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Shin Megami Tensei IV strikes me as more of a niche kind of game, so perhaps the response to this thread won't be overwhelming.
SMT IV, like other games in the series (so I've heard), uses a decision-based Law vs. Chaos system that determines how the story plays out. While avoiding as many spoilers as you can, which ending (Law, Chaos, Neutral, Nothing) did you get on your first playthrough of the game? Beyond that, who did you find yourself agreeing with more, Jonathan (Law) or Walter (Chaos)?
My playthrough was a bit contradictory: I found myself agreeing with most of what Walter said, but somehow wound up with the Law ending (I'm guessing not by much). I do treasure the ability to reap what you sow and be free to succeed or fail, like Walter, though I disagreed that the strong should rule so firmly over the weak. I believe the physically weak (i.e. low combat skills) should pay great respect to the strong, but that doesn't mean the strong always know what's best.
And yeah, I did feel like a total scumbag by the end of the game. From what I've heard, only the Neutral ending really makes sense, and even the description of it left a sour taste in my mouth. Still, better than what you're forced to do in the Law and Chaos endings.
I may make another thread or post related to that one hall where you're supposed to answer the moral questions (you know what I mean, right?), but it's getting late, and I'd rather hear these answers first. So which ending did you get, and who did you personally agree with more if you could only pick between Walter and Jonathan?
SMT IV, like other games in the series (so I've heard), uses a decision-based Law vs. Chaos system that determines how the story plays out. While avoiding as many spoilers as you can, which ending (Law, Chaos, Neutral, Nothing) did you get on your first playthrough of the game? Beyond that, who did you find yourself agreeing with more, Jonathan (Law) or Walter (Chaos)?
My playthrough was a bit contradictory: I found myself agreeing with most of what Walter said, but somehow wound up with the Law ending (I'm guessing not by much). I do treasure the ability to reap what you sow and be free to succeed or fail, like Walter, though I disagreed that the strong should rule so firmly over the weak. I believe the physically weak (i.e. low combat skills) should pay great respect to the strong, but that doesn't mean the strong always know what's best.
And yeah, I did feel like a total scumbag by the end of the game. From what I've heard, only the Neutral ending really makes sense, and even the description of it left a sour taste in my mouth. Still, better than what you're forced to do in the Law and Chaos endings.
I may make another thread or post related to that one hall where you're supposed to answer the moral questions (you know what I mean, right?), but it's getting late, and I'd rather hear these answers first. So which ending did you get, and who did you personally agree with more if you could only pick between Walter and Jonathan?