Quests where the game interprets the result differently than you expected

[StaceyPowers]

What are some quests in games where you were confused and surprised by how the game interpreted your actions/result?

For example, in The Outer Worlds, I tried to do a solution for the Edgewater quest in the beginning that seemed optimal, and that would result in the faction I wanted to have power winning. But the game interpreted my solution differently and actually scolded me afterwards for dashing the dreams of that faction.

 

[m76]

I've had similar results in outer worlds, I Think they deliberately made it that way to be more ambiguous with no clear good side.

I somehow felt however that this made me cynical for the rest of the game with not caring about any other outcomes.

[Boblee]

4 hours ago, m76 said:

I've had similar results in outer worlds, I Think they deliberately made it that way to be more ambiguous with no clear good side.

I somehow felt however that this made me cynical for the rest of the game with not caring about any other outcomes.

Whenever I get to realize that my decision making in games doesn't have much impact on the results, it's definitely going to screw up with my care in what I do in the future in the game. 

[Kane99]

I am reminded of games like hitman. Because in Hitman there is a correct way to beat the mission,  but you can go any route you want. Guns blazing, stealthy, stealthy but taking out everyone. Finding odd and different t ways to take out your targets. Etc.

[m76]

In Dishonored II the game keeps constantly reminding you that if you kill too many the ending will be dark and cynical. But I didn't think the actual ending I got was bad.

[Boblee]

18 hours ago, Kane99 said:

I am reminded of games like hitman. Because in Hitman there is a correct way to beat the mission,  but you can go any route you want. Guns blazing, stealthy, stealthy but taking out everyone. Finding odd and different t ways to take out your targets. Etc.

I do enjoy playing a stealth game in a stealthy way because it's the best way to get the best out of the game in my opinion. 

[Scorpion]

In "Mass Effect," *[specific quest]* left me stunned.. it twisted my choices in unexpected ways. The moral implications were truly mind-bending!

[killamch89]

I’ve had similar moments in games like Mass Effect or Fallout: New Vegas, where I thought I was choosing the ‘right’ option, but the game’s interpretation was wildly different.