RPGs have long offered the option to be the bad guy. Many players weigh their opinions of role-playing games on how well the sinister plot is implemented. That means you always have a choice. you can be good or It usually depends on the dialogue and narrative choices you make while playing.
Not so in the next game. Whether you like it or not, you have to play the villain In these stories. You may not know that you're the villain all the time, or you may be playing the villain to stop a greater evil, but no matter how you slice it, this game forces you to be a pretty terrible person.
SPOILERS AHEAD: There are some ending spoilers ahead. shadow of the colossus, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Prototype, and overload.
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shadow of the colossus
What have you been doing? There's a reason you feel wrong
At first, Wander's quest began. shadow of the colossus A noble feeling: Bring your loved ones back to life by slaying the hordes of monsters that roam the lands. And then when you actually kill a few of them… it doesn't feel good to be honest. These are not evil monsters. They are just minding their own business until Wander shows up and attacks them.
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It turns out that Dormin, the entity that sent Wander on this quest, is an evil entity that was sealed centuries ago, and giant monsters were created to maintain the seal. Killing them frees Dormin, and to make matters worse, he frees himself and takes over Wander's body. Of course, Wander couldn't have known this in advance, but maybe he should have noticed when black horns started growing on his head.
prototype
Incredibly evil in many ways
Some people may call Alex Mercer an anti-hero, but the reality is he is a monster. He is a barely human shapeshifter running amok in New York City. Sure, he's killing scary mutants and occupying corporate armies, but he also eats people. It's his health pack, so let's not pretend he's trying to do good things “in the deep.”
But it's worse than that. Alex doesn't remember who he is at the beginning. prototype, So he spends the entire game trying to regain his memories. When he finally does, he remembers that he helped create the blacklight virus that swept New York and turned him into a shapeshifter. In that context, every The deaths in New York during the outbreak are his fault, as well as the deaths he directly caused.
Middle-earth: Shadow Of War
Talion surrenders to the ring
One could argue that Talion isn't always the villain. Middle-earth: Shadow of War, But he's definitely at the end. After being betrayed and left for dead by Celebrimbor, Talion dons Isildur's Ring of Power at Shelob's urging. After defeating Celebrinbor and Sauron (as much as possible), Talion decides that the best way to keep Sauron in check is to trap Modor in constant war for as long as possible.
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This is what the entire endgame effectively consists of. Talion may not be the biggest or most dangerous villain in Middle-earth, but he's a classic example of a character who gives up “good deeds” to do what's necessary, and what's necessary is pretty ugly. The worst part is that he uses the One Ring to do it. Inevitably, Talion is corrupted by the Ring and joins Sauron to become the Nazgul, putting him firmly on the villain's side of events to come.
tyranny
Serve Lord Kairos with every breath you take.
tyranny
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Terratus' settings are: tyranny, The world has already lost the battle against the evil tyrant. After reigning for four centuries, Overlord Kyros controls all but a small area called Vendrien's Well. As a Fatebinder, you are sent to quell any remaining traces of rebellion. If you fail, Vendrien's Well becomes subject to one of Kyros' edicts. This is essentially a magical nuke that will completely wipe out the area.
In this context you don't have a choice as to whether you are a villain or not. The only thing you can control is how ruthless you are in carrying out Kyros' will. Your companions will have opinions about how painful you should make the rebellion, but none of them will offer mercy or kindness, and it is completely impossible to betray Kairos for any reason other than usurping him as ruler. tyranny is a game about being a villain, and that's what you have to do.
no, i am not human
Do you really think you are a hero?
You may think you are doing a good thing, but no, i am not human Now, by letting strangers stay in your tiny apartment to protect them from the deadly sun and mysterious “visitors” who disguise themselves as people, you don't. You may not even be sure that the people you greet are actually people. They may be visitors and must undergo invasive tests every night to determine their humanity.
Men in hazmat suits then arrive, claiming to be with the government and demanding that they give one of the residents for “testing.” You have no choice, but you won't put up much of a fight either. If one of your villagers fails the test, you can choose to either spare them and risk the other villagers being killed by the visitors, or show the suspect the business of a shotgun. Of course you are trying to help, but no one should fool themselves into thinking they are doing something heroic. you won't sleep through the night no, i am not human Without doing something objectively evil “for the greater good.”
Destroy all humans!
For the glory of the Furon Empire
There is no doubt that Crypto is the villain. Destroy all humans! That's the point. You are there to cause as much chaos as possible to bring down the dark government enterprises and wipe them out. You'll do this for everything from mind control rays to flying saucers, and there's no need for subtlety.
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If you want to get technical, Crypto has come to Earth and is harvesting human brains to save his species, the Furons, from extinction, so he's not just a mindless killer, he's definitely not a hero. Cryptocurrencies do not discriminate between suspicious government agents and ordinary citizens. He will blast, hypnotize, and harvest everyone he can. Just because Crypto has a reason doesn't make him any less evil
Frenzy: Total Destruction
Old school monster mayhem
Here we go back to the classics rampage Arguably the originator of “definite villain play” in video games. The first sequel to the original game, rampage world tour, It was released for arcades and home consoles such as the N64 and PS1. You play as one of three (sometimes four) behemoths who destroy every town they belong to and take down the aptly named Scumlabs.
There is little doubt that you are the villain in any case. rampage games, and world tour It's no different. Your only mission is to knock down all nearby buildings. This isn't an abandoned structure or anything. You can see people running. Of course, you don't have to take these games so seriously. They have wacky arcade fun, and that's exactly what they should do. Nonetheless, it is true that in this game you are absolutely the villain.
overload
Knock those pesky heroes down a peg
think Pikmin, But you play as an evil ruler commanding an army of goblins, and that's what the 2007 game will feel like. overload. You play the Overlord, an ancient evil warrior who has awakened and is tasked with killing the seven heroes who killed his predecessors. To do this, you'll hunt down each hero individually and unleash minions on them.
very good rave, There is little doubt that you are the bad guy here. Wearing Sauron-like armor and a blood-red cloak, you look even evil. You can take merciful action, such as rescuing some elven prisoners after killing them, but these are all on a small scale. We are not creating a world of peace here. You are on a battlefield. Even the “good” ending sees the Overlord transformed into the Messiah. The good things that happen to other people don't matter.
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