What kinds of choices do you make when playing video games

Hope you've never played Tactics Ogre. Or if so, enjoy the massacre of innocents! ;)

I don't usually go for games that portray Law as the worst thing that ever happened to the universe or as something that can only be upheld by massive sacrifice of innocents, because in reality the majority of people (like me) default to Law as long as it isn't too oppressive. Any other way and it stops making sense.

I usually pick either the 'good' or 'morally grey' path if available. Other times I go "F it" and deliberately do things the game doesn't want me to do just to see what happens.

@Recon: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, maybe?

Oh, its nowhere near that simple in Tactics Ogre. The law path isn't evil, intrinsically, it just. . . has different emphases that result in different choices when faced with certain dilemmas.

This depends entirely on what I'm playing, but I generally try to do what I think is the right thing. Barring occasional rampages (the results of which are usually not saved.) Of course, I play a lot of strategy games, so when I boot up, say, Victoria Under The Sun II, it depends on my mood. If I'm being serious I'll try to lead my nation on a benevolent path. Otherwise, time to boot up the warmonger file and conquer France... and it is always France...

...Except when its Burgundy.

I usually make the heroic choices, save that one event in inFamous where Kessler is a cheating bastard and the reality of the situation that has no right to change changes depending on which you make.

I usually play a pragmatic, generally honorable, but definitely not benevolent style.

Case in point: In Civilization, I rarely if ever start wars or break alliances, however under the guise of peace I do everything in my power to obstruct, undermine, and overpower my rivals. I'm the "My friends, I will never attack you (but I will park troops in your territory, build cities in locations that disrupt your empire, and generally encourage your neighbors to cause mayhem)".

edited 21st Jul '11 8:17:32 AM by EdwardsGrizzly

I usually play as a good person.

The closest I can get to being evil most of the time is with things like Renegade Shepard, and even then I avoid the most jerk-ish options.

Bad especially if I'm a chick. Cause Evil Is Sexy. Plus I like female villains.

Except KOTOR where evil is totally unsexy. But it's still more fun to play as bad. And the evil choice dialogue options are so much more entertaining.

@metaphysician:Law Path has the nicest version of Denam. He's a humble guy just trying to atone for his mistakes. Chaos Denam is way too self-righteous, and Neutral Denam is wishy-washy.

That's why I really like the way TO handles the Paths, since it subverts stereotypical alignment tropes.

edited 21st Jul '11 3:06:15 PM by JotunofBoredom