Each and every one of your 200+ soldiers is individually named, with their ranks and kills, and any soldier surviving a mission will be promoted those who don't survive are recalled by name at the end of each level, and possibly added to the honours board. Cannon Fodder is particularly mean with this.A Boy and His Blob for the Wii features a Hug button just for this purpose.
You dont have to do the vast majority of them, but it makes the game much easier. In Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, being a kind, helpful person is actually a game mechanic, as a large number of your powerups come from completing sidequests for NPCs.And while you don't have to stop what you're doing and save them, it's very satisfying to dive in, kick their tormentors to the curb, and hear them thank you like only someone trapped in a war zone can. You'll hear them long before you see them, screaming and pleading for help as they're assaulted by criminals. Among the inmates of Batman: Arkham City are any number of innocent political prisoners.This is made somewhat worse, however, when you return to the same areas and find the bodies of those same guards.You even get an achievement on one level for saving all the guards and an escaped prisoner. You can't save most of the guards slaughtered by the Joker and his goons in Batman: Arkham Asylum, but everyone you do save thanks you profusely, and the other surviving guards express their gratitude for you just being there.From assisting Myriam in hunting a rare animal at the risk of your own life, to delivering a farming couple's baby, to assisting Norris win Myriam's affections, to rushing to defend the newest resident from her abusive husband, you will grow to love and care for these residents as if they were one of your own friendly neighbours you'd chat with over the fence. Assassin's Creed III has Connor interacting with members of the Homestead in various ways.As you progress through the game, the background chatter of Non Player Characters will include statements like "things are really getting better" and "there will be a special throne in Hell for Cesare Borgia when this is all over.".Also, destroying the Borgia oppression leads to the revitalization of Rome, and eventually The Renaissance. You can outfit them with kit and send them out on missions.
This includes defending his sister's honor against a philandering boyfriend, doing favors for his sick little brother and his mother, and in general getting across the message that the Auditore are a very close and caring family. Assassin's Creed II uses this to build up the Player Punch, by having you spend the first hour interacting with Ezio's family.The cute dog is killed! You are direly saddened about the death of the cute dog. Failure to achieve this may lead to apathy and even cruelty towards the Sidekick Creature Nuisance with the dumb AI. Games designers might choose to do this to inspire loyalty, discourage Zerg Rush strategies, and get the player emotionally invested in the game, and generally to make gameplay less cerebral and more visceral. Don't underestimate human sentimentality even if the character is "just" a Companion Cube, their death will often inspire a Player Punch reaction which only gets more intense if the units or Non Player Characters were thanking you on doing a good job. In short, the game presents characters in such a way that you actually try to save the little buggers rather than do the sensible thing and use your Mook Maker or Clown-Car Grave to replace them like the Red Shirt Army that they are. Chavez because his Final Speech is just too heartbreaking to bear, or Mecha Mook #27 who bravely got the Plot Coupon when all his unit died. Not all games inspire base cruelty in players some games make you feel like a Mama Bear or Papa Wolf to the little AI bots in your virtual world.
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