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Games that force you to make hard choices (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey all!

I'd like to request recommendations (spoiler free!) for games where you need to make choices, take sides, kill or not kill someone, follow or do not follow orders, but where the consequences actually matter - and most importantly, where the choices aren't "obviously good choice vs obviously bad choice".

Give me games where I can choose to side with one kingdom or another, but there's no clear moral high ground, or where I need to decide to save someone dear to me at the cost of innocent lives. I do not want things like "save all the children and get the happy ending and make flowers grow" versus "kill everybody and everything blows up and the world gets all its water replaced by acid".

What games fit this requirement?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you want more cinematic games, the Quantic Dream portfolio has a couple. Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human are both notable examples. I remember having some serious anxiety playing Heavy Rain, in the best way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't speak for the other games mentioned in this thread, but in the case of Heavy Rain it was very enjoyable that often you had to make quick decisions or the game would choose for you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree! If by “enjoyable” you mean “incredibly stressful and intense”!

Few games have given me the same sense of “ohgodohgodohgod” as Heavy Rain did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hahahahaha, you're right. My choice of words is very debatable, but it's true that the moment you had to make a choice was implemented well and I was very concentrated in the heat of the moment

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No it’s definitely enjoyable, I’m just kidding around. It’s that it’s the complex kind of enjoyable that is fueled by adrenaline and harmless anxiety. I’m a big horror fan, so it feels familiar to that fandom.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. I was just gonna suggest Heavy Rain.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I actually liked Beyond 2 Souls, too. Didn't age well at all especially with the naked model allegations and all, but playing it at the time there were some intense moments in there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, I think it’s important to note that we don’t talk about Fahrenheit/Indigo “Super Saiyan zombie fight against the internet” Prophecy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I considered calling that one out but I never got very far in it so I couldn’t speak for the decision making depth. But thanks for the input!