10 Games That PUNISH You For Doing THE RIGHT THING
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Published 2023-04-08
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Vampyr
2:59 Frostpunk
4:59 Infamous Series
6:30 Pathalogic
7:42 Mass Effect Series
10:13 Red Dead Redemption Series
12:13 Bioshock Series
13:58 Papers Please
15:57 This War of Mine
17:19 Tyranny
All Comments (21)
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I always heard in Bioshock, the gifts you get from rescuing the little sisters end up getting you more Adam in the end than if you harvest them.
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Another thing about Vampyr is that some of the NPC's are so bad that they're just begging for you to drain them. Sometimes things will be better after they're gone, other times things get a lot worse. But if you do drain ANY of them, you can't get the best ending.😩
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Rdr2 rewards you more for being a good guy than any game I have played to the point that I refuse to play with low honor. The storytelling is just so powerful, well written, and moving. I have seen videos of the low honor path and it just makes me sad.
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Dishonered is another example where it's quite a slog to be the good guy and not cause too much chaos. Going around and cutting everyone to shreds was definitely more fun.
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One thing not mentioned about Vampyr, there are points in the game where you have a choice of feeding or sparing key characters. Feeding will give you XP while sparing will actually cost you XP. So you’re not just missing out, you are actually losing hard earned XP. It makes it super painful to try not to feed.
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Yes, playing a bad guy might be more fun but playing a good guy usually ends up being more rewarding. In my opinion at least.
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Black & White 1 and 2 are fantastic to discuss morality decisions. IIRC, one of the first games to actually implement the good vs evil mechanic along with Fable. Some great things can be had from going evil (specifically with your Beast), but the good route is also pretty fantastic
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The first time I played frostpunk was during lockdown, and I stayed up until 7 am playing it. What a game. I cant wait for the sequel.
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I took the good guy route in Vampyre. I've been stuck at the final boss for like a year now because of it.
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Vampyr was so very underrated more people should check it out really
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This War of Mine is based on the wars in the Balkans in the 90s. And having experienced them for real that game is so close to my heart when it comes to raising the awareness about surviving in a war zone. Also originally it is a boardgame that was adapted to PC and I find the boardgame to be even better
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Playing Arthur as a good guy gives you a far more satisfying ending. It brings him the redemption in the title, even if he is damned from the start.
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Yes!!! Thank you for including Tyranny. Nobody talks about this game, and it's so underrated. The relatively short playtime allows for multiple runs through the game, and each time you do, you can totally change the setup and even which areas are accessible. An excellent "shorter" CRPG (~30 hours) with fantastic writing and characters in a universe that rivals Fallout 1 and 2 for how bleak everything is
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I want an open world vampire game that has mechanics similar to Vampyr and Infamous 2 when Cole becomes a vampire.
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I really like this topic in general. Doing the right thing can often have negative consequences, but I consider it more important that you TRY to do good.
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I love Frostpunk and This War of Mine, glad when they get more recognition. I usually love any media that is in a morally grey area. Games are a work of art, and art should sometimes be thought provoking, simultaneously emotionally draining and captivating, they should challenge your views and help you gain perspective. Great vid as always Gameranx!
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The Family Matters quest from Witcher 3 ought to be on this list. The way that quest plays out completely devastated me.
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I get what you say about inFamous but I genuinely felt that in both 1 and 2 the good karma powers look and feel cooler. The evil upgrades just felt like number increases (more damage, more clusters, more rockets). The power to redirect rockets always felt awesome, and watching an enemy panic when you land a sticky grenade on their foot before getting chained to the floor never got old.
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One cool thing to mention about Vampyr is that if you go for a no blood run, or even close to, the final boss becomes much easier. That whole mechanic is the best thing the game has for it, for me. Thanks for your videos!
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I just wanted to add some context to bioshock: yes your character is a sleeper agent that is being controlled but its not that way with the little sisters. Every quest that you are on, to a certain point, is always given with the trigger phrase "Would you kindly". That phrase is never spoken when the choice of what to do with the little sisters is brought up. So if you choose to save or harvest all of them, that is solely on the player, not Fontaine or the game.
