How many games does this actually apply to?
the ones in that image.
It does seem to be a pretty common thing in beat 'em ups. SoR4 also had a pretty gaudy last stage (although the final battle itself was outside), and Final Vendetta's last stage was a mansion (albeit run down/abandoned).I guess it's because wealth and abundance are a good way to represent power.
>>730627368Street Fighter II, Knights of the Round, just off the top of my head
>>730627368I'm struggling to think of any. Usually they follow these rules:>some long-ass castle or dungeon similar to the previous ones, if this is a platformer, contains a fuckton of spikes and bottomless spikes>probably fire/lava involved somewhere as is customary for the last world>if not fire world, then somewhere in the sky/deep underground/another dimension>collapsing floor to make it more difficult>may or may not involve escape sequence>stand-alone, may not have a level associated at all>has some sort of "true form" that emerges around a third of the way in
>>730627368Makes sense and was cool in those classic beat 'em ups. You would expect a criminal organization or gang to be in luxury the higher up you go. These games often had simple stories.
>>730627368Every beat em up
>X-Kaliber seems to follow this>Until you learn that Raptor ISN'T the final bossaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>730627368>How many games does this actually apply to?Rollergames comes to mind immediately.>>730627846>It does seem to be a pretty common thing in beat 'em upsYeah, I think this is from movies. A lot of the time the Big Bad was some rich prick, and protags were working-class underdogs.
>>730627368>game is about beating up a lot of henchmen>naturally the guy who hired them probably has money>you go into his house to fight him because who else would be the final boss>it's really nice because he has moneyi mean it's just to be expected
>>730630482Is there any beat'em-up where the final boss is some rich bastard in his mansion that attacks by literally throwing money at you?
>>730627368Bump
>>730627368Streets of Rage
>>730627368I love this trope
