Edit: holy shit I turn my head around for one second and I got 40 replies? THANK YOU ALL :D <3

I just rewatched Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy and following Bane’s and Miranda’s story made me realize that I’m a bit saturated in regards to playing as the hero, the protagonist, the “good guy” in PC games. While I love saving the world as much as the next person, I’d love to play as some perhaps self-righteous villain, or antagonist, or simply somebody portrayed in a way that’s meant to make the player sympathize with questionable morality or, at the very least, be conflicted about why you suddenly find yourself rooting for them.

I’m mostly looking for story driven open world single player games, but any recommendations are welcome. :)

    • rozodru@piefed.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      oh Braid is so fucked up once you realize the story. At the end I was like “why the hell did I help this little prick?”

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        At the end I was like “why the hell did I help this little prick?”

        Am… I this little prick? oh fuck…

        • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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          3 months ago

          One of the books really stuck with me though.

          Our world, with its rules of causality, has trained us to be miserly with forgiveness. By forgiving too readily, we can be badly hurt. But if we’ve learned from a mistake and become better for it, shouldn’t we be rewarded for the learning, rather than punished for the mistake?

    • makeshiftreaper@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      The first 2 you are absolutely unequivocally the bad guy, those were going to be my suggestions. I think the second 2 it’s a little spoilery to tell people you’re the bad guy