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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[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months 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.

[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months 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

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months 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.

[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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.

[–] skybreaker@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yes. I was just gonna suggest Heavy Rain.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months 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!