What vidya trope has you like this?
>>724899078Gay man fist fight
Teaming up with a previous antagonist temporarily. The jailbreak in Azure was the highlight of the game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lkaTGNE5ds
Game has a base/hub area that get's attacked during the final chapter, and you have to defend it.
>>724899078Tropes arent kino animetroon
>>724899820>>724900485Shantae and the pirate's curse has both of these.
>>724899078>random spanish guitar bit
>last chapter is the title of the game
>>724899078>final showdown>boss declines to give an epic speech and just gets right into the action
>fight music syncs up to cool momentsWhy the fuck don't they do this more?
>>724899078Me every time the writing is atrocious.
>>724899078>bittersweet ending where the main character sacrifices themselves to kill the bad guy and save everyone
>>724899078Hopeful endings :D
>>724899078>title music/motif plays during the final boss fight
>boss fight vs an old mentor>they use stronger versions of your skills
>>724899078I don't know any tropes that get me acting like this, but I'd scream "based" everytime the bald cuck guy from treasure of Nadia said something. I unironically got sad when he got shot at the end because he was the funniest character in that shit. I was glad that he survived after all.
>>724899078>hero of the first game is the secret boss of the sequel
shimmying through crevices of wet muddy rocks while the game loads
>art room / sound test are in-game items
>character thought to be killed off comes back at the climax to save the protagonist
>>724899078>Near the end of the game>MC after massive revelation/event/genuinely in a bad spot is on his own.>Through either recently acquired op gear/tech/skill or just being that good he nukes everything along the way.I miss when games knew how to make you feel like a badass.
>scripted in-combat scene in turn-based RPG that breaks the mechanics of the game for dramatic effect
>>724899078hidden protagonistgets me every time
>>724905006What's a hidden protag, you mean a fake out?
>>724899078unoriginal as hell in these kinds of threads but>Final Boss theme is a remix of the game's main themeAlways gets me fucking hyped.
>>724900946There's a reason people consider it to be the only actually good shantae game
>>724899078>comic relief character reveals his powerlevel>as an antagonist
>>724899078Boss doesn't give any speech, just nods and readies his weapon
>>724899078>one of the villains is of the same archetype as the hero>bonus points if both have similar values, but are forced to oppose the other due to circumstance
Game has female deuteragonist from the start of the series that the protag gets with at the end of the game/series.Or generally the main protag couple having a big role as a duo.Master Blaster Zero Three was especially based.
Protagonist from another timeline gets possessed/corruptted/turns evil and wreaks havoc in the current.Finding out that was the 2nd locked plotline of hundred line was pure kino
>>724904896HOLY FUCKING KINOOOOOO
>the protagonist loses his mind and starts slaughtering
>>724899078>lose to final boss>story continues
>crouching retard hidden badass character
>mascot character is actually an onahole
>>724905238like when it switches to a different protagonist because the protagonist you were playing as originally died or turned out to be evil or she killed rantaro or something
24 hour races with a decent skybox and VR
>>724906189came here to post this
>>724904456Owl countering wolf and using your own tools against you in sekiro is a peak example of it
>antagonist helps the protagonist for some reason>disguises himself to make sure the mc doesn't notice>the audience can very easily see through the disguise
>protagonist offers antagonist a way out and tells them it's not too late to atone>they take it
Lite milsim game focused on military conflict includes destructible urban areas up to major cities that are fully destructible if a “stray” nuke gets lobbed in the wrong direction… >Warning! Use of tactical nuclear weapons has been authorized!>Warning! Use of strategic nuclear weapons have been authorized!
>>724899078>game ends after the credits finish
Multi-strike / extra-hit / bonus hit mechanics
>>724899078>X are actually ALIENS
>>724906969>Antag monologues about how they achieved their masterplan so hard it is played thoughout the entire fight>they are constantly throwing shade at the protag in it
>fight the antagonist, they're evil, they're souped up, they're strong, but you can trounce them easily>they proceed to get back up and whip a second health bar out as it's now time to really get serious
>it's not a medieval world with magic and fantasy races>it's a post-apocalyptic world with lost technology and aliens
Nothing will ever beat>you defeat the final boss>he continues on through pure determination>(You) get a boss health bar
>>724907268Is such a thing even possible?
>>724899078>Final boss is an evil/distorted version of the main character
>bosses' themes are vocal tracks>activating rage mode puts your theme on>soundtrack becomes a rap battle
>it's a culmination of all the story that's led up to this point besides some dumb sidetracks>the protagonist finally finds their resolve once and for all>and the proceeds to use the techniques of past games he's not used in real life for like 20 years
>>724899078https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McO2P-Hfq0YWhen a theme transitions to vocal.
>>724907480Game?imo the greatest video game trope is >Final/Secret boss is you from previous gameFighting Red as Gold was peak Pokémon and it got worse from there
>>724904896KIIIIIINOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>724899078>endgame area is adjacent to the starting area
>>724907956>Game?Project WingmanBonus points because there's no health bars at all during the entire game, only during the very last bit of the final boss fight.
>>724899078>Final boss goes "fuck my plans, I just wanna fight you".
>>724908026>endgame area is the starting area
>>724908123I keep trying to play it but I get motion sicksadwill have to give it another go
>final boss is a miniboss you defeated in the first level after going through a training arc and getting promoted
>theme song plays in the last boss fight
>>724899078obligatory
>>724899197MGS4Persona 5What else?
>>724908364Yakuza, multiple times.Asura's wrath.
>enter boss area>"boss" shows up and prepares to fight you>out of nowhere, an even bigger boss appears and instantly kills the "boss", replacing him
>>724908304>When Proof of a Hero starts playinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fEV6QbCww
>>724899078Kill my enemy who wronged me early in game with no fanfare or handwringing. Moving on from it to help my companions with their subplot.
>>724908179>final boss arena of the third game is the opening of the first game
>Final boss fight ends with a bare fist fight
>>724907459How was this received back then? IV was my first so I had no prior knowledge about anything, were people disappointed by the potential of something new only to be dropped back in tokyo again?
>>724899078>action games where you keep fighting enemies as the credits rollNG4 did this and it’s kino, bonus points because Tokyo is dark the whole game and during the credits you run through it in the sunlight
>>724908506It was a mainline SMT game. Everyone knew we were going to end up in Tokyo at some point.
>boss kills his own minions for being weak
>>724907459Vampire Hunter D>Its not a medieval world with vampires and magic>Its a post apocalypse world where Vampires took over, made science so advanced they started creating mythological monsters for shits and giggles till they got tired of living and mostly fucked off to space in rockets
>>724899078>interactive creditsI knew nothing about Nier Automata other than 2b ass before playing it. I wanted to 100% it no matter what, but getting the final ending was 10000% worth it. Genuinely the most jaw dropping credits I've ever sat through. I wish I could play this game again for the first time :(
>>724904702https://youtu.be/-Jf-E7oEguU?si=RHkGSKlaqWTFKHgyTechnically not vidya, buy y'know.
>>724905006Not quite what you're getting at, but this is close enough.
>>724905753
>antagonist's army turns on him>hero tries to spare the antagonist>army stands down in respecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JvNhc13oKI
>>724899078Shinji fucked Sakura for three years LMAO!Shirou is a cuck.
>>724909345>thinking about cuckoldrysomebody keeps leaking their fetish everywhere they go. LOL.
>walk to the boss' place ready to fuck his shit up>he invites you in, talks calmly to you while his kid is playing with the dog>introduces you to his wife who serves you some food>he encourages you to rest for a bit, saying you must be exhausted from everything you've been through to get to him>you wake up fully rested, go out the back as you can't find anyone in the house>he's standing in the middle of the field, looking out in the distance>as you approach slowly he offers you to walk away one last time>you stay silent but carefully reach for your weapon>he sighs and gets readies himself for the fight>the wind blows gently as you both stand ready for battle>the dog curls up next to his corpse after you defeat him
>The boss is so impossibly strong you need to>Beat him with an army>Beat him with three separate squads of dudes in regular combat>Ambush him and fill him full of arrows>Fight him 1 v 1 in a duel>All of this back to back >Somehow this is not the final boss
>>724908441Bonus points if the first boss was a slimeball who fucked with you before and the second boss was more honourable.
>>724909457Glad the series died. 2 fangirls are obsessed
>it is a world of darkness>main character plans on doing something heroic, but insanely dangerous>other character warns against it saying it's a suicide mission and that no one would be stupid enough to do it>every other party member agrees to go with mcI unironically said KINO.
>>724908250name the games
>>724909834Luca Blight is the best thing about the game and everything after it is trash>The Boss is the child/descendent of the Boss from the previous game(s)
>>724910140who the fuck is this semen demon
Kino is a reddit meme.And by that i odn't mean like redditfrog how the niggers who post it say BUT IT STARTED ON 4 ch fuck you.It's used by Redditors and Facebook fags. Stop using it. Make new content you unfunnyunoriginalfaggots.The fucking culture of this board has not moved past 2016
>Main menu changes it's background and music when you finish the gameI cant think of any examples but I know I've played games with it. Really makes it feel like then end of a journey
>>724910186One of the Y twins, the Daughter/Son of Mr. X from the Streets of Rage series
>>724910258hmmm i think id quite fancy the boy slobbering on my cock while the lady gives me the ol rimjobyes that would be quite splendid
>>724899078>battle damage on player character as the game progresses>by the end of the game he is heavily damaged and possibly injured yet still functioningbamham can't be the only game that does this...
>>724908441No More Heroes 1https://youtu.be/I1fZxIX0psU?si=1kf7Ok4ptToAxCj6
>>724910215I remember fata morgana doing this although it is a visual novel
>The devs repurpose existing enemies>Lets make them smaller and faster, it'll be fine no need to change anything else>The decrease in size causes a grab attack to instead send you flying across the mapFor the Pride of EDF!
>>724899078>games hypes you up as "the guy">turns out you are not "the guy"
>>724910215Nier, Nier Automata and Final Fantasy 15 are a few. It's simple, but hits hard.
Flashback at the end recontextualizes everything you thought you understood.
>>724903567Always kino
>>724910215Hollow Knight and Silksong do this, with the background at least.Not sure about HK, but Silksong does it several times based on Act, and then again after finishing the final final boss.
>>724899078When the narrator is an old man and the ending ties the protagonist to him. Ori did that with Will of The Wisps
>game revolves around careful use of limited resource>final boss has your limiters removed
>game takes place within 24 hours or a relatively short period of time with the protagonist as the last man standing>hub theme starts out sounding mild and relaxed, then gradually becomes darker/angrier the worse the situation gets
>Final boss is yourself from another timeline
>>724910867Breath of Fire 5, the whole game is built around NOT reaching 100% dragon infection, but on the final boss you blast away to 200% to win
>>724908306>not displayed: 10 trillion text dumps about the world and cooking
>bad guy was trying to protect the world from an even bigger threat
>Locked location close to the beginning is unlocked at the finaleAlways love this
>"evil" character is protecting the world from corrupted deities
>low level area from the first game is an endgame location in the sequel
>>724911091Examples?
>>724910983That makes it even more kino when you get to the scene.
Being a massive fan of the first Nier I literally soijacked at this reveal in Automata
>>724911091>>724911158only thing coming to mind is Pokémon GS
>Blatantly rips off Dragon Ball>Is the most Kino shit to ever come out of an RPG>AND WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH
>>724899078>what was a gameplay convience gets affected by in-game eventsDoesn't matter if it's a HUD getting corrupted, your Quest Log changing, or something else. It's always kino.
>>724911049The story of Jack's game was really cool, too bad the gameplay was just really shit Nioh.
>>724899078>0 HP>So fucking angry he keeps fighting even after thatDon't fuck with Grandpa
I'm a sucker for the Hero attaining the Holy Sword.Dunno if it's because of Zelda or if I love Zelda because of it.
>>724910215Persona 3.
>>724899078you kill the demiurge alone
>>724911158Fyrestone in Borderlands 2Shing Jea Island in Guild Wars 2Unova Routes leading to Castelia City
>>724899078me and my bro/rival duke it out clashing ideals and strength.That's why AC6 and Sekiro are peak.Absolute Kino of a MASTERPIECE.
Me waiting for more main character is the final boss-s that aren't alternate self copouts
>>724899078>Insert song with lyrics starts playinghttps://youtu.be/GMjMPTUe5dk?si=Sy2ku8oTxkFHh-wK
>>724910669But I WANNA be the guy.
>main antagonist is the one writing the info in your quest journal and storybook sectionsguess the game
>>724911705gaiden
>>724911724Omori fits.
>>724910215Ninja Gaiden 4 most recently>>724911049Incredible how this game's story goes from a 2/10 to 9/10 with context
>>724911780I haven't played Omori so I can't say, but it isn't what I was thinking of
>>724899078>Beloved protagonist get's replaced by an uncharismatic character who no one asked for in the sequel
>>724910012>Certainty of death.>Small chance of success.>What are we waiting for?That sort of thing?
>>724899078>Final boss's theme is a rock song>Final boss's theme is the only song in the game with lyrics
>>724911994Fuckin Raiden, amirite?
>>724911994>uncharismatic protagonist gets replaced by beloved character in the sequel>...but only for the tutorial
>>724911705Then you've got to BEAT The Guy.
>>724912083Pic unrelated
>>724912072Yeah, but there are more examples of this(and Raiden is not the worst one).
>>724911994>Beloved protagonist get's replaced by an beloved character who everyone asked forDid it ever happen?
>>724899078logistics
>>724910905>You're weak, a failure!>All of this has been for nothing!
>>724911724Wrath of the righteous.
>>724912274silksong
>>724899078
>>724910215Spec Ops the line changes the main menu screen a few times
>>724912385Was the knight even beloved? He's pretty boring but I guess he does get fanart.>>724912274Trails in the Sky 3rd with Kevin, but I dunno if he was that beloved before that game.
>>724912385But both of them are bugs with no real personality. Is this because the other one is a girl?
>the protagonist is a charismatic piece of shit and his only actual redeeming quality is that his enemies are even worse
>>724908691>interactive credits>still counts towards your final score for the level
>>724912329correct
>>724899078>final level is in space
>Game has challenges that are infinitely satisfying to do
>>724910012In a similar vein>suicide mission risk>team reluctantly goes along unless you've done the work to earn their trust>you can can still fuck up and get MCs killedMass Effect 2 final section was too good>>724910215Even better is the main menu changing as you progress through the game. Half-Life 2 comes to mind but I know there's others
>>724899078>The game is over, everything has been resolved, the good guys win>Main character and rival have one last fight that doesn't really matter, but they have to settle things
>The last thing you do in the game takes place in the first place you started in.Even better?>Game is a puzzle game>To win the game, you have to do something in the first area of the game>It was actually a mechanic you secretly had the whole time, and you never really realized it until you played through the rest of the game.
>>724912974No More Heroes and what else?
>>724899078Random shitty NPC turns out to be a mayor plotwist or even the final boss
>>724910215HL2/portal 2 but for every chapter
>>724899078https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JoiMJN1eW0
>>724910215labyrinth of galleria does this as you progress
>Character screams extremely fucking loud>You hear the VA's voice crack
>>724911994Prototype 2, my despised.
>get into a 2v1>it becomes a 2v2
>>724912974Suikoden 2s true ending>you face off against your best friend>you can't bring yourself to kill him>he can't bring himself to kill you>in the end you reconcile, leave everything behind and go on another adventure together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBYDwVcc-44
>>724912760Fucking kino
>final boss isn't the strongest>he's the weakest who sold his soul to a demon
>>724899078>play as protagonist>fine whatever>Somehow protagonist dies/disappears>play as a different protagonist>former protagonist reappears in his new cool/edgy design
>>724910215Not really the same but in Sonic Rush Adventure your starting island's theme adds extra instruments and rises the tempo as you progress trough the game
>>724913621Likely not the game you're thinking of, but such a series of events takes place in this game.
>>724913648 Warriors Orochi 3 does this too. Your hideout starts off really dark and depressing but the longer you play and the more characters you collect the brighter the music and your environments get.
>>724911283the Bahamut fight out in the planet's orbit was sick as fuck
>>724913621I'm reminded of Saga Frontier 2Not that this happens, but because that game has multiple protagonists and takes place over several decades>Start out as fresh faced Wil, rookie Digger>End as Old Wil, backing up his Grand Daughter as they fight a recurring evil entity, THE EGG
>CAUTION!!>If you are successful here, you will be unable to play any previous stages, nor will you be able to save.>CAUTION!!>If you die it will be GAME OVER, and you will be returned to the title screen. There are no continues.
>>724914470what game?
>>724914568リーサルクライシス
>>724914663
>>724914568the one in his head.
>>724913310>VA screams so loud the mic peaks
>>724899078rape
>>724914717
>>724914568Bloodborne if it was based
>>724913310https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqxR_Vo07D0
Boss who taunts you mid-fight. The more cliche, the better.RUN COWARD
>>724905929Love this trope
>Final Villain is actually a good guy who's been playing the part to rally heroes to come together and put the world to rights>Even if you find out the truth he still engages you in ruthless ritual combat as the rightful but disowned creator of the world and protector of mankind just to see if he was really right about you>Eventually grows proud of you and gives you his blessing as you win which is also a title drop
>Organ kicks inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12H-GALhP3A
Game was shit but the ending was an 11/10https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq4F1sb3Rz0
>>724913310https://youtu.be/T-zxD_lf5zE>scream so good they left all three takes in
>entire world cheers you on at the end
>>724912760>panorama of earth in the background
>>724909414Name one game
Mirror matches in non-fighting games.
>Your rival/archenemy fights by your side for the final battle
>Boss (not final boss) has unique battle theme
>>724899078>the protagonist is only revealed at the end of the game, you just mindcontrolled a random npc up til that point
>>724915420AMFP has some of the best atmosphere in vidyahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koQPm1M3pJQ&
>>724899078>Character defeats God x 50
>>724908441No More Heroes 3 did this WAY too much
>>724915013BEWAREI LIVE
>>724917256That was the series in general.
>>724899078>Villain was actual in your party the whole time.
>>724899078not a trope but the nemesis system had me like
>party member dies in the middle of the game>no longer playable even after the credits
>>724899078>Sequel ending callbacks an interaction at the beggining of the first game that was never recalled until then
>RPG game with party members >plot important boss challenges you to a 1 on 1 fight which you can accept >bonus points if it changes the outcome post battle or the story in general
>character breaks the established game rules
>>724910215Xenoblade 2 and Undertale
>>724910459Ender Lillies
>the apocalypse has already begun and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it>you and the final boss have no reason to fight but you do anyway
>game fakes a freeze/crash
>>724912510>Is this because the other one is a girl?You know it. We live in the age of simps unc, get with the times.
>>724918079Xenoblade 2 even has a pair of unique title screens for clearing New Game Plus, explicitly revealing how Nia joins Rex's harem, which is then explicitly confirmed in Xenoblade 3 with her bearing his child.
>>724899078>Normal Mode Final Boss is epic on it’s own>Hard Mode version not only adds an extra phase but gives them an appearance and attacks with huge lore ramificationsKirby does this and it’s awesome
you're fighting the final boss and the main theme song plays
>>724919448Not quite the final boss, but close and a climactic battle...https://youtu.be/-SHM-7qMiDs
>Character is, for all intents and purposes an immortal god who helps you out because he’s bored and wants to play hero for a bit, still acting like a snob far better than you.
>>724899078>the retconned ending
>Quarter machine>Directly makes fun of the player>GIVE ME YOUR MONEYIts from a pinball machine but close enough.
>OP strategy the game gives to you>Bosses eventually start doing the same strategy to you>Final level, now common enemies start doing it
>>724907459Its cliche but i love it
>>724911724Black souls
>>724899078>lategame area connects to starting area with a shortcut>all the nooby enemies got beefed up/replaced while you were gone
>>724921965This feels like it's criminally underutilized in zombie/infection/infestation games where you can show off beginning stage infection vs late stage infection.
>there are only bad ends>the more you play the worse the endings get
>>724899078>final boss fight>main theme (ver instrumental) plays>switch to vocal version when you are about to win
>team attack has a unique animation that all your teammates participate in
>>724899078>game has a song that they only save for batshit crazy reveals
>>724922241>goes to the moon>missholy fucking SOVL what game?
>>724899078>escape sequence after beating a boss>absolute clusterfuck of bullshit>MC's determination is too strong to be killed and keeps pushing through despite impossible oddsZeroRanger my fuarking hero
>>724922303the one you replied to is from disgaea 4. this one is from disgaea 3
>>724899820I just knew that motherfucker would have his moment inevitably. What a good ass sequel.
>>724899078When the protagonist has to 1v1 a clone/shadow of himself that’s a manifestation of the flaw he has to overcome in order to evolve as a character.
>>724907849>For all the power level fantasy dragon ball shonen shit that's in the game the final battle is straight fucking hands rather than anime shit. Tekken, fate ,and naruto ultimate ninja 4 did this good
>>724914568ZeroRanger
I love it when a series actually remembers so much about itself. I find it crazy that Metroid Prime 4 is a major title releasing in 2025 having gone through so much shit in development and is STILL following up on a teaser from 2007/2015 for a character from a DS spin-off in 2006. The fact that Federation Force was such a negative mark for Nintendo as a whole back then and they still bothered acknowledging that game exists in the opening cinematic is sick.
KINOOOOOOOOOO
>>724899078game is unfair in the beginning and remains so, even though you lvl'd up like crazy because developers are lazy copers
>>724918380
>>724899078>And You
>>724899078>instead of shit talking you, the boss spends the entire fight gassing you upAYE, RAISE YOUR WEAPON. YOUR TEETH OF STEEL. YOUR BLOOD RED VOICE. SHOW THAT YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STILL MY HEART, THE WILL TO DO IT, THE SOUL.
>press interact near animal>it makes a noise
TARU!
>>724922290>Protagonist has his own theme for BTFOing peoplehttps://youtu.be/N0oIrzb0zo0https://youtu.be/v3fKa8Eg9l4Seriously though protags having their own themes is fucking kinoBonus points if it's constantly remixed and did with different instruments to fit the mood in their stories.
>>724923202I genuinely need more games that do this
>>724899078Objective:Survive>It's a situation where it's obviously impossible for it to end any other way>Main theme starts playing
>>724913310https://youtu.be/2RDAhy5tOVI?si=XkcF9enaqbdrJcu7I just like yelling.
>Boss has the same moveset and abilities as the playerNever gets old. Even more kino when it's a sudden reveal that the game leans into like with Transistor's final boss
When the main character has his crashout moment midway through the game and you go from fighting with a party to fighting solo, while stronger than the entire party combined ever wasIt doesn't happen much but it's based
Has a game done this yet?>time manipulation game>final boss has time powers too
>>724913796That whole thing was real depressing.
>>724923938You can bring back Liane, at least.
>>724923934>>724923886Lol
>boss bends the UI to his will I didn’t even like TotK that much but this shit was cool
>>724922449>Sheathe your sword
>>724923934In Reverse Collapse the main character is an All You Need is Kill style looper (resets to a save point she doesn't have conscious control over upon death, which is often) and at the very end of the game the evil bitch she fled from her original timeline to prevent the creation of reasserts herself in what will one day be her body in that now nonexistant future, bootstrapping herself into the past to replace the MC as a doppelganger infiltrator.
>>724923934>>724923886>well...who should go first?>how. about. me?
>>724904896This, or any surprise gameplay to throw a curveball
>>724912062FFX Jecht fight song?
>>724899078Twist reveals that (you) are some kind of outer-dimensional entity that the game becomes aware of. And they ask you to come in and Monty Python foot whatever's about to destroy their world.
>>724923934>pause the game>boss unpauses it
>>724899078In order to beat [big bad] you must [collect these things].
fuck this threadfuck redmanfuck you
>final boss gives you one last chance to stand down and let him continue with his plan>you can actually take it
When games have unique dialogue and interactions for going against the thing the devs want you to do, Portal 2 is my favourite example>come back, please come back! ok come back>oh...you came back, i didn't expect thathttps://youtu.be/NM-bjaMn6wc?t=18
>>724918380Lost in Vivo did this well. There were a few sections where I couldn't tell if I encountered a genuine bug or if it was intentional design. Underrated horror game.
>>724899078The ability to kill absolutely anyone but still have alternate routes for the main quest. Only Morrowind has this, as far as I know, though to an unlimited degree by accident.
>>724922290I haven't thought about Danganronpa in years but this post was like my sleeper agent code dead god
>>724925204Both New Vegas and Outer Worlds kinda have this by making one single NPC who can't be killed and allows you to finish the game
>society has collapsed>it's anarchic debauchery>oh but you can't kill heckin children>no prostitutes>no underage prostitutesPussy apocalypse
>>724911283>THE WORLD YOU SEEK IS BUT A FANTASY! >The only fantasy here is yours, and we shall be it's final witness.In any other game that would have been lame as fuck, but Clive got a grin from me and thumbs up from me..
>>724899078>off the throne jester, the king sits thereI kinoed all over the place
>>724910012selflessness is always kino
>character looks straight at the camera and pronounces the title of the game out loud
>>724923934Transistor
>>724925327>If you acknowledge any gods, start praying nowedgekino
>>724925560>it's time for you to begin your Castlevania 2 Simons QuestHOLY KINO
>>724899078You can pick a route where you become the villain, with an actual ending.
>boss fight is literally cancer
>use ultimate move on the final boss>he parries it
>Player swaps to another character halfway through the game>Bonus points if they're the child/mentee of the original PC
>>724912171you just don't like him 'cause he's black
>>724925675Terrible taste. Fuck MC swaps. Expedition 33 was pseud shit
>>724925560https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Azs3S2erk
>fight final boss with the help of prior final boss who has persisted as a rival character>uplifting version of main theme plays when you turn the tide on the final boss>proceed to have final showdown with rival>actual main theme starts the second you agree to fight him
>>724918380>game fake-cracks monitor after giant explosion/display of power
>>724925710I'm thinking more Red Dead Redemption 1, zoomzoom.
>>724925738>main theme from the menu is used in the final battle to decide everything but with completely different arrangements (usually strings)
>main theme is replaced with emotional piano rendition
>it was earth all along
Name a more KINO moment in video games. You can't
>final boss is earth itself
>untrustworthy guy who seems like he's gonna betray you turns out to be a total broPretty common one I think, but I always think of Sinclair in Bioshock 2
>>724925976Rain World at its worst mogs Hollow Knight at its best
>>724925976>Do you read me, Raven?Owns it for me.
>>724926021>protagonist is Jupiter
>>724925976
>>724925976<<Here comes the snow.>>
>>724925734>This place is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is what we'll be if we stay here!
>>724925976>Slapped the final boss with the dream nail>Got sent to some random empty place with a couple platforms>See 'Challenge' prompt>"What's there to challenge here? The sun over there?">mfw
>>724918380Fucking Seraphic Blue fakes a game over screen at the end of the game, and if you press the wrong button it boots you back to the title screen instead of continuing on.
>>724926114<<COME OOOOON!!>>
>>724899078>giant robot boxing out of nowhere
>>724899078You transform while some unbelievably hyper Japanese music plays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1SiayybTGE
>>724926327>the part where you come out of the vykkie and turn huge>theme song starts playing
>>724925972I like that, even if it's pretty cliché at this point.I especially liked it in the first Etrian Odyssey. Since your characters don't speak, it made the moment reveal more raw and real as it's just another new zone you walk into
>>724923934I played an eroge called chronos gate that did that
>>724926363is this show worth watching
>>724926473You had to ask huhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXsSi9p-A6M
I saw the first season of Symphogear and it was fun, but only the last few episode with the crazy chick and her tower actually engaged meDoes it get better?
>>724899078>OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE
>>724899078>perspective shifts to the "antagonist"https://youtu.be/qKj24OdoGMU?t=343Kino
>>724926667It's much like Xenoblade 2 or FFXIV.It start painfully slow and meh, they the characters grow and evolve, the world expands and you're left with FUCK ME KINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHOTpT0WJTchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddh-FAfBTlcJust about every Syphogear song follows that same progression.
>>724912062terraria calamity XD
>>724926876xDDD
>>724899078Most of the bossfights in MGR had me like that. The music having more and more lyrics and parts of the songs added through the fight, and then the big finale of the song when you finish them off was like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING KINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI dont think any other game has done that with the music.
>all bosses in the game are big fuckoff dudes with bombastic music>at the end, on your way to the final boss, the recurring mysterious character stands in your way>he's the same size as you and uses the same moves as you>all while gentle music plays in the background>arguably the hardest boss in the game>when you defeat him he smiles and wishes you luck defeating the final boss, before dyinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOuAK9Czhg>>724910215Nine Sols.
>>724927098https://youtu.be/lZIV0VJTRcU?t=353
>>724910905>>724910989These two
>you prove you're more powerful than the boss so they copy your form
>you fight your rival 1vs1 no bullshit, same abilities as youbonus for>you fight ON THE MOON
>>724899078Suprised no one put my favourite trope, which is having the final boss kill himself by passing a speech check. Gets me every time.
>>724923934In dishonored you can try and use time stop on Daud, but he just fights you during stopped time iirc
>>724899078>Start off super weak and barely able to kill a basic enemy.>Become strong enough that the Superboss is basically just a boxing match between gods.
>>724927476>fight on the moonhell yeah brotherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mdRHOMUQaQ
>>724899078this one
I love boss fights that are just fights between you and an enemy that has a very similar moveset and fighting style to you
>>724907459game when
>>724906189Iguiza?
The final boss is sudoku!
>>724928368That only happened in one game
>>724899078>Party characters acknowledge an outfit changeI've yet to find a SINGLE game that does this
>>724928407persona 3
>>724928407persona? tales of vesperia? Maybe you should play more gaymes newfag
>>724922451Combat breakdowns are some of the ultimate battle kino.>hero and villain are straight up demigods/gods/empowered with the most extreme shit possible and throw everything and the kitchen sink at each other>by the end both of them are so worn out for all their efforts the bare handed beatdown is the inevitable conclusion
>>724914568It's called Lethal Crisis Proto Sphere.
>>724899197Loved it in Death Stranding and FF14 EndwalkerAlways kino
>>724928494>>724928502Been a while since I played P3 but I don't remember that
>>724899078>Protagonist is an established veteran / badass.>The entire story is the every character realizing the World's Strongest Warrior is here in their backyard.OGRe4 is a horror story where Leon is the unstoppable monster.
>>724899078>Character renowned as an incredibly powerful sorcerer temporarily joins your party>Actually is incredibly powerful, all his attacks are insta kill screen wipes Even better when you find out he's the big bad and you have to kill him at the end, and the game does not really nerf him as a convenience to the player
>>724899197YOROKOBE SHOUNEN
>>724910215Kid Icarus uprising
>>724899078>Final boss theme song is a remix of the main themeArmored Core 6 Liberator ending was a fucking masterpiece.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-anU1M9y88
>>724910215Silent Hill f does it depending on what ending you get
>>724899078>low-tech/regressive sci-fi setting where protagonists gradually uncovers an actial hi-tech sci-fi environment that just utterly destroys his/her entire worldviewI'm so happy that I've actually found a game that perfectly covers this during the last Nextfest
>fight reality-ending final boss>lose>rival shows up to help you just so you guys can fight one more time afterward
>>724928747>>724922451>EMIYA starts playing>think Shirou is going to kick ass>ends up getting his ass beat by a kung fu priest and fight mostly turns into a endurance test>he genuinely had no idea that Kotomine knew Chinese martial arts and was absurdly strong >music cuts off and switcheskino
>>724908250>>724910108Armored Core 6
>>724911283I felt the Bahamut fight was trying TOO hard, in fact, in went SO hard that the rest of the game felt like a wet fart, specially the final boss.The TRUE moment I got KINO-CHICKEN-SKIN-SYNDROME was the Leviathan battle, when he actually killed me for the second time in a row I actually smiled and just enjoyed fighting a boss that was more gameplay than spectacle. (And the track there was fucking sick).
>>724929995I was cringing throughout the entire Titan Lost sequence.
>>7249285363 and 4 have it. reload doesn't
>>724899078The main menu theme also being the final boss theme.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2pQPWkAv8s
>>724911580>Final Boss is a giant disco ball>Music is a sick ass techno beat, different than any other shit in the game>Music is also supposed to be diagetic since it's what probably drives demons insane during a full Kagutsuchi>Then Satan fucking shows up>Kagutsuchi: Dead>All this while Dante from DMC is there at your side.Fucking Raw AF.
>>724904256name 7
>>724899078>you think dad isn't reliable for plot reasons>until he singlehandedly obliterates an entire company of elite soldiers to save your assHFK
you ride a giant something to fight a giant something
>>724915420For me? No More Heroes 1, kinda.
>>724917748Chrono Trigger
>>724914568
>>724899078>Final Boss takes away all your powers at the start>You regain them one by one throughout each phase until your full power for the final phase
>>724899078Okami final battle and ending
>>724914568[REDACTED]That's not an SCP thing. That's literally what it's called.
>>724923934>JJBA for PS1>Bravely Second>Sonic Adventure 2
>>724899078>actual unironic Power of Friendship moment with swelling musicI don't care, it's kino every time
>>724915264Fucking basedon the topic of Kawazu>Character who died can be found wandering the Underworld; you can even send people there or bring them back from the dead
>>724930105Yeah, a little, too much spectacle and it was piss easy too.
>>724899078A good old save the princess mission. Examples- saving Aerith in Ff7, saving Tyrande in WC3 TFT with Malfurion and Illidan teaming up, saving Lance Vance when he gets poached by Diaz in Vice City.
>>724926106Legit one of the only few times I've actually yelled "LETS FUCKING GO" out loud at a video game
>>724930552Honestly, what was TOO kino in thos game that more remakes should do>Final Boss in a remake>His battle is easy as fuck now>The BGM is a new very underwhelming but cool track>Beat him>Phase 2 starts>Classic BGM starts>Battle doesn't seem to end now>Boss is about to do his FUCK YOU attack again...>He has no energy left and dies halfway through his attack animation crushed by his own power.I stood up and clapped, SaGa is always CINEMA in final acts.
>>724908148that's just the senator
>>724930894>Completely optional missable events like bringing the Snowman to fight the fire, Sinistral>If you lose the fight, the snowman sacrifices himself by using his core, which keeps him cold to destroy the boss instantly>mfw he's permanently removed from the game afterwardFucking pure ludo kino... Can't wait to see this in the Romsaga3 remake.
>>724927167most hype song in the game too bad the fight is total ass and too easy
>>724928038what website
>>724931184TVTropes, it's beyond cancer
>your character doesnt actually get much stronger it's just you who got better at the game
>random, unremarkable npc you helped out in a side quest turns out to be an important character who has been helping you from the back and brings the big guns in the final boss fight.
>>724931265This nigga based.
>>724928061>rematch against this guy>ok well I'll do a coin toss setup and do big damage>wait he has his own coins>what the fuck do you mean he can shoot my coins back at me what the fuckunironically one of the best boss fights in ultrakill
>>724910669>start the game thinking you're "the guy">learn you're not "the guy">eventually realize you are "the guy" but better
>>724931559>>learn you're not "the guy">>eventually realize you are "the guy" but betterClassic trope, extended compilation fanfiction need not apply
>return to the first game map in the sequel>it's completely ruined and incredibly dangerous
>>724930403I wish they hadn't pussied out, and made dying while the Ash Twin Project is off actually delete your savefile.. I get why they didn't, because in practice all it would have done would have been just wiping your ship log, which would simply be annoying and nothing more. But it would make more sense story-wise, and would feel more impactful.
>Flashbacks to your allies as you fight the final boss
>>724932141>Final boss theme incorporates leitmotifs from other parts of the game
We all know that superpowered over the type duel that turns into a fist fight is KINO, but why?
>character gets a schizophrenia power boost
>level with unlimited boost>your rival/friend shows up with a new mech and a new emblem>"I won't stop"Yep KINO
>>724910215Hitman Blood Money features all targets attending 47's funeral, and each of them dissappear as you go through the game and kill them
>>724919448>first phase is every previous final boss theme woven together>second phase is YOUR original theme from the base game blended with the main theme
>>724933428It's the fact that you both have been reduced to the point that you exhausted ALL of each others powers, resources, weapons, options, etc. You both realize that the only thing you have left are these hands.The simple raw and primal state without any bullshit.
>>724932140I fully understand why they couldn't go all-out, but I feel like they wanted to.
>>724899078>game explicitly tells/shows you have to kill these bosses before reaching the big bosscommon trope but i love it, no more heroes and furi did it the best
>final boss song is the same for each route>but the lyrics thematically change to suit their respective routes>two warring nations create an alliance and unite to defeat the true big bad and achieve peace with each otherI had a great time with Fateshttps://youtu.be/jGmLePAht-Yhttps://youtu.be/l6LccnUi6F0https://youtu.be/K5REoVhfVSk
>>724899078precursor races
>>724900946One of the reasons it's the only good shantae game
>>724928252Is it good? I'm reading Dune.
>>724925223Will be going right back to it next year, pal
>>724912447The entire final chapter was a rollercoaster of emotions
>>724909345Aren't you technically the one cucking Shinji?
>>724928532My man
>>724914663i'm just trying to learn this shit why does it feel like all katakana spellings either have superfluous syllables thrown in there or random syllables ommitted?
>>724922323I feel like we had an odd amount of random threads pushing Zero Ranger lately, i wonder if Black Onion is actually happening and the devs are trying to gauge relevancy because it's about time
>>724937486I liked it, but I know people who got filtered by it's writing style
>>724925664Seth was easy.Use Wanderer.
>>724905972>SpoilerI heard the game is like 1/3 good and the rest is kusoAre you supposed to avoid the bad routes? Some of the spoilers I have read make me not want to play it at all.
>>724899078>Opening is packed full of spoilers that you don't understand until you get to THAT part>Everytime you see it again, you remember >And start wondering what is the things you don't understand are about
>>724903891https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FM3MoOn_W7w&pp=ygUdYmxhc3BoZW1vdXMgdm9pY2Ugb2YgdGhlIGRlYWQ%3D
>final boss is completely invincible>absolutely no way to damage him>you have to brainjack him and steal his body and make him kill himselfMetal Arms, my beloved.
>giga epic music starts>game blinds me with a title cardI actually got up.
>>724914568[REDACTED]From the same fuckers that did The calisto protocol>>724930504What the fuck, someone that played REDACTED?Mr green is a bitch, easiest choice of my life
>villain group is kicking your ass the entire game>they're smug, condescending and gloat-y about it>the turning point of the game where you're strong enough to actually take them on and kill them>the panic sets in>"what the fuck?">"h-how can this be happening?!">"a-are we going to die?"
>>724905972>hundred lineI thought you were talking about Trails for a second.
>>724938691That's why you never leave any survivors AKA loose ends.Always tie them up or they'll end up hanging you.
>>724899820This but not a temporary teamup. Make it a permanent alliance (or at least the duration of the story). A similar one would be the "enemies team up to defeat the even stronger enemy", which is why I find the campaign of SCFA to be so kino.
>>724938359I think people overexaggerate how bad a chunk of the game is, but Hundred Line is the kind of game where you can just stumble into the good stuff really fast and then spend 50+ hours shifting through lukewarm/mediocre/"It's alright but not as good as the stuff I already found" slop, but there's a few mindfucks and gems hidden away in random routes and endings.
>>724938848Is it as gay as I heard it is?
>>724938891No. Not at all.One of the antagonists is obsessed with the MC but it's never gay except in one ending, but the twist of that route in general is the MC has pheromones that makes everybody horny for him, male and female and it's played up as weird/creepy rather than romantic.
>>724913796Game?
>>724913103>>724912974FFXIV
>>724938891mc gets turned into a bedridden vegetable/potato and raped by another guy in one ending and it's implied he's turned into the entire class's fucktoy, but it's one of the first endings people accidentally stumble upon because the choice leading up to it isn't black and white
>you're losing to the final boss but your party is the one who decided to face the boss and wins it all
>>724914837>Bloodborne>But if you die to Gehrman even once you get the 'wake up from the dreams' endingKino...
>at the final fight you agree with the villain and merge with him>then you need to kill your former partyKino.
>the world's situation is desperate, humanity is facing extinction>MC's morally in the Right but practically in the Wrong>entire party turns against the MC in the finale of the game because what the MC's doing could lead to mankind's extinction>MC kills his entire party in a fight>some of them are reluctant to fight MC >some of them spend the entire fight with a crying debuff>others try to talk MC down>others know MC's too far gone/his resolution is too strong and fight without holding anything back
>>724939058>>724939234That's hella gay.
>>724939686yeah but it's just one ending out of a 100 and it's rapethat antagonist's feelings never culminate in anything romantic/gay in the rest of the game
>final boss gets stronger by the amount of side quests you've completed
>>724939895Well I sure as fuck won't buy it that's for sure.Anything gay (female) though?
>a joke side quest character that only has textboxes transcends the story out of pure likeability from fans and devs>even gains an actual voice actor and unique character model in the later patches>actually is set up as groundwork for a story expansion that has interesting worldbuilding using this single joke character and also not a common trope but the only instance I have seen this done well>insane mindless rival that fucks with you a lot just wants to fight you, and actually helps you in the final boss battle>he gives the same speech, almost word for word he gave to you like literally 5 years ago but more somber>then you finally get what the point of this character was and how he relates to central theme of the story
>>724939991I didn't get all the endings but I did see screencaps shared here with some of the female characters kissing.I think there's only two actual sex scenes in the game and it's the MC with his canonical waifu (straight sex), and the MC getting raped by the antag (gay rape)
>>724899078>music suddenly gets lyrics>music stops but suddenly the boss revives>final chapter is the game's title
>>724899078>New Game+>is actually a direct continuation of the plot
>>724912274Red Dead 2
>>724940457Jack's game, Afterimage and Withering Rooms come to mind.
>>724908441Akuma?
>>724940185I've seen some screencaps of the same so I was askingMeh, think I'll wait for the DLC and if he increases the faggotry, I won't bother trying it.
>>724940457Astlibra, and it's basically a victory lap and a half of kino
>>724899078you have to fight the previous mc
>>724911091>>724911158Hades and Hades 2. In Hades 1 you start the game from Tartaros to reach the surface. In Hades 2 you start close to surface to reach Tartaros and Hades' palace
>>724910140>The villain's daughter is a brocon.
>game intro is the final level>ends with a cliffhanger>game starts in the past>you reach the final level, knowing what is going to happen
>>724911431>sword has its own theme for when it's drawn:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzjcuchCoX4&list=PLhtOi9WFcj4WLfFN8jRx105wWsq4KErKY&index=5
>>724908179>>724910215wuchang did this. its cool because the place you start is the start of just another cycle. in the starting cave you can see from all the marks how many times you died canonically. the first time you play the game you are already on like the 1278th cycle of loss. the bad ending of the game is just you losing again.
>>724911670In Mega Man Zero it was originally planned for the hero of the previous games to be the final boss, but Capcom chickened out and made him a copy of the hero instead.
>>724924658The game also had its theme song Suteki Da Ne, played at the lake where Tidus and Yuna kissed and frolicked under water. Also Hymn of Fayth has lyrics
>enemies from the previous game become allies in the sequel
>>724915510>IT'S A GAAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!
>>724899078a cool title dropmain theme playing during the final fight>>724904456 thiscompletely retarded power levelmage speech during the fight
>>724910012list all examplesits only kino if people actually die
>>724922734Always thank Hideki Kamiya for suggesting the the OG Pursuit theme be played here.
>game is split into chapters/levels>the last one is named after the game
>>724910108Tokyo Xtreme Racer
>the safe hub area where you always return to between missions gets attacked later in the game
>kill a God>somehow, he's still alive>"I have to settle this">1v1 him in the shadow realm>BTFO him with a multi hit comboYou know exactly what I'm talking about and it is kino of the highest order
>pure good character turns evil due to disillusionment and mental breakdown
>the song that plays during the boss battle contextualizes that boss' actions >The song that plays during a boss battle is a mix of several other songs and leimottifs that explains that character's arc
>>724938340the joke is that the character was a make-a-wish thing for a kid with cancer
>>724899078I actually can't think of many video game tropes, but I also don't play movie-games.
>>724941931it's super traumatizing in Rain World when you enter the safe spot and a disgusting nasty bug is waiting inside to kill and eat you
>>724899078Mundane evil antagonist and hero have to team up against a real world ending evil
>>724899078Changed overworld post game where NPCs say different things clearly being aware of the games events/changed locations
>>724899820>Teaming up with a previous antagonist temporarilyPure kino. Even more kino if the said antagonist is a woman and you unlock her hidden route.Pic very related.
>>724940824Yes, what I was thinking about
>>724910867Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold did this well. Bonus>final power up theme is an orchestral remix of your power up theme you'd been hearing all game
>>724939568What game?
>>724899078you get to adopt the boss in his monstrous form and he's like a puppy
>>724940073Example of the 2nd trope?
>boss starts messing with the UI
>arrive at first major boss>his healthbar has a different visual style than normal
>protagonist becoming antagonist or vice versa in the next game
>>724943776last boss in deus ex human revolution fucks up your screen if you take free stuff
>>724910215Furi completely changes the scenery and the monologue of the character speaking
>>724939076Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)
>>7249384951000x Resist
Can't think of many examples but I fucking love being able to sheathe and unsheathe my weapon with special animations.Can only think of Twilight princess, where if you sheathed the sword right after defeating the last enemy of a group, Link would do the boss defeating animation rather than putting his sword away.
>>724944464KOTOR 1-2 had a dedicated sheathe weapon that had 0 purpose other than to look cool
>>724908648Rewatched Bloodlines after many years and I was surprised to see this. I did remember some technology and the spaceship at the end, but it really is a world that once had whole ass space stations, moon bases, radar arrays and massive ships all over the place. The story doesn't even focus that much on it, making it feel very natural. Genuinely cool setting, wish we had more media like it.
>see thread>Dragon's Dogma has almost every one of them
>>724938804>villain kills hero and end his bloodline>someone sets out to find his legacy, learns of the prophecy and sets out to defeat villain anywayyou can't fight fate you silly goof
>>724899078>protagonist uses strongest move>the name of the move is the title of the gameKINOOOOOO
>>724944464I think ghost of tsushima has a thing where you flick the blood off your katana before putting it in the sheathe.
>>724937795I hope so, though I'm fairly certain the ZR spam is just one autist doing it for free.NTA but I just think the story is pure kino and more people should play it
>>724911283Is this FFXVI?
>>724940073I WILL FINISHWHAT WAS STARTEDTHE FIGHT OF PROTOMAN
>MC and Big Bad have been continuously powering up throughout the adventure>Final fight has them gradually lose their new powers as it goes on>The two of them resort to just punching each other by the endAlways kino
>>724938691>yfw FORGET ABOUT FREEMAN
>>724923934Katana Zero
>>724943606not him, but sounds like LISA the painful
>>724925582Got to it before me. I gotta replay that game, it's been a few years.
>>724940457>game gives you level select for NG+>it's an actual in-universe power the MC gains and you need to use it to get the true ending
>>724918380Arkham Asylum, the 3rd Scarecrow sectionI had caught on to coughing = Scarecrow at that point and as soon as it crashed I started laughing, shit was amazing
>>724924959Used to be a thing in Hades 2, the final boss is Chronos the Time TitanNow he just makes snarky remarks if you pause
>>724924959 "Do not fear, for I am with thee. Thou shalt not leave until I permit thee" "Do not trust time. I shall guide thee"
>>724925754A shame you can't derive what type of display the player is using so you do the correct "screen broken" effect, short of making a massive fucking list of what displays report their ID as, and matching them to a list, and also keeping said list up to date.>CRT - Glass chipped>TN - a quarter of the panel is just stretched colours>OLED - Blackness starts creeping through the panel>VA - Black levels keep bleeding more and more
>>724935012>>724933428MGS4 does it even more kinoNot only are you both exhausted and borderline dying, you then both inject the other with the shit keeping you alive so you can keep going
>last part of the game has you return to the first area of the game>things have changed and/or npc's have new dialogue
>>724944710Legit I only knew about it because I've read a couple of books.The first movie is book one, the second movie is book three.They got shit like force fields, robotic horses, weather control machines.The real kicker is that humanity would have died out if not for the vampires taking control. They didn't cause the apocalypse.
>>724918380Love it. this genuinely freaked me out the first time I played it back in middle schoolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm3lL8FN5Dc
