10 Games That Prove ‘What Kills Us Makes Us Stronger’

Another one of those block rockin' beats: a list. A mad weekend list, don't overthink it. Here's it is in all its glory: What kills us makes us stronger.

Never has a gamer wielded as much power as the Power Glove for the NES (God bless you, Fred Savage) than being responsible for the safety of their game character(s).

Like a twisted pied piper, we lead them to their demise through a lack of understanding on how to reach that elusive ledge, testing the distance between the floor and the bosses’ oversized axe, or for pure comical value as that big splat of flesh and bones is funny.

But more often than not, it’s because we sacrifice them due to our incompetence. Admit it. Sometimes they’ll suffer through our ignorance, other times in spite. In this list, we look at the games where offing the protagonist(s) isn’t the end, but a learning experience, and in some ways, makes us stronger. Pfft! That’s one way of interpreting it.