Should Games Ever Feature Player Sacrifice?

Hardcore Gamer's Luke: It’s rare that a game asks the player to make a sacrifice. It is even more seldom that a game forces that sacrifice upon the player. I’m not talking about story elements that has the character making sacrifices; I’m talking about the player having to do so. Whether it be an in-game item, time or any form of negative effect in the face of small and/or delayed personal gain.