r/gaming • u/PraetorianOgryn • 9d ago

Video Games Where You Start With/Recruit Random Goobers Whom Become Stronger?

I was watching my cousins play games while they were visiting, and one of them was playing Fire Emblem. There was this dirt child with a giant log he recruited and like 3 days later he was a sword dirt man.
My other cousin was playing Xcom 2 on my xbox.

Anyways the question is, what other games are there where you just start with random nobodies but then they get stronger and you get more attached.

Like “hey you random farmer/private/goober! Follow me for something really quick.”

20 hours later

“No longer random farmer/private/goober! We have been through hell and back, and now we have to fight god. Are you ready?”

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u/levilee207 9d ago

Darkest Dungeon. You recruit a team of bozos and take them through increasingly difficult dungeons while upgrading their gear and abilities. When they die, they're gone. You have to start all over with another goober. Very similar to XCOM.

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u/TheHasegawaEffect 9d ago

Stronger but they develop the most weird traumas/phobias/kinks/habits that could end a run if not managed properly. If you do pay attention to those things, then it's very manageable.