I was just thinking of possible alternatives to collecting "orbs" in action games, such as God of War, Devil May Cry, etc., since they feel a bit dated and game-y. One rough alternative I thought of was for the character's body to get covered in the enemies blood, I.E. The Suffering, and they would then absorb the blood and whatever other liquids into their body and that would be how they access power-ups. Although this might only work for one or two games max since it is a very closed off method that would require some kind of story or explanation.
Although this also brings to question if people are even tired of "orb" collecting like I am, and also what other creative ways you have, or would like to, see characters upgrade in action games.
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