To take it to the next level, games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare completely eliminated the use of health packs. Once you got shot you’d simply have to take cover for a few seconds, and you’d be completely healed. Now I’m not complaining – CoD4 ranks among my favorite games – it’s just sad when to see a major part of gaming get phased out and die.
On the bright side, health packs have paved the path for a more evolved healing system in games today. Look at the complex and effective healing system in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, for instance. You can stop bleeding using bandages, heal using food, and cure radiation using medication. Or check out the upcoming FarCry 2, which actually requires you to dig out bullets from your body before you can heal.
None of the above would have been possible if it weren't for health packs; so before I end this article, I’d like all of you to spare a thought for all those poor pixelated hearts and red crosses that lost their lives so that you could heal yourself in modern games.
It IS sad to see them go away :( A dimension of Gameplay has disappeared, we no longer need to save potions or stock up things for them .And because of that, even health Bars are disappearing,Screen = Red, then Run and Hide, also in games like in Fight Night R3, we have to look at the face and find out!
