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3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter

Source: polygon.com

3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter

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  1. Diegofalkxo: what's really impressive is how 'matters' isn't just a euphemism for 'the ending changes'
  2. Leo: trouble is when they say 'choices matter' most the time it just means you're locked into some binary decision between good/bad
  3. Grim Vector: most games just use it as a lazy way to add replay value
  4. Wraith Ronin: haven't played anything that actually lets you shape an entire ecosystem like they do in Abzû
  5. Milan: finally some games that break the mold - I've gotten tired of being told what my choices are worth until someone dies
  6. Ruby: what kind of choices are we talking about exactly - do they scale up to real-world moral complexity?
  7. Milaibrahim: I like the subtlety in that scene, but don't see how it relates to choice mechanics
  8. Emma: I've played some of those games and I'm still waiting to see one that truly subverts my expectations on multiple levels - kinda like how the Phantom "23" plays with our
  9. Neon Serpent: haven't seen much talk about narrative-driven games lately
  10. Dane: I've played games that claim to let my choices shape the story, but they always devolve into who lives or dies. This article highlights three titles that actually do it differently,
  11. 🍇 kwame94: still waiting for a game that lets me choose how my character eats cereal in the morning
  12. Arlo: I think it's weird we only highlight games where choices matter when narrative changes so often in real life too - how would you adapt these models?
  13. Sana: love seeing games do this, the one that really got me was The Stanley Parable's attention to subtlety 💛

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