Morality systems in games tend to be hit or miss, as they often fall onto the extremes ofrailroading players down a specific course of actionsor barely end up mattering at all. Thankfully,Biomutant’s aura system falls somewhere in between, as the decisions players make between light and dark will affect gameplay in certain ways, but it is forgiving enough that it is never irrevocable. Here’s everything that players will need to know when choosing whether they want to play a light blue aura character or go for the more sinister dark red aura instead.
For starters, the game itself makes a point to explain that dark red isn’t necessarily evil, just more on the selfish side of things. Likewise, a light blue aura doesn’t always indicate the good choice, but rather being helpful to others around the player. It’s important to keep this in mind ifBiomutantplayers are aiming for a specific aura during their playthrough.
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The most important things to note are thatlight and dark auras do not affect the endingor any major story points, so players worried about messing up the story orgetting a bad endingcan put those fears to rest. If players shift too far to either side, there will be certain NPCs that may refuse to talk to them or make comments about their morality, but this rarely locks players out of any side quests. In this aspect, players should feel free to play the game however they please.
In terms of gameplay, the main way that a player’s aura affects things is through Psi Points. These are primarily unlocked by finding Psi Shrines, at which point they willaward the player with Psi Pointsbased on their aura. There are a few abilities that can only be unlocked with either light or dark Psi Points, but even these aren’t missable. Players that have been playing a light blue aura character that really want a dark red aura Psi ability can get it by shifting their morality over to dark. This won’t cause them to lose any light abilities and the player could even go back to light when they get the dark ability.
Thanks to this fluidity,players truly are free to choose whatever they wantwhen it comes to light or dark side choices. For those wanting to aim for a specific side, many players seem to think that the left dialogue option indicates a dark choice and the right dialogue option indicates a light choice, but this isn’t always the case.
Biomutantis available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.
