7 Video Games You MUST Play On Evil Mode

6. Vampyr

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Dontnod Entertainment

Now, this example is less me talking about the pleasures of being an absolute prick, or of a supreme slice of savagery offered up by an Evil Mode, and instead is a full recommendation of an evil playthrough of the incredibly flawed Vampyr because, simply put, playing any other way is basically like trying to complete the title on Hard Mode.

To better explain we need to take a look at what the game considers "Evil" and how it punishes/rewards these actions. Now in the most base terms, the game considers killing the mindless idiots that make up the games NPC's as being something only a heinous little goblin would do.

However, because the game then offers you a pretty significant XP boost for doing so, and then backs it up by... er... not punishing you in the slightest, it would appear that ignoring the opportunity to suck up all this free XP is to your own detriment.

The game should be hitting you with a one-two punch of risk and reward at the very least, but this is like a soft caress on the cheeks and then a pat on the back as you walk away confused at why you're now holding a blank cheque from the devs which reads "Daddy's got you covered" on the back.

So yeah, you know when people mention stuff about "Evil never paying?" well you can hold this up as an example (alongside a picture of most large corporations and politicians) and say "you were saying?".

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