I just hope the "new checkpoint system" doesn't mean regenerating health. Please id, just let us keep this one franchise uncontaminated. Health packs ftw.
@Gelugon_baat I'm not a huge fan of them myself, and I HATE backtracking through 3/4 of a level just to grab a health pack (Doom, anyone?). I don't think they are the answer, just the lesser of two evils if you will. I'm hoping some new system will come along and replace both methods very soon.
Totally agree, regenerating health is ruining FPSs. Sure there are a few games where is makes some sense, and this usually involves some sort of futuristic "shielding" suit such as in Halo (Half Life would also qualify). I know hat finding a few health packs and completely negating a body full of bullets is probably just as unrealistic, but at least it adds another level of strategy (ex: there's only so much health to find in a level, so you must carefully ration it accordingly). I'd love to see a new game come up with a better way to deal with damage and healing. Let's face it, a truly life-like game where one bullet completely incapacitates you just would not be very fun to play...
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