>>55745801Yeah, definitely good on the meta end, it is great symbolism for how a player character in a video game drives events on a terrifying scale. On the other hand, the PC can be responsible for the restoration of New Vegas and the Mojave, and resolution of conflicts that would inevitably happen even without the courier in this case. What separates you from Ulysses is that when you are in control, you have the options to make choices that make things better in the long run even if destruction has to follow first. You can’t make an omelette without cracking some eggs, and sometimes bad eggs have to go for a good omelette to be made.
If you haven’t already played them, many Yoko Taro games explore the meta of player morality and actions and consequence, as well as morale scales in general. Drakengard unironically has a pedophilic character be the least morally dubious of a group of “heroes”, and the big twist with Nier: Gestalt/Replicant highlights how easy it is for someone to believe they’re a hero in their story despite nothing but good intentions in reality.
