Poll: One life, no continues.

[Irony's Acolyte]

Nuzlocke runs in Pokemon are the closest I've ever gotten. Mind you I have yet to complete any of them, but I have attempted. Note that I haven't completed them because I'm still progressing through the game, not because I got beaten part way through.

I'm thinking about starting another one and posting my progress here on the Escapist (shameless hypothetical plug!).

 

[Always_Remain]

It's not that I'm opposed to the idea but usually I don't do this. I'm a wimp and like my redos. Actually, I'm pretty sure I've done this on Portal in one sitting. (unintentionally) LOL TOTALLY DID IT IN SHADOW OF DESTINY TOO. YEP. EIKE DIDN'T DIE ONE SINGLE TIME EVER.

 

[HentMas]

i sometimes play that way in minecraft

if i die, i delete the world

yeah...

 

[Manji187]

I haven't played a game in "Iron Man mode" but I have done speedruns. Resident Evil Remake (Gamecube) in under 3 hours (2:48) to get the infinite rocketlauncher....without saving. A speedrun like this forces you not to die as you have no save file.

EDIT: Plus in "those ol' days" there were no checkpoints. Now plenty of games have checkpoints every 100 meters or so.

 

[Johnny Impact]

Closest I've come to that is EVE. Lose your ship and it's GONE, baby. Doesn't matter how long it took you to buy it. Likewise with implants. Get podded and it can feel like starting over.

 

[conmag9]

Tried in Bioshock 1 once. Did decently. Can't recall where I screwed up, but it took long enough to not be an embarrassment.

 

[zehydra]

Yes, it's the only way I play the megaman games now.

 

[Mydnyght]

(*nervous chuckle*) Uh, does Mega Man 3 count? Does Sonic the Hedgehog 1 count?

What? I once managed to beat those games without dying. Took me a shitload of tries to accomplish, but I did eventually succeed.

 

[snagli]

i did, with minecraft. it is annoying as hell to die, because you have to rebuild. EVERYTHING.

i did pretty well so far, though

 

[LightningBanks]

Recently I made a new account on my PS3 called Only Live Once. In case the name doesn't give it away, on this account there is a self imposed Iron Man mode: You only get one try. If you fuck up, the game is over. One life per game, two if there's multi-player. I have to admit, while it has yet to end well, it sure ads a lot of tension to things, and it makes you really weigh your decisions.

Spoiler: My experience up to now

So far no one's managed to survive all the way to the end of their tale. Jackie Estacado was blown to bits by a helicopter while pursuing corrupt cop Edward Shrote, John Marston shot down while fighting cattle rustlers, Preston Marlowe MIA somewhere in the jungle, a random Recon killed on his second mission (had 4 confirmed kills before he bit the dust,) a WW2 soldier fighting at Iwo Jima bombed by a plane, and a man run over by a truck while working as a freelance merc in Africa. And I just made this account yesterday. The only one I've started and haven't died in is Fallout: New Vegas, but I can't bring myself to play more of it, it's just too boring.

What about you? Have you tried any games in "Iron Man" mode? If not, do you intend to?

Also, what games seem like the best candidates for this play style?

Ive done variations, Including not allowing myself to buy anything On counterstrike source, only able to pick up weapons from other players. My teams grateful if I play well doing this, as I just chuck weapons on the floor that I buy with money I cant use on myself.

Though If I did do iron man, id be careful to choose what games. Some games have those wtf insta death moments ><