Is it normal to play games like this?

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When I play videogames I treat NPCs (non playable characters) and animals like I would in real life. Like I won't kill an animal unless I have to and I'll feel guilty if I do. If an NPC is in trouble or has helped me, I'll try to do something for them. Leaving treasure in their houses or checking up on their families. I won't buy from racist traders and will only trade with people I like.

In Skyrim I couldn't play the dark brotherhood story because of all the killing. After killing somebody I'd take their belongings and leave them with their families, instead of selling them. It makes me feel so guilty. It makes everything take longer than it should and wondered iin?

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Based on 11 votes (9 yes)
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  • Tato
    5 years ago

    Yep.
    I once tried meddling with my SIMS 3 neighbours' toxic relationship since it seemed their daughter was suffering from it. I failed to realize the mother wasn't a part of the household.
    It ended up with the father dying infront of his little daughter and the daughter being taken by social services while bawling her eyes out.
    I felt like a piece of shit.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      That sounds traumatic. The sims used to cause me turmoil when I was younger. It's just a game but you know what I mean haha.

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      • Tato
        5 years ago

        Yeah, but this game is pretty great. Been a while since I've played it.

        I remember being newlywed to this cute, cheerful pizza girl after being best friends and inlove for a long time. She was an aspiring circus performer and I was an up and coming singer-songwriter. Ofc, I had to start somewhere, so I had been working as a singing messenger for a bit, until my gramophone caught on fire and burnt me to death.
        When the Grim Reaper came, I wanted to give him the Death Flower in order to be spared, but realized I gave it to my loving wife in case she needed it. Guess that was my faith, and I accepted it as long as the love of my life was safe. But seeing my always cheery, beautiful, virtual, pregnant wife cry herself to sleep and barely holding herself broke me down, so I ended up loading an old save file just to see her smile again.
        God, how I loved that woman. She was perfect. Just thinking about her makes me all tingly and smiley. Oh, how I miss her sweet love.

        I barely have time for video games now.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          5 years ago

          That's so sad. I've cried at the sims haha too many tragedies to write. I stopped playing when a family had so many deaths that one of them kept calling the grim reaper just to chat. Great game but I don't miss the pain.

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          • Tato
            5 years ago

            Can't tell whether I should laugh or cry. Chatting with the Grim Reaper. That's hilarious.

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  • FeralDefiance
    5 years ago

    Hm. I tend to kill every npc in sight that isn't absolutely crucial to the story or a kitty cat. You and I stand on different sides of the divide, my friend.

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  • BlackCandle
    5 years ago

    Yup. You're one of the nice people society needs.

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