avatar! | 1,988 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Inspired by a fellow VGS member who noted their death count on Celeste was just under 6500... I was wondering what game have you played with the highest death count? For me, that would probably be Dark Souls II. I know my death count got up into the hundreds. I think overall I was probably around 300 or so deaths, although for what it's worth that includes all the DLC Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,999 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) I died 246 times in AVGN I Deluxe and 330 times in AVGN II Deluxe. I'm sure there are other games with more deaths, but I can't think of many others I've played that keep track. Edited November 9, 2023 by TDIRunner Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 367 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Jesus, Ive never even thought of this stat outside of my COD stats... I wouldnt even know where to start. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,583 Administrator · Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 I've played other CoD games for longer, but here's the latest CoDMWII: 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 1,039 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Maybe the original MW2. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,531 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Either CounterStrike 1.6 or Source for sure Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,422 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I have no clue but as one who refuses to stop playing games he loves but sucks at, back in college on Counter-Strike my user ID was DeathCount++. It wasn't suppose to be ironic. I played that game a lot and even though I was on winning teams often enough, I pretty much died every game. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhuno | 190 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Not something I've paid much attention to, but probably Battletoads on nes. We're 30 years in and I've yet to beat that game. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,988 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Rhuno said: Not something I've paid much attention to, but probably Battletoads on nes. We're 30 years in and I've yet to beat that game. Indeed, many of those older games never kept tally of how many times you died. Then there's this (from 2014) -- https://venturebeat.com/games/42-dark-souls-ii-players-die-every-second-and-nine-other-chilling-stats/ Again, it's when DSII was at it's height, but they also report that some 52 million North American players fell to their deaths... someone is keeping track 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 10,067 Editorials Team · Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 The End is Nigh comes to mind. The final level uses collectables to act as your lives, and I had over 250, and lost all of them. Plus however many deaths from the rest of the game. 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-382469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,988 Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-383882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,938 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 it took me about a month to beat Battletoads, averaging about 5 runs a day (and using the 5 lives code).. So that would be around 750 lives. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 624 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I've given this thought over the years. I assume it's something like Super Mario Bros. or Super Mario World as I've been playing it 30+ years. The thing is though, I don't die in that game hardly ever. How about Goldeneye? Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 595 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Over 2800 in Spelunky HD. Would be about the same in Spelunky 2 if it counted resets as deaths (which it should, but the stats screen says otherwise) 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,147 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I died an embarrassing number of times when I first beat Cyber Shadow. Cuphead is another contender. Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,125 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Ankos said: Over 2800 in Spelunky HD. Would be about the same in Spelunky 2 if it counted resets as deaths (which it should, but the stats screen says otherwise) How do you get killed by a shopkeeper? I don't play modern games, but I feel like any individual in a story who can be killed by a rando shopkeeper isn't really meant to be the hero anyway... 1 Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 595 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: How do you get killed by a shopkeeper? I don't play modern games, but I feel like any individual in a story who can be killed by a rando shopkeeper isn't really meant to be the hero anyway... You try to rob them and they shoot you with a gun. They have tons of hp and wait at the end of every level after you've killed one, sometimes ignore hitstun/knockback (and even if you do stun them they get up really fast), jump really high, and send you flying if they touch you. On the bright side if you win the fight you get the gun Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 595 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Getting killed by shopkeepers is a longstanding tradition in video games. It was happening at least as far back as Link's Awakening (and probably a good deal before that) Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,125 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ankos said: Getting killed by shopkeepers is a longstanding tradition in video games. It was happening at least as far back as Link's Awakening (and probably a good deal before that) Hmmm... I played through Link's Awakening like 30 years ago and I don't remember ever getting killed by a shopkeeper, though I didn't try to steal anything either. Fuzzy memories, but I may not have even known that trying to steal items was an option for the player... Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,988 Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said: Hmmm... I played through Link's Awakening like 30 years ago and I don't remember ever getting killed by a shopkeeper, though I didn't try to steal anything either. Fuzzy memories, but I may not have even known that trying to steal items was an option for the player... Did you ever play Skyrim? That game took stealing to new and... uh, interesting heights Link to comment https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/13983-highest-death-count/#findComment-384105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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