Cliches you never get tired of >the rival that is only interested

I unironically want you to name 5 games that do this.

>Villian was only doing what he was doing because he was sealing a greater threat

>>384272907
>Get captured and have all your items taken away
>Humans are better than all other races
>NPC poking fun at the silent protagonist for not talking
>Meant to lose boss fights
>Audio diaries of NPCs during the calamity they find themselves in
>Sewer levels
>[Glass Him]
>Become the bad guy at the end

I love all of these.

>>384273743
I also like the "You lose everything and have to get it back" levels. It's fun to go back to basics and earn your shit again.

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>removing your power limiter

>Objective: Survive

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>>384272907
Seconding this.

Also:
>"Once we go in there, there's no turning back. Are you sure you're ready for this?"
>Yes
>No

>>384275136
>Objective: Kill all the attackers

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>>384272907
>rival characters period
>especially when they have a different moveset than you, but fighting similarly and are every bit as good as you are, if not more so

>your MC powers up before a boss fight and enters another 'form'
>this has effects on the gameplay

The sickest shit, every time.

Final battles in orbit overlooking the planet. Getting pulled into the planet's gravity and burning up on reentry, still trying to kill each other the entire time.

>>384275553
What fucking games do this shit? I love this but it's kind of rare. I can think of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Bayonetta 1, and The Wonderful 101.

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>fuckin sweet rock n roll music starts playing when shit gets real

>>384275553
That's not a fucking cliché, that probably happened in one game.

>main theme plays at an emotional moment in the story

>bonus points: it's the main theme from the first game in the series

>the game's theme song plays during a highly climatic battle
>the game's theme song plays during the final battle
>in-game performer character sings the game's theme song during the game at an opportune time

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>>384276065
>game has leitmotifs that play in various themes throughout the game
>leitmotif is repeated during the final boss

>>384275456
>No More Heroes
>true final boss is a rival that uses a similar weapon
>he kills you in a couple of quick combos while you have to whittle his health down for 20min
>"""""rival"""""
It was a great boss fight though.

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>>384272907
>villain from the DLC is a normal NPC from the tutorial

>>384276348
>he kills you in a couple of quick combos while you have to whittle his health down for 20min
But Vergil was like that too. Every rival fight is heavily slanted towards the rival, for one reason or another. That's just difficulty, anon.

That boss was so fucking good though.

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>>384275834

>the lyrics kick in during the climax

more games need to steal this shit from MGR because it is an amazing idea

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>>384276292
>tfw no V has come to leitmotif final boss

They managed to combine the leitmotifs of V has come to, Paz extraction and Sins of the father into one little prelude track before OKB zero. Then that mission turned into a bit of a letdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH50CDzr60A

>>384272907
>swamp levels
>snow levels
Love these for the most part, don't know why but I find them to be pretty comfy

>>384276727
>liking character assassination: the game

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>final boss
>1 health
>moves/ui all disappear except for one ability, [final attack]
>strings section of the music comes in

nothing better

>>384277173
>implying that kojimbo hack made a good and consistent character to begin with
Platinum just made that faggot into a badass my dude

fight who you think is big bad, but no, he is not big bad

>>384275136
a million times this

>first boss encounter you automatically lose
>turns out it was the final boss all along

>>384275902
>>384275774
Everybody fought in orbit in the 90's. Killing each other while reentering the atmosphere is more specific but still common enough that Kirby did it twice.

I particularly loved Rocket Knight Adventures' final level, though technically you kill that boss beforehand and reentry is just surviving his last ditch effort to take you with him

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>not that much depth to gameplay
>but you can play as literally every character in the entire game

Not counting fighting games. I'm talking Urban Reign or the old LEGO movie games. Love this shit.

>>384276727
>lyrics during any soundtrack but credits
no. having the game turn into a fucking anime intro is the worst shit ever.

>>384275136
>Objective: ???

>>384276065
>during the final battle the main theme is remixed

>>384273034
Pokemon Red
Blue
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
:^)

>>384278520
>but you can play as literally every character in the entire game
>urban reign
In the main missions? How?

>>384276060
That fucking Godot breakdown

>>384278946
Turning into an anime intro is one of the best parts of video games. It's also the best part of anime. That's why in the last episode they save the intro song for the climax.

>>384273743
>Get captured and have all your items taken away
Warframe does this so well, holy shit.

>If you betray one of the factions, they can send the Zanuka Hunter after you
>it will invade your missions at random, Soulsborne style
>if it beats you, all the gear you have on you is locked away, including your character, primary and secondary weapons, melee and companions
>you have to play as your lost frame with no powers and slowly sneak your way out of the prison
>primary, secondary, melee, companion and powers are each in one random room in the procedural map
>difficult but not impossible to punch enemies to death if sneaking fails

It's a shame it's locked behind RNG locked behind side content that very few people do, much less even see the betrayal system

The entirety of MGS 4 act 4

>>384279315
Rival doesn't help you at all in Red and Blue
In Diamond, Pearl, Platinum doesn't have any rivals that are looking to fight you properly because ever since Ruby / Sapphire your rival character has always been your bullshit friend and not some dick that wants to fight you.

>>384273196
Infamous

>>384273743
>Sewer levels
Now you're just shitposting.

>>384272907
Yeah I call it the "vegeta" trope.
>Only *I* am allowed to defeat kakarot!

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>character's motifs are joined together in a duet
https://youtu.be/GDflVhOpS4E

>>384272907
>Either the main character or one of the characters in the party doesn't know who their father is
>Find out later that their father is actually on the enemies side
>Character then acts like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1uTsqJVAeo

>>384272907
>you get an overpowered weapon/item near the end of the game and an entire level exists purely for you to mow a shit ton of canon fodder down while being in absolutely zero danger yourself

>>384276065
mah nigga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1YcJkYBAxQ

>>384273034
Ocelot in snake eater.

>>384274360
Ikaruga did it best.

>>384276060
>is it over...caim

>powerful weapon or magic that drains the user's health
hnng

>>384273743
>meant to lose boss fights
more like
>get a special ending when you defeat a boss you werent meant to defeat before in new game+
chrono trigger was a masterpiece.

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>>384273743

>>384272907

>The antagonist who constantly banters the MC and genuinely a funny dick

[EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES]

>manipulating water to change the layout of a dungeon

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>final boss kicks the shit out of you
>MC stands back up
>remix of main theme comes on

>>384280937
>not posting the ultimate version of this scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEI-NCTsiPE

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>>384280857
Titanfall 2

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>main character gets way too mad
>powers up and starts slaughtering enemies to get to the bad guy

>>384280484
HEY DIAMOND AND PEARL'S RIVAL WAS A FRIEND BUT ALSO A DICK AT THE SAME TIME REALLY A MAJOR DOUCHE

>>384275136
Also
>Run

>>384281890
>mc instead of pc
hellooo consolefaaaaaag

>>384277214
Boss:
>"Impossible!"

>>384273743
>Humans are better than all other races
>It's because they don't ever give up and have a natural inclination towards ultra-violence

based angry apes

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>characters have a final battle expecting to die after it

>Game has lots of giant monsters
>Final boss is a human

>Nearing end of game
>Given some huge powerup to plow your way through to the ending

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>>384276060
>>384276065
>Theme plays while climbing a ladder

>>384282357
Barry a best

>>384278520
Even if they're just skins, I'd love for more games to have tons of playable characters like in Lego Star Wars.

>>384276060
>slowed down piano version
>with vocals

>>384276387
Hearts of Stone

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>>384282682
>aliens attack humans
>learn about the concept of a pyrrhic victory

That bit just before a boss fight or a really big zerg fight when the music stops just in time for a gun-cock or some other cool sound effect.
Really gets me pumped as a chump and makes feel like screaming FUCK YEAH just before kicking a million asses.
For an example, the bit at the beginning of DOOM 2016 does it pretty well. Coming down the lift with some heavy riffs and then just as the doors open.. CH-CLCK.
I know lots of games do this but can't think of many off the top of my head - any more examples anyone?

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>>384272907
>You can go through the entire game without killing anyone

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>comedic villain saves heroes from actual villain
>character who appears silly/stupid but is actually stupid as fuck strong
>enemies can get pissed at each other and start attackimg one another

>>384283157
>you can go through the entire game without fucking the goat

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>>384275136

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>>384280814
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnrIrhqCZs

>>384273196
>The very first boss you fight was actually trying to stop the bad guy
>You kill him and fuck up his plans
>Only at the end of the game you realize he was right all along and that the bad guy was using you

>>384283157
>Soundtrack doubles as music

>>384279315
yooooou suck

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>>384283162
>enemies can get pissed at each other and start attackimg one another
This is the best.

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>you meet the protagonist(s) of the previous games

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>>384281940
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcygQ9UgXaU

>I'm not going there to die...
>I'm going to find out if I'm really alive

>You can push or throw enemies off of ledges

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>>384283486
>You fight him

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>>384283486
>you have to kill the protagonist(s) of the previous games

>with a lot of luck and skills you can theoretically beat the final boss right at the start of the game but you have to play the game and aquire better equipment and skills to have a realistic chance

Any game does this?

>>384280857

The end of Blood Dragon. Best song from Rocky playing while you fuck shit up.

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>Real bad guy is revealed
>Previous bad guys join you to fight him

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>game is cute as fuck
>ending makes you tear like a bitch

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>>384283604
yet another reason this series is so good

>>384283758
Breath of the Wild

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>>384275774
Cyberbots

>you can kick enemies

>Pc gets up bloodied and beaten
>Goddamnrightimmad.jpg
>Rushes the boss
>Fucking destroy him with a smile on your face
>The gameplay is changed for this with your attacks being faster, hit harder, and you have hyper armor

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>your mentor betrays you

>the dark, silent area right before the last boss

>>384275774
Killer Is Dead did that.

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>superpowered forms that cause the character to go berserk when used

>>384275774
Asura's Wrath, but it's not that kind of "game"
Still damn good

>>384282860
SNAAAAAAAKE EAAAAATEEEEEER

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>>384275136
>Objective: Run

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>When your father comes back from the dead to help your final escape from the final boss whom is currently imploding.

>>384273743
OK team.
Our next game features a human space adventurer who is racist at ayy lmaos but is too much of a cuck to say anything and when he finds the audio tapes of his dead friends they talk about how much of a pussy the MC is for never voicing his opinions. He gets angry and goes out and picks a fight with a tough ayy and gets gets his ass kicked. The ayy robs him and throws him down an open sewer on the spacestation and poopoo peepee'd on.

After the player gets out of the sewers the human MC renounces his hatred of aliens and says he misunderstood the oppressed ayys.

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>you can kill god

Good gameplay
Whoops, not a cliche. Haha how funny

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>>384283704
>>384283749
>previous protagonist is the secret postgame boss
>he is not onlybthe hardest battle in the entire series but considered the hardest battle in the genre

>>384277214
Name 3 ( three ) vidya that does this besides Undertale

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>beat final boss
>their last move right before they die is an all-out last ditch suicide attack to make sure you go down with them

>>384278520
You just described musou garbage. Fuck off.

>>384284441

persona 3
persona 4
persona 5

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>>384283486

They just go and kill the big bad early on off screen since they retained their power.

>>384273034

Yakuza 0

>>384284441
dunno about the 1 HP part but personas 3-5 do this

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>beat the game
>all important characters from the world disappear forever

>>384284337
ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

>>384275774
The Force Unleashed

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>>384280857
seriously though, yeah those levels are pretty nice

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>enter a level that's somewhat cheery early in the game
>come back later, and it's all fucked up because of the villain

>>384276060
Name them games. I love shit like this.

also:

>final level is the name of the game

>>384272907
Ff15 did this so fucking well

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>>384283928

>>384283459
>letthemfight.avi

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>>384283157
Can you sign my petition.

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>Enemies are afraid of you

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>music is different if it's raining

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5Jmfmkgx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzysrf1j_gE

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>>384284462
>bro character sacrifices himself to contain it
it's always the cool guy

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>>384283486
>the protagonist of the previous game has gone missing
>you meet old party members of theirs who are also looking for them

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>>384285029
Name five games from different franchises that do this.

>>384284991
wtf is he wacking his weiner dude

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>Protag's appearance degrades over time

not really a cliche, but I still really appreciate it

>he music is muted and has different instruments when you're underwater
>the hub world's music is different when you go near a level's entrance

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>just when you thought the game is over shit hits the fan and now the real journey begins
>this shit starts playing when you wake up
https://youtu.be/nex9lazquws

>>384285512
Ocarina of Time
Metroid Fusion

>>384285523
>Protagonist's gear is gradually changed, showing improvement over the course of the game

>>384285512
Halo
Cave Story

>>384285373

No way you freaking pinko!

>>384285512
Wolfenstein TNO
Banjo-Tooie

>>384285512
>Kingdom Hearts
>Crackdown 2
>Dragon's Dogma
>Okami does the opposite, where the areas start out cursed and you make them better
Can't think of any others.

>>384280857
Probably one of the funnest parts of the end evil story of Shadow The Hedgehog.

>>384285815
You Gotta Be Fucking Kidding

>>384272907
>New villain busts through the credits and fucks shit up, continuing the game

>>384285521
nah, he's just opening a garlic sauce bottle for his pizza later


(yes, he is spanking the monkey)

>>384283758

I think you could face the final boss early on in Ronin Blade.

>>384285786
seeing Captain Titus gradually accumulate purity seals in Space Marine was a nice touch

>Final Boss can use your characters' powers against you

>post/mid credits dance number

>female characters are ambiguously close to each other and don't have a love interest

>>384286570
>Bosses and enemies later on in the game use your moveset and equipment

>>384284462
Yes. Fighting enemies who throw everything and the kitchen sink at you is pretty much my favorite thing.

That's why I fucking hate bosses that don't even try. Slow ass bosses with like two attacks and one preset pattern, bosses that keep using the one move I can reflect to damage them, bosses that build conspicuous traps that only pose a threat to themselves. Why am I even here if you're just going to kill yourself

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>>384285374
Top tier mechanic. Really exposes situations in other games where you're the decked out champion of the land and you still get jumped by bandits who should obviously know better

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>>384279053
i will never not get tired of this one

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>Videogame breaks the fourth wall

>>384286783
It doesn't even have to be a game mechanic, just hearing enemies freak out is great, like in Ace Combat or the audio logs in nuDoom.

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>boss completely loses his shit when he gets to low health
>starts going all out on you with fast as fuck attacks that can kill you in a few hits

>Main character gets his final power-up during the final battle
>Absolutely destroys the final boss afterwards
>And you can use that power during the post game

>>384286783

I kinda dig it in the Yakuza games how some punks will start shit with you acting all high and mighty but by the end of the battle they're cowering in the corner while you just slowly walk over and do a heat action to end it.

>>384284251
Sauce please?

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>>384285446
That sounds cool as fuck, any examples?

Pic kind of related actually.

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>>384272907
>invincible enemy that haunts you throughout the whole game that you have to always run from
>near the end of the game you can finally push their shit in

It's particularly cathartic after experiencing the opposite effect, where you never get to even fight or beat some asshole that antagonizes you constantly.

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>Playable character is a boss
>Uses mechanics that were otherwise only available to the player

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>play vietnam game
>"it ain't me" starts playing

>>384287204
KOTOR 2?

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>main character loses everything and starts a one-man genocide crusade against an impossible foe and actually fights so desperately he breaches the final line of its defence despite being mortally wounded
>comes to realisation that his rage was misdirected and dies peacefully after seeing that his foe decided to cease fighting too

>>384287385
>load up rising storm 2
>crank 'nam playlist
>guitar notes and "It ain't me" first thing I hear

Always makes my dick hard

>honorable henchmen turns on his faction and works to prove himself as an ally to the hero

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>>384287613
>BETTER RUN THROUGH THE MEMEGUL

What did they meme by this?

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>>384287345
>fighting Providence in end layer
>it suddenly uses bravely second

>>384286570
>DSP Persona 3 rage quit here

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>first stage theme in the game is remixed in the final stage theme of the game
>by this point you've changed perspectives and are fighting against the people you were playing as in the first stage

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>Final Boss awakens their true power
>MC is on the brink of defeat, things looking grim
>Suddenly start to hear voices
>All the characters you've met along your journey start cheering you on
>They power up the MC/Weaken the final boss with the power of prayer
>Real Final Battle begins

I know its cheesy, but I can't get enough of this.

>>384287593
Samurai Warriors?

>>384285512
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill

>>384285786
The Suffering does this

>>384287742
Great main menu song, but there should have been radio's or something to play more protest music.

Unless some asshole just plays it through his mic.

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>>384283486
>Previois protagonist "dies" in the tutorial
>Meet him in disguise
>You team up at the end

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>annoying as fuck boss
>beat them
>boss laying helplessly in defeat
>last round of QTEs to pummel and humiliate the shit out of them

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>>384287842
>mfw persona 5 "do the pahntom thieves exist" bar exceeding 100% I had the biggest grin on my face

>>384276292
You defined Chrono Trigger perfectly.

>>384287251
The Dahaka in Warrior Within. Exact opposite is the frenchies in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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>main villain is dying
>his last thoughts are asking his loyal followers to forgive him

>>384287251
any particular games with this?

>>384279315
I believe the only true rival that pokemon games did was in gold/silver. Thorough-out the entire game the asshole hates you and wants to best you but in the end he comes to respect you and even helps you out once.

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>>384272907
>Hero about to get fucked up by final boss
>Saved by power of friendship from characters throughout the story

>>384288228
MGS2

>>384289241
DANGEROUSLY CHEESY but I loved it anyway.

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>protagonist says fuck you to god and doesn't take his bullshit

>>384288757
see
>>384288578

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>>384273743

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>final boss turns into his ultimate form

>>384288757
Not sure about the second part but Wizardry IV kinda. You play as a villain in the game and throughout the game a ghost of a hero you killed will try hunting you down to kill.

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>>384288345
>depending on the player's actions, more and more friends cheer you on

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>>384288664
>villain was loved by a girl who only wanted to get him away from fighting
>you confront and kill her despite the fact he didn't care about her at all
>you kill the villain but in a later game you can give him another chance at living by sharing a piece of your soul with him then gradually change him into a better person
>epilogue mentions that he buried the body of that girl in eastern lands and never returned back

>>384289623
barkley 2 never

>>384287065
The Void, can find it on Netflix.

>supporting characters sacrifice themselves one by one until only the main character is left

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>>384289714
>seeing your waifu cheer you on during the final boss
no better feeling

>>384288664
>>384289735

Where does these come from? Seems like an interesting story.

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>>384285512
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_YDwZ-9gaA

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>After defeating one of the main villains you learn that they were on your side all along

>Former villain character decides to join you for one reason or another the MC and them become good friends with each other before the the games over.
>Power of friendship doesn't work at first, then after initial failure, friendship does work.

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>>384289916
>most of their sacrifices were in vain anyway

>>384288757
Silent Hill 2

>Level cap is 99
>final boss' level is higher

>>384273034
Devil May Cry 3

>>384289915
Thanks. Can't find it on Netflix but it's probably because it's the European one.

>>384289916
>but then they all come back just in time to help the hero against the final boss
>even the guy who seemingly betrayed you

>>384290301
>most

all

>>384290039
Second is Baldur's Gate

>>384283261
Fucking hell that mission man. Legitimately got a pit in my stomach when i realized this was the end for Reach and Noble 6.

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>>384283298
full metal alchemist:brotherhood

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>>384289916

>>384285512
wanderlust: rebirth

>>384290606
I should play it once.

>>384285512
Mass Effect 3

>protagonist from the last game is a boss

>get superpowered for a while
>enemies run in fear from you

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>>384283261
why everybody gotta hate on this vidya?

issa gud game guys.

>>384272907
>Set pieces where the MC survives by sheer luck

Not really a cliché but goddamn these can be really fucking intense if done right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qMuJ1W7i8

>>384289916
>main character kills supporting characters one by one until she is the only one left

>The final boss of the game in the final series is the first boss you fought in the first game

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>>384285512
Ocarina

>>384287448
yeah that's what I was thinking of

>map border is guarded by sharks or various huge monstrosities
first time a sand worm ate me in Serious Sam 3 I nearly damn shat myself

>>384285512
Final Fantasy VI in the world of ruin

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>the final boss is the president
>for 3 games in a row

>>384291182

that looks fucking horrible.

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>>384291539
yeah

it fucking does

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>game calls you out for using cheat codes

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>have a tragic masked character
>they subsequently develop cracks in that mask during an intense fight scene
>showing off their previously unseen eyes

>the race living in hiding or out of the harm's way gets annihilated by the villain because the main character led him to them

>>384283827
Homunculus is a good manga

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>>384283459
>mfw you can make Tsorig's phantom fight himself

>play as the villains
>you're actually the good guys
>the heroes are really the bad guys

Any games like this?

>>384273034
Berserk

>>384292230
Tales of Berseria, I think? I get that impression from what people have said who've played it

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>>384272907
>Everyone you like dies at the end

>>384292351
not really villains but more anti-heroes

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>game ends as a complete tragedy with all main characters dying
>at the brink of an end you get the chance to save them and give them a happy end, but only by performing an impossible task

>>384273034
No More Heroes

>>384287593
Lisa the Painful?

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>>384283986

>>384275774
Feel the Magic did this to a point.

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>>384288345

Very related

>end of game
>fighting an impossibly strong foe
>getting your shit wrecked
>suddenly all your friends, your allies, all the random NPCs you've met throughout the game start cheering for you
>it isn't some magical "power of friendship" thing
>it's just knowing that everyone wants you to succeed that pushes you to keep going and eventually win

I think my favorite example is Gravity Rush 2.

>likable character either gets turned into a monster or brainwashed into attacking you
>no way to save them

>>384285035
RISK OF RAIN
CONTACT LIGHT

>person is a huge moralfag
>they get warped into becoming a villain

>>384292831
Wolfenstein TNO

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>>384291937

There is literally nothing better than battle damage on a mask like that.

>>384287204
Didnt Tales of Symphonia 2 did that with Lloyd?

>Game has multiple playthroughs
>First two are just a long prologue
>Third playthrough is when the real game starts

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>>384272907
>said rival is your dad

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>>384292831
>can't punish the one who did this

>>384285512
Dead island

>travel through sewers to get to survivor outpost for parts
>come back later
>blood everywhere, zombies broke through and killed everyone

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>>384287828
>first stage theme in the game is remixed in the final stage theme of the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNSdcy-apU&t=130s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep5O3r7K1jg

This is the first version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lwopnr7hc

I've cried over this. Thats how much I let this get to me

>>384290301
I wasn't prepared to feel like that.

>>384289916
>infinite warfare

It was so fucking stupid how all of them died

They all sacrificed themselves needlessly and even then the MC's retarded plan is the reason they all died

>character's boss theme includes or remixes their leitmotif

>>384292831
>XCOM

whyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!?!

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>>384285512
Alice madness returns

>>384287251
I had a nightmare about this just last night and I was trying to remember where it was from, I knew it was a game, but I could of sworn that if you fucked up early on you got him to chase you sooner.

>>384273196
Kirby's adventure

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>>384287593

>character is a silent badass who plows through levels

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>concerned acquaintance is concerned
>yells name of said acquaintance

>final boss has his own theme
>kick his ass enough
>protag theme / main theme plays instead

SCV4 is tops for this example.

>>384293187
fuck you for this spoiler

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>special weapon/ability/form that can only be used at the end of the game can be used for the entire game in NG+

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>>384273034
SRW OG2

at one point Wodan helps out Zengar because Wodan wants to fight Zengar on a 1v1 duel

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>>384294029
His story and its conclusion was fucking amazing.
>tfw going from D Stay into E

>>384287251
Shadow Hearts

>>384292831
Bioshock 2

>>384291937
Bravely Default

>>384292504
just delete your save man

>>384272907
>Character is splattered with gore with realistic and persistent splatter

No one will appreciate this because >muh blodburn is shit

>mid game the main menu changes
>final boss deletes your save file
>game turns on the camera and inserts your face into the final scene

>Most of the game you've been alone in battles
>You have a team of people joining you in the last battle

Even better:
>You and the enemy call a temporary truce to fight a greater threat

>>384295843
>game turns on the camera
that's terrifying.

>battle damage as the final few chapters progress

>>384295843
>Game inserts your face into the final scene
>You don't have a camera

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>>384295843
>sequel
>final boss tells the characters that they are just a tools for someone's amusement
>speaks directly to you, shaming you for torturing them in such way
>wrestles the control over them from your hands then tries to delete game saves
>characters become self-aware and inspire you to continue fighting by using them, cheering you up and being absolutely okay with being controlled by you because you always led them to victory

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>numerous alternate universe timelines
>some with a short ending, but some with a long ending giving you extra pieces about the overarching plot
>you can see a character who hates you then loves you in a matter of minutes, simply by switching the timeline

>>384295843
what game does this, I need to play it.

>>384293564
when I realized what they were going for I thought to myself 'this isn't as cool as they think it is', or maybe that was the whole point and it went straight over my head

>Cave behind the waterfall

I get upset when there's not one

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>>384296891

>>384292831
Cave Story

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>MC and antagonist power up to ultimate forms and have the mother of all battles, destroying buildings cities, universes, etc.
>As the battle progresses both characters are broken down into their base forms. Fight becomes a knockdown drag out slugfest
The final battle in Asura's Wrath had be diamonds for days.

>>384273034
Final Fantasy V

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>>384272907
Majima was the best at this

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>objective: defeat the final boss
not a lot makes the whole "this is it" feeling as good as this one I know I've played games with this but I don't remember more than Ape Escape (Go catch Specter!) and MGR (Defeat Armstrong.), which other games do this?

>>384285035
Last chapter of The Evil Within

>>384297878
>Protect Earth

>>384283162
>thick asian woman can bear your children

WHY NOT ME!?

>>384272907
>rival dies
>gives you the best weapon or some other awesome upgrade

God Hand
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Probably a few others.

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>there's a generic fetch side quests
>it suddenly leads to one of the most heart-breaking moments of the game as main character decides to do a makeshift grave for someone who was very important to him
>says that he will join her soon

>>384284763
Anyone got the vocaroo?

>>384297698
I want more "They Live" style bumfights where it's just an ugly shitshow

>>384272907
An all time classic of this trope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzskxoQCKlg

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>The biggest plot revelation have been staring at you from the start

>>384285512
Hollow knight

>>384285374
Killing an Elite and watching all the Grunts shit their asses in Halo is a lot of fun.

>>384298702
I havent seen this happen in a long time but I love when that happens

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>>384297597

>Villain starts as a generic asshole lusting for power
>Ends up continuing to fight you for nothing but his pride

>>384298219
> Stupid Red Scarf chase with endless padding
> Figure where this is going immediately at the start
> It still finds a way to catch me off guard and unleash the feels

>>384284502
>musou garbage
>urban reign
Fuckhead

Personally, i am quite fond of one-sided rivalries that have no actual impact on the plot. The rival is just a random guy who you can face optionally several times in the game, sometimes being stronger than the final boss. Bonus points if said random guy uses the same sprite/model of a generic enemy.

>>384275774
Mega Man Zero 4

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>>384287593

>Leave an ally after he has lost everything completing his story line and assuming that was it
>He backs you up much later in what would've been an unwinnable fight otherwise

Bonus theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVN9i1O1OMQ

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>Final level is the name of the game

>Final boss fight features the title theme/a remix of the title theme

I will never be tired of this

>>384276060
my favorite part of fire emblem

>>384284502
I love musous and you can't stop me

>>384298821
Not so much in the games, but shit like this is more common in series or movies.

There was some indie game, I forgot the name, that was shat on for having the final solution available from the start, the problem was figuring out where to look for it. Stuff like this is great too.

>>384299294

SURELY you're not talking about Gone Home? The solution being a wall panel that you can go through which you'd need to know was there to continue

>>384277173
how is it character assassination when MGS4 already killed the "character" from 2?

>>384276657
would be better if they just were hard to hit/dodge and had good moves rather than just being a sponge, but i guess its not easy to design things that well

>>384272907
>main villain has the same power as you
it never gets old

>>384288757
The entire Dragons Dogma DLC.
Most enemies there are almost unkillable at the start, but as you progress you slowly begin to be able to put up a fight. Death is the worst offender, it spawns semi-randomly and until you're maxxed you just run the fuck out upon hearing that bell.

>>384280937
On that note
>when the protagonist has no right winning but does so anyway through sheer luck and pure bullshit

>>384298609
>fights between two of the most powerful characters in the game have always been well choreographed blow for blow battles
>final fight is akin to bums fighting over a piece of street steak
Agreed. Gaming needs more of this.

>>384291937
>mask breaks
>shows how scared and pathetic they truly were
>they lose all of their dangerous attacks

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>npc lets a dangerous enemy go free
>enemy critically injures/kills them later on

Love me some consequence