"It's particularly harsh when your game features permadeath tied to party members permanently perishing in battle. Goodbye, Rich! So long, Miranda! We hardly knew ye, Steve! Your carefully crafted custom crew is unceremoniously slain like that bit in Game of Thrones where several people are locked in a vault with dragons. But you'll remember them, and you'll curse the enemy who cruelly took them from you. Well, either that or you'll reload an old save in a desperate act of defiance."
"Now for something a little more mainstream that comes with a dedicated hardcore mode. Doom Eternal marks the peak of id Software's ultra-violent reboot of the 90s FPS game. As the legend of the Doom Slayer resonates across the universe, the forces of Hell unleash a full-on invasion of Earth, corrupting its citizens and spreading its influence at an alarming rate. Desperate, humanity calls upon the Slayer to rid the planet of this demonic presence."
Most games use checkpoints or ample revival options after death. A subset of games implements permadeath, causing character or party member losses to be permanent and often emotionally impactful. Permadeath appears across genres, including roguelikes that end runs immediately and more mainstream titles that offer permadeath modes or DLC for added challenge. The mechanic can make player-crafted crews vanish irrevocably, prompting players to curse enemies or reload saves in defiance. Doom Eternal serves as a mainstream example with a dedicated hardcore mode, while related titles experiment with different permadeath approaches tied to combat style and systems.
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