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Lets face it, we're all jerks of varying degrees, although its a lot easier to be one in a game, me, I act like my usual self, pragmatic, with a wicked sense of humor in all my years if there is one game that makes me express myself for what I really am, its Fallout, from 1 to New Vegas, especially 2 and New Vegas, there are times where I can be downright sadistic(I'm quite proud of the fact that I trapped an old man i a vault to die of either hunger or suicide if he can't stand being trapped in there), Sneaky(I steal from people's homes for my sake), and at times, I amaze myself at how charitable I can be(I refused a reward for reuniting two lovers, that was a lot of caps I turned down), while I'm a mixed bag, I know I still got some good in me, I hate it though when a game has a good or bad only alignment without allowing neutrality(looking at you KOTOR), I honestly believe that nobody can ever be that nice, but I also believe nobody is that bad either, we all have our faults, and thats what makes us who we are, if star wars tells you to choose either the light or dark side, I would go with the Grey side of the force, what about you guys, ever made a choice in a game you would actually do in real life? Me, I've done some good and some bad things, but I like to think of the good ones better.
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tbh. Alot of times im more evil if the story takes place in a corrupt world. or a degenerate world where crime is rampant. If its more of a good world i try to be more civilized. but for the most part if i think your not deserving of my mercy your gonna die as soon as you loose your usefulness alive.. Though sometimes im charitable if the person isnt necassarily bad but neutral.
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I try to be good in the storyline, though normally you are awarded with achivements for sticking to either full paragon or renegade. In games like Fable if you commit evil acts you are rewarded with better items than the good e.g. taking an item instead of getting alittle cash for returning it. But usually doing things the hard/longer way results in a better result in the long run.
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Being the good guy or the bad guy isn't something i can choose easily... Sometimes i just feel like being one or the other.

But the desition isn't only on the game but also on what is the cost of being the good or the bad guy... For example, in Steambot Chronicles i loved the uniform that comes with the bad guys' choice, but i just couldn't betray my beloved... Good thing that you can quit it halfway, decide not to join them or betray the bad guys as a last minute desicion...

There are games though where i choose easily, such as Infamous... I didn't bother reviving the civilians, instead i took the energy out of them... I enjoyed doing so and found pretty boring following the rules.

Maybe it has to do with Infamous' poor character development that made me feel like there's no need for any of those poorly created characters to live any longer.

As well as with Prototype. Hey, both have something in common... You have the power and freedom to destroy everything without having bad consequences on yourself, you can just destroy the consequences after all.

But it is far more complicated than just having enough power to do anything without being caught. The ways that characters around you behave is also a factor...

My desicion to be the good or the bad guy relies heavily on how characters interact with eachother, their personalities and also... Depends wether i like the characters or not.. If the good guys crew is a bunch of... Well, you get the idea... I would most likely go with the bad guys... And vice versa...

For example, if there was a pokemon game based on the animated series... I would choose the team rocket's side, just because Jesse and Jamemememes would use a little help on being cooler... And "Our heroes" are a bunch of retarded...

Well, i believe that concludes my answer to this thread's question c:
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I definitely enjoy games that allow you to choose the path you want to take, and how you go about it.
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Currently, I'm trying to choose which side to support in Wasteland 2 during the Canyon of Titan questline, on one hand, the MAD monks seem nice enough if you don't mind the fact that they're a bunch of religious fanatics who worship a Titan ICBM and blow themselves along with whoever they are "escorting" up with homemade dirty bombs if they get so much as a threat in lip service, on the other hand, the Diamondback Militia are professional if a bit expensive and rather mercenary in their dealings, then there's the whole "wipe out ANY witnesses" policy to any unfortunate sap who comes across them.
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I'll be honest. I have a hard time being the bad guy in video games.

Whenever I see the obvious good-guy answer, I automatically go for that because I see no reason to be mean to the NPC's. But there are some times when I accidentally choose the "mean" answer, and I actually end up hurting the character's feelings, or I don't get that bonus support, and I'm like "omg I'm so sorry!! What did I do??"

Having the option is nice though, and sometimes it can lead to pretty comical results.
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In all the games I always am on the hero side. The closest to dark I have gotten is being an antihero in some games.

In Runescape(old school lore) I follow prefer Guthix(god of balance) and Armadyl(God Law and Justice). Saradomin's followers are ok for the most part but some are very shady. The shady Saradominst are groups like HAM(Humans against monsters) and some of the higher ups in control of cities or organizations. Old school lore isn't as developed as RS3 but seeing how RS3's lore turned out I'm ok with it. When it does develop it would take a different path.

In Star Wars The Old Republic my friends were Sith and I played a Sith but I still maxed my light side alignment. I recruited Jasea to be on the light side and I married Vette. I did all light side options which lead to a mix me avoiding bloodshed and a few extra fights to take care of bad guys. I more or less just fought to rid corruption from the Empire and Republic. There are rewards for being neutral now I here.

In Shadow the Hedgehog I pretty much done all the hero side missions first. Well my first play through were neutral, neutral, neutral, hero, neutral, and dark ending. I wanted to do most hero missions but many objectives in that game can be annoying. I would have gotten on the full hero path but I didn't win the race against Sonic on first playthrough. On the last level I was going to do the hero mission BUT getting through that level is hell. If anyone has played Shadow The Hedgehog you know the meme "FIND THE COMPUTER ROOM". Vector wouldn't shut the hell up about it. I got the "dark" semihero ending. It really isn't evil because Shadow fights Eggman(doesn't kill him like other endings). Shadow says he'll protect the Ark. Not really a dark ending.

For Shadow Hedgehog I would say this about the 10 endings before the "true ending". Dark path has him destroying the world or just taking over the planet. Semi dark has him serving Black Doom or doing what the hell he pleases. Neutral has him thinking he is an Android(he is the real original) and him wanting to be better than the original(doesn't realize he is the original) or has him making an android empire. Semi Hero has him protecting the ark or atoning for what he has done. Hero has him fighting Sonic to see who is the best hedgehog(doesn't care about Black Arms) or defeating Black Doom to save the world. The true ending is Shadow being the anti hero and stopping Black Doom.
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AZURE-KITE wrote:Being the good guy or the bad guy isn't something i can choose easily... Sometimes i just feel like being one or the other.

But the desition isn't only on the game but also on what is the cost of being the good or the bad guy... For example, in Steambot Chronicles i loved the uniform that comes with the bad guys' choice, but i just couldn't betray my beloved... Good thing that you can quit it halfway, decide not to join them or betray the bad guys as a last minute desicion...

There are games though where i choose easily, such as Infamous... I didn't bother reviving the civilians, instead i took the energy out of them... I enjoyed doing so and found pretty boring following the rules.

Maybe it has to do with Infamous' poor character development that made me feel like there's no need for any of those poorly created characters to live any longer.

As well as with Prototype. Hey, both have something in common... You have the power and freedom to destroy everything without having bad consequences on yourself, you can just destroy the consequences after all.

But it is far more complicated than just having enough power to do anything without being caught. The ways that characters around you behave is also a factor...

My desicion to be the good or the bad guy relies heavily on how characters interact with eachother, their personalities and also... Depends wether i like the characters or not.. If the good guys crew is a bunch of... Well, you get the idea... I would most likely go with the bad guys... And vice versa...

For example, if there was a pokemon game based on the animated series... I would choose the team rocket's side, just because Jesse and Jamemememes would use a little help on being cooler... And "Our heroes" are a bunch of retarded...

Well, i believe that concludes my answer to this thread's question c:
Infamous had better storytelling than prototype, its on of the things that makes it unique, and you don't "destroy" the consequences in infamous, you live with it, prototype never gives you a choice in anything so what do those two have in common?
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Kaori wrote:Infamous had better storytelling than prototype, its on of the things that makes it unique, and you don't "destroy" the consequences in infamous, you live with it, prototype never gives you a choice in anything so what do those two have in common?
They so remind me of The Incredible Hulk for PS2 where you mostly just crush everything in your way to finish the game... In Infamous i didn't have such a hard time finishing the game, i didn't think much about it... And it was funnier for me to destroy and make side quests and online challenges than to just follow the storyline.... Prototype has a certain... Something that just makes me wanna relate it to Infamous... Not much thinking needed to pass the game without much trouble...

I just had some memories come to me and...

Zaseo's post made me rage on about the Computer's room again... That stupid crocodile got on my nerves...

Shadow really made me want to explore every combination... And it was a real irony that i.killed a few Hero stage bosses with the Shadow Blast...

Also, on a side note... Shadow Control on a boss stage causes a very interesting effect...
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Even Nintendo seems to be getting in on this lately, what with Fire Emblem Fates, choosing between two families, and that does NOT look like something you could choose between easily.
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Hey you never answered my question. And I see the post is deleted. Am I supposed to ignore this?
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mister wrote:Hey you never answered my question. And I see the post is deleted. Am I supposed to ignore this?
I deleted both sides of the harassment in this topic. If you are going to have a conversation, be civil and mature about it and stick to the topic or don't participate in the topic if either of you can't positively contribute towards it.
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