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.
Inb4 typical "Undertale" response.
this is literally the only "undertale" response I've seen in the thread
that being said it is my personal "game that made me feel bad for killing"
I was just about to ask how no one had said undertale. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game that makes me fell like a monster after the fact like undertale. I think my experience was pretty normal. First play through, kill a few people, but none of the “bosses” and try to keep killing somewhat low. Then. You get the gut punch of exp. Then you do a pacifist run and you realize what a monster you were for killing a couple of people. Then because there are no more worlds left to conquer, you do a genocide and feel like a real asshole for butchering everyone you had just connected with.
*clears throat...* "Nerd."