Not that this is news to anyone anywhere

But the easy availability of resurection items in video games really kills drama of set-piece character deaths in a games story...

FighterGuy: Alas our friend is dead and lost!
MageDude: Those murderers will pay for this!
PC: You know I've got like a whole bag of Phoenix Downs still right?
FighterGuy: I don't know how we will cope with the loss of our companion!
PC: Seriously, I just brought her back from the dead like six times in that last battle.
MageDude: VEEEEEENGEANCE!
PC: Guys? They sell these things at stores remember?