>that thing that gets you hyped as fuck no matter what game

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>objective: hold up against the enemy forces for X amount of time
>epic or badass song starts playing in the background

destructible environments

The power of friendship. I unironically love it.

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>Boss dramatically throws their jacket/robe to the side revealing their swole ss fuck muscles and they take up a fighting stance just before the boss fight begins

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>secret boss has their own battle theme

>>377816835

When the voice announcer or rather the voice actor is actually enthusiastic as fuck about announcing things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO2YdOMV4Uc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6duy25F8lpo

https://youtu.be/fNibXv--7DU?t=23

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>character yells out their special attack
>music changes

>>377816835
>Boss has the same powers as you
>Cross-counters
>Dive kicks
>Protagonist of the previous game appears in the sequel one way or another or the events of previous games are referenced at in legends or lore

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>in game events sync with the soundtrack

Unique/legendary items/units.

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>main villain isn't even the one who set off the chain of events that started the story in the first place
>that guy is a secret boss

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>Situation's looking bleak
>MC gets a second wind power boost

https://youtube.com/watch?v=D2Qx63K1vGA
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LgvmjubTBk0

>final boss theme
>is a metal version of the first floor theme
anything that's a remix/variation of another track

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>final boss starts
>hear the music
>rendition of the main theme
>mfw