Did you ever play Mafia? You turned from an usual taxi-driver into a really bad guy. And you can "win" all your levels but the player dies in the final cut-scene. You were evil, you know, and this was the paycheck

In some RPG's you had to melt your evil and your good side to end the game and this resulted in death as well.

I think this approach is not new at all. But to be honest: There are so much people around the world and there have been. All stories are told. We can only alter them and put them into a new location. That is nothing new but still can create amazing stuff.

It doesn't matter for me to be a good or bad character in game. Both parts are interesting (if you can chose between them during the game I will always play twice) if of'course game is good enought
More importand and interessting for me is not to "save the world" (again) but to care of myself like GTA, Mafia, TR... etc
But if you are the good guy and bad gay will win... it means you'll lost... so you making this about 50 times in game when you are die and have to load saved game so don't do it... just die, turn off computer and bad guy will win

Ever played "Star Wars Republic Commando"?
In the end you find out that you were on the bad side...
But the end is anyway kind of sad.

@derOmega:
I didn't had the feeling to have been on the "bad side" in "Star Wars Republic Commando" but may I just don't remember?
Well I still remember that you had to leave one Commando member behind.
But you saved the Wookies (for example).
Or did I miss something?

playing shooters, you are forced to use brutal violence to achieve your goals. aren't you always a bad guy then?
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play chronicles of riddick

Good point Broozar. Good versus bad is really about perspective and goals. Anyone that doesn't match mine is on the "other" side...

Mark

fighting violence with violence does not make you look different from you enemies. if violence isn't bad, what else is? i agree there are certain shades of displaying it on the screen.