Bit of an explanation as to what prompted me to make this post: I recently played through Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts 1 and 2 and I just felt off. I've slaughtered hundreds of innocents for my amusement in games like Fallout and TES, I play through No Russian with a grin, but for some reason, I refrain from killing bad guys in SGW? The first one has you hunt down Russian oligarchs and war criminals, while the second one is about Middle Eastern terrorists and this is the game where I feel bad about killing? There's just something about the soldiers talking about their daily problems like making no money, uncomfortable boots and sweating too much, or showing eachother pictures of their dogs, not to mention the absolute horror when you've got a knife against their throat or when they find a body. I hope this isn't weird, but I've never experienced remorse for killing a video game enemy, and I've played a lot of different games. I'd like to hear about your experiences, and which games do a good job humanising common enemies, the concept intrigues me.
No Russian.
Whoo. That was a rough mission, and it's so short.
The Ukrainian sequel, “No Russians” is somehow more brutal, but less morally repugnant to play…
Can’t believe this is so far down
Patrice oneal had a good bit about that on opie and anthony. Should be on youtube
Surprised I had to scroll down this far to see this. First thing I thought of. Maybe I’m just old… crazy it’s 14 years old now.