video games provide us with the ability
to undertake challenges and create
change in the world around us at least
that’s how it seems most of the time
there’s a bunch of self-concern
jackasses Shepard
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 falls choices in video games
for this list we’re focusing on moments
in videogames where it appears as if the
player has a say on the outcome but
everything is already predetermined
causing these moments to have little to
no influence on the gameplay our plot
leaving the option for a so-called
choice pointless as this kill switch
real what’s it going to do you I’m
afraid that’s classified number 10 which
factions you help / destroy Dragon Age
Origins what
don’t be ridiculous of course he’ll say
that he might be a blood mage picture
this a massive RPG in a high fantasy
setting in which you control what is
known as a Grey Warden wanted to last in
an elite group of Guardians you got that
okay now add in the premise that you
must choose which races to unite and
which to destroy in hopes of defeating
an evil large demon once and for all and
restoring peace to the world
that is quite the setup for some
monumental decision-making
unfortunately it doesn’t matter who you
side with or against as it doesn’t
impact the end result of the story in
any meaningful way I will do what I
believe is in the best interests of the
circle as I have always done number 9
can’t say no to ravio The Legend of
Zelda a link between worlds early on in
this 3d Zelda adventure the player
awakens in their house with this
mysterious masked character after
suffering a devastating loss to the
game’s antagonist yuga ravio introduces
himself to you as a travelling merchant
in desperate need of a place to set up
shop after some chitchat ravio looks
around and takes a liking to his
surroundings asking to stay and continue
his business here in your home naturally
you’d want to think it over before
allowing a random homeless stranger to
stay in your house right well he doesn’t
share that point of view sucks to be you
number 8 helping Shawn or duck but
Walking Dead Season 1 I thought I can
help them both
you thought wrong and now in this
critically acclaimed adventure series
from telltale the player is forced into
many situations where tough calls need
to be made this is understandable as in
a scenario as intense and desperate as a
zombie apocalypse lines will be drawn
and sacrifices will be made
unfortunately it’s not always clear
which outcomes are the result of your
choices when the undead attack Hershel’s
farm settlement you are tasked with
quickly choosing who to save Hershel son
Sean or the small boy named duck I
gotcha
don’t let either decision weigh too
heavily on your conscience though as
either twice result in Sean dying bomber
I got you
number seven the outcome of the trial
Chrono Trigger
upon returning to gardenia castle in
this sequence from the massive SNES RPG
the character chrono is accused of
kidnapping the princess Nadia aka maro
and plotting to seize the throne as the
title of this entry would suggest what
follows is a lengthy trial in which
chrono is bombarded with a series of
questions although your actions at the
start of the game can change the
progression of the trial it is
ultimately irrelevant as chrono gets
tossed in a jail cell
regardless of whether or not he’s found
guilty I guess there’s no right to an
attorney in this timeline a number six
the bird or the cage BioShock Infinite
bird or the cage or perhaps the bird
nothing beats the cage a slower moment
between the frenetic action of this
shooter here the player bumps into the
loop test twins who offer a pair of
pendants to Elizabeth look at these
they’re amazing which ones you like more
this one or this while both of them look
nice don’t lose too much hair choosing
one as both do nothing to change the
overall gameplay experience are you sure
I’m sure I love it
I suppose this entry can be cut some
slack as the two options do serve up
some relatively blatant symbolism for
the game’s narrative without spoiling
anything and you can probably figure
this out already but the pendants
represent freedom or imprisonment
respectively and I guess the illusion of
choice in this instance can represent
how life sometimes works and cycles but
that might be giving it too much credit
I expected the cage if you’re going to
be a sore loser than I shouldn’t do this
again that’s just Sophie’s tree number
five Anderson or Udina Mass Effect
Anderson prefers to let his fists to the
talking only with you ambassador
here is another Bioware series with a
meaningless set of choices that don’t
amount to that much at the end of Mass
Effect 1 you are left with a major
decision of appointing who you feel is
the best individual to run the Council
on behalf of Earth and keep things in
order during these strange
intergalactic times we’ve already got
too many politicians on the Citadel the
captain would be perfect for this job
this could probably be a tipping point
if you choose poorly right well surprise
surprise it doesn’t matter one bit if
you choose Anderson he quits in between
Mass Effect 2 and 3 and who denies the
counselor regardless it all makes for a
convenient plot to have both character
stick around really we must stand side
by side we must fight against them as
one together we will drive them back
into dark space number 4 leave the bat
behind Batman Arkham City Batman is down
I repeat
Batman is down in this DLC mission you
play as Catwoman while she pursues her
own mischievous goals her storyline
eventually syncs up with a moment from
the main game as she notices that the
Dark Knight is knocked out cold you can
do it just walk right out of here and
leave him it’s easy at this moment she’s
left with a choice to drop everything to
save the Caped Crusader or walk away
with the Lucia’s stolen if you choose
the latter the game will literally
rewind to make you do what it wants we
get that this choice needs to coincide
with the main game’s narrative but well
the cat says it best it’s not like he’ll
die it’s Batman right number 3 refusing
to join blade Xenoblade Chronicles X
what your decision will be just that
your decision so picture this you found
yourself in a human colony on an
uncharted alien world and you’ve been
recommended to join the dangerous
exploration and reconnaissance division
blade
you can’t spell blade without team sorta
of course you’re also reminded that
blade service is voluntary remember oh
and also that would never force or
coerce anyone now given that n la is a
big city with a lot of opportunities any
realistic scenario should allow you to
say no and just work in a coffee shop or
a storage warehouse right now you
wouldn’t want to refuse the people who
saved your life would you friend well so
much for never forcing someone to do
dangerous volunteer work you might want
to look into your own choice of words
there captain Maggie you said no you
wouldn’t refuse that’s oh yes right
number 2 water thief or the soldier
SpecOps the line
we got snipers after fighting across the
war zone that was once Dubai
the player comes across two men tied
under a sign with their mouths taped
what follows is a radio call from the
game’s main antagonist Joseph Conrad
forcing Captain Walker to choose which
of these two men will live and which
will bite the dust this is a test yeah
no matter what you choose a group of
snipers kills the other one and if you
refuse Conrad entirely you were gunned
down instead the next God will not miss
out the real kicker here is at the end
of the game this entire scene is
revealed to be a hallucination and then
both men are already dead fun stuff the
truth Walker is that you’re here because
you wanted to feel like something you
are not a hero before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions I
hope you’re right after all I hope we
are on the same side first you’re the
only one that can help I need to send
NSF distress code you not coatrack Leben
up to the other NSF bases and a
silhouette in France I came to get you
out of here can’t be too hard I’ll see
what I can do
well alright maybe our Luck’s finally
turning around
and enemies in itself
number one confronting Ramsay Bolton
Game of Thrones Season 1 let’s hook oh
she’s quite pretty
your sister let it be so that Ramsay
Bolton should be placed into the
dictionary next to the words sadistic
and sociopath with that in mind anyone
with even an ounce of logic would steer
clear of this dude as his erratic
behavior can never lead to anything good
lovely meeting a lot of you we’ll have
to do it again sometime
once it comes time to decide if you will
back down or stand up to Ramsay you’re
pretty screwed as he kills you no matter
what choice you make
aren’t you the boat so it becomes all
more puzzling how they even offer you an
option to refuse a man who gets what he
wants with no questions asked I think we
do it understand I certainly feel bad
about all this what have you done do you
agree with our list
obviously not cuz we’re still here which
video games ripped choice out of your
hands for more meaningful top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com we need your help
everything you can spare
you
to undertake challenges and create
change in the world around us at least
that’s how it seems most of the time
there’s a bunch of self-concern
jackasses Shepard
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 falls choices in video games
for this list we’re focusing on moments
in videogames where it appears as if the
player has a say on the outcome but
everything is already predetermined
causing these moments to have little to
no influence on the gameplay our plot
leaving the option for a so-called
choice pointless as this kill switch
real what’s it going to do you I’m
afraid that’s classified number 10 which
factions you help / destroy Dragon Age
Origins what
don’t be ridiculous of course he’ll say
that he might be a blood mage picture
this a massive RPG in a high fantasy
setting in which you control what is
known as a Grey Warden wanted to last in
an elite group of Guardians you got that
okay now add in the premise that you
must choose which races to unite and
which to destroy in hopes of defeating
an evil large demon once and for all and
restoring peace to the world
that is quite the setup for some
monumental decision-making
unfortunately it doesn’t matter who you
side with or against as it doesn’t
impact the end result of the story in
any meaningful way I will do what I
believe is in the best interests of the
circle as I have always done number 9
can’t say no to ravio The Legend of
Zelda a link between worlds early on in
this 3d Zelda adventure the player
awakens in their house with this
mysterious masked character after
suffering a devastating loss to the
game’s antagonist yuga ravio introduces
himself to you as a travelling merchant
in desperate need of a place to set up
shop after some chitchat ravio looks
around and takes a liking to his
surroundings asking to stay and continue
his business here in your home naturally
you’d want to think it over before
allowing a random homeless stranger to
stay in your house right well he doesn’t
share that point of view sucks to be you
number 8 helping Shawn or duck but
Walking Dead Season 1 I thought I can
help them both
you thought wrong and now in this
critically acclaimed adventure series
from telltale the player is forced into
many situations where tough calls need
to be made this is understandable as in
a scenario as intense and desperate as a
zombie apocalypse lines will be drawn
and sacrifices will be made
unfortunately it’s not always clear
which outcomes are the result of your
choices when the undead attack Hershel’s
farm settlement you are tasked with
quickly choosing who to save Hershel son
Sean or the small boy named duck I
gotcha
don’t let either decision weigh too
heavily on your conscience though as
either twice result in Sean dying bomber
I got you
number seven the outcome of the trial
Chrono Trigger
upon returning to gardenia castle in
this sequence from the massive SNES RPG
the character chrono is accused of
kidnapping the princess Nadia aka maro
and plotting to seize the throne as the
title of this entry would suggest what
follows is a lengthy trial in which
chrono is bombarded with a series of
questions although your actions at the
start of the game can change the
progression of the trial it is
ultimately irrelevant as chrono gets
tossed in a jail cell
regardless of whether or not he’s found
guilty I guess there’s no right to an
attorney in this timeline a number six
the bird or the cage BioShock Infinite
bird or the cage or perhaps the bird
nothing beats the cage a slower moment
between the frenetic action of this
shooter here the player bumps into the
loop test twins who offer a pair of
pendants to Elizabeth look at these
they’re amazing which ones you like more
this one or this while both of them look
nice don’t lose too much hair choosing
one as both do nothing to change the
overall gameplay experience are you sure
I’m sure I love it
I suppose this entry can be cut some
slack as the two options do serve up
some relatively blatant symbolism for
the game’s narrative without spoiling
anything and you can probably figure
this out already but the pendants
represent freedom or imprisonment
respectively and I guess the illusion of
choice in this instance can represent
how life sometimes works and cycles but
that might be giving it too much credit
I expected the cage if you’re going to
be a sore loser than I shouldn’t do this
again that’s just Sophie’s tree number
five Anderson or Udina Mass Effect
Anderson prefers to let his fists to the
talking only with you ambassador
here is another Bioware series with a
meaningless set of choices that don’t
amount to that much at the end of Mass
Effect 1 you are left with a major
decision of appointing who you feel is
the best individual to run the Council
on behalf of Earth and keep things in
order during these strange
intergalactic times we’ve already got
too many politicians on the Citadel the
captain would be perfect for this job
this could probably be a tipping point
if you choose poorly right well surprise
surprise it doesn’t matter one bit if
you choose Anderson he quits in between
Mass Effect 2 and 3 and who denies the
counselor regardless it all makes for a
convenient plot to have both character
stick around really we must stand side
by side we must fight against them as
one together we will drive them back
into dark space number 4 leave the bat
behind Batman Arkham City Batman is down
I repeat
Batman is down in this DLC mission you
play as Catwoman while she pursues her
own mischievous goals her storyline
eventually syncs up with a moment from
the main game as she notices that the
Dark Knight is knocked out cold you can
do it just walk right out of here and
leave him it’s easy at this moment she’s
left with a choice to drop everything to
save the Caped Crusader or walk away
with the Lucia’s stolen if you choose
the latter the game will literally
rewind to make you do what it wants we
get that this choice needs to coincide
with the main game’s narrative but well
the cat says it best it’s not like he’ll
die it’s Batman right number 3 refusing
to join blade Xenoblade Chronicles X
what your decision will be just that
your decision so picture this you found
yourself in a human colony on an
uncharted alien world and you’ve been
recommended to join the dangerous
exploration and reconnaissance division
blade
you can’t spell blade without team sorta
of course you’re also reminded that
blade service is voluntary remember oh
and also that would never force or
coerce anyone now given that n la is a
big city with a lot of opportunities any
realistic scenario should allow you to
say no and just work in a coffee shop or
a storage warehouse right now you
wouldn’t want to refuse the people who
saved your life would you friend well so
much for never forcing someone to do
dangerous volunteer work you might want
to look into your own choice of words
there captain Maggie you said no you
wouldn’t refuse that’s oh yes right
number 2 water thief or the soldier
SpecOps the line
we got snipers after fighting across the
war zone that was once Dubai
the player comes across two men tied
under a sign with their mouths taped
what follows is a radio call from the
game’s main antagonist Joseph Conrad
forcing Captain Walker to choose which
of these two men will live and which
will bite the dust this is a test yeah
no matter what you choose a group of
snipers kills the other one and if you
refuse Conrad entirely you were gunned
down instead the next God will not miss
out the real kicker here is at the end
of the game this entire scene is
revealed to be a hallucination and then
both men are already dead fun stuff the
truth Walker is that you’re here because
you wanted to feel like something you
are not a hero before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions I
hope you’re right after all I hope we
are on the same side first you’re the
only one that can help I need to send
NSF distress code you not coatrack Leben
up to the other NSF bases and a
silhouette in France I came to get you
out of here can’t be too hard I’ll see
what I can do
well alright maybe our Luck’s finally
turning around
and enemies in itself
number one confronting Ramsay Bolton
Game of Thrones Season 1 let’s hook oh
she’s quite pretty
your sister let it be so that Ramsay
Bolton should be placed into the
dictionary next to the words sadistic
and sociopath with that in mind anyone
with even an ounce of logic would steer
clear of this dude as his erratic
behavior can never lead to anything good
lovely meeting a lot of you we’ll have
to do it again sometime
once it comes time to decide if you will
back down or stand up to Ramsay you’re
pretty screwed as he kills you no matter
what choice you make
aren’t you the boat so it becomes all
more puzzling how they even offer you an
option to refuse a man who gets what he
wants with no questions asked I think we
do it understand I certainly feel bad
about all this what have you done do you
agree with our list
obviously not cuz we’re still here which
video games ripped choice out of your
hands for more meaningful top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com we need your help
everything you can spare
you
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