Defenseless
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The protagonist lacks any direct method to protect themselves, mainly the lack of any capability to fight off anything that attacks them. This forces player to run away or otherwise evade enemies rather than fight them.
Notable people involved: philhassey, Arnt Jensen, Ellen McLain, Dino Patti and trick
SNES 1995-09-14
PS4 2017-04-11
WIN 2015-09-22
X360 2008-10-22
PS2 2002-12-12
WIN 2007-10
PS3 2011-07-19
X360 2010-07-21
WIN 2006-03-27
PS1 1997-07-17
PS3 2013-09-03
MAC 1993
Related:
* Unarmed fighting - if your fists are enough to defend yourself and beat your opponents, you aren't defenseless.
* Overpowered
* Environmental combat
* No combat
* Unarmed fighting - if your fists are enough to defend yourself and beat your opponents, you aren't defenseless.
* Overpowered
* Environmental combat
* No combat
Generally means the player must run away or otherwise evade any enemies they may encounter rather than beating them into a pulp.
Combining with any of the weapon or other offensive method tags should signify this is not absolute state.
Combining with any of the weapon or other offensive method tags should signify this is not absolute state.
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The first Defenseless video game was released on January 1979.
Frictional Games, Playdead, Valve and Superflat Games published most of these games.