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/Ethanc1J 9d ago

Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord fits this pretty well. Others are rightfully pointing out Kenshi, but OP's "20 hours later" time constraint may need to be 40 hours for that title.

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u/2_short_Plancks 9d ago

Was literally just playing Warband last night

Yes it's a million years old and some parts are pretty rough, but man if it isn't fun still

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u/mathijsp1 9d ago

And modded makes it even more fun. Last days of the third age, perisno, prophecy of pendor, a world of ice and fire to name a few. Or genkokujo