StaceyPowers Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 I’m about halfway through my first playthrough of Spec Ops: The Line, and the game has done multiple interesting things regarding issues of free choice so far—and you likely know that I am also a big fan of the BioShock series for also touching on issues of free choice and free will. Can anyone else recommend additional games which get into matters involving free will, free choice, or both?
The Blackangel Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 RDR2 goes almost entirely on the will of the gamer. You choose whether or not to participate in virtually everything, the only exceptions being events that are crucial to game advancement. But everything else, down to whether or not to kill a random that you just cross paths with and would never see again either way is entirely up to you. You deal with the results of either path entirely on your own. Personally, I kill anyone who gets an attitude with me.
skyfire Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 I think giving limited environment and give you an idea of the free will are kind of issue in such case. A lot of horror games and the puzzle games however are pretty strong on the free will.
StaceyPowers Posted May 28, 2020 Author Posted May 28, 2020 19 hours ago, The Blackangel said: RDR2 goes almost entirely on the will of the gamer. You choose whether or not to participate in virtually everything, the only exceptions being events that are crucial to game advancement. But everything else, down to whether or not to kill a random that you just cross paths with and would never see again either way is entirely up to you. You deal with the results of either path entirely on your own. Personally, I kill anyone who gets an attitude with me. I'm on my first playthrough of the original RDR. The ones that really suffer are the ones that try to steal my horse. They get dumped on train tracks, etc =D
The Blackangel Posted May 28, 2020 Posted May 28, 2020 I haven't played the first one. I kinda got hooked on RDR2. But it's on my bucket list. Well, my "gaming" bucket list that is.