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Discussion => Polling => Topic started by: windhound on September 22, 2016, 11:46:08 PM

Poll
Question: How do you play?
Option 1: All bad, all the time votes: 0
Option 2: Will do a playthrough of both to see all sides of the game votes: 5
Option 3: Mostly play a neutral character votes: 1
Option 4: All good, all the time votes: 4
Title: RPG video games
Post by: windhound on September 22, 2016, 11:46:08 PM
So for games like Fallout, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, ElderScrolls, Witcher, and so on that allow you to choose a path, how do you play?

Do you take the 'bad', evil, and/or morally questionable route, or do you stick to the good options? 


In some games I'll lean towards a more neutral playthrough, in most I'll stick to the 'good' options. 
Never have really gone for the bad path; for some games I'll watch a playthrough if I'm curious what that path looks like (ie, Undertale Genocide run).
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Uiblis on September 23, 2016, 12:11:53 AM
most normal path first

most unethical second

if I like the game enough to play it again afterward I'll be an angel

only exception is Undertale which I did in reverse order lmao
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Durza on September 23, 2016, 12:18:47 AM
only experience i have had with this is skyrim, where I did different archetype runs.  Haven't done my murder death spree yet though
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Neobaron on September 23, 2016, 01:45:16 AM
Neutrality now, neutrality tomorrow, and neutrality forever.
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Krowdon on September 23, 2016, 03:26:09 AM
I feel bad picking the "bad" options so I'm usually good, occasionally neutral.
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Shadow on September 23, 2016, 07:23:18 AM
I can rarely bring myself to not be the good guy
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: The Lady Shael on September 23, 2016, 07:51:04 AM
I usually do the normal/good path, and I rarely play the game a second time. In Fallout 4, I always felt bad choosing the "evil/mean" dialouge option, even though I knew it didn't really have any long term effects. Every once in a while I would choose the sarcastic one.

My sister though tends to play through both good and evil routes. Recently she's been creating content (for upvotes, of course) to show the side of Fallout that most of us good players never see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPmuEfES-s&index=1&list=PLiUBLuxRvdTfjNtdU2Td2Rw8lWuFfrXxI
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Firetooth on September 23, 2016, 07:58:11 AM
The whole point of RP is to play different roles and try to see things from the perspective of different characters. I usually play my first playthrough in line with my own values and principles, so sort of like neutral or perhaps chaotic good (ish), but then subsequent ones have to vary a bit.
Title: Re: RPG video games
Post by: Gen. Volkov on September 23, 2016, 02:14:10 PM
I'll play through as both, usually. Though to be honest, I haven't played a whole lot of those types of games.