Here's my deal. When I play a game doing what feels natural to me, I'm a regular Marty Stu. I have to put forth intense concentration to actually be evil, and even then, I usually become too uncomfortable to finish a game with an evil character.
Being a Dick
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I run into the first town I see murdering everything in sight, mowing down women, children my gun has no morals neither do my characters, hell the way I'd try out new weapons in Fallout 3 would be save destroy everything in Megaton and then load, I murdered those townsmen and women countless number of times.
And then I had a change of heart from seeing the poor thirsty souls outside of the smattering of what people called cities in this post-apocalyptic wasteland that used to be the capitol. In all actuality, the only game I played as evil-evil was kotor 1-2 so much fun plus you got access to sith lightning storm and intimidation.
And then I had a change of heart from seeing the poor thirsty souls outside of the smattering of what people called cities in this post-apocalyptic wasteland that used to be the capitol. In all actuality, the only game I played as evil-evil was kotor 1-2 so much fun plus you got access to sith lightning storm and intimidation.
Can't play evil... ruins the fun of the game. Games are an escape, they let me feel as if I have a positive impact on the world; therefore, evil ruins that.
Dude, it's just a game! Tell that ***** to STFU and to grow a pair!Poomanchu745 said:
And just cause you're the "good guy" doesn't mean that everyone's supposed to like you... Look at Batman for christ sake!
Batman said:
(Sorry, I just love any excuse to use those quotes...)Jim Gordon said:
I'm not usually evil, but I do love playing as a neutral/dickish rogue type.
Such as my current Fallout 3 character.
Such as my current Fallout 3 character.
Exactly. It's no fun to have everyone hate you in real life. The same applies to video games.Flying-Emu said:
The only time I won't hesitate to be evil is when being good will screw me over horribly. For example, the Shadow Court decision in Fable 2. Hm, have my character age rapidly or do that to some random women instead.....
Not exactly a hard decision.
Can't believe I'm saying this but Yahtzee was right about how being a dick isn't really fun when the game allows you to be one. In Oblivion for example the game doens't exactly encourage you to be evil and reckless yet it is so much fun to go on a killing spree because you WILL be hunted down and you WILL be opposed with lots of force which makes it all the more satisfying and hilarious when you slaughter every guard and civilian in the area and run off somewhere else to do it some more.
Poomanchu, I had the exact same feeling during my first run of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I wanted to be the big bad Sith, but as I progressed through the game I found it harder and harder to be the evil ass I wanted to be.
When I played through the second time it turns out it was a lot easier to be the Jedi....although I did feel significantly more lame.
When I played through the second time it turns out it was a lot easier to be the Jedi....although I did feel significantly more lame.
play on the side of good first and complete the game with everyone kissing your ass and stroking your ego. then kill them
The other thing I feel the need to point out is that the moral choices offered in Mass Effect aren't really good or evil per se... They're really more of choices between idealism and pragmatism...
Blade Runner had an excellent dick-o-meter from jocular to surly to bullet in the head. i was always nice though. i got a much more civilized conversation out of it
I've noticed that, too. I'd have to say my favorite example is on the "Bring Down The Sky" DLC where the villain makes you choose between bringing him to justice or saving the hostages from the bomb. I actually couldn't stand the thought of letting the criminal go, myself, so I figured the three or four people dead now would be worth it if he escaped to do something even worse.Yog Sothoth said:
However, since it's a game, of course I went back and tried the other way, but I still hated letting him get away.
I play the game as if the character was me.
If a family ran up to me in game & were screaming they were being attacked, and i had the ability to stop the attack, I would. I wouldnt just say "well its your fault for being ugly" as that is, As the OP put it, Being a Dick.
And i just cant be a dick. I couldnt even blow up Megaton, Although my mate reloads his saves to blow it up mulitple times...How odd.
Although if they'd placed that nuke in the middle of Little Lamplight, I wouldnt think twice, There WOULD be a smoking crater/filled in cave where they are.
If a family ran up to me in game & were screaming they were being attacked, and i had the ability to stop the attack, I would. I wouldnt just say "well its your fault for being ugly" as that is, As the OP put it, Being a Dick.
And i just cant be a dick. I couldnt even blow up Megaton, Although my mate reloads his saves to blow it up mulitple times...How odd.
Although if they'd placed that nuke in the middle of Little Lamplight, I wouldnt think twice, There WOULD be a smoking crater/filled in cave where they are.
I'm good as long as the NPC-s are good to me. The moment they start being a dick I cut off their balls/tits and eat their heart. Like for excample in stalker u need some rare artifact and then a NPC comes and tells you he needs it to save his friends life and I was like ok if so then take it I'll get by without it and then next time I see him the jerk is selling it to the dude I was suposed to take that shit. I get nothing the dickhead NPC gets the money so I killed him and his friends and his dog.