When a game makes you feel like leveling up is a real accomplishment, it’s more than just getting stronger numbers. The best games highlight these moments with noticeable visual effects, sounds, and clear on-screen information. You immediately see new abilities unlock, upgrades become available, and even how your combat style changes. This instant feedback helps you understand your progress and decide what to do next, all without interrupting the gameplay.
‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’
After each battle, you’ll see a screen showing how much experience you’ve earned and a clear “Level Up!” message when you gain a new level, complete with special effects. The game also immediately shows you new abilities as you upgrade your weapons, letting you use skill points right away. Materia levels up automatically, and you can easily track its progress through the user interface, ensuring your support spells and commands get stronger as you do. You can check all these changes in the party menu and quickly equip upgraded Materia or change character roles without having to dig through complicated menus.
‘Persona 5 Royal’
As your Phantom Thief gets stronger, the screen after battle shows exactly what stats improved and what new skills they learned. The game also keeps track of your Persona’s growth, displaying new skills and resistances immediately after battles. If your skill list is full, the game will ask if you want to replace an ability, letting you customize your character without interrupting the action. Plus, the benefits of building relationships with Confidants – like extra experience or changes to skill learning – are clearly explained in the menu.
‘Diablo IV’
When you level up, you’ll see a visual glow and hear a sound, then you’ll get skill points to spend on a skill tree unique to your class. The tree highlights new abilities as you level, and suggests good skill combinations. Leveling up also increases your renown, unlocking more space for skills and potions. You can track your progress toward these unlocks in your journal. The difficulty you choose affects how quickly you gain experience, and the map shows you the best places to level up, like Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons.
‘World of Warcraft’
When you level up, you’ll see a notification on screen with a sound, followed by a message detailing any new spells or abilities you’ve unlocked. Your spellbook will highlight these new skills, and the game might point you towards trainers or class areas if you need them. How talents work changes depending on the game version, but the talent tree will always show you what you can choose at your current level. The game also automatically updates your quests and what dungeons you can join, letting you start new content right away.
‘Hades’
As you try to escape, you’ll gather both darkness and experience, which help you improve your weapons and the Mirror of Night. New items like boons and upgrades from the House Contractor become available as you reach certain milestones. After each successful run, the menus will clearly show you what new upgrades you can purchase. You can easily see how much each weapon aspect costs and how it changes your attacks, making it simpler to compare different builds.
‘Genshin Impact’
As your characters get stronger, you’ll see their stats improve on screen with a visual flourish. The game clearly shows you what materials are needed to unlock further upgrades, and even tells you where to find them. You can easily check your character’s progress – like talent and weapon upgrades – all in one place. Finally, the game guides you on how to quickly level up and unlock new features through its helpful handbook.
‘Borderlands 3’
When you level up, a visual burst appears on screen, and you earn a skill point to spend on improving your abilities. The game clearly shows you what new upgrades and skill variations you’ve unlocked, and your character stats automatically adjust to the higher level. Enemies and the items they drop will match your current level, and item cards display precise details about damage or stat boosts. You also make progress in the Guardian Rank system, which provides benefits across your entire account, and you can monitor this progress separately.
‘Dragon Quest XI’
After a battle, the results screen clearly shows when your characters level up, listing exactly what stats improved and what new spells they learned. Skill points are easy to assign, with a visual layout of weapons and skill trees. The map reveals icons for new abilities, passive skills, and secret areas, helping you plan your next move. The party setup screen highlights new gear available with each level, and crafting recipes suggest upgrades that fit your character’s current strengths.
‘Skyrim’
As you gain experience, a meter fills up, unlocking a constellation screen. Here, you choose a perk, increasing your Health, Magicka, or Stamina. The screen clearly shows which perks you qualify for based on your level and skills. You can easily see exactly how each perk will affect your character, like how much damage it increases or how much it reduces spell costs. Resting restores your health and bonuses from standing stones and equipment work together with your perk choices, all displayed on the same screen.
‘Fire Emblem: Three Houses’
As your units gain experience in battle, you’ll see a display showing exactly how their stats improve, with especially good increases emphasized. Beyond regular level-ups, each class has its own mastery system that unlocks new abilities as you progress. You can also improve skills and stats through training with professors, and the game keeps you updated on this progress. Finally, when you reach certain levels, you can take certification exams, and the game clearly shows you what skills and items you need to prepare beforehand.
‘Xenoblade Chronicles 3’
As characters gain experience, you’ll see a screen display showing exactly how their stats improve. Your class rank also increases separately, unlocking new abilities and powerful skills. The class selection screen clearly shows what’s needed to pick a class and suggests strong combinations. Your gear – gems, accessories, and fusion arts – will update as you progress, with new options and limits, and you’ll see these changes right in the equipment menus. You can also use bonus experience at rest areas to preview how many levels you’ll gain before applying it.
‘Path of Exile’
When your character gains a level, you’ll see a visual cue and automatically earn points to spend on a large skill tree, which highlights new abilities you can unlock. During battles, the game will clearly show when your gems can be upgraded, explaining any changes to damage or cost. Progress in advanced classes is linked to completing the Labyrinth, and the game interface will display which new options become available. As your character gets stronger, information about map difficulty, item requirements, and crafting possibilities will automatically update in helpful tooltips.
‘Final Fantasy XIV’
As a player, I’m really loving how the game handles leveling up! Every time I gain a level, I get a clear rundown of all the new abilities and characteristics I’ve unlocked. The game also smartly highlights what’s new for my specific job in the Actions & Traits menu, which is super helpful. Plus, it’s great that job and role quests become available as I level, and my journal always points me to the right people and places to continue. The game even suggests what item level I need for different dungeons! And the best part? My hotbars automatically update with the skills I learn, so I don’t have to spend ages rearranging everything – it keeps my combat rotations current with zero effort. It’s all just really well thought out and makes the experience so much smoother.
‘League of Legends’
As you play, your champion gains levels with a visual effect, unlocking new abilities or upgrades for existing ones. The game suggests the best way to improve your skills, and clearly shows when your ultimate ability is ready to use. You can easily track your experience gains from defeating monsters, minions, and taking objectives on the scoreboard. The items you buy and runes you choose affect how quickly you level up, and the shop helps you find the best upgrades for your current progress.
‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’
As your character levels up, you’ll earn points to improve skills in the Hunter, Warrior, and Assassin specializations. You can see exactly what each skill does before you invest. Better gear and engravings become available as you level, and the blacksmith will show you the maximum upgrades possible. The game also suggests ideal levels for regions and quests to help you progress efficiently. Your ship improves alongside your character, and you’ll always know what materials you need to upgrade it based on your current level.
‘Tales of Arise’
After each battle, you’ll see how much experience you’ve earned and how many levels you’ve gained. Your titles and skills will update to reflect any new abilities you’ve unlocked. Titles unlock skills in groups, and each skill shows how much CP it costs and what it does. The more you use artes, the better you become at them, and the artes menu shows you which new versions are available as you level up. Crafting accessories and forging weapons get better as you progress, and the menu will let you know when you can craft new items based on your current level.
‘Destiny 2’
Instead of traditional leveling, your character gets stronger by improving their gear. However, seasonal ranks and upgrading your artifact still give you a clear sense of progress. As you upgrade your artifact, you unlock modifications shown in a categorized list, and the game clearly displays the power boosts from it. The game’s activity guide labels sources of powerful and top-tier rewards, helping you choose activities that match your current strength. After each activity, a summary screen shows your progress, making it easy to pick the next one.
‘Nier: Automata’
As you improve your character, you’ll see a quick on-screen notification and your stats will increase. However, the biggest improvements to your abilities come from upgrading your plugins and weapons. The plugin menu lets you manage how much you can upgrade and offers tools to maximize your power. When upgrading weapons, you can clearly see what materials you need and how much stronger they’ll become. Finally, the intel menu keeps track of your progress and unlocks, so you always know what you’ve earned without interrupting your gameplay.
‘Monster Hunter Rise’
As you complete quests, you’ll advance in Hunter Rank and Master Rank. A results screen will show you what you’ve unlocked, like new quests, facilities, and skills. The game immediately updates your guild card and quest board, letting you start these new hunts right away. You’ll also gain access to new armor and weapons as your rank increases, and the smithy will clearly show you what you can now craft. Your companion and switch skills will improve with each rank milestone, and you can test out these changes in the training area, where damage numbers are displayed.
‘The Elder Scrolls Online’
As you gain experience and level up, you’ll see notifications and receive points to improve your character’s abilities, including those related to your chosen class, weapons, and guild. The Skills menu highlights new upgrades and shows you exactly how they’ll affect your character before you apply them. The game ensures older areas remain challenging and rewarding, and the map helps you find quests suited to your level. Learning to ride, researching new technologies, and completing crafting tasks all progress alongside your character’s development, and your journal keeps track of new opportunities as you level up.
‘Octopath Traveler II’
After each battle, your characters get stronger and you can clearly see how their abilities improve. You also earn job points separately to unlock new skills. The game shows you exactly how much each skill costs and what it does, and helpful support skills activate on their own when you reach certain levels. As you level up, better weapons and armor become available in shops, tailored to your character’s current stats. The game’s pacing is tied to both your actions on the path and hidden character abilities, and you can easily track all your progress on a dedicated party screen to help with planning.
Tell us about your most satisfying gaming achievements in the comments! Also, which game’s transformation or character progression do you always enjoy watching?
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