I’ve beat Fallout NV as a true pacifist - no companions, no death caused by me.

It is funny, because it really doesn’t seem to fit the themes of the game to be a pacifist. You end up doing things that would (IMHO) be more fucked up ethically. It’s also hard for me to leave Vulpes alive - killing him is an every play through thing.

I’ve tried playing Morrowind and Oblivion as a pacifist. Morrowind you can get pretty far, but the Sixth House Base quest requires the death of an NPC. Oblivion… lol. You can sorta try if you don’t count dragging along companions from uncompleted quests, but that doesn’t fit the spirit of the challenge.

I wish more video games allowed you to play pacifist. I play most video games with the least violence possible, but even really well written stories like Planescape: Torment need you to solve some problems with violence.

I’ve really appreciated games like Undertale and Dishonored too.

  • jimmux@programming.devEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I believe it’s possible in Cyberpunk 2077. Blunt weapons are non-fatal, other weapons can be modified to be non-fatal, stealth is usually an option, and you can even remotely disable enemies if your hacking skill is high enough.

    There are sections you can’t do alone, so you might need to be proactive about neutralising enemies before your companion does.

      • jimmux@programming.devEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Hey, in a setting like Night City, beating people unconscious to spare their life practically makes you a saint.

        If you really want to ease your conscience, I don’t think they ever explain how non-lethal weapon mods work. You can head-cannon that your assault rifle is loaded with nanites that safely shut down enemy cyberware if you want.

      • piyuv@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago
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        Are you talking about the underground agency where they market kids?

        • JustARaccoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 day ago
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          Talking about the section where you’re directing Reed from a distance through a stealth section, there’s a couple of spots where you can preemptively act to have Reed not just stealth kill them or smth