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DarkKirby2500 posted...

I can think of some instances in Skyrim where you get collectible item for making a morally bad choice, but there is no real punishment for making the morally good one.

I always thought the concept of rewarding players for making morally good choices in games was silly, as most people don't need motivation to make the morally good choice in a game anyway, and there should be temptation to make the morally bad choice for the choice to at all be interesting.

There are countless games where the baked in reward for the moral wrong is that it's the far easier path. I think even in Skyrim you can just kill NPCs for rare items instead of chasing down a long quest. The reward for being evil is saving a lot of time and effort.

And keep in mind that evil is far more heavily rewarded than good in those games. Thievery will generally net you a lot of items that would be a pain to get otherwise. And, honestly, you resort to break-ins and burglary pretty easy in those games.
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