History PlayingWith / VideoGameCrueltyPunishment

* '''Downplayed''': Fluffles bites you, as cats tend to when they're attacked.

** You are actually ''[[KarmaHoudini rewarded]]'' for being as evil as possible.

** Kicking Fluffles while Ichigo is around is StupidEvil, but there's no punishment for tricking her into going to town and ''then'' delivering a swift boot to the poor kitten.

* '''Subverted''': You are warned that you'll be punished if you kick Fluffles, but when Dirk does, nothing bad happens to him.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Until he's in trouble later on, and [[UnwinnableByDesign Ichigo decides not to help him because he was so mean and nasty earlier, leaving him to his fate]].

* '''Enforced''': The programmers want to ensure players know that [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment bad behavior is bad]].

* '''Played For Drama''': The BigBad is a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed,]] godlike EldritchAbomination that is [[MadeOfEvil the embodiment of evil]] and gets more powerful every time [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan Dirk]] commits an act of cruelty. No, raising your KarmaMeter by doing good deeds [[HeelFaceDoorSlam won't erase your past evils]]. Do enough evil, and said BigBad gets powerful enough to break free, and [[NonstandardGameOver immediately decides to]] [[DemonicPossession "reward" you for your contribution]] to [[TheBadGuyWins thier new reign of terror.]]

** TheMole [[TheCorrupter encourages you to be as evil as possible]], hoping that you’ll trigger this and die leaving Dirk out of the BigBad’s way.

* '''Played For Drama''': The BigBad is a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed,]] godlike EldritchAbomination that is [[MadeOfEvil the embodiment of evil]] and gets more powerful every time [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan Dirk]] commits an act of cruelty. No, raising your KarmaMeter by doing good deeds [[HeelFaceDoorSlam won't erase your past evils]]. Do enough evil, and said BigBad gets powerful enough to break free, and [[NonstandardGameOver immediately decides to]] [[DemonicPossession "reward" you for your contribution]] to [[TheBadGuyWins his new reign of terror.]]

** The nation you've been torturing with your kingly/godly power by selling off all the crops for insane prices and then executing random people who spoke against you decides they've had enough and rebel. They then throw you in the darkest prison cell and torture you out of spite, [[NonStandardGameOver prematurely ending the game.]]

* '''Reconstructed''': ...However, you still can get out of prison. [[GuideDangIt It isn't easy nor intuitive]], and you'll have a limp, a scar, and/or some other reminder of your crimes [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration which will negatively affect your stats]], through the rest of the game. So it IS possible to complete the game even after being cruel; it's just more difficult. ([[SelfImposedChallenge which some players might even dig]])

* '''Played For Drama''': The BigBad of the setting is a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] godlike EldritchAbomination that gets more powerful every time someone commits an act of cruelty, and no, raising your KarmaMeter by doing good deeds [[HeelFaceDoorSlam won't erase your past evils]]. Do enough evil, and said BigBad gets powerful enough to break free, and [[NonstandardGameOver immediately shows up to]] [[EvilIsNotAToy "reward" you for your contribution to his new reign of terror]].

** You are actually ''rewarded'' for being as evil as possible.
** Or you are punished for being good.

** The video game makes the television sprout a hand and proceeds to slap the player who's sitting on the couch while scolding him for being cruel.

* '''Averted''': Nothing bad happens to you even though you are hitting innocent villagers with your sword for fun.

* '''Exploited''': Manipulating another NPC into kicking the cat causes Ichigo to incinerate them instead, possibly benefitting you in the process.

* '''Deconstructed''': The nation you've been torturing with your kingly/godly power by selling off all the crops for insane prices and then executing random people who spoke against you decides they've had enough and rebel. They then throw you in the darkest prison cell and torture you out of spite, [[NonStandardGameOver prematurely ending the game.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Dirk kicks Ichigo's adorable kitten Fluffles -- who immediately turns into a hissing whirlwind of DEATH and chases him around while Ichigo and the rest of the party [[WhatTheHellHero insult and berate]] him. Then, '''after''' Fluffles has her way with him, Ichigo blows him up. [[NonstandardGameOver And]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall glares at the screen while scolding his body]] [[YouBastard about how horrible and OMG MEAN he was, and who'd do such a thing to a sweet little kitty anyway?!]]

* '''Straight''': [[PlayerCharacter Dirk]] [[KickTheDog kicks]] [[TheCutie Ichigo's]] [[CuteKitten adorable kitten Fluffles]] [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]. [[BadassAdorable Ichigo responds via giant]] [[StrawberryShorthand strawberry-shaped]] [[KillItWithFire fireball]].

* '''Exploited''': ???

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%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': "What, you really thought karma wouldn't bite you in the ass if you did such an obviously despicable thing?"

* '''Reconstructed''': ...However, you still get CAN out of prison. [[GuideDangIt It isn't easy nor intuitive]], and you'll have a limp, a scar, and/or some other reminder of your crimes [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration which will negatively affect your stats]], through the rest of the game. So it IS possible to complete the game even after being cruel; it's just more difficult. ([[SelfImposedChallenge which some players might even dig]])

* '''Reconstructed''': You get CAN out of prison, ([[GuideDangIt is isn't easy nor intuitive]]) and you'll have a limp, a scar, and/or some other reminder of your crimes [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration which will negatively affect your stats]], through the rest of the game. So it IS possible to complete the game even after being cruel... It's just more difficult. ([[SelfImposedChallenge which some players might even dig]])

* '''Deconstructed''': The nation you've been torturing with your kingly/godly power by selling off all the crops for insane prices and then executing random people who spoke against you decides they've had enough and rebel. They then throw you in the darkest prison cell and torture you out of spite.
* '''Reconstructed''': You get out eventually, but you have a limp, a scar, or some other reminder of your crimes.

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': The nation you've been torturing with your king/god power by selling off all the crops for insane prices and then executing random people who spoke against you decides they've had enough and rebel. They then throw you in the darkest prison cell and torture you out of spite.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': The nation you've been torturing with your king/god power by selling off all the crops for insane prices and then executing random people who spoke against you decides they've had enough and rebel. They then throw you in the darkest prison cell and torture you out of spite.
* '''Reconstructed''': You get out eventually, but you have a limp, a scar, or some other reminder of your crimes.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' All the consequences are hilariously over-the-top (leading players to actively seek them out, which may be partly defeating the purpose, but eh...).
* '''Played For Drama:''' The BigBad of the setting is a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] godlike EldritchAbomination that gets more powerful every time someone commits an act of cruelty, and no, raising your KarmaMeter by doing good deeds [[HeelFaceDoorSlam won't erase your past evils]]. Do enough evil, and said BigBad gets powerful enough to break free, and [[NonstandardGameOver immediately shows up to]] [[EvilIsNotAToy "reward" you for your contribution to his new reign of terror]].

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* '''Straight''': [[DesignatedHero Dirk]] [[KickTheDog kicks]] [[TheCutie Ichigo's]] [[CuteKitten adorable kitten Fluffles]] [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]. [[BadassAdorable Ichigo responds via giant]] [[StrawberryShorthand strawberry-shaped]] [[KillItWithFire fireball]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Dirk kicks Ichigo's adorable kitten Fluffles -- who immediately turns into a hissing whirlwind of DEATH and chases him around while Ichigo and the rest of the party insult and berate him. Then, '''after''' Fluffles has her way with him, Ichigo blows him up. [[NonstandardGameOver And]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall glares at the screen while scolding his body]] [[YouBastard about how horrible and OMG MEAN he was, and who'd do such a thing to a sweet little kitty anyway?!]]

* '''Inverted''': You are actually ''rewarded'' for being as evil as possible.

* '''Parodied''': Fluffles displays GlowingEyesOfDoom, and we are then treated to a long distance shot of a nuclear explosion.

* '''Straight''': [[DesignatedHero Dirk]] [[KickTheDog kicks]] [[TheCutie Ichigo's]] [[EverythingsCuterWithKittens adorable kitten Fluffles]] [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]. [[BadassAdorable Ichigo responds via giant]] [[StrawberryShorthand strawberry-shaped]] [[KillItWithFire fireball]].

* '''Played For Drama:''' The BigBad of the setting is a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] godlike EldritchAbomination that gets more powerful every time someone commits an act of cruelty, and no, raising your KarmaMeter by [[ResuscitateTheDog doing good deeds]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam won't erase your past evils]]. Do enough evil, and said BigBad gets powerful enough to break free, and [[NonstandardGameOver immediately shows up to]] [[EvilIsNotAToy "reward" you for your contribution to his new reign of terror]].

* '''Subverted''': Dirk kicks Fluffles, and nothing bad happens to him.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' All the consequences are hilariously over-the-top (leading players to actively seek them out, which may be partly defeating the purpose, but eh...)

** The video game makes the television sprout a hand and slaps the player who's sitting on the couch while scolding him for being cruel.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...Until he's in trouble later on, and Ichigo decides not to help him because he was so mean and nasty earlier, leaving him to his fate.