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While the video is still loading for me, I'd love to hear Anthony's opinion about Chrono Trigger, with all the actions you do on the Millenial Fair reflecting quite shockingly on the trial (even if the results doesn't really change the story). For me, each action that was shown there was like a slap on the face.
I think a better way to portray choices in games would be to make players choose between two options, neither of which could really be called good or evil. For example, say a villain has captured two of your allies and forces you to choose who lives and who dies. Either way, you lose an ally. While this wouldn't actually advance the issue of morality in video games, I think it would advance the issue of actually presenting the player with consequences of their actions.
Hey Rev, while I agree that initially those moral choices don't really balance out in the game, I believe that it's the overall journey that ultimately decides with option was better for you.
While sure yes, ultimately you would get the same amount of Adam from saving than harvesting the Little Sisters, it appears that the decisions of rather to be good or bad, more reflect on how you want the rewards. Either you want quick escalation to ultimate power and thus instant gratification (I.E. the "Dark Side"), or you accept the challenge and tribulations of the long journey ahead of you and thus a sense of accomplishment (i.e. the "Light Side").
However, this only seems to work when given a weighed reward/punishment system that could ultimately lead to amazing power no matter which side you choose. I never feel cheated when I play through a game, only to know it would of been the same had I run over a old lady rather than stop the car. But, only if I feel it was reasonably balanced throughout a 2nd play through. Sometimes, it's good to see what we choose when given a blatant choice, but sometimes it seems a developer is fucking with us, when we choose what we believe to be the "right" option (in relation to how we play, not in relation to good/bad)only to realize after that the choice (which would seem to fit us) has a suddenly opposite connotation than we originally thought (especially when it seems the path we choose is clearly the correct action). This too, however, could be used to reflect upon ourselves, and how we interpret our choices.
While sure yes, ultimately you would get the same amount of Adam from saving than harvesting the Little Sisters, it appears that the decisions of rather to be good or bad, more reflect on how you want the rewards. Either you want quick escalation to ultimate power and thus instant gratification (I.E. the "Dark Side"), or you accept the challenge and tribulations of the long journey ahead of you and thus a sense of accomplishment (i.e. the "Light Side").
However, this only seems to work when given a weighed reward/punishment system that could ultimately lead to amazing power no matter which side you choose. I never feel cheated when I play through a game, only to know it would of been the same had I run over a old lady rather than stop the car. But, only if I feel it was reasonably balanced throughout a 2nd play through. Sometimes, it's good to see what we choose when given a blatant choice, but sometimes it seems a developer is fucking with us, when we choose what we believe to be the "right" option (in relation to how we play, not in relation to good/bad)only to realize after that the choice (which would seem to fit us) has a suddenly opposite connotation than we originally thought (especially when it seems the path we choose is clearly the correct action). This too, however, could be used to reflect upon ourselves, and how we interpret our choices.
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