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What are some games that "spin" failure states? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by bermuda@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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What I mean by this, is instead of when you fail and are met with a game over, the game finds some way to keep it going. Instead of being forced to reset to a previous save or an autosave checkpoint, the game's story continues in an interesting path. Are there any games like this?

Asking because in IRL TTRPG's, a lot of DM's will find reasons to keep the story going, no matter how ludicrous because I mean.. that's why you're there. Do games do this? What are some that do?

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[–] espiritu_p@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I made some heavy mistakes in Act 1 of Baldurs Gate 3 and the game is still continuing, now with fewer options for characters that I can include in my party, because one died permanently, one left and one even refused to join.

If that's want you meant?

[–] Pfnic@feddit.ch 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Did you raid the grove?

Also I think what they meant is, that on a total-party-kill instead of having to reload a save, the game continues with a path to resurrection sub-plot or something like that.

[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Odd, I got TPK'd in a regular combat encounter and it just prompted me to reload a save.

[–] Pfnic@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I might have confused you there. I was giving an example for a sub-plot that, afaik doesn't exist in BG3. Having to reload is probably not what OP was looking for

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