But there are places where the game gives you a choice. And you, the player, are now simply reacting. How do you? Did the previous experiences and situation you've been put in affect how'd you act? One non-spoiler one is that after shit REALLY hits the fan a mob of "unarmed" civilians (some have rocks) who at this point have a legit right to be angry are massed around one of your stranded men. The game just says to save your comrade. What the game doesn't tell you is that both firing into the air AND mowing them down will get the job done. What do YOU choose to do? I would almost go so far to call it a trauma simulation. How would you react to all this shit? Do you immediately go to violence or not? I think that's about as morally ambiguous as you can get.First Lastname said:
Morally complex/ambiguous games
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Action:
Black Ops/Black Ops 2. (Mainly BO2. Morally complex villain, your choices bite you on the arse throughout the story. The two games combined are, IMO, a superior version of the same subject matter as Spec Ops: The Line.)
Kane & Lynch 2.
RPG:
Knights of the Old Republic II.
Point and Click:
The White Chamber.
Other:
Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Ghost Trick.
Those are off the top of my head.
Black Ops/Black Ops 2. (Mainly BO2. Morally complex villain, your choices bite you on the arse throughout the story. The two games combined are, IMO, a superior version of the same subject matter as Spec Ops: The Line.)
Kane & Lynch 2.
RPG:
Knights of the Old Republic II.
Point and Click:
The White Chamber.
Other:
Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Ghost Trick.
Those are off the top of my head.
As mentioned above, Alpha Protocol is a decent secondary option. It's not exactly morally gray in the way Witcher is, as you are trying to defeat a villainous organization who plan to do bad things. But what it does do is refuse to place judgments on your choices. You can play as either a self-sacrificing hero, albeit with a cocky smirk, or you can be a heartless killer with no regard for human life. And the game does nothing to track your moral alignment a la Mass Effect, nor does it lock off any choices or abilities; each choice is a distinct event with unique consequences. The gameplay is dodgy at times, and the graphic are worse, and the story is needlessly convoluted, but it's a good game that may offer what you seek.
Also mentioned above, Dark Souls. This may not be exactly what you want, but I always recommend Dark Souls. And the story, what little of it you can piece together, is very, very gray. As in, it's impossible to tell right from wrong, and there are definitely no good choices. The villains are only mad gods and fallen heroes who have watched the world decay, and you are nothing more than a solitary survivor removing them as the obstacles in your path. It's a deliciously hopeless setting where you can't win, only put off losing.
Also mentioned above, Dark Souls. This may not be exactly what you want, but I always recommend Dark Souls. And the story, what little of it you can piece together, is very, very gray. As in, it's impossible to tell right from wrong, and there are definitely no good choices. The villains are only mad gods and fallen heroes who have watched the world decay, and you are nothing more than a solitary survivor removing them as the obstacles in your path. It's a deliciously hopeless setting where you can't win, only put off losing.