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Do you play as good or evil character in games with morality system?
- Thread starter Mack
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I'm never bad. I can't help it. Even in games where I make a conscious decision that I'm going to play it from a bad guy perspective, I never do. I just can't help it.
Y'all gotta stop with making the poll questions different from the thread title.
But nah, I can never play evil as a serious/main run. I'm too much of a wimp. Only time I truly felt an evil ending should've been canon is with Infamous 2, it would've set the world up to great for the next game.
But nah, I can never play evil as a serious/main run. I'm too much of a wimp. Only time I truly felt an evil ending should've been canon is with Infamous 2, it would've set the world up to great for the next game.
Typically play a deeply troubled sarcastic prick, someone who would buy you a drink at the bar
And then another
And another
And another
Only for you to wake up in a forest, tied to a tree, as live bait for a dragon. 🤷♂️
And then another
And another
And another
Only for you to wake up in a forest, tied to a tree, as live bait for a dragon. 🤷♂️
Playing the bad guy, (or a very morally grey character) generally only works if the game is actually desgined for it, like some of the Obsidian games etc. in most games it just means you start fights for no reason and often doesn't really gel with the overall story.
Good but willing to get shit done if needed usually, pure good on some characters depending on how I interpret their personalities.
Never evil.
Never evil.
I do whatever gets me the most money unless it's like super evil like blowing up Megaton. Also if I don't like a character and can cap them I will good or evil.
First playthrough is almost always as a good person. Feels to me like it's the intended path to follow in the game, regardless if it actually is or not.
Like, InFamous: Second Son's evil playthrough just didn't feel right to me. Especially the ending. Nothing about it seemed like things Delsin would do.
Like, InFamous: Second Son's evil playthrough just didn't feel right to me. Especially the ending. Nothing about it seemed like things Delsin would do.
Always play as a good person because playing as a bad person USUALLY nets you a shorter game with less quests.
I pick the option I think is most appropriate in each situation or the one that fits the character I've built. I think just deciding you're going to pick all the good or evil choices regardless of what they are before you start playing is really boring.
i just do whatever i think is right, so 99% of the time i make the "good" choices. i don't specifically set out to be a good or evil character tho, at least not on a first playthrough
Force persuading people to do bad things and force lighting storm on everyone, 1 shoting them was so satisfying in KOTOR 1 and 2.
I'm evil as fuck when given the option. I'm a Chaos True Demon boy all thanks to Shin Megami Tensei III.
I generally play good but with a horrible vengeful streak.
I will do the canonically "right" thing in every situation unless the opposing characters have hurt/killed someone close to my character or done something truly heinous like torture or slavery. Then they all die. All of 'em.
I will do the canonically "right" thing in every situation unless the opposing characters have hurt/killed someone close to my character or done something truly heinous like torture or slavery. Then they all die. All of 'em.
I used to be an all good all the time player but those got boring. Evil isn't much better but it is more fun. Honestly most games with a binary morality system don't make either choice very appealing 70% of the time. You're either the reincarnation of Jesus or the biggest most unrepentant asshole possible. But at least being an asshole is entertaining whereas the good route boyscouts are just so blasé.
I can never bring myself to be bad. Even in Red Dead 2 I'm greeting everyone that rides past me.
I will say that it sounds fun to be a dick in Disco Elysium.
I will say that it sounds fun to be a dick in Disco Elysium.
I always turn into a damn paladin while playing games with choices. Can never play evil unless the game really encourages it like in Overlord.
Good! I can never bring myself to being doing the bad stuff. In the dialogue trees I always have problems because there is probably some funny stuff hidden behind the rude answers but I typically won't try them out. They do make me laugh tho when I'm scrolling through the choices. I think the only time I played an evil playthrough of a game was Fable 2 and those horns were glorious by the end.
Nah. This is only the natural thing to do when you have access to a lasso and helpless npcs.
Same here.
I'll perform rescues, go on lengthy fed ex quests, and help old ladies across the street— all free of charge. But if there's a locked chest in your house, I'm gonna be rummaging through it no matter what.
Problem is very few games actively reward you for being bad. Yeah being bad does have some perks but they're usually short term and long term it bites you in the arse. It's being good that usually has the bigger/better perks in the long run.
From what I remember Bioshock is the only game I played whereby both options were fairly balanced gameplay wise (but wish they would have been deeper) and it was only really story outcomes that it impacted.
From what I remember Bioshock is the only game I played whereby both options were fairly balanced gameplay wise (but wish they would have been deeper) and it was only really story outcomes that it impacted.
No, because in games like Mass Effect, Infamous and Fable the evil protagonist is so cartoonishly evil that it takes me out of game, I don't do it anymore.
Really should have worded that poll better almost picked the wrong one.
I'm always the good guy unless the other person I'm dealing with in the game is acting like a know it all then I pick the dialouge which leads to a confrontation.
I was never full blown asshole Shepherd that's for sure.
I'm always the good guy unless the other person I'm dealing with in the game is acting like a know it all then I pick the dialouge which leads to a confrontation.
I was never full blown asshole Shepherd that's for sure.
Good first, evil on replays. My assumption is that you're supposed to take the "good" route and on the chance I don't replay the game, I want to see the real ending.
Except Sonic Adventure 2, 90% sure my middle school self wanted to be an edgelord and play as Shadow ASAP, and as much as possible.
Except Sonic Adventure 2, 90% sure my middle school self wanted to be an edgelord and play as Shadow ASAP, and as much as possible.
Yeah I tried to be asshole Shepard for a good 5 minutes. Then loaded my Holy Paragon of Righteousness save.
I think my values make me to do the right thing, If I have the power to do so (game characters have the power in-game to do it)
