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00:00Dude, there's something special about starting a game with no name and no power at all, then
00:05watching that journey grow until you become a true legend.
00:09Today, we're talking about some of the best games where you start from nothing as an ordinary
00:14person and rise to an insanely powerful level.
00:17These are experiences that make you feel like every achievement was earned, that every step
00:22of the story was built by you, and that's exactly what makes these games so unforgettable.
00:31Kingdom Come Deliverance?
00:33This game is the absolute king of this list for one simple reason.
00:38It gives you nothing for free.
00:41In almost every RPG, you are the chosen one or a legendary warrior in disguise.
00:47Here you are Henry, the son of a blacksmith who can barely hold a sword, and if you try
00:52to face two guards at the same time early on, you'll end up dead in a ditch.
00:57Progression here isn't just about increasing numbers on a stat sheet, it's a real change
01:03in your skill as a player.
01:05At the beginning, you are illiterate, so you literally have to learn how to read to understand
01:10recipes and maps.
01:12Swords freighting is deliberately difficult and clumsy, because Henry himself is clumsy.
01:17Every small victory, like finally managing to win a duel against a roadside bandit, brings
01:23a level of satisfaction I've rarely felt in other games.
01:27The medieval world of Bohemia is indifferent to your existence.
01:31No one respects you if you're dirty, hungry, or dressed in rags.
01:35Watching Henry evolve from a traumatized survivor into a knight who commands respect at court is
01:42one of the most honest and well-crafted journeys in video game history.
01:46It's a game that teaches you that a true legend isn't born ready.
01:50It's forged through sweat, mistakes, and persistence.
01:55What are you doing?
01:56Let's go!
02:00Fallout New Vegas, you start the game as a courier who is shot in the head and buried in a
02:05shallow
02:06grave.
02:06It's hard to start any lower than that.
02:09What makes New Vegas a masterpiece of this theme is that your rise isn't based on divine
02:14superpowers, but on your ability to influence people and the factions around you.
02:20At the beginning, you're wandering the Mojave Desert with a rusty pistol, just trying to figure
02:25out who tried to kill you.
02:27But as you navigate the dirty politics of the New California Republic, Caesar's Legion,
02:32and the mysterious Mr. House, you realize that your character, that courier no one believed
02:39in, has become the pivot who will decide the future of the entire region.
02:44The freedom here is absurd.
02:46You can be a sharp-tongued diplomat, a stealthy survivor, or a psychopath with a grenade launcher.
02:52The game never forces you to be a hero.
02:55It allows you to build your reputation from scratch, step by step, in a world where every
03:01choice carries heavy consequences.
03:04Reaching the Vegas Strip after dozens of hours struggling through the desert is a moment that
03:09validates every bit of effort in your journey.
03:20Piranha Bites are masters at making you feel like absolute trash at the beginning of a game,
03:26and Risen is one of the best examples of that.
03:29You wake up on a beach after a shipwreck with nothing but the clothes on your back, surrounded
03:34by a volcanic island that seems determined to devour you.
03:38What I love here is the rawness of exploration.
03:42There's no magical compass telling you where to go.
03:45If you wander into the wrong forest too early, a monster will end you in a second.
03:51The game forces you to observe your surroundings and understand the social hierarchy of the
03:56local factions.
03:57You have to choose a side and work twice as hard to prove your worth, whether it's to
04:02the bandits in the swamp or the mages in the monastery.
04:05The constant sense of danger makes every new piece of armor or every combat technique you
04:12learn feel like winning the lottery.
04:14It's an old school RPG that isn't afraid to be punishing, but it richly rewards players
04:20who pay attention to details and learn how to manipulate the game's systems.
04:25Watching your character evolve from a lost castaway into a combat master who challenges the very
04:31foundations of that island is a growth experience that few modern games manage to replicate with
04:37such intensity.
04:45Baldur's Gate III.
04:47Although you start with class abilities, in Baldur's Gate III your journey begins with
04:52a parasite in your head and a death sentence hanging over you.
04:55You're just another prisoner on an alien ship and no one in the world of Faerun knows or
05:00cares who you are.
05:02The beauty of this progression lies in its scale.
05:04You begin by solving small village problems and dealing with snot-nosed goblins, but the
05:10complexity of your decisions escalates in such a way that, before you realize it, the
05:15fate of entire cities and even planes of existence depends on your actions.
05:21The game gives you insanely creative tools to climb the ladder.
05:24You can be the charismatic leader who brings everyone together, or the shadowy manipulator who
05:29reaches the top by eliminating the competition.
05:31Each level you gain brings a tangible shift in your firepower, and the interactions with
05:37your companions, who also started out as messed up nobodies, make the rise to the top far more
05:43personal and memorable.
05:45It's an epic that never forgets its humble roots, making the story's climax carry immense
05:50emotional weight because you remember exactly how hard it was to leave that starting beach with
05:56nothing but a knife and a problem in your head.
06:03Outward is probably the game that takes the concept of being an ordinary person most seriously.
06:09You're not a legendary warrior, you're a citizen of a coastal village who starts the game with
06:14a blood debt and the risk of losing your own home.
06:17What makes this journey so striking is its logistical realism.
06:21You have to worry about temperature, hydration, and even the weight of what you carry.
06:26If you catch a cold from sleeping outdoors, your stamina plummets and you become easy prey.
06:32Magic here isn't just pressing a button, it requires rituals and preparation.
06:38There's no fast travel so every expedition beyond the walls demands real travel planning.
06:43When you finally manage to cross a desert or a frozen mountain and return to civilization
06:48with better armor or a new skill, the sense of achievement is physical.
06:53You feel like you survived the world, not that the game simply let you through.
06:58It's a slow, sweaty progression that's extremely rewarding for those who want to feel the weight
07:03of every step in the snow.
07:10Greedfall is a setting of colonization and baroque fantasy, where you begin as a diplomat
07:16from a decaying nation arriving on a mysterious island in search of a cure.
07:22At first, you're just a fish out of water, trying to navigate between factions that hate
07:26each other and a native culture that doesn't trust you.
07:29What makes this rise so interesting is that your power grows both through brute force and
07:35political influence.
07:36You start by mediating bar brawls and end up to citing the fate of gods and nations.
07:42The attribute system is tightly woven.
07:45You can become a master of science and firearms or such a persuasive diplomat that you avoid
07:50entire wars through dialogue alone.
07:53Watching your character earn the respect or fear of the different tribes and religious orders
07:58is what gives the experience its special flavor.
08:02The game has that old-school RPG charm where the world reacts directly to your alliances, making
08:08you feel like you've gone from a simple bureaucratic envoy to the most influential figure in that
08:13new world.
08:21Metro 2033.
08:23Artyom's journey is one of the most claustrophobic and human in the genre.
08:28You begin as a young man who has never left his home station.
08:32A safe place, but one without prospects.
08:36The moment you're forced to surface into a Moscow devastated by nuclear war is a brutal reality
08:43check.
08:44You're not an elite soldier.
08:46You are a frightened kid trying to understand how the world ended up that way.
08:52The scarcity of ammunition turns every shot into an agonizing decision, and your gas mask
08:58is your most precious possession.
09:01Watching Artyom grow through fear and silence, crossing tunnels infested with mutants and
09:07fascist and communist factions, is a masterclass in environmental storytelling.
09:13The value here lies in overcoming human fragility in the face of horror.
09:19When you reach the end of the line, you realize that the boy from the VDNKH station now carries
09:25the weight of the fate of what's left of humanity.
09:28It's a grim ascent, where your power is measured by your ability to endure the burden of a world
09:35that has already died.
09:42Elex
09:42I've already mentioned Piranha Bytes' style, but in Elex, the feeling of being a nobody
09:48is taken to the next level.
09:50You start as an elite commander who has lost everything—your powers, your faction, and
09:56your equipment.
09:56You're thrown into a world that blends laser technology with magic and swords, and everyone
10:02around you is stronger than you.
10:03The early levels are a lesson in humility—you'll run from many enemies before you're able to
10:09fight even one—but it's precisely this contrast that makes using the jetpack and high-tech
10:14weapons so satisfying later on.
10:16Character progression is strict, and forces you to truly specialize in one of the survivor
10:22factions.
10:23Watching your transition from a starving exile into a warrior who regains control over the
10:28element Elex is one of the most well-structured power climbs I've ever played.
10:33The game doesn't forgive you, but if you understand the cruel politics of this world and know where
10:39to look for the right resources, your character's transformation into a legend of Magalan feels
10:44completely earned.
10:52Elden Ring.
10:53From Software perfected the idea of starting as a dull, unremarkable Tarnished—a being
10:59who shouldn't stand a chance against the demigods ruling the lands between.
11:03What makes this rise to power so memorable is the absence of a predefined path.
11:09You begin riding a beat-up horse staring at a massive castle on the horizon, and the game
11:14simply says, figure it out.
11:16There's no leveling system that carries you along—it's your perception and persistence
11:21that build the legend.
11:23Early on, a simple knight in a clearing can destroy you in seconds.
11:27But after dozens of hours exploring forgotten dungeons and facing unimaginable horrors, you
11:33realize that your strength doesn't come only from your stats, but from the accumulated
11:38knowledge of that world.
11:39Watching your character—who started out mocked for having no maiden—defy the laws of existence
11:45itself and claim the Elden throne—is one of the most powerful transformations in the genre.
11:52The game respects your effort, turning every battle scar into another step toward divinity.
12:03Assassin's Creed 2.
12:06Unlike the first game, where you already start as a master assassin, here we witness the birth
12:12of an icon.
12:13Ezio Auditore begins as a young Florentine noble concerned only with street brawls and romantic
12:20conquests.
12:21The tragedy that destroys his family forces him to grow up overnight, and it's this journey
12:28of maturation that makes the game so special.
12:31You don't start out knowing how to use the hidden blade.
12:35You learn, make mistakes, and seek guidance.
12:38Watching Ezio evolve from an impulsive young man driven by revenge into a master mentor who
12:44understands the philosophy of the order is a masterclass in character development.
12:49The Italian Renaissance provides the perfect backdrop for this growth as you move from the
12:55shadows of Florence's streets to influencing the fate of Rome and Venice.
13:00The emotional investment here is incredibly high because you feel like you're building
13:05the legacy of an ordinary man who was forced by circumstance to become a historical legend.
13:11It's a kind of growth that isn't just technical, but moral and philosophical as well.
13:23The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Skyrim's opening is an absolute classic.
13:30You're an anonymous prisoner in a cart seconds away from losing your head.
13:34It doesn't get more irrelevant than that.
13:37What makes the journey unforgettable is the moment the game opens up and you realize that
13:43the frozen mountains of Skyrim place no limits on your ambition.
13:47You start by killing rats in basements and end up shouting dragons out of the sky.
13:53The beauty of starting as a nobody lies in the blank canvas it offers.
13:57You can become the greatest mage in the world, the leader of the thieves, or the most feared
14:03warrior of Nordic legend.
14:06Discovering that you are the Dragonborn is the catalyst, but what truly matters is how
14:11you shape that identity through hundreds of quests and explorations.
14:16The game gives you the entire world to carve your name into, transforming that penniless prisoner
14:22into the most important figure of an era of wars and prophecies.
14:26It's the ultimate power fantasy, built on a foundation of near-infinite freedom.
14:37Green hell?
14:38You don't fight dragons or armies, you fight your own biology in one of the most hostile
14:43environments on the planet, the Amazon rainforest.
14:47You begin as a lost researcher, without a compass, without tools, and with no idea how
14:52to survive a single night in the jungle.
14:55The progression here is one of the most tactile I've ever experienced.
14:59Early on, you can die from a sip of dirty water or from a parasitic wound you don't know
15:05how to treat.
15:05But as you learn to identify plants, build thatched shelters, and craft your own stone weapons,
15:12your relationship with the forest changes.
15:14You stop being prey and become someone who understands the rules of that green hell.
15:20The protagonist's evolution isn't based on artificial experience points, but on your
15:25real knowledge of how to craft antidotes and maintain your mental sanity while isolation
15:31tries to break you.
15:32Watching your character transform into a master of the jungle, capable of hunting apex predators,
15:38is a journey of physical and psychological resilience that few games manage to portray with such raw
15:45intensity.
15:52Disco Elysium is without a doubt the most pathetic and fascinating beginning in the
15:58history of RPGs.
16:00You wake up in a trashed hotel room, suffering the worst hangover of your life and such deep
16:06amnesia that you can't even remember your own name, let alone that you're a detective
16:11sent to solve a murder.
16:13You are a walking failure in a decaying city called Revakol.
16:18What makes this rise so brilliant is that your growth isn't physical but mental and philosophical.
16:24You start as a nobody, despised by everyone, and through the internal dialogues of your own
16:29skills like logic, empathy, or instinct, you rebuild your identity.
16:35You decide whether you'll be a drunken philosopher, an exemplary cop, or a maniac chasing conspiracy
16:42theories.
16:43Your influence over the world grows as you unravel the mysteries of Martinez, proving that even
16:49a completely broken man can become the central axis of an immense political and social plot.
16:55It's a journey of self-discovery, where climbing out of a mental gutter is the greatest victory
17:01you can achieve.
17:02To be dealt with.
17:09Shadow of Chernobyl
17:11In the Chernobyl exclusion zone, you're just the marked one, an amnesiac survivor who was
17:17thrown off a truck full of corpses.
17:19You start with a mediocre pistol and a suit that barely protects you from radiation, surrounded
17:26by veterans who treat you like cannon fodder.
17:28The zone is an indifferent and cruel place, where an invisible anomaly or a mutant lurking
17:35in the bushes can end your story in a second.
17:38What makes this climb to the top so rewarding is that you earn every meter of territory with
17:44blood and caution.
17:45You learn to listen to the crackle of the Geiger counter, manage your bolts to detect anomalies,
17:52and understand the unstable politics of the stalker factions.
17:56When you finally acquire elite gear and begin infiltrating the deepest and most dangerous secrets
18:02near the reactor, you look back and realize that the frightened rookie has become a legend feared
18:08even by mutants.
18:10It's a kind of growth built on respect for danger and the ability to adapt in a place
18:15where most people don't last a week.
18:26Valheim
18:26In Valheim, you begin your journey in the rawest way possible, falling from the sky, carried
18:33by a giant raven, and dropped into a Norse purgatory with absolutely nothing but a tattered
18:38tunic.
18:39You're not a legendary hero.
18:41You're a lost soul who must prove their worth to Odin, starting from absolute zero.
18:46What makes this rise so addictive is how the game rewards every small interaction with
18:52the environment.
18:53Early on, your biggest challenge is punching trees to gather wood, and running from boars
18:58that can easily kill you.
18:59But the magic happens when you build your first wooden shack and light a campfire to protect
19:04yourself from the cold night.
19:06The sense of safety that flimsy roof gives you is the first step toward becoming a legend.
19:12Unlike other survival games that are purely punishing, in Valheim, progression is driven
19:17by your courage to explore increasingly dangerous biomes.
19:21When you defeat the first boss and gain the ability to mine, the game opens up in a spectacular
19:27way.
19:27You stop being a frightened castaway and begin transforming into a master builder and a navigator
19:33of unknown seas.
19:35Watching your tools evolve from chipped stone to bronze and then iron brings a physical sense
19:41of satisfaction because you know how much sweat went into collecting every piece of ore in
19:47infested swamps or dark forests.
19:49Building a longship and setting sail into the ocean with no idea what lies beyond the horizon
19:55is the moment you realize that the nobody who once got beaten by boars is now writing their
20:01own Viking saga.
20:02It's an epic growth story, built on persistence and respect for the brutal nature of this world.
20:11What all these games have in common is their respect for the player's journey.
20:16They don't hand you the title of hero in the opening scene.
20:19They force you to bleed, to fail, and to learn the rules of the world so that when you finally
20:25reach the top, that achievement feels real.
20:29Starting as a nobody is what gives meaning to the end of the story.
20:33But I know this list could be much longer.
20:36The world of games is full of overcoming journeys that make us feel small at the beginning and
20:41gigantic by the end.
20:43So tell me in the comments, which game made you feel this evolution the most?
20:48From Nothing to Becoming a Legend, I want to know which journey left to mark on your lives.
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