I always thought Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer did an outstanding job of letting players be the big scary horrible thing the story allows them to be.
Not just the "you're a prick but you're still on our side" approach like a Mass Effect "renegade"; you could basically just eat everyone you came across, from villagers to gods. Originally posted by Plasmapause :.
I have played Saints Row 3 and loved the game. The reason i put 2 in this list is becasue in 3 you are saving humanity from a alien dictator and in 2 you are fighting for control over a city using really dark methods like burying someone alive, nuclear waste tattoo ect. Originally posted by unit :. Last edited by Scorcher24 ; 17 May, am. Originally posted by Scorcher24 :. Last edited by unit ; 17 May, am. Got a few others: Soulreaver, while Legacy of Kain in general could be considered being the evil guy since you are a vampire.
Half Life - Opposing Force Prototype. Whilst you mentioned "Mafia" you missed "Gangsters 1 and 2". Last edited by Red Shift ; 17 May, pm.
Rawan View Profile View Posts. Without the repercussions of real life, being placed into the shoes of a bad guy in a video game can be a great way to go wild and let off some steam. Playing the virtuous hero who saves the day game after game can get stale pretty quickly, after all, so it's always interesting when a game lets the player take control of the villain instead.
In many of these games, it's easy to tell when the protagonist is actually the villain, but some instead choose to obscure the player's vision of this fact until much later on in the game. For those looking to experience the joys of being bad for themselves, here are 18 games that let you play as the bad guy. Updated August 27, by Tom Bowen: The video game industry is full of fantastic protagonists and wonderful villains.
Sometimes, however, the line that separates them can be a little blurry. Within this gray area can be found some surprisingly compelling antiheroes whose personalities and actions can make them surprisingly likable in spite of their obvious evil tendencies.
Controlling these characters can be a real treat for players and often a welcome change from the traditional good guy tropes that feature in most modern video games. The Overlord series has players controlling the titular overlord and his army of minions as they bid to take over the world.
Like many other games of the era, each title features a morality system, though rather than "good" or "bad," the scale tends to range from "bad" to flat out "sadistic. Those who enjoy dark humor and satire will likely love what Overlord has to offer, as the games are full to the brim with both and never take themselves too seriously. Granted, the most recent title, Overlord: Fellowship of Evil , is a bit of a dud, but the first few are top-notch and are definitely worth a look.
It's not entirely clear who or what the player is controlling in Ndemic Creations' Plague Inc. Their aim is to create a virus that kills as many people as possible , which, although ridiculously morbid, has proven to be an incredibly popular premise with many modern gamers.
Players are able to dictate how their virus mutates and earn upgrade points by infecting new countries and killing their inhabitants. Though exaggerated to a certain degree, the game provides excellent insight into how a virus spreads throughout the real world and the kind of things that can make developing effective vaccines a challenge for humanity.
Much like a real zombie horde, the endless stream of zombie-related games , movies, and television shows in the early two-thousands was incredibly relentless.
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse managed to set itself apart though, by having players control one of the flesh-hungry creatures rather than fighting endlessly against them. Though it was both short and linear, the game was a lot of fun and garnered something of a cult following as a result. A remastered version of the game was released for current-gen consoles in early , which, although not the sequel that many fans had been hoping for, at least brought the original title a lot closer to modern-day standards.
Kratos is one of the most complicated protagonists in all of gaming. While he's certainly been on the receiving end of some pretty despicable acts , some of the things that he's done are truly unforgivable.
He's killed more family members than can be counted on a single hand and has unleashed his wrath and rage on countless mortals and gods alike. The most recent entry in the God of War series saw some big changes to Kratos' character, both in terms of his appearance and his personality. As well as being redesigned to look a bit less intimidating, players were shown a different side to the bloodthirsty brute as well as a genuine desire from Kratos to change his ways.
As the game unfolds, however, it becomes clear to both Kratos and the player that he can't escape his true nature or his bloody past. The dramatic rise in the popularity of asymmetrical multiplayer games over the past decade or so has led to some fantastic titles.
Few have had quite the same impact as Dead by Daylight though. Four players must work together in order to escape from a crazed killer , who just so happens to be controlled by another player.
Despite releasing more than five years ago now, the game is still going strong and continues to add new characters to its roster as time goes by. However, the opening allowed for playing as Darth Vader, feeling every bit as powerful and domineering as the movies made him out to be. Well, the good movies, that is. View More. IO Interactive has previously said the stealth game's Year 2 will feature new stories, map, modes, events, and The remastered trilogy, containing Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations, has been announced for th In light of Activision's many recent controversies, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the relationship between the t
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