One life, a thousand deaths..

You have a thought.
You write the post.
You decide a title.
It's different this time.

I have died a thousand times. Or probably more. Sometimes in the deserts of Africa fighting Nazis, sometimes a zombie chopped my head off on the Mars base. And sometimes an alien bug hopped from the roof in the dark corners of black mesa. Maybe I missed a health pack, maybe I turned the wrong way, chasing mutants, ignoring the flag. Maybe I wasted too much ammo on a single target. Sometimes it's just plain bad luck also, you press F5 just when a zombie is about to jump at you. New levels come with new challenges, your experience may or may not help. But there are always health packs to pick, NPCs to guide you, and in some levels, gems to collect. You learn as you go, and sometimes get lucky even. And each level makes you better. So do those thousand deaths matter? No. Not if the flag matters! Just Click to continue!

[All keystrokes from Max Payne].