Discussionist: Good vs. Evil

You’ve been offered a choice of play. Take the blue route, save everybody, and be praised a hero — maybe something you’d like to see happen in reality — or take the red route and damn everybody to hell.

Several games have offered you a similar choice. Fallout is one example; inFAMOUS is another; Fable and Oblivion only lead the list further.

Are you one to take the heroic route? Or are you one to take the evil route? Why do you choose such a path and what pleasure does it bring? Do you find yourself expressing any sort of sympathy or dislike to the characters affected by your decision? If a game were of higher or lower difficulty depending on which path the player takes, would you choose the path with your preferred difficulty, or would you choose the path you’d normally take? Do your personal morals affect your decision?

You know what to do, folks. Commence discussion.