Comments on: Sympathy for the Devil – Shades of Grey http://ready-up.net/2009/09/23/sympathy-for-the-devil-%e2%80%93-shades-of-grey/ We Play Games Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lorna http://ready-up.net/2009/09/23/sympathy-for-the-devil-%e2%80%93-shades-of-grey/comment-page-1/#comment-9705 Lorna Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:29:40 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=12575#comment-9705 I'm say Dungeon Keeper off the top of my head...slapping creatures, randomly torturing heros, imprisoning folk until they dies and became skeletons to join your army... Other than that though, can't think of anything... Great blog Darach, you make a good point, and it was something that I had never considered before :) I’m say Dungeon Keeper off the top of my head…slapping creatures, randomly torturing heros, imprisoning folk until they dies and became skeletons to join your army… Other than that though, can’t think of anything…

Great blog Darach, you make a good point, and it was something that I had never considered before :)

]]> By: Tony http://ready-up.net/2009/09/23/sympathy-for-the-devil-%e2%80%93-shades-of-grey/comment-page-1/#comment-9644 Tony Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:43:45 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=12575#comment-9644 Resistance 2 was a rare example of a game that didn't exactly have a happy ending. Brilliant game though. Resistance 2 was a rare example of a game that didn’t exactly have a happy ending. Brilliant game though.

]]> By: James http://ready-up.net/2009/09/23/sympathy-for-the-devil-%e2%80%93-shades-of-grey/comment-page-1/#comment-9643 James Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:25:40 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=12575#comment-9643 Victorious villains are few and far between. I guess you could argue that Hannibal walked away at the end of Silence of the Lambs. I would probably classify him as an anti-hero rather than a villain though. Oh, and I s'pose the Zodiac killer wins by never being caught. Victory by default. Victorious villains are few and far between. I guess you could argue that Hannibal walked away at the end of Silence of the Lambs. I would probably classify him as an anti-hero rather than a villain though.

Oh, and I s’pose the Zodiac killer wins by never being caught. Victory by default.

]]> By: Kat http://ready-up.net/2009/09/23/sympathy-for-the-devil-%e2%80%93-shades-of-grey/comment-page-1/#comment-9641 Kat Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:07:24 +0000 http://ready-up.net/?p=12575#comment-9641 I struggled to think of a game (or movie) that has a happy, successful ending for the villain. Games such as Fable give us a path to choose although I still ended up with a halo >.< GTA is mainly aimed at taking on fellow villains (if I take great joy in smacking innocents with a baseball bat does that make me a "better" villain? :D ). Overlord was just a huge disappointment in the baddie-stakes. Although... I'm pretty certain L4D Louis is evil yet classed as a good guy, he gets away with his heinous actions, can I count him please? ;) I have no idea though if actually wanting to play a decent villain is such a rare notion that only a select few of us would enjoy it, therefore the industry assumes the games won't sell? That doesn't seem likely to me but perhaps I'm biased. Or if, like in John's sex blog, for some reason the companies aren't willing to take that direction yet. I struggled to think of a game (or movie) that has a happy, successful ending for the villain. Games such as Fable give us a path to choose although I still ended up with a halo >.<

GTA is mainly aimed at taking on fellow villains (if I take great joy in smacking innocents with a baseball bat does that make me a “better” villain? :D ). Overlord was just a huge disappointment in the baddie-stakes. Although… I’m pretty certain L4D Louis is evil yet classed as a good guy, he gets away with his heinous actions, can I count him please? ;)

I have no idea though if actually wanting to play a decent villain is such a rare notion that only a select few of us would enjoy it, therefore the industry assumes the games won’t sell? That doesn’t seem likely to me but perhaps I’m biased. Or if, like in John’s sex blog, for some reason the companies aren’t willing to take that direction yet.

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