>game takes place on [Planet]
>final boss is in space with [Planet] as the backdrop

>party about to be killed by final boss
>they're saved by the hopes and prayers of everyone they met along the way

>>713201878 (OP)
Last boss is the person who has been guiding you through the game

>final boss is the main love interest
>the ending is bittersweet

>>713201878 (OP)
>worst weapon can be upgraded into the best

>Final phase of the final boss uses the title screen theme and/or main theme

>Boss from early in the game becomes a common enemy late game

>fight against your own party members

>Title screen changes to reflect your progress

>>713201878 (OP)
>start as a normal person but transcend God.

>>713202231
name 13.78 games that do this

>party breaks up back to their normal lives after the final boss

these threads are the single most reddit thing on this board

>>713201878 (OP)
>>game takes place on [Planet]
>>final boss is in space with [Planet] as the backdrop
we're never getting a sequel are we?

>>713202086

HOLY KINO

>>713202737
>>713202657
>>713202231

These guys fuck.

>>713201878 (OP)
Red vs. Blue

>final boss isn't even the hardest boss
>hardest boss is so optional most players overlook them by pure naivete
>people who dig just a scratch below the surface find themselves in a rabbit hole of whispers and myths
>finally actually find him
>he fucks and his battle music is unique and not heard anywhere else

>>713203486
No we are not, dude is working on a shoot'em up
I will buy anything he puts out until he disappoints me but i also wish he would have kept working on more Astlibra shit

>>713202779
Not the final boss, but late stage:
>Prey
>KotOR

>final battle takes place in an illusory destroyed version of the world created by the final boss
>he tries to guilt trip you with illusions of characters you've met through the game that this is what the future will look like if you defeat him

>>713201878 (OP)
>main menu uses a real-time render of a place in the game world
>starting the game removes the menus and seamlessly puts you straight into the game
>title screen changes as you progress or beat the game
>loud siren with a flashing WARNING sign before a boss approaches
>game credits end with a group photo of the dev team
>dark or mirror version of the protagonist with equal skills and abilities
>final/secret level is hidden within the starting area
>diegetic UI like Metroid Prime's visor or Gloomwood's inventory
>concept art unlockable in-game
>can spam a move or abuse a mechanic to go faster, SotN for example
>your character falls asleep if you don't touch the controller for a while
>game has a fake final boss
>you can overhear enemies talking about things you did recently
>Big Head Mode
>games within the game, like Anaconda + Lunar Landers in TimeSplitters 2
>enemy/boss is watching you, like King Allant overseeing Boletaria or Old Ones in BB
>enemies become scared of the player once you become much stronger than them
>enemies can fight each other
>credits thank the player
>rival jobber character you fight multiple times, gains strength each time
>jumping down a giant hole like the Everfall in Dragon's Dogma
>torch required to navigate dark areas
>game has a bestiary
>bestiary is filled with sketches of the enemies and lore friendly descriptions
>game lets you play as the antagonist or a boss after beating the game
>NPCs run inside or take shelter if it starts raining
>stronger and unique enemies that appear only at night
>you can go in first-person even if it doesn't change anything, just to let you look at the environment more clearly

>>713201878 (OP)
>>game takes place on [Planet]
>>final boss is in space with [Planet] as the backdrop
Shouldn't have started the thread with a trope so kino, I got nothing better

>>713202779
Ys 7

>>713205321
didn’t read