Extra Credits: Enriching Lives

This week, we discuss a moral choice sequence in Mass Effect 2, and the power video games have to teach us about ourselves.

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[xipheonj]

@LordLaharlsVassal It wasn't because it was the bible, it was because it was a reference to something period. The bible is a popular choice simply due to the popularity of the book, ensuring more players could get the reference. Especially considering they seemed to take a negative stance on religion in this same episode it's clear they don't revere the bible.

[humosa2]

Philosophy has questions that can never be answered. Religion has answers that can never be questioned.

[Somatrasiel]

I always rewrote them, but not as a favor to themselves. Death is permanent, opinion is not. Is not killing them a permanent solution from which there is no way to branch out or change? You would thinking forgetting or being brainwashed is bad, but...isn't death worse? I mean, they changed their opinions etc the first time, why can't they do it again?

[calypsopainting]

The flaw in this mission is no matter what you do there is no choice/freewill. Is pointing a gun at someone and saying you must do x freedom? NO! It doesn't matter if you shoot them or not choice and freedom never entered the equation.

[TheSilverSkeejee]

This video makes me feel terrible for taking the Paragon route in ME 2 >< Yet another replay is needed I feel...

[BigTimage]

@fw2k **would rather die for a cause. My bad.

[BigTimage]

@fw2k Dude, calm down. =| I'm just saying there's the possibility that some people will die for a cause. Jeez.

[fw2k]

@MyHabbits Again with the "as good as dead."

Change is not equal death, cut of my finger and i am changed, but i am not as good as dead.

A preacher convinces me of following his brand or creed, i am changed, not "as good as dead"

I take a bad fall and decide to take things more carefully, i am changed but not as "good as dead."

I do a crime and do time, i am changed but not fking "good as dead".

I get hit in the head, my whole personality changes, but i am still not "as good as dead"

[sorry987654321]

you should talk about dark souls. it does almost everything right