10 Modern Trends That Make Gaming Too Easy

8. ReGenerating Health

Regene You knew this would be here. You knew it pretty damn well. What is often coined as the main reason modern games have become too easy is ever-present on such lists. Why, though? While I appreciate it in some games and cases (for example, after a battle's end in Final Fantasy XIV), it is often the reason a game is too easy. Gone are the days you would watch your every step because you're left with 10HP, searching for a medpack. Now is the era of regenerating health, even after you received a hundred bullets in your skull. "I'm being shot at with rocket launchers, let me hide behind a crate to regenerate my health!" is a commonplace scenario for a lot of nowadays' games, and gamers know well enough not really appreciate games offering this "upgrade". Example: Halo: Combat Evolved
 
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Raised under the gentle light of TV screens and PC monitors, I came to be a reverse-vampire; not afraid of that light, but needing it in big doses daily. Gamer by design, game collector, independent game developer, Senior editor at Games Thirst. I love to write about games as much as I love to play them. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need help with any game! Chances are, I'll have played it, own it, or finished it. I never let go of my games, good or bad, and they've piled up to be over 600 (rare editions included). On the less interesting department: metalhead, Brand New fan, some basketball here and there, Watchmen/V for Vendetta/Batman hold a special place in my heart. Follow me on Twitter @CrashOkami, or mail me at christos@gamesthirst.com for anything you want, even article ideas!