Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil are both very trial-and-error gaming, especially when you get started.
Eventually, though, you start to learn how to avoid zombies and other bad guys and how to stay alive longer.
Splinter Cell is rather similar. I think part of the fun is that the difficulty is rather high, so it's not just "bust in against all odds and kill everyone in sight," but rather "sneak in against a heavily fortified area and escape without being killed/caught." Worth a rent at least.