ITT: tropes you like >main antagonist was just a puppet to

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>bosses from early game team up against you and fight you again late in the game
or
>early game bosses become regular enemies

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>optional superbosses
>fighting an enemy before they join your team

>>384383970
>>1 dimensional supervillains that seemingly have no reason for their actions other than EVERYTHING MUST DIE

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Whatever the shit Shay pulled is called
betraying former guys and then hunting them down, each are their own sperate boss etc.

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>Objective: Survive
No matter how much it gets memed on here, I still love seeing it

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>teaming up with the main bad guy

>Game has an ending
>Like, the story actually comes to a satisfying and definitive conclusion
>Not a cliffhanger, or worse, credits at a completely inappropriate time


I can't believe I have to actually say that out loud.

>able to carry literally tons of supplies in an open world survival game

>>384385703
What games

>>384385703
It's only fun if you don't fuck it up.

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>>384385703
>Objective: Kill Shepard

>>384385972
one of the halo games, dont know which

>Nazis were actually occult superscientists
Love that shit.

>>384385871
This. Horizon Zero Dawn can suck my dick in that regard.

LOL

ACTUALLY

THE ANCIENT EVIL IS STILL ALIVE

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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>you're not some super chosen one soldier
>you're just a normal grunt that signed up for the army

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>Main character has absolute deadpan response to all the wacky bullshit that goes on around him
I know an actual well-written character that actually interacts with the characters around him is objectively better but there's something fun about projecting your own reactions into the protag.

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>there are other heroes in the world looking to stop the big bad
>they don't have a big impact on the story, they're just there for worldbuilding

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>>384383970
Fast paced action game.
Rival fight

>the fight against a greater evil is without hope

Sadly it is so underused.

>>384386045
halo reach

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>main character is just pissed and does shit
PRO-LVL:
>he questions why every now and then

1 on 1 fights with a rival/equal

>>384386045
Also Crisis Core
you can't beat the final battle.

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>>384386337
>all boss battles in the game are rival type fights
>rival fight is extra rival

>obligatory traitor character in the party

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>>384383970
>rival fight
>HEATED rival fight
>rival joins your party after finally having a satisfying 1v1 bout
>bonus points for flower field as a stage

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>Dynamic soundtrack

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>antagonist character sacrifices himself to save the main character from a bigger evil

>"maybe we're both the same, you and I"

>>384386680
>Luftrausers
>song changes for each different plane part you equip
my dick was diamonds

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>Fight villain boss over the course of a game
>beat them one final time, and they join your team
>they're one of the best party members even though their stats are reduced
or
>Main villain of a previous game comes back in the sequel as an ally with boss stats intact

>>384386394
to expand on this
>Main protag gets pissed off by evil villain's scheme
>unlock final attack or new mode
>go apeshit on everything around them

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>coop game ends with a showdown
>both players have the exact same equipment

>>384386345
>objective: survive
>meet mission objective
>game keeps going until you die
End of Halo Reach was maximum overhype, and a great end to the series.

>villain has no reason for being evil, just is

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>>384386709
>Smug asshole of the party sacrifices himself to protect everyone

>>384386394
tales of beseria has been amazing so far. she almost literally doesn't care about anything else, simply pissed at the main bad guy.

>boss destroys the stage you're fighting him on

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>>384386912
>game makes you question your morals

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>>384383970
>You are the final boss

>>384386791
WHAT
Is this legit?

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>you're winning the fight but once you get the boss to 25% a cutscene plays where he turns the tables and beats you

>>384385750

>teaming up with the bad guy to defeat a greater evil
>after that's finished, you and the bad guy have your final battle

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>Boss theme against a rival/your dark self is a remixed version of the main theme

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>>384387274
>as the fight goes on the music gets more and more intense and orchestral
>vocals kick in towards the end

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>don't know who the villain is or even if there is a main villain until the latter half of the game
>even if you figure out who the villain is immediately, your character doesn't
>main character is continuously manipulated by main villain
>during the final bossfight your closest friend betrays you

>>384384180
twin Dragonriders

capra demon, Taurus demon

lol!!

>>384386805
>to expand on this
>>Main protag gets pissed off by evil villain's scheme
>>unlock final attack or new mode
>>go apeshit on everything around them
I wish [Prototype 2] would have done this. It would've been so fucking great!

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>main antagonist is a genuinely hate able character and you find great satisfaction out of kicking his ass

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>initial villain was trying to save the world the only way they knew how from an even greater threat

bonus points when you can fuck and marry them at the end

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>your character is a master adventurerer and outdoorsman but cannot swim and will instantly drown if he tries
Now that's what I'm talking about. Fuck characters that can do anything

>>384383970
Are Groundhog Day time-loops a trope? Because I eat that shit up every time.

>>384387264
Nier tomato did it sooooo good.

>>384387826
No, that's an anti-trope. The trope is when time moves forward normally, officially called And Time Marches On.

>>384386295
FFX did this pretty well with those other two summoners, the rival mean-girl with the thug who end up helping you and the Nice Guy with his little brother who turn against you

>>384387826
>Majoras Mask
>FF XIII, Lighting returns
>Bravely default

>>384385871
>game ending is mostly satisfying but a cliffhanger comes out of nowhere
>not a sequel hook, just an encouragement to do the true ending which wraps everything up with a neat bow and finishes the story entirely, showing exactly how the cliffhanger was actually related to an earlier plot point

>>384387770
>bonus points when you can fuck and marry them at the end


Are there games that do this?

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>>384386805
>Main villain of a previous game comes back in the sequel as an ally with boss stats intact
>mfw Renne and Richard join the party in TitS the 3rd
>mfw they're just as broken and strong as before
Everyone else was just there for decoration at that point, and Kevin firing off the occasional Gate of Babylon.

>>384388054
Every friendly npc from dark souls, specially:

>Solaire
>Benhart
>Lucatiel
>Anri

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>game has easily reachable endings that pretend to be true ends

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>>384388312
Only one that I know of, which is an SRPG called Stella Glow.

The girl is a cute, thousand year old loli who's very jaded and even seemingly cruel.

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>>384388009
>officially

>Characters communicate with each other upon hearing or seeing something
>Characters change their tone of voice depending on the situation
L4D2 had the right idea. Still waiting on the 3rd one or an origin story

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>twins who switched places in childhood

my fav trope is when the game is actually good and enjoyable

>>384388679
TVTropes is the official trope authority. See the trope It Was All In Centralization

>>384385750
this made me cringe so hard I can't even see straight...oh my god

>>384388952
Overplayed as fuck

>>384387130
SOMA may work for you

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>villain is actually just you gone back in time in an attempt to stop you

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>>384383970
>The main antagonist was actually that seemingly harmless scientist that acted like he was working for the bad guys against his will.

>>384389010
>implying the guy isnt SSStylish as fuck

>>384389436
Metal Arms: glitch in the system

>you were actually the villain
>you can't win the final battle because the heroes are supposed to win

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my dick really hurts when I look at this girl
it gets really hard and swollen
what should i do?

>>384389605
wrong thread
wrong post level
wrong board

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>game has a consistent soundtrack that creates motifs for characters and locations and has variations that represent the narrative
>not just "oh the boss theme is a remix"

>>384389748
you have good taste

>>384389605
what you should do is scour the internet for her nudes and then post them here when you find them.

>>384389605
She's also a coal burner.
Sorry anon.

>>384389748
A+

>>384385703
source please

>>384389748
wow, a half note C pianissimo
so hardcore
maybe if you're a flute player
fuckin faggot

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>the trash mobs you've been slaughtering wholesale throughout the entire story are actually transformed humans
>some of your trusted companions were actually working against you
>the big hairy beast boss is eren's brother

>>384388865
where can i find full pic?

>>384385871
This just makes me sad.

I can't remember the last game I played that didn't end in blatant sequel bait.

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>>384383970
Evil vs. Evil

>fighting against a boss
>the theme is the boss singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpaiENeJW_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyEaEO1LcOk&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lWRsK3J1Jo

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>>384386841
>Coop game ends with a showdown
>Players get to pick which side they are on
>Who wins determines the ending

>>384389856
more for me then white boy.

this ones my favorite trope of all time:
>jrpg actually has good gameplay

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>>384390325
me too nigga

>>384389856
her name?

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>game has intentionally bad gameplay because it's a deconstruction of the medium
>questions the meaning of "fun" and "game" and whether interactive video experiences actually have to be games

>The only way to get the best ending is if you had a guide or extreme luck
>The game hints at this in the ending monologue

>>384389362
if you can get past the boring gameplay, the atmosphere is really nice especially toward the end, and the plot is pretty good even if the dumb fucking main character has the same realization twice and shouldn't be surprised by the final outcome at all, dumb twat

>>384386841
they actually did that? Man I should play the new SC game

>>384390559
Reminds me of how for NG+ I had to follow a guide for Persona 3 to get all the relationships.

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>One on one duel with a villain to the death for a character to finally avenge their friend
or
>Absolve them of their actions and join forces to defeat the greater evil

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>game has a cute girl character that you have the choice to forcefully rape for a sex scene
>can't copulate with her any other way
>if you rape her you can't get the true end
>thus have to choose between satisfying your desires and getting the real ending

>>384390317
https://youtu.be/yW5AnWT1d5E

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>>384390865
its conviction
after the final mission Archer gets an order to kill Kestrel, though Kestrel finds out, so the final mission is both players searching for eachother on the cargo plane with no gadgets just pistols, no HUD,...


Canon ending Kestrel survives

>secret optional boss that makes the final boss look like a bitch

bonus points: final boss knows you took out the secret boss that was stronger than him and starts shitting himself when you head over to his lair.

>end that's hardest to get reveals it's not the true end and that the easiest bad end is the true end

>>384391103
That's awesome

>>384391020
Just like real life

>>384391103
It's kinda surprising on how they made the american the bad guy in that.

>Every companion has its own storyline and has severe flaws in his personality

I loved how the Lemuria part of The Lost Age showed that you were actually playing as the antagonists in the first game. That was really cool as a kid.

Was Dark Dawn really shit, or do I just remember the first two that much more fondly, /v/?

>>384391207
I remember my friend and I just went quiet after the cutscene
>dude do you see this shit?
>see what exactly?

>>384391338
he wasnt really the bad guy, Kobin is a dick, Archer was just following orders

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>play a game for a good while and expect it to end soon
>you're only at the halfway mark

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>the protagonist of the last game is now the antagonist of the next installment.
Anyone know of any other besides Prototype2?

>>384391604
>play a game
>expect it to end soon
>it actually does
>but wait there's more
>you aren't even halfway in it yet son

>>384391695
Donkey Kong

>main character goes up against evil doppelganger/counterpart of himself

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>>384387264
everyone memes DMC as just the CUHRAYZEE NO STORY GAME but dmc 3 had a good plot with some emotion behind it

>>384391695
STALKER: Good Weather

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>poly boss battle
>bosses become more aggressive as their comrades die

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>>384387264
Yakuza 2. Goddamn, was it both hype and sad.

>>384385871
>game end properly without a cliffhanger
>sequel literally shits on it to keep going with the story

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>>384385703
>Objective: Run

>game has good and evil routes
>game punishes you for straying even a bit onto the evil route and eventually game itself calls you an asshole

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>you, the player, were actually the bad guy
>the main protagonist rebels against your mind control

>>384391878
Why is Strelok the bag guy?

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>>384389605
She has a tumblr "jumpsuitedmonster" is her url, good luck.

>>384392210
antagonist doesnt mean he's bad
example prototype 2

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>you can be the bad guy

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>>384383970
I like quiet partners who help you.

>>384392064
I like how Kiryu can get stabbed, shot three times and then blow up and then Sega expected us to believe there was a chance he could die in all the sequels after 2.

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>main character sacrifices himself at the end of the game.

That bittersweet feeling stays with you for days.

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>rival who spent most of the screentime humiliating the MC gains newfound respect and sees him as a worthy opponent.

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>>384385703
Objective: Kill Strelok

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>you already know everyone will end up fine because it's a prequel
that's a relief

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>>384392189
What game? Remember11 fits, though.

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>>384392803
>it's actually an AU so everything is fucked

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>leitmotif that plays in various songs throughout the game
>final boss is that song with vocals

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>>384386560
>flower field boss stage
>quiet piano music plays

>>384384180
Fucking loved that shit in arcade beat em ups.
Artificially made you feel stronger and better.

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>The MC is just a person who happened to be in the right place at the right time

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>friend betrays you at the start of the game
>shows up again at the end for a final showdown

>>384387168
Yep! Every plane combination changes the song. Engine changes bassline, body changes the lead, and the gun changes the drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rwUb_DIoxw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-WqWGYOdH8

>>384391153
this sounds fucking awful

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>young and naive character from a previous game appears as an old veteran in the sequel

>>384386560
>rival doesn't get a satisfying conclusion in the game
>remake comes out
>remake makes the rival become balls to the walls crazy and have a showdown in a flower field
Guess the game /v/

>>384391865
Fucking hell, the first time I finished it I was left speechless, it really caught me offguard how good the plot was for a fucking slasher.

>tfw you will never see the jackpot scene for the first time again...

>>384393210
restricted rps?

>>384386394
9S?

>>384392141
>strongest weapon in the game is evil
>you have to kill most of your friends to get it

>weak characters vs strong characters and winning (Phoenix Wright vs Von Karma)
>characters left alone and has to fend for themselves/behind enemies lines and have to find lost equipment or steal it from enemies
>get stuck in a tutorial area of a game and have to go through it's rules to get out, late into the game or alternatively you're so powerful that you can breeze through the tutorial and break it's rules and such
>joke character is the strongest character in the game and a bro

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>the reload function was actually the bad guy
>you were supposed to die but the bad guy reset time and revived you again and again every time you failed because you were fulfilling the plan

>boss fight you're supposed to lose
>you can actually win and it even changes the story a bit in the game if you do

>>384385871
This. I hate how nowadays it's so common for games to have a really vague ending that doesn't bring anything to a conclusion and it's seen by the general public as a good thing because "haha look how artistic this is, the ending makes you THINK and allows you to create your own ending in your mind :)" or some shit like that. To me it's just a sign of the writers being lazy since writing a good ending is often quite challenging so they're just "fuck it, let's leave everything open and end the game there". I wish this trend would just die but I'm only seeing it becoming more and more popular.

>>384393345
fable

>>384391020
wait is this actually a thing? where?

>>384392641
>main character sacrifices himself at the end of the game
>the bad guys still win

>>384393958
Musume Raising Simulator 2013

>>384393961
Diablo?

>>384393958
Real life

>>384394193
LA Noire but yeah Diablo works too.

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>>384391020
>game lets you romance 5 different girls
>sequel forces you to romance 1
>she gets raped and experimented on by aliens

>>384393612
what!!!!???

>enemy tells you that your effort is futile
>it actually is

>>384390631


Yeah, but it's not a plot hole or anything, he's literally dumb and doesn't understand what is happening with his conciounsness, the one who goes to the ark or whatever the fuck it's called doesn't realize what's going on.

>>384383970
>ITT: tropes you like
>>main antagonist was just a puppet to a greater evil which was in front of you all along

Examples? I'm inclined to check them out

>>384394865
There's tons of them, but I can't think of any at the moment...

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>each chapter of the game is followed up by a cinematic telling you a story about what the villain is up to
>he always seems to be doing stuff similar to what you're doing, except evil
>towards the end it becomes increasingly obvious you're actually hearing stories of your own deeds made to sound evil
>encounter innocent people who have been turned against you
>the bad guy was actually the one writing the stories as propaganda against you

>>384393397
The final case of the first game was amazing: they built Von Karma as a monster in court and he delivered, not letting you even finish your sentences or pressing the witnesses. What a great David v Goliath duel.

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>>384394193
Real life.

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>character is a total dick throughout the first game
>eventually is redeemed and saves the main character
Dream Drop was shit but at least Riku wasn't an edgy asshole

/spoiler please give terra redemption square /spoiler

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>You've been killing enemies the entire game thinking you're the good guy and suddenly there's that one boss fight that makes you question all your actions
OR
>At the very end of the game you play as the final boss

>mfw a game does both of these

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>you're the bad guy except the bad guy was actually good all along

>>384389580
What game does this?

>>384394865
White People / Jews

>>384394865
Mass Effect
Dragon Quest VIII

>protagonist of first game is final boss of second game
>get a unique ending for losing to him
>but the game is so easy that losing is harder than winning so you never see it

>>384395610
Jews/Corporate interests as a whole

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>>384383970
>Humanity were the mobs all along
>make a choice
>join or eliminate humanity

>>384386680
>Manhunt lvl 2
>just killed the dude taking a piss
>go inside, hear some guy upstairs
>knock on the wall
>"I'm coming over there to snap your NECK"
>DUN DUN
>DUN DUN
Man I fucking loved that game

ITT: made up troupes that don't exist at all

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>>384388510
>game has easily reachable endings that pretend to be true ends
>you learn that years after finishing it

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>boss takes your weapons and fights you with them

>The default ending(s) is bad to a certain extent.
>A secret ending is undoubtedly good, and rewards players who are observant, and read between the lines.

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>>384383970
>game sets up and builds to a climatic final fight against the big bad
>Along the way throws in subtle hints and clues to the true antagonist
>after multiple emotional events, engaging conflicts and set pieces you finally see the bad guy as more human than ever
>They're not evil, just incredibly desperate to stop a force you've been blindly subjected to the whole time
>he has understandable personal motivations for doing what he's done
>have final battle against him
>win
>protagonist and boss talk it out and begin to understand each other's point of view
>suddenly the real big bad returns, kills your new would-be ally and a guy you'd trusted the entire time has been manipulating your for the true big bad all along

>>384396116
>tfw I actually thought the end where you wish for money was actually the only end of STALKER
>just assumed it was just showing that no matter what you wished for you wouldn't get anything

>>384396283
Transistor did it in a brutal way

>>384396330
>Raiden and Solidus never came to an understanding because MUH ROSE and Sunny being used as leverage
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

>>384395216
wut game?

>>384396591
Trump: Election 2016

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>boss fight during sad scene
>sad music from cutscene/dialogue continues to play instead of usual battle theme

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>Main character kills a boss
>The boss kills the main character when you play as them later

>At the end of the first game you are given a choice that will determine the fate of the world.
>the sequel makes the evil choice canon.

>>384387960
Really?? Who was bad guy, then?

>>384396686
>exposition happens in the background during boss fight, ie people talking flashbacks

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>go back in time to fix something
>you actually made it worse

Why do you retards make shit up? 80% of these came out your asses.

>>384385972
crisis core, halo reach, titanfall 2

>>384396820
Metro ?

>>384391695
Diablo

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>antagonist has a Four Heavenly Kings-style group of subordinates including a cute girl and a total bro who is barely evil at all

>>384396469
>new would be ally
Solidus was going to kill raiden, and snake the first chance he got, and he wasn't going to feel bad about it either.

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>The "villain" is actually trying to help you and will leave you alone once not needed anymore

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>Laid back, pacifist character who just watches from the sideline
>Finally get to fight them as a bonus fight
>They proceed to tear you five new assholes

I'm not thinking of the game you're thinking of.

>>384396953
Why don't you give some examples so we can refute you faggot

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>>384394865
Terranigma.

>antagonists are four heavenly kings
>english version just calls them "Elite 4"

>>384396981
Legacy of kain.

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>>384396686

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>you transfer your conciousness into another cybernetic body
>the process is copy only and your original consciousness still resides in the original body
>now you have to decide whether to kill what was you just a second ago

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>>384383970
>girl that you want to marry dies and you can't save her
>nobody else dies
>not even the "bad guy"

>throughout the game you're led to believe the trope doesn't exist
>it actually did and was right in front of you the entire time

>>384383970
>main antagonist was just a puppet to someone you have known all your life, who in turn was a puppet to an even greater evil, who in turn was a puppet to a magical sword possessed by an insane scientist-turned-god
fuck you I liked it

>>384397094
80% of the posts have no reply because the game doesn't exist. Are you blind nigger? Go through any post which doesn't have a reply with an appropriate game.

>>384397345
>>384396330
my niggers

>>384397036
Only because he knew they were unwitting pawns of the Patriots. Even when Raiden knew he was a pawn he still did his job like a good soldier should, further proving Solidus' whole point.

>the main bad guy was actually the main bad guy's mask who was actually the good guy because the real bad guy is your mask

>>384387130
William dindu nuffin tbqh familial. The rest I killed gladly, but he was right

>>384391695
Original Metal Gear. Solid Snake fights Big Boss.
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. Salem
becomes a bad guy for no reason. This game is shit.
Diablo 2. All of the MC's return, corrupted and warped by their adventure. The Warrior becomes the next vessel for Diablo, the Rogue becomes the Blood Raven, and the Sorcerer becomes the Summoner.

>>384385750
I can't watch this until the end holy shit

>Enemy removes clothes in anger
>Receives buffs

>>384391695
Golden Sun 2, until like halfway through the game.

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>end of the game
>impossible to win
>main theme kicks in
>protagonist decides to try anyway

Bonus points if your HUD explodes or something.

>main character from first game 'dies' in the intro sequence of the second
>brought back from the dead, he has a new mission
>towards the end of the game the you realize that the protagonist from the first game actually did die, and you're a clone with memory implants who's only been alive for a few weeks

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>>384397798
>Dodgetank character gains evasion bonuses if he wears less and less clothing

>>384397912
The Wise One was the villain all along.

>>384397406
I've posted twice ITT mentioning three different tropes that I took straight from existing games but I don't have any replies. Does that mean the games don't exist after all? Here, let me help you:

>>384395410
First trope:
Demon's Souls
Shadow of the Colossus
Second trope:
Silent Hill: Downpour
Also Shadow of the Colossus

>>384397074
Silent Hill 2

In other words, just because you're an ignorant retard who doesn't know what he's talking about doesn't mean that people ITT are making shit up. The lack of replies simply means that people either don't know the game or they don't have any need to tell the entire world that they recognize it.

>mad scientist guy screams throughout the entire game that the trope is real and coming
>nobody believes him, everyone thinks it's common sense that there's no such trope
>protagonist is the only one who believes
>trope attacks and slaughters them all
>protagonist battles the trope to revive them anyway

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>Do enough damage to knight
>He loses/rips off his armour and becomes fast as fuck

>>384398098
Go answer the rest. You can't.

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>>384397798
Damis from Runescape.

>>384398251
>if you can't explain every single natural phenomenon on your own, god must exist
>checkmate atheists!

>>384397345
>>384396330
what game

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>game's plot turns out to be a Cosmic Horror Story complete with elder gods from outer space and eldtrich abominations

Untapped gold mine, I tell you hwat.

>>384398438
Xenoblade Chronicles

>>384398384
Why are you resorting to an absurd absolute not related to my point? If they're real there wouldn't be a problem.

>>384397087
Bayo? Save for the pacifist part.

>you literally fight the final boss with your own memories and become an amnesiac

>you can overhear random NPCs talking about feats that you achieved before
>ingame news are talking about events you were part of

>>384387419
What game

>>384398538
>What's wrong? If the big bang happened, why can't you explain to me everything about it? I guess it must have been God after all! Checkmate atheist.

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>Kingdom is good
>Empire is evil

white strong male lead who is blonde, blue eyes, religious to add on to his add assery, minus points if he is an atheist.

>>384391132
What game?

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>>384398251
Of course I can't because I most likely haven't played those games. What the hell man? You're basically saying "Any trope that YOU don't recognize doesn't actually exist and is made up". That's insane. I can't believe I even gave you this reply. I hope you enjoy pretending to be retarded on 4chan.

>>384398616
Ace moterfucking combat

>>384398637
Analogies aren't thinking or a form of thinking or solid basebfor counter argument either. Tut tut.

>>384397461
Solidus told raiden that he was going to kill him to get the chip in his brain. Even if Raiden had been willing to let Rose, and Sunny die Solidus was going to fight him.

>>384383970

>Villain seems obvious.
>Go fight them, turns out they weren't as evil as you thought, or as controlling.
>True mastermind is relatively innocuous NPC who nudged you in the right direction once or twice and otherwise sold items in dungeons.

or

>True mastermind is a party member you've had nearly the entire game.
>Second playthrough shows much of what they said and did to be pointing out their true allegiance in hindsight.

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>killing demons/aliens/monsters

>>384390323
The only interesting thing in Operation Raccoon City...

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>>384387140

>>384383970

>nameplates
>BOSS NAME: Adjective Adjective Title
>if the above exists, final boss is just BOSS NAME
>fourth wall shattering
>armor that is skimpy on both sexes
>dynamic battle music

and my personal favorite:

>series that has a long history keeping things the same

example is the song that plays when you pull the master sword out in any LoZ game post LTTP

>fight final challenge
>get warned not to fight, you have to turn back
>don't listen
>boss attacks you and breaks your legs
>boss breaks your arms
>boss cuts off your ears
>game sound stops
>boss gouges out your eyes
>game goes black, you can't see anything
>boss destroys your mind
>whole game stops
>suddenly everything returns and the boss is gone
>it was all just a practical joke

>>384397986
What game

>protag is about to do something bad for the sake of his quest
>party member confronts him about it and tries to stop him
>if you decide to do it anyway he will fight you
>he absolutely shreds most of the builds

>>384398813
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_analogy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot

>>384396686
>Mt. Gagazet in FFX
best part

>>384396686

Aerith's theme. Specially since most players on their first playthrough will get destroyed by JENOVA Life because no Water Ring

>final boss fight
>one of your allies is about to betray you
>if you convince them not to betray you, another one of your allies betrays you instead

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>>384398220
>boss has sword and board
>at 2/3 he drops his shield and two-hands his sword
>at 1/3 his sword starts glowing and emits shockwaves

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>believe something throughout the game that was actually entirely wrong and almost the opposite of everything you ever believed was true
>if you go back and play the game it actually makes more sense from the real perspective

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>mortal enemies unite against a common threat more evil than both of them
>as they fight by each others' sides they become genuine allies

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>unforgivably cute and evil minions

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>enter your name in the beginning
>never comes up anywhere during the game
>suddenly appears in the ending
love this shit

>secret boss that can only be found in the post-game that awards exclusive behind-the-scenes material
>main antagonist is someone who does their job without reprehension and is only the main antagonist because he's the best at what he's doing
>convoluted and hidden side-quests that reward cool and lore-intensive shit

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>seemingly sadistic and violent antagonist is actually an empathizeable character and tries his very best to do right by his family

>>384399091
earthbound

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>game's name is a spoiler

>>384399193
You haven't put up anything as an argument. Analogies don't stand alone as arguments. Nice second link though. Very relevant.
/

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>>384400112
>logo foreshadows the ending
>you need to beat the game to understand it

>>384400503
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moron_(psychology)

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>>384398452
>Untapped.
>What are The Old Gods in the most popular mmorpg of all time.

>>384400112
>the next episode title is two sentences long and is a summary of everything that will happen
>it gets revealed in the episode preview

>>384399654
Zeno Clash?

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>>384383970
Enemies/bosses made of corpses.

>do a good deed
>lose friendship with your evil party members

>>384393019
>Wake me up inside starts playing

>>384401127
DAO
Is that game available for the xbone?

>>384393331
K-KAIJI-SAMA!! TT_TT

>>384400675
I'm assuming that by "untapped", he meant it's been underrepresented and still has a lot of undiscovered potential, not that it's never been done before.

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>game has an actual lesson to teach, no matter how minor

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>>384401126
Definitely. Pic related is one of the very few memorable boss designs in DS2.

>member of the enemy race/faction joins your party

>>384395410
OFF?

>>384401316
I don't want to feel like I'm being lectured by fucking faggot game devs. I prefer my entertainment to be entirely free of any underlying moral or message, in general, even if it's something that I already agree with.

>game has several different classes
>npcs take note of what class you are and have extra or different dialogue for a priest, a rogue or a fighter

>>384400503
>>384398637
You both used analogies and would be laughed out of a debate hall. Maybe in the two bit community colleges you two attend that's acceptable but...

>>384390538
How can you like this?

>>384401540
The earlier reply tells you everything

>>384401630
>t. non-4.0 GPA

>>384401253
I believe it's one of the games for gold right now and is now backwards compatible because of it.

>>384387140

Shadow of the Colossus, man.

>>384401642
because I'm not chained to the idea that an interactive video experience has to be a "game", and thus I'm not chained to the idea that it has to be "fun". Just like I don't necessarily have fun watching a movie, even though the movie might be a very good piece of art, because it just makes me depressed for weeks

>>384401626
Dark souls 3 does it with Patches

>The emotions and character of the player character are communicated entirely through first-person body language and NPC interactions.

Whatever you can say about Doom2016, the Doomslayer was the best characterized non-speaking main character in forever.

>>384383970
>rival boss is the same size of you and fights with a similar moveset
>before the final boss there is a crazy as fuck fight with a giant boss
>boss just wants to fight, not for evil, or good, just to fight
>PREPARE TO MEET YOUR END ASURAAAAAAA

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>>384401405
>that one dude on his shoulder calling the shots
>he's on the One Reborn too.

What's his story, /v/?

>>384389605
>>384392221
heres her main. Prepare for dissapointment

http://rad-infiniitum.tumblr.com/tagged/my-face

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>ending credits music combines themes from earlier in the game

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>>384383970
>a friend/family member/love interest dies and the mc gets so mad that he goes berserk with power and kills everything around him
this is my fetish

>playing a good zombie game trope
>TFW the last time you felt this trope was in re outbreak and re4

>big bad is weaker than his number 1 servant
>number 1 servant is bro tier and you make him question his morality
>turns against his master and kills him easily

>>384402004
Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zelda just because Link is so expressive in it.

>>384397087
>I'm not thinking of the game you're thinking of.
So it isn't pic related?
>>384396831
A2 and 9S teamed up to fight the giant fusion robot. While it was separate one attacked A2 on the elevator and the other attacked 9S in his flying gear thing.

>>384402409
Name one single game that does this. There are none, because it would be anticlimactic as fuck. You're continuously making shit up.

>protagonist/villan too angry to die
Asura's Wrath sent this to the next level

>>384397087
stephen?

>>384401796
My GPA is perfect not that it's anything to brag about given the ever upward trend of GPA in the last 50yrs.

>>384402537
I know about movies that do that but not videogames.

>>384383970
>enemy travels too far due to poor coding and overwrites game code, making the game unwinnable
Not necessarily liked, but it gives me some amusing memories of ZX Spectrum's buggy ass garbage.

>>384402537
i think the servant-stronger-than-master is an actual trope, but i can't recall a game where what anon said happens, maybe its just part of the game and not the ending?

>boss is a fucking dickhead who is also a pain in the ass
LORD MARA

ambition and conflicting values fueling conflict

I'm not sure how to express "conflicting values" to convey something other than fighting against something comparable to super devil hitler jesus alexander graham bell.

>>384402563
...lesquisha?

>>384383970
Ace Attorney Investigations 2?

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>>384383970
Nah i hate that shit, because it inevitably leads to the revelation that all you did was in some form aiding the big bad all along, which makes me feel like everything i accomplished during the game's journey was pointless.

>>384402621
>GPA has been on an upward trend for 50 years
>yet he still can't get a perfect one

>>384402740
playing a videogame is worthless.

get a good job you waste of oxygen.

>>384402376
Neither of those is good.

>>384394865

i think contact counts

>brutal scene of horrific murder happening all around you
>light hearted children's song/upbeat pop music or some other kind of deliberately completely unfitting music juxtaposizing the scene

it's such a cheap trick and it gets me every fucking time

>if you kill him, you'll be just fine

>>384391806
I like this also :)

>>384402884
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A
same here, I'm a total sucker for that

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Anyone have source on OP's pic? I see it posted here all the time but no clue who it is

>villain secretly needs the protagonist to do something in order for their scheme to work
>villain's henchmen still try to kill protagonist
>villain himself tries to kill protagonist
Wait this is my least favorite trope.