 2:

Maria (Gears of War 2)
As part of a continuing storyline from the first Gears, Dom Santiago continues the search for his lost wife, Maria. When the COG find human prisoners who are physically and mentally unable to deal with the torture inflicted by the Locust, it’s an ominent sign of things to come.

Sure enough, when Dom does find Maria, it’s not a pretty sight. The torture has left her mentally scarred and unable to communicate, as she can no longer even recognise or respond to Dom. Dom then makes the painful decision to euthanise her.

Girlgamer goes on to say “Is it pointless even having girlfriends in the story if all they’re going to do is die! It would be great if the girlfriend turned out to be some ninja specialist and made sure nobody tried to get the better of her.”

What are your thoughts? Would you like your girlfriend to hang around until the end of the game?

Videogame girlfriends are bad news