>It was all a dream
>alternate timelines
>the events of the present were set by your future self
Yes I am Japanese writer.

>>749027347
Shadow Moses in MGS4 obviously

Prince of Persia Warrior Within is built around this trope where you travel back and forth between the ruined and pristine fortress

Arkham Origins has the reverse where you visit Arkham City before it’s flooded and walled off

In Mass Effect 2 you can visit the wreck of the Normandy SR1

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>>749027347
Diablo 2 it's cool to hear about how Aidan went mad crazy.

>>749027672
I was personally thinking about Breath of the Wild, Dead Space 2, and Bioshock.

>>749027347
>old/middle aged party or protagnist
its rare i feel

>>749027347
>scale/size used as a horror element

lmk if u have recs

>antagonist from earlier in the game helps you defeat greater antagonist at the end of the game

>>749027889
>lmk if u have recs
I'd say Little Nightmares but I wouldn't really consider any of those games horror.

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>You weren't ready to save the world, so we let you sleep until the time was right
>Wake up and it's literally hell on earth
>Head out at the peak of your powers to fuck shit up
Ocarina of Time and Final Fantasy XV

>>749027347
>>749027573
>>749027832
>>749027889
>>749027987
>>749028136
name three

>>749027347
>sequel lets you visit location from the previous games
>it's now a sprawling metropolis

>>749027347
>>749028354
see >>749027672 and >>749027792

>>749028471
dishonored

>>749028354
>>749027987
Legend of Dragoon

>>749028471
the only game i've seen do this is that Doom RPG for phones

>>749028354
>>749027889
outer wilds
look outside
barely horror but subnautica and shadow of the colossus. i cant think of any more games with this.

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>legendary 4 niggas in a row hero party about to fight the demon lord
>mistake you for a demon and attack you unprompted
>you wipe the floor with them only using the back of your sword
>tell them to fuck off and let you handle it

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>game has enemies that lose their shit over comms when you whoop their asses

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>defeat the main villain
>turns out they were only thing keeping an even more dangerous and evil villain from gaining power

>>749027832
>>749028354
Middle aged protagonists are somewhat common in stealth games.
Various Metal Gear games will have their Snake be middle aged or older.
Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher is in his 40s in the first game, and is in his late 50s as of the latest game.
Hitman's Agent 47 was in his late 30s in the first game, and is middle aged in subsequent games.
Ezio is middle aged or older in certain sections of Ass Creed.

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>>749028354
Final Fantasy tried that and it flopped

>>749027347
>The intensely diffcult but fun combat with dozens of enemies just ended
>You enter an elevator
>There's no music, just ambient machine sounds
>There's an artist flex with a beautiful scenery out the window
>The long elevator ride builds up quiet suspense for a boss fight waiting in the room above.

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>>749027573
>SOMA
>XCOM 2
>Prince of Persia
"Japanese"

>main menu background is from the end of the game but you don't know that until you get there

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>>749027347
Dark Souls 3 with Anor Londo, Oolacile, Ariamis and Earthen Peak

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>>749032473
>final boss theme is a remix of the main menu track

>>749027758
Having the heroes of the first game being villains in the second game is another good trope.

>>749032152
for jrpgs its yakuza 7+8, very rare for a japanese game. normally its teens fight god

>The final boss music is a remix of the main theme

>>749031859
stfu metzen i fucking hate yo

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>hero's finishing move
>apparitions of all his friends appear beside him

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>>749028471
Enemy Within does that

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>>749027347
>game has an in-universe explanation for why the mc can save and load the game

>>749027347
>the guy helping you the whole game betrays you
>you get to kill him in the end
on replays makes you feel like clint eastwood

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>>749027347
>final boss mirrors your powers so it's more about skill than how op you are
risky rain 2

>>749028354
Astlibra

>>749027347
this is a bad thing according to DaS2 fans because DaS3 did it

>>749027758
d2 demastered is not d2

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>>749033156
>final boss mirrors your powers
>Your power combinations are too complex for AI so he just spams them randomly

>long quest doesn't have an economic or mechanical reward
>after a few moments pondering your journey you go back to the road just as poor as you started

>>749033089
whats the explanation in morrowind? doubt ill play it

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>>749033305
Are DS2 fans retarded? The Ivory King DLC takes you to Lost Izalith.

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>>749033370
the average casual can't even deal with that

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>>749027889
Bad Mojo, mid 90s pc game where you are a cockroach in a filthy rundown apartment and everything can and will kill you. On steam for less then a dollar.

>>749033397
not a lore expert, but if I understand it correctly there's this metaphysical force called chim that your player character can manipulate.
Essentially, through manipulating chim your player character can travel between timelines and that's what we perceive as saving and loading.

>>749027347
Nah I'd like it more when it's like Gold and Silver with everything slightly different and people make cameos except they are in a different phase of life and some vaguely recall past events of the last game. More kino if your stuff carries over from the first one but yeah Pokemon couldn't do that.

>>749027347
>sequel lets you visit locations from the previous game
>it's prospering more than before
>everyone remembers and thanks you for all the help you gave them in the first game

>>749033370
Hi jeet

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>>749034029
Who? Me?

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>>749027347
>Villain can be recruited into the party
kino of the highest order.

>>749033089
This post fills me with... determination.

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>boss is your former mentor turned evil
>all of their attacks are stronger variants of yours

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>antagonists from game 1 are protagonists in game 2 and protagonists from game 1 are antagonists in game 2

>>749034359
this has never happened in a video game

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retards that dont get youre supposed to post an example of the trope actually happening need a good beating desu

>>749034401
Does Golden Sun count?

>>749034401
He is clearly talking about golden sun though.

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>villain briefly joins your party and shows how outrageously powerful he is

>>749033918
Opening the console because you realize the game (world) is just a game (dream). Elder Scrolls is edgy if you learn the lore.

>>749034401
Final Fantasy 1 and Final Fantasy Stranger in Paradise.

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>>749031859
>Do the Watchers laugh, too?

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>>749034135
Shining Force 2, Jaro defects and Red Baron joins up after you defeat him in one of the battles upon returning to Grans Island.

>your characters break free of the game and are wandering around on your console’s motherboard and wires

>>749033918
I thought Chim was a brand of avocado-based anal lubricant.

>>749034401
>>749034497
>>749034506
I believe Shining Force 3 did this also with the different scenarios which unfortunately never made it stateside. Ironically they were developed by the same studio, Camelot that made Golden Sun. Are they still around?

>>749034987
They are owned by 'tendo.
They work hard in Mario-slop mines.
So basically they are an empty shell.

>>749034804
This game is Creepy and unsetling, like berserk.

Nothing makes sense in drakengaar

>>749034497
>>749034506
>>749034987
>golden sun
never played it. Not really a fan of Jap rpgs

>>749035101
Such a pity.

>>749028354
Dragon's dogma 2

>>749035318
Im glad you understand drakenguard, too bad the sequel was a bit shit.

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>>749027347
>it is not as it was
>but perhaps that is for the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__gLIyeQYDU

>>749027347
>See skeleton in unfortunate position
>right next to them is a tape recording explaining their entire life story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvRvkVxWhnA
>enemy dialogue that's actually entertaining enough for you to want to stop whatever you were doing and listen to it

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>>749027347
>supposed hero turns into a villain after tragedy strikes him
old but gold trope.

>>749027889
Dead Space 1 and 2

>>749032473
Mass Effect

>>749027347
>final chapter is the name of the game
Always peak

>>749027347
>Return to the Ishimura in D2
>It's actually cleaner than before
>no less terrifying
>RIP Janny

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>return to area from first game
>completely different layout, no recognisable landmarks or npcs

>>749034497
>>749034506
Is Golden Sun The Lost Age worth finishing? I don't even remember where I got to, I mostly remember suffering due to how slow traversal is
>Finally earn a ship and Psynergy to make it float
>only floats like 2 inches above surface
Fuck off

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Also in order to contribute
>Game's cover shows an enemy you fight over and over again
>You assume it's the final boss once it reaches its final form
>Instead you go through him in order to fight the real final boss
>True final boss fights you by fucking with with (You) indirectly

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>minor characters from early game show up again in late game

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>timeskip with new character designs

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>You can recruit the villain
>You can fuck the villain
>You can have children with the villain

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>Antagonist is the hero of his own story

>>749034485
you first buddy

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>>749046000
No.
Also checkem

>>749033089
>game
>actually fanfiction

>>749028471
Perfect Dark

>>749033397
tl;dr TES world God is an unreliable narrator. Characters in his dream stop existing when they realise what's going on. The few that insist they exist despite knowing the truth can rewrite their world, which some consider a metaphor for the player using console commands.

>>749027573
Most japanese writers want a live action of his manga, anime or games. Multiverse and alternate timelines are a excuse for explain why anime characters are now actors of real life.

is donposting having a comeback or something?

>>749028471
MegaMan Zero 1 does this as well as MegaMan ZX, MegaMan Legends as well.

>>749027347
>main character from previous game is the villain now
alternatively:
>you fight the main character from previous game and get your shit kicked in

>>749027347
I like how RDR2 handled this
>Tumbleweed, a spooky gang hideout in the 1st game is a bustling little town
>Thieves' Landing, a seedy gambling town on the opposite side of the state is a gang hideout
>Armadillo is burning, under extreme pestilence, and nearly desolate
>smaller settlements are just somebody's house, camp, or farm

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>>749028404

>>749028354
Gothic 2

>>749028471
>people seriously replying to a twitter screencap of a 4chan post as if it's completely normal
This board is dead and buried

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>big bad of game 1 becomes party member in game 2
>enemy subfactions can fight each other
>you can create those conditions with choices in previous levels
>the regular military and/or police are actually competent and save the day
>your side are NOT dressed like total fags while the opposing force is fully kitted out in badassery

>Superboss is the protagonist of a previous game
>it uses said previous game normal battle theme