Best Vidya Cliché

I liked Okami better, but I definitely enjoy this trope.

>Story is progressing quite a lot
>Map almost completely explored
>One boss fight later...
>Portal to new map, you're not even halfway through

>>382289017

name one game that does this which is not from japan

>>382289806
Undertale kinda-sorta does it.
Although I guess it doesn't really count since it's heavily inspired by japanese games, does it?

>>382289806
Elite Beat Agents

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>Play a game a for 20 hours, tie up most of the loose ends and generally have a great time
>Screen fades to black, already hyped for your second play through
>ACT 2 BEGINS

>>382289989
Elite beat agents was made by most of the Ouendan staff, is japanese as fuck.

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>main theme overrides level/mission/dungeon/boss music

>>382290714
>final area/"oh shit" theme override normal battle theme

>>382290714
>>382290858
>final boss theme transitions into main theme as you start winning

I'm a massive faggot, but the TTYD scene always makes me cry. It's that fucking awesome.

>>382291203
It's the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbbsw5lLsoo

>>382289017
>final level/boss is a shmup stage

>>382289143
Okami's was satisfying as fuck because Issun was actually set up to do that, instead of it just happening out of nowhere

E-B-A
E-B-A

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>>382289017
>>382289143
>>382291585
Earthbound is the king of this trope. The fact the last person to pray for the heroes is you, the player is fucking brilliant.

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>>382291321
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_7aI9U1z78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAwUaiWHgL8

>>382290976
eh closest one I know is DDDA

Bravely Default did it pretty well too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxGFVxqILN0
>Party's theme remix start playing
>BEHOLD THE CELESTIAL WOLRD
>3ds camera turns on and you appear in the background

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy367XATssE&t=7m25s

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>>382292337
That haunting organ that plays when you pray really gets to me.

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>>382289017

Did you help a stranger in need?

It happens in anime all the time too, fuck it happened in the last episode of Little Witch Academia

It's overused, and unoriginal.

>>382294368
>cliche is overused and unoriginal

Do you have any other keen observations to share?

>>382289017
nah it's stupid.

Power of friendship/heart will always be a top-tier cliché.