PSA: Petting the hell dog Charlie in Midnight Suns actually affects gameplay! The fate of Earth might depend on it? Let us explain.
Charlie, like the player's own character, has a dark side in Midnight Suns, but semi-evil dogs deserve pets too.Petting the dog in a video game is a calcified meme at this point. It's not out of the ordinary for studios to dedicate hours of valuable development resources to creating bespoke dog-petting animations as an attempt at wholesome viral marketing. even has unique petting animations depending on dog size.
But in the case of Midnight Suns, Firaxis' tactical superhero RPG that released last Friday, petting the dog isn't just a sensible moral decision. This is the first time where the fate of humanity could potentially rest on whether or not you call a puppy a good girl enough times. Charlie is a dog from hell, which might make you think they're a bad dog, but they are, in fact, a good dog that deserves constant praise. Humanity is threatened by Lilith, a powerful sorceress Petting Charlie also raises your friendship XP with the dog, who becomes a playable character on some special, non-optional missions in your fight against Lilith.
But the implications are even greater: there is also a cat. Ebony is harder to find within Midnight Suns' sprawling grounds , but the bonuses I've received were substantial. One time, petting Ebony insta-healed my injured heroes. And last night when I pet the cat, itNever before has a head scritch been so cosmically consequential.Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer in 2008.
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