MRY
Wormwood Studios
Well, the main arc of Primordia is the question whether Horatio can overcome his programming to become a more moral being, and the answer (unless you pick the kill 'em all ending) is yes.
Former jobs put me in the position of justifying very severe criminal punishments. I am pretty much convinced that (1) most monsters are made that way by monstrous things happening to them; (2) many people have monstrous things happen to them but do not become monsters; (3) monsters aren't less awful because they were made monstrous by others -- one hopes there will be some salvation for them in one way or another, and you cannot help but weep for the past incarnation of that person who suffered so awfully, but you can't ignore their present wrongdoing or the whole world will go to hell. "You can't help it, it's the way you are" is always a terrible message to give someone, even if it is sometimes true. "It's not his fault so we can't punish him" is a terrible thing to tell yourself.
Former jobs put me in the position of justifying very severe criminal punishments. I am pretty much convinced that (1) most monsters are made that way by monstrous things happening to them; (2) many people have monstrous things happen to them but do not become monsters; (3) monsters aren't less awful because they were made monstrous by others -- one hopes there will be some salvation for them in one way or another, and you cannot help but weep for the past incarnation of that person who suffered so awfully, but you can't ignore their present wrongdoing or the whole world will go to hell. "You can't help it, it's the way you are" is always a terrible message to give someone, even if it is sometimes true. "It's not his fault so we can't punish him" is a terrible thing to tell yourself.