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== [[Action RPG]] ==
* The first thing you do in ''[[Nox]]'' is pick your [[Character Class]], which also decides which one of three largely different storylines the game will follow.
* Played with and [[Lampshaded]] in [[Super Paper Mario]]. Your first choice of the game is whether you will accept the challenge of saving the world. If you say no three times, you don't save the world and automatically get a Game Over.
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== [[Eastern RPG]] ==
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and [[Kingdom Hearts II|its sequel]] ask the player to choose which skills to emphasize and de-emphasize (strength, magic or defense) and how quickly they level up at the start of the game. Woe to the player who might unknowingly choose to level up slowly at the start.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy X
* In the ''[[Pokémon]]'' series, your choice of starter Pokémon determines your rival's starter as well: if you choose the Grass-Type starter, he'll choose the Fire-Type; the Fire-Type starter, the Water-Type; and the Water-Type starter, the Grass-Type (i.e. whichever you choose, he gets the one that's strong against it). Yellow is an exception: there, your starter is always the Electric-Type Pikachu, and your rival's Eevee will evolve into Vaporeon (weak against Electric), Flareon (neutral against Electric), or Jolteon (strong against Electric) depending on how often you lose to him. Your rival's starter (or his starter's final form) will also determine his final team.
** Also, in the ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' remakes, your choice of starter determines which of the Legendary Beasts from Generation 2 will roam the Kanto region: choosing Charmander will cause Suicune to appear, choosing Bulbasaur will cause Entei to appear, and choosing Squirtle will cause Raikou to appear.
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== [[Western RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'' has its eponymous Origin stories: class/race-specific pseudo-tutorial misssions, the consequences of which come up again and again throughout the rest of the story.
* In ''[[Sid Meier's Pirates!]]'', your choice of nationality and era determines your starting ship, crew, and home port. The era chosen also determines the balance of power among the four nations on the game map. You are also given a choice of one of four different skills, each of which make a different aspect of the game easier to manage.
* An early quest in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' gives you the choice of blowing up the city of Megaton by setting off its namesake bomb or working to disarm it permanently. Setting off the bomb is a good [[Start of Darkness]] for an evil character, as it "rewards" you with a serious hit to your [[Karma Meter]].
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