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* ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' has this with the obstacles cleared by partners' abilities.

* In each of the ''[[Pokémon]]'' games, there are certain cities and localities you can only reach once you have a Pokémon that knows the move Surf...and once you have the Gym badge that allows you to use it outside of battle.

* A mainstay of the ''[[Wild ~~Arms~~]]'' series where characters use tools to pass certain obstacles. The location where they are introduced often requires extensive use of the tool which was never required before that point.

* A mainstay of the ''[[Wild ARMs]]'' series where characters use tools to pass certain obstacles. The location where they are introduced often requires extensive use of the tool which was never required before that point.

* ''[[Phantasy Star]] [[Phantasy Star III|III]]'' makes use of caverns to transport your party between various worlds. To keep you from advancing too far too soon, several of them are locked and require specific gemstones to enter; you acquire those either from [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]] or from recruited party members.

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== Western RPG ==

* Different obstacles in the Dreaming in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' each require different [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|alternate forms]], obtained from lost souls somewhere in the dreamscape. The rat can go through rat holes, the spirit can go through portals, the golem can smash large doors, and the, er, burning corpse can walk through fire.

* In ''Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun'', your party are unable to explore a particularly volcano-y cave without every member wearing Rings of Fire Resistance. Aside from their obvious advantages involving the resistance of fire, these items are only really necessary for this part. Take a ring off and your character will slowly burn to death.

* ''[[Lands of Lore]] 2: Guardians of Destiny'' contains lots of areas that can only be accessed if the hero is in the form of a giant beast (allowing him to shove obstacles out of his way) or a tiny lizard (allowing him to slip through cracks). The hard part about this is that, for a good chunk of the game, you have ''absolutely no control'' over when he transforms, or which form he changes into if and when he does.

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