Thursday 15 February, 2018

I continued onto the main story for my last play through. This time Talion encountered a captured uruk named Ratbag who offers to give information regarding the black captains if he is freed. Talion frees Ratbag, who then becomes a mole for him after Goroth is killed during the uruk ambush. After this mission, the next one I did involved having to prevent Ratbag’s execution. The game only gives you 4 minutes to save Ratbag and take down the enemy uruks. At the end of this quest Ratbag’s hierarchy standing increases after Brogg the Twin is killed.
I thought Ratbag’s storyline and quests were an interesting way of tying in the nemesis system with the game’s main plot.
The game also brings up some interesting morality questions. The use of spies and interrogation are prevalent in real life war and political scenes, though these tactics are often seen with distain by the general public. However, the game doesn’t seem to treat these decisions with as much emotion as it could potentially have.

Good job! The question regarding spies and interrogation is interesting and unique. I wonder how Kant might look at this behavior from a moral or categorical imperative lens. It's certainly a tricky topic to justify, but one worth investigating maybe.