Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
On my end, I don't particularly care if a character or faction does 'bad' things. I just loathe it when there's no consistency. If something is portrayed as being unforgivable when the antagonists do it, then it shouldn't be excused when the protagonists do the very same thing. Mysteriously there's always an excuse as to why exceptions have to be made which just leads me to not give a damn about all the preachy sophistry.

The fact that not a single character directly calls out Venat is proof enough that it's not worth paying attention to whatever the game tries to pass off as 'morality' because the moment a 'fan favourite' does a terrible thing it'll be excused.

Though I don't look to video games to reinforce my moral compass in the first place. I just want a cool story that makes sense and doesn't require me to be expected to go 'oOh MoMmY' and turn off my brain.
Idk about you but EW never made me go "oooh mommy". I hold my own opinions about Venat. I don't like all of what she did but I can 100% understand it. I don't need others to call her out on it.

Hell they don't even really call Hermes evil, just misguided. Really liked that you get to tell him we can search for the answer in another life iirc. That to me proves he wasn't suppose to just be this big evil guy painted to be wrong doing. But ofc everyone's interpretation will be different. Killing to get a high (Zenos), killing to restore (Hades) and ending lives to preserve (yes because per my understanding she didn't kill anyone/Venat) are all very different. The what is bad in all 3, it's the why that matters the most and how said person goes about it. Say what you will but it's clear Venat was in deep turmoil about what she did (as was Hermes in truth). I can't say the same for Hades or Zenos. I'm not the biggest Venat fan but I can at least respect the fact she took full responsibility and paid for it with her life.

Call me odd but I think it's cool so many different opinions sparked up from this