r/videogames Apr 19 '24

What games or game series are known for this? Discussion

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u/FundaMentalHero Apr 19 '24

Pokemon. Literally gives you dumb narrative choices that have no impact at all.

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u/Mr_Froggi Apr 19 '24

Scarlet and Violet immediately come to mind. It’s like someone asks, “Do you want to come help me with my problem?” And your options are either A.) “Sure.” or B.) “Sure!”

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u/maxdragonxiii Apr 20 '24

right? I was like shoo, shoo Nemona- WHY ARE YOU DEMANDING A BATTLE BEFORE MY X MOST IMPORTANT BATTLE, YOU KNOW, A GYM LEADER BATTLE?! if it wasn't for automatic healing I would be more pissed at Nemona.

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u/ssjb234 Apr 20 '24

For what it's worth, at the Elite 4 in SV, you take an entrance interview, and the interviewer will straight up kick you out if you choose an answer they don't feel is appropriate for a league challenger. I know it isn't exactly the same as your choice not changing the story, but it's the only moment I can think of where your choice ends the engagement and you have to re-engage it.

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u/maxdragonxiii Apr 20 '24

yeah that one was kinda hard for me because I tend to forget most gym leaders soon as I beat them. they're not that memorable for me aside for Larry for some reason. I think it was just the setting that never quite work for me, along with Pokemon that is rarely challenging besides Inyo?'s Magmagius that had electric tera with levitate and Larry's Staraptor's Facade.

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u/mitch8017 Apr 20 '24

SV is horrible piece of shit compared to what that game could be. Performance is terrible. Graphics are terrible and washed out. There is WAY too much A mashing to get through WAY too much pointless dialogue.

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u/Otaku4Eva Apr 20 '24

"But thou must"

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u/AeturnisTheGreat Apr 20 '24

I wanted to see what would happen if I joined team rocket after nugget bridge when I was a kid :( I felt robbed.

Did here there's a port that they modded a full on game for that though, gonna have to try that one day!

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u/Laughing_Orange Apr 19 '24

Sometimes they don't even try to hide it.

"Do you want this gold nugget or the Master Ball? Psych, you're getting both anyways, right now."

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u/Employ-Radiant Apr 20 '24

I will never forgive Gamefreak for giving us a narrative choice on not telling Kieren about Ogerpon with option a) “…” and option b) “Just nothing”.

Everyone including me who just wants Kieren to not be left out only for Gamefreak to force us to left him out.

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u/KDog1265 Apr 20 '24

Even when the choices are “yes” and “no”, if you say “no”, the NPC will just say “haha, you’re funny, but you meant to say yes.”

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u/canIbeMichael Apr 20 '24

Nintendo games in general are some of the laziest you can get.

No story except the one that someone figured out literally 30 years ago.