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Posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 20:45:58
Just in case there are any x-box fans on Babble... I didn't think there were, but people come and go...
This is the best RPG I have played on x-box. It really is great!!! Really really great!!! I know I am supposed to be writing and all (and I have - I have), but I did think I was due a little bit of fun too :-)
One of the things that is so cool about it is that your character changes appearance etc according to the deeds / quests you do. You can be good or neutral or evil and your character changes his appearance accordingly, you can even grow horns on your head. People (peasants really) will even run away screaming if you get too evil...
It really is a terrific game!
Posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 22:01:37
In reply to Fable, posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 20:45:58
> One of the things that is so cool about it is that your character changes appearance etc according to the deeds / quests you do. You can be good or neutral or evil and your character changes his appearance accordingly, you can even grow horns on your head. People (peasants really) will even run away screaming if you get too evil...
Mefinks Alexandra's gone and been evil, me does. How else would she know about the horns and the peasants, eh?
Lar
Posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 22:04:04
In reply to Re: Fable » alexandra_k, posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 22:01:37
Actually my office mate told me about that.
I am neutral myself...
I'll steal stuff if nobody's looking...
Be nice to peoples...
Won't do quests for free...
But then I don't hit people for no good reason either ;-)
Posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 22:09:43
In reply to Re: Fable » Larry Hoover, posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 22:04:04
Actually I went to a seminar once on whether one was morally responsible for acts of violence etc committed when playing video games.
One would be tempted to say 'no' but then the acts of violence described get worse and worse until you do want to draw the line...
You want to say it is morally reprehensible for people to get off on that...
And some video games are banned because they are too graphicly violent.
Hmm.
Posted by alexandra_k on March 27, 2005, at 18:12:43
In reply to Re: Fable, posted by alexandra_k on March 26, 2005, at 22:09:43
Was just thinking out loud in my post above...
I don't know if I could do the evil thing...
Not even in a video-game.
I even feel a bit bad about the stealing when nobody is looking.
But I need money!
I need armour!
And weapons!
And potions!
In order to help the poor people who need me, of course ;-)
Kind of a Robyn Hood the ends justify the means thing to do...I don't know.
I do think there are genuine moral issues there...
The example that came up in the seminar was (I think...) Need for Speed III (PlayStation 2). The notion is that when you are low on health you can go to where this pro is walking beside your car. Stop the car and she hops in. Drive off to somewhere secluded and stop the car. After a while the car starts suggestively moving (well, jumping up and down really). Slowly to start with and then faster and then it stops. While all that is going on your money goes down and your health goes up. Then she jumps out of the car.
So that is a way of converting money to health.
But here is the interesting bit.She jumps out of the car. You can follow her and bash her up good with the bat. While you are bashing her your money goes back up.
It is a way of getting health for free.
And of course when you discover this little trick there is glee!!! Ha ha!!!
But isn't there something a little bit morally unacceptable about all that???
Hmm.
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