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00:00 Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we'll be looking at choices in games that, no matter
00:12 which option you choose, lead to some sort of negative outcome.
00:18 Therefore, we won't be including decisions that lead to zero outcome.
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00:37 Choosing a Starter - Pokemon Series
00:47 We admit "wrong" is a relative term here, but the fact remains that in most Pokemon
00:51 games, there will be negative side effects to whichever starter you choose.
00:59 Firstly, your rival will always have type advantage over your starting Pokemon.
01:08 Secondly, in the majority of the games, only one version of that starting Pokemon exists.
01:14 That means you're locked into one with no option of getting the other two unless you
01:18 trade.
01:19 Furthermore, depending on the game, you might have type disadvantage against the first gym
01:24 leader.
01:25 There are a number of factors to consider whenever starting a Pokemon adventure, so
01:29 you better choose wisely.
01:35 Saving Conrad - The Dark Pictures Anthology, Man of Medan
01:47 This entry from Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology follows a group of divers investigating
01:51 a seemingly haunted ship.
01:54 But before they can even get to it, their own boat is ambushed by pirates.
01:59 It's possible to have one of your characters, Conrad, escape and go for help.
02:03 It just takes making the right decisions and succeeding on some quick time events.
02:14 But if you, as another character, don't do something completely separate, Conrad is screwed,
02:21 despite you having saved him.
02:22 You have to radio the military while aboard the haunted ship, as well as get your boat's
02:26 distributor cap destroyed, in order for Conrad to come to the rescue.
02:30 Otherwise, he'll get stuck on the ship alone.
02:36 The Raffle - Bioshock Infinite Many players likely stressed over picking
02:48 a bird or cage brooch for Elizabeth, only for it to mean nothing.
02:53 One decision that happens earlier, however, has a negative outcome no matter what you
02:57 do.
02:58 After Booker DeWitt enters Columbia, he's drawn to a crowd by a stage.
03:02 He then enters and wins a raffle, the reward of which is throwing a baseball at an interracial
03:07 couple.
03:08 Did we fail to mention this city is incredibly racist?
03:15 You can choose to throw it at them, the announcer, or do nothing.
03:20 Whether you choose to be evil, good, or impartial, they'll recognize you as a so-called false
03:25 prophet.
03:26 A fight breaks out, and Booker becomes Columbia's most wanted.
03:37 The Trial - Chrono Trigger Across space and time, Chrono and his allies
03:48 face all manner of challenges and enemies.
03:51 Yet, one of the moments where he comes closest to death is because of a broken justice system.
03:57 After returning to Guardia from the Middle Ages, Chrono will be arrested for the alleged
04:01 kidnapping of the princess, who happens to be his friend.
04:05 He's then put on trial, where he must answer a series of questions, and whether you answer
04:16 truthfully or lie, whether the jury finds Chrono innocent or guilty, doesn't actually
04:20 matter.
04:21 He's still getting thrown into a prison cell to await execution.
04:25 At least that doesn't happen, as Chrono ends up escaping.
04:34 World Domination - Deus Ex This sci-fi classic gives you three choices
04:48 at the climax, which determines what ending you'll get.
04:52 Unfortunately for the wider world, they're all pretty bleak outcomes.
04:58 Before taking on Bob Page, the wealthy and powerful big bad, you'll be contacted by three
05:02 others with their own plans for defeating him.
05:12 Hacker Tracer Tong wants a return to the Dark Ages with no communications, Morgan Everett
05:17 wants the Illuminati back in power so he can rule from the shadows, and the Helios AI wants
05:22 to merge with you to become a dictator.
05:25 The world is already dystopian, can't we just fix that?
05:29 Man, being an NPC in this world has got to suck.
05:40 Eating the Sasquatch - Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare
05:50 Some games actively try to make you feel bad simply for completing a quest.
05:55 In the Undead Nightmare DLC for Red Dead Redemption, John Marston helps folks put an end to their
05:59 supernatural problems.
06:02 These include zombies, unicorns, and even El Chupacabra.
06:06 However, one NPC tells you about a group of baby-eating Sasquatches, which you must hunt
06:12 down.
06:13 After killing six of them, the final one will tell you that no, actually, they eat berries.
06:23 Turns out they're exceptionally peaceful creatures, and you just murdered his entire family.
06:29 He then asks you to take his life, not wanting to be the last of his species.
06:33 Whether you do it or not, it leaves you feeling much more monstrous than him.
06:43 The Geth - Mass Effect 2
06:52 The Mass Effect series places a lot of importance on the player's decision-making skills, at
06:57 least most of the time.
06:58 So you better be absolutely sure about what you want to do.
07:03 One decision that tortured us concerned the Geth, an AI race that overthrew their creators
07:07 after becoming sentient.
07:09 During Legion's loyalty mission, you learn of a civil war among the species.
07:14 One side has a virus that will essentially brainwash the other so that they can all keep
07:18 warring against organic life.
07:20 Well, we can't have that.
07:28 By the end, your options are to either kill the perpetrators or brainwash them.
07:33 Considering their history, brainwashing doesn't sit right, though murder is a bit extreme
07:38 as they're only fighting for their people.
07:44 Nightcrawler or Jean Grey - Marvel Ultimate Alliance
07:54 Superheroes have to make tough calls at the drop of a hat, and the team behind Marvel
07:58 Ultimate Alliance simulated that by making us choose between two beloved members of the
08:02 X-Men.
08:03 At a certain point, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler are kidnapped and taken into Mephisto's realm.
08:09 With both in cages, you choose who lives and who dies.
08:19 Whoever perishes is brought back under Mephisto's control to fight you, but eventually sacrifices
08:23 themselves so you win.
08:26 Losing either is a major bummer, and they each come with negative effects during the
08:30 ending.
08:31 Saving Nightcrawler reveals Jean would return as Dark Phoenix seeking vengeance, but saving
08:36 Jean leads to Professor X's death and the disbanding of the team.
08:47 Dealing with Ramsay - Game of Thrones - A Telltale Game Series
09:03 Ramsay very quickly became one of the easiest characters to loathe on Game of Thrones.
09:09 In Telltale's video game, things haven't changed at all.
09:13 The plot follows the smaller House Forrester and the role it plays following the famous
09:17 Red Wedding.
09:18 At the end of Episode 1, Ramsay comes knocking on the family's door, and it's the young
09:22 Ethan who answers as the temporary head.
09:25 As is befitting of Ramsay, he'll start playing vicious mind games, even threatening to take
09:30 Ethan's sister as his ward.
09:40 The player can then offer themselves up instead, grab Ethan's sister, tell Ramsay off, or
09:45 do nothing.
09:47 Of course, Ethan's dead no matter what, so it's really just how you want to go out.
09:58 Grace, Love, or Wealth - Fable II - At the end of Fable II, with your journey complete,
10:14 you get the option of three prizes in the form of cards.
10:18 They're all both positive and negative in their own ways.
10:22 One called Sacrifice will revive the untold numbers of citizens who died building the
10:26 spire for the villain, but not your loved ones.
10:30 Another labeled Love resurrects your dog, sister, and spouse if you had one, but no
10:36 one else.
10:37 The third called Wealth gives you a ridiculous amount of money, but resurrects no one.
10:55 The DLC did make this choice a little easier as it lets you magically revive your dog companion,
11:01 but no matter how we look at it, someone's not getting a happy ending.
11:13 Vault 34 - Fallout New Vegas - Fallout New Vegas
11:26 There are plenty of tough morality choices in Fallout, but Vault 34 is one of the bigger
11:31 ones.
11:32 While exploring the wasteland, you learn this vault is leaking radiation into the water
11:36 and killing crops in a nearby town.
11:39 However, you also learn that there are still people trapped inside Vault 34, hoping to
11:44 get out.
11:46 You can disable the reactor to save the crops, but it will doom those trapped inside.
11:55 Or you can reroute power to the trapped citizens, allowing them to escape, but the radiation
12:00 will result in further damage to the growing food and starvation amongst the town folk.
12:05 No matter what you choose, one group of people will be severely screwed over.
12:13 Losing the Twins - Until Dawn - Until Dawn
12:22 Until Dawn hits you with an incredibly tough decision right off the bat.
12:27 Except, little did we know, both choices resulted in the same grisly outcome.
12:32 While partying at her family's lodge, a prank from her so-called friends sends Hannah running
12:36 into the woods, with her twin Beth chasing after her.
12:40 The two eventually tumble off a ledge while pursued by a shadowy figure.
12:44 As Beth, you can choose to drop Hannah to free your other hand, let go together, or
12:49 do nothing.
12:54 Whether you want to be a good sister or not, both of the twins are going to fall into the
12:58 chasm.
12:59 All that's different is how you feel about yourself afterwards.
13:08 Roman or Kate - Grand Theft Auto IV - Grand Theft Auto IV
13:20 This choice hurts a little bit more as you won't be aware you're making it during a first
13:23 playthrough.
13:24 Towards the climax, Nico will be enlisted to help on a drug deal with a Russian mobster
13:29 who betrayed him.
13:30 While Nico's cousin Roman advises him to go along with it peacefully, his love interest
13:35 Kate wants him to choose vengeance.
13:37 The person you side with is then given a death sentence.
13:48 Peace causes the Russian mobster to betray Nico again, sending an assassin to Roman's
13:53 wedding where a stray bullet will kill him.
13:55 Vengeance results in a drive-by shooting at the same wedding where Kate pays for her advice
13:59 with her life.
14:01 Either way, Nico loses someone close to him.
14:09 The Golden Butterfly Case - L.A. Noire
14:20 As you investigate the seedy underbelly of 1940s Los Angeles, you'll come into conflict
14:25 with all manner of twisted criminals.
14:28 The Golden Butterfly Case refers to the murder of a housewife, and your investigation leads
14:33 you to two suspects.
14:35 One is Hugo Mahler, the deceased's abusive husband, while the other is Eli Rooney, a
14:40 suspected child predator.
14:49 Vengeance points to Mahler, but the department desperately wants Rooney behind bars.
14:54 Both are certainly bad people, yet who you decide to put away doesn't actually matter.
14:59 You get a "bad ending" if you go with the husband, but you find out later that neither
15:04 man was responsible, so you end up looking clueless regardless.
15:17 Chloe or Arcadia Bay - Life is Strange
15:30 In Don't Nod's groundbreaking episodic adventure, players have the ability to rewind time, but
15:35 that won't save you from a tremendous lose-lose situation.
15:40 At the beginning of the game, Max has a vision of a tornado destroying her hometown.
15:45 After being sucked into a kidnapping and murder plot, Max realizes that the storm happens
15:50 because she saved her best friend's life.
15:52 Your choice then becomes clear.
16:02 Do you go back in time to let Chloe die, or do you allow the tornado to rip through Arcadia
16:07 Bay, killing untold numbers?
16:10 Magic might tell you to save the town, but Chloe is with you the entire game, forming
16:15 a very strong personal connection.
16:22 The Conduits - Infamous 2
16:34 The original Infamous has you choose between doctors who can stop a plague and the love
16:38 of your life.
16:39 Only for your girlfriend to leave you either way.
16:42 But the consequences from the final choice in Infamous 2 are far worse.
16:47 The entire game has you hunting a powerful conduit known only as the Beast.
16:51 By the end, Cole chooses to either side with him or continue the fight.
17:02 The so-called "good ending" sees you sacrifice yourself to save the larger world, but it
17:06 also kills every Conduit on the planet, including those that didn't know of their powers.
17:12 Of course, if you side with him, you kill your friends and become the new Beast.
17:25 Witch Dictator - Far Cry 4
17:37 When going up against a tyrant, it's best to know as much as you can about who might
17:41 replace them.
17:42 In Far Cry 4, you work to overthrow pagan men with a rebel group named the Golden Path.
17:48 Two of the group's prominent members, Sabal and Amita, argue about how they should progress.
17:53 You can influence them, but you eventually have to choose one as leader, and they're
17:57 both pretty awful outcomes.
18:05 If you side with Sabal, he executes all of Amita's supporters, and turns Karat into a
18:10 patriarchal theocracy where women have little rights.
18:14 Siding with Amita turns the country into a drug state, forcing villagers to work for
18:18 her and turning children into soldiers.
18:21 We have to ask, was pagan men really all that bad?
18:32 Your Final Fate - Spec Ops The Line
18:40 The nature of Spec Ops The Line means you are never going to get a happy ending.
18:44 It follows Captain Martin Walker leading a recon mission in Dubai, only to accidentally
18:49 commit awful war crimes and have his psyche severed from reality.
18:53 By the end, you have a few choices for which bad ending you want.
19:04 You can choose to shoot yourself out of guilt, or call a platoon to take you home, where
19:09 you'll likely live a shell-shocked life.
19:12 You can also choose to fight the platoon, either dying to them or embracing your violent
19:17 tendencies and becoming the unhinged villain Walker was set up to be.
19:21 Either way, it's a fittingly dark ending.
19:31 The Whispering Hillock - The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
19:47 Speaking of dark, the world of The Witcher is pretty bleak.
19:51 In this quest, Geralt comes across a spirit inside an oak tree.
19:55 You can either choose to release it or kill it, but both options will have far-reaching
19:59 consequences across several groups of people.
20:09 If you kill it, the three crones will eat a bunch of missing children from a nearby
20:13 town.
20:14 If you save it, the spirit will save the children, but the town's villagers will be killed.
20:20 However, this also impacts another quest.
20:23 Killing the spirit will cause the Baron's wife, Anna, to go mad while saving it will
20:27 cause the crones to curse her, eventually killing her so that the Baron takes his own
20:32 life in grief.
20:33 Just awful all around.
20:41 Lee's Fate - The Walking Dead Season 1
20:54 It's been over a decade, yet we all still bear the emotional scars of Lee's fate in
20:59 Telltale's The Walking Dead.
21:01 After he's bitten while looking for Clementine, you can choose to chop his arm off to try
21:05 and stop the infection.
21:07 It won't matter though, Lee's as good as dead.
21:10 After the pair are reunited, you're then forced to choose between telling Clementine to shoot
21:15 Lee or let him turn.
21:22 Both are obviously terrible choices.
21:25 You either spare Lee the prospect of becoming a monster, or you force a child to murder
21:30 someone she deeply cares for.
21:32 No matter what you choose, Lee's fate is undeniably tragic.
21:44 Which of these decisions stressed you out the most?
21:47 Is there one we left off?
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