>Game starts out with main character having all powers/abilities maxed out
>Something happens and you loose them all.
>Game makes you grind side missions and progress through the story to get them back
Who's the biggest offender?
>>321636352
Why is this a bad thing?
Was Metroid the first ever example of this?
>>321636352
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
>>321636352
I can't remember, did Darksiders do this?
Prototype comes to mind
>>321636352
Fuck, I know I've played a few games that do this but for the life of me cant remember them.
pretty sure the ps2 era had a bunch
The term you're looking for is "abilitease".
>>321636693
Yes
Also first assasin
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on PS2
But it was good in that. You receive your original car back but then your surpass it.
>>321636693
You start with powers and you lose them, but you get them back during the story. No side missions.
Shadow Hearts 2: Convenant
>>321636560
Metroid didn't do it before Prime.
>>321636749
Prototype, Darksiders, God of War
>>321636893
Well in Fusion you lose all your power-ups but you never get to play with before.
>>321636352
At least that one can be injected into the story.
The more lazy version is when you start the game later in the timeline, and the whole gameplay is a big flashback to the times you didn't have all your powers.
>>321636965
Wasn't Fusion and Prime 1 released at the same time?
Regardless, yes, since you don't get to play with your powerful self at the beginning, it doesn't really count.
>>321636352
Makai Kingdom
>>321636352
God of War
>>321636352
>Game starts in a scene from the end of the story
>No particular upgrades or skills
>Newb your way through the stage
>Time line jumps back to the beginning
>Progress through story
>Reach the scene from the first stage
>Same enemies, same everything
>You, the player, is the only difference
>Pro your way through the stage
>>321637245
The Hobbit?
>>321636893
This shit was the worst in Prime because it sucked the sense of discovery right out of the game.
>>321636837
This that car was shit once you got it
>>321637235
Every fucking god of War game did this
>>321636703
You don't have all the abilities at the start. You end up surpassing that later in the game which is neat.
EVERY SINGLE FUCKIN MAPLESTORY CHARACTER
>>321637037
fucking sly cooper
