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Which games are the worst offenders for letting you upgrade a character/inventory only to lose it all part way through the game. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by TapTapTapTapTapTaps@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone

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I am playing Horizon Zero Dawn and haven’t gotten to the first main event, but it gives me this feeling like if I upgrade all my equipment now it might be for nothing. I know that is not the case, I looked it up, but what are some games that are the worst offenders? One I can think of is Aerith in the original FF7.

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[–] DotsHealster@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Purely out of interest because I haven't played HZD in a while, but what gave you the impression that you would lose upgrades/progress? Really want to emphasize that this is a genuine question and not shade in any way! 😃

[–] TapTapTapTapTapTaps@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The early story they have you in basically a field, about to go to a huge event called the proving. There is this aura like the guy your with isn’t going to come and you’d be on your own (or maybe grow up a second time) and just have me this feeling like “it’s about to start over.”

[–] DragonCelica@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm playing HZD yet again and just finished the proving. You definitely don't lose your gear. Even if you're separated from it, it's extremely brief before you grab it again.

Random helpful tip: each vendor has a free reward box you can buy. There is no limit to how many you can carry (I've had 15+ pages of them). Later on it's a good place to leave emergency resources since it doesn't take up inventory space. I leave the ridgewood and wire in them in case I run out at a bad time.

I really hope you enjoy the game. It's probably my favorite from the last 10 years. It can be a slow burn for some people, but the story revelations hit hard. You also feel like a badass when you master the combat.

[–] roses_and_daisies@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lol, that doesn’t happen at all. I mean you do go off on your own, but you don’t lose your gear. You’re still in the tutorial area.

I wouldn’t spend too much time upgrading green/common gear and do recommend trying to get the purple/rare over the blue/uncommon. Even then, with different weapons, it mattered more about which types of bows I preferred and worked best on which machines (I.e. don’t use fire against fire machines). Slight spoiler: there are times you might not have access to everything due to a quest or cutscene, but you get all your stuff super quick.

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