Good men mean well. We just don't always end up doing well.
— Isaac Clarke · Dead Space 3 (2013)
Behind the line
Spoilers for Dead Space 3
What it means
Our interpretation.
Isaac separates a person's intentions from the results of their actions. The admission offers no easy excuse: wanting to help does not guarantee that help follows. It makes moral judgement depend on what actually happens as well as on what someone hoped to achieve.
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- GamesRadar+Quotation list entry for Dead Space 3: Isaac Clarke. Wording and credit; original game edition retained separately in context.Reference checked
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