In many ways the setting shares similarities with Oblivion’s much loved DLC: The Shivering Isles. Trying to play as a “good” character in Tyranny will see you facing challenges: some of your party will question you and your former colleagues may begin to distrust and attack you. The game allows you to play the stereotypical bloodthirsty psychopath so many villains are shown to be in other games, but the game also rewards you for being a stoic judge, unmoved by slaughter or kindness. More than good versus evil, Tyranny’s focus is on order versus chaos. There is no default Fatebinder and while you can often choose to sit on the fence that in itself is taken as weakness by those around you. These aren’t binary decisions and they often become decisions within decisions – it’s refreshing to see a game shy away from the ‘good’ or ‘bad’ path and allow you to opt for shades of grey within a setting that doesn’t judge you based on a main story arc. The game begins with an optional conquest map, a well animated choose-your-own-adventure introduction which sets the tone for how characters in the game will perceive you. Winning brings with it all the problems conquerors encountered in ages past: what do you do with the people you beat? How do you ensure their obedience? If you kill and raze everything what will be left to govern? Winning isn’t simple or easy. You can throw your authority in the face of those who serve you and take whatever you like from them for personal gain but those decisions will inevitably come back to haunt you. You play as a Fatebinder which gives your character authority to override decisions by other characters within Overlord Kyros’ army, the decisions you make are reminiscent of those a Roman governor may have faced. Photograph: Paradox InteractiveĬhoice is a major factor in Tyranny your decisions affect what happens to you immediately and the challenges your party faces in the future. You exist to snuff out the last resistance to a tyrant but that doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person.
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