RipTen: I may have spent more time in my life playing HoMM II and III than any other games in history (not including WoW of course) and every game in the series I have played since those two has let me down for one reason or another.
Doc Watson from GamersFTW writes: "While I was sifting through some of my older games, I came across a title that I hadn't played in years: Heroes Of Might And Magic 2. Reminiscing on the game reminded me of my first ever moral choice in a video game. What is it about moral choices that make them tough decisions to make, even in a digital setting with almost no consequences?"
In my opinion, moral choices in games can be really add to immersion if executed well, or ruin it done poorly. The best one are where there is no clear right or wrong option, and when the decision genuinely makes you sit staring at the screen, lost in thought. Spec Ops: The Line was superb at that at times.
Spec Ops: The Line is a brilliant example, although to fully understand the difference of the choices per-se and how they tie into the story's revelation you need to play the game twice over.
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The Mass Effect trilogy was amazing for it's moral choices, just a shame it didn't properly come to fruition at the climax.
The Witcher 3 IMO is THE best example of moral choices in a video game; some choices are actually damn challenging to decide between, the repercussions of some choices is extraordinary and epic in scope, choices actually come through to fruition with the games ending. With my own first play-through (so I was blind to each choices impacts), giving me an epiphany moment in my life at the climax/games ending (seriously).
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My Geralt died alone giving up on life due to the choices I would have - and did - personally take. Hardest hitting moment in gaming for me that was personally!
I got a pretty nice ending. The whole game was amazing at choices, just sometimes I found myself not going with my gut as I didn't want to miss out on content. Some choices cancel entire quests etc.
might get back into the Witcher but with all the main stuff done it's just side quests, and I feel a little unmotivated when I know the main story is complete!
im not really into heavily Moral Choice games like mass effect, but i do love the witcher 3 and infamous.
The withcer 3 has simple option of doing missions that will effect on the main story (which made me love doing side missions)
infamous which the moral choice is based on the power the main character get, and how he use it becoming evil or heroic.
I hate and like moral choices. I hate choosing I just wanna go through the story the real true path of the story. Then again it brings more to it and more real life considering we have choices all the time. Those choices also reflects the nature of the person that plays it.
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Hardcore Gamer: The Humble Bundle is back, and it’s celebrating the world of Might & Magic.
Because you're a nerd :P
I want the beta but I don't want to pre-order...
Heroes of Might and Magic is a great series
Because the Warriors of Might and Magic on PS2 was really dope! That's why I do....
meh, I've been watching HoMM6 for a while now and I'm pretty sure its gonna be mediocre.
They're changing a lot which sounds good honestly, but I don't think their implementation will be a shining success.
Races are streamlined, which needed to happen, but unit selection seems iffy at best. Some of the most iconic units have are now missing.... like dragons. Along with that, the story seems as convoluted as homm5's trilogy which tbh was just a mess. I know gameplay is center stage with heroes, so all is not lost, but they need to fix the skill tree and castle building aspects. I'm still hoping for a fix and not a fresh coat of paint.