Summary
Everyone plays video games for different reasons. Some people play farming sims or MMOs tochill and relax, while others play shooters to take part in some action. Some players, however, play video games to feel powerful, and what better way than with games that allow them to utilize extra strong armor and weapons or straight-up superpowers?
Whether players want to feel powerful for a good cause or just to cause some fun chaos, there’s a game out there for everyone whatever they’re craving. From classic to newer entries, games that make players feel powerful are the perfect way to have some fun!
Gears of Waris a fantastic franchise where players assume control of Marcus Fenix, anabsolute hunk of a manwho has clearly lifted a few weights in his lifetime. Marcus fights for the human military on a planet called Sera against reptilian aliens who go by the Locust Horde, and later installments feature their mutated counterparts, the Lambent. All entries in the franchise are pretty great, but it’s the original trilogy that creates the best feeling of realistic power.
While fans play as Marcus, gamers wipe out hordes of the Locust and shoot their way through them like it’s nothing. Due to Marcus' physical strength, it’s genuinely impossible not to feel powerful while controlling the man. TheGears of Warseries has some fantastic world-building, but it’s the deadly war between the two races that is always at the forefront, and it’s a war that Marcus takes on almost single-handedly.
Batman alone is already a powerful superhero who has gone up against the toughest of villains and nearly always won. It’s no wonder that these excellent games made byRocksteadyhave further cemented the character as an extremely powerful hero. Each hit player’s land as Batman has weight behind it, and it’s simply satisfying when landing higher combos and never taking a hit. Thus, theArkhamgames are some of thebest superhero titles ever made.
To think that Batman is just a man in a suit is quite an understatement. His physical prowess is second to none, and his abilities are powerful enough to stop any threat. There’s a reason that criminals in Gotham fear the Caped Crusader so much, and Rocksteady has perfectly translated this feeling of power into an excellent video game trilogy.
While it’s a slightly harder series to master, theDevil May Cryfranchise features some of the best sword and combo combat in any video game. Dante is one of the coolest characters ever, despite hischeesy one-liners, and all the secondary characters are just as powerful and intimidating.
Players control Dante,who hunts demonsand stops demon invasions on Earth, which seems like a simple premise, but the powerful feeling that Dante’s combat skills provide is second to none. Landing high combos all while taking no damage is difficult, but once players master it, it’s truly a powerful experience. Couple this with Dante’s fashionable flair, from dual-wielding pistols to giant flaming swords… pretty powerful stuff!
Consisting of three main entries, theCrackdownfranchise allows players to control a biologically enhanced Agent who can cause sheer chaos. The whole idea behindCrackdownisthe destructible environment, which players can treat as a sandbox and basically destroy whatever they please.
While the first entry is probably the best, the other two are also pretty good. There’s just something about theCrackdownfranchise overall that tickles that destructive itch and allows players to go on rampages and bask in their glorious destruction. With enhanced capabilities and a huge world to destroy, playing as a biologically enhanced Agent does make the player feel powerful.
It’s Master Chief. Does anything more need to be said? Featuring one of the most recognizable and beloved video game protagonists of all time, playing as Master Chief in anyHaloentry is a great way to make the player feel powerful. Fromexo-suit abilitiesto awesome weapons and gunplay, each entry is iconic and incredibly fun.
The campaigns are excellent, but what makes Master Chief feel the most powerful is that he pretty much takes down the alliance of aliens known as the Covenant by himself (and Cortana of course). Nothing can stop Master Chief, and throughout the years ofHalo’sdominance as an FPS, players have continued to feel extremely powerful when controlling him.
Players can’t get much more powerful than playing as an actual god, or rather a god who kills gods… for fun! TheGod of Warfranchise follows the protagonist Kratos on his journeys to dispatch the entirety of Greek Gods after being betrayed and banished. Without spoiling anything too much, let’s just say Kratos is quite successful and definitely not someone to mess with.
More recent entries have seen a more tamed Kratos, but his power is still considerable, and he’s still got the ability to slay a few gods. Featuring some awesome level designs, iconic weapons, and epic combo skills,God of Waris one of the best franchises available that allows the player to feel the power of being a rage-filled god.
4Prototype
Prototypeis an excellent series of two entries where players control a shape-shifting man called Alex Mercer who has gained some very powerful abilities. In an attempt to stop thespread of a deadly viruscalled Blacklight, players throw everything they have into defeating enemies and containing the spread. Alex can shape-shift his arms into deadly spears of red, alien substance, or form large shields that can take out enemies quickly and efficiently.
It’s one of the most unique concepts for any game and there’s nothing else out there that quite matches the feeling of power it grants players. From running vertically up skyscrapers to hulk smashing down on large tanks, there’s nothing that can stop Alex Mercer and nothing that can stop the player.
Here’s a franchise that gives fans a classic choice of following a good or evil path. Either way they choose to go, the player will feel incredibly powerful, but slightly more so if they choose the evil route. The first two entries in the franchise follow Cole, who gains super-powered abilities after a freak explosion (classic superhero origin stuff).
While Cole gains electricity-based powers, the third game’s protagonist, Delsin, has a more varied palette from smoke or neon to concrete or video. There aren’t many games out there that allow players to experiment with superpowers, and theInfamousfranchise is one of the few that nails a true feeling of power coupled with excellent gameplay and stories.
Just how many islands have Rico Rodriguez liberated now? Although just a man, the series' protagonist, Rico, has liberated four separate islands fromcorrupt governing bodiesin four different games… single-handedly. He’s got no superpowers or any special abilities, but he does have a grappling hook!
EachJust Causegame is excellent at making the player feel powerful because it’s over-the-top, unrealistic fun. Players are encouraged to experiment with new ideas and attempts, use the best weapons, and be completely creative in stopping enemies and destroying bases. It makes the player feel powerful because of the creative freedom it provides, and Rico is genuinely unstoppable.
A classic FPS shooter that has returned to the limelight with its newer entries,Doomprovides players with the ultimate feeling of power through the control of Doomguy, an unstoppable and mute killing machine.
Players can kill demons with their bare hands, smashing their skulls in, or opt to wield a dangerous chainsaw that tears limbs from enemy bodies. But the most legendary and powerful weapon is the BFG launcher, a series staple. When coupled with the epic soundtrack,Doommakes players feel unstoppable.
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