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The debate over death counts in videogames

Original: # Videogames should have infinite lives, but... they keep track of how many times you died/failed, and the "goal" is to

A gaming discussion is questioning why videogames offer infinite lives yet still track deaths and failures, nudging players toward finishing games with as few fail-states as possible. The point resonates with players who feel the invisible scoring undermines the forgiving design of modern games, turning a relaxed experience into an unspoken performance test.

Why now: Players are debating how hidden failure metrics pressure them even in games designed to be forgiving

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• # Videogames should have infinite lives, but... they keep track of how many times you died/failed, and the "goal" is to complete the games with the least number of fail-states. · howtophil · 2

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