Thread 718481557

>first boss is a rematch with the guy who kicked your butt at the end of the tutorial
it will never not be great

>>718481557 (OP)
>shitty innocuous item from beginning of the game turns out to be the legendary mcguffin

>>718481557 (OP)
>Final Mission name is the game title

>Two characters are best friends in the story
>Their gameplay abilities are designed to complement each other

>>718481557 (OP)
>you marry the villan

>>718481930
I shat and pissed myself as a kid when this happened my dad had to pull out his belt to calm me down

>>718481557 (OP)
Tropes are inherently awful, I'd rather have incomprehensible schizo shit.

>game has some extremely strong ability you can use throughout the game to make fights easier
>if you use it against the final boss he will hard-counter it and beat the shit out of you
Bonus points if the boss is the one that invented the technique and/or also uses it against you

>>718481710
Fishing rod in Twilight Princess
praying in Earthbound
Any other examples?

>>718481814
>hardest difficulty is game name

>>718482291
>wooo-weee
>I INVENTED THE STAR PUNCH!

>>718482830
Mario and Luigi

This right here.

>use some bug, exploit, or extremely precise movement to reach an area you’re not normally meant to access
>there’s a note from the developers there congratulating you

>>718481916
>one of the characters dies
>the other character becomes significantly weaker due to this

>>718483270
alternatively
>2 sisters, one white magic user one black magic user
>one sister dies
>living sister gains the other sisters powers and becomes a fucking powerhouse that can use all spells

>boss will pick up on moves you use often and predict them to dodge or counter
>likewise they will mix up their attacks to make them less predictable

>>718483354
That's something I discovered irl in 5th grade to my endless amusement

>>718481814
>Name of the final boss's theme is the game title

>>718483354
>hitting one of the characters in the nuts does nothing
>it’s explained later that his testicles were lost during the war
Real ones know the game

>>718483395
Has this happened outside of DQXI

>>718483518
probably not, that post just made me think of it. it would be kino if it happened elsewhere too though

>final boss begins monologuing as you fight
>he begins making a lot of sense, as the protagonist seems to show signs of being misguided
>this gets more pronounced as the fight goes on, to the point where the protag is seemingly the evil one all along
>perspective of the player then switches to the final boss, where you must now defeat the protagonist

>>718481557 (OP)
>Etrian Odyssey 2
>Landshnechkt skill counter is normally worthless
>Combined with Protector's painless force skill it's powerful enough to one shot the superboss

>>718483732
>Final boss is now the main character of the prequel

>>718481557 (OP)
>if you hold onto an item from the start of the game it can be used to 1-shot the final boss

>>718481930
My first ever "KINO!!" moment

>game gives you some complete garbage weapon at the beginning
>upgrades etc are seemingly shit
>however if you persist with it throughout the entire game it will suddenly become extremely powerful in the endgame

>>718481557 (OP)
>le kino gaym dropes le
Stop typing like a complete fuckup.

>>718483820
>Landshnechkt
Why are you making fun of ze glorious german language? It's called: Landsknecht

>>718484062
>reduce health bar to zero
>”enough playing around”
>another healthbar appears on screen
>music intensifies
>lyrics kick in

>>718481557 (OP)
>Find a new weapon/secret stash.
>Triggers an ambush from enemies.
>Except it's actually the developers giving you enemies to use the shit you found against.

>"Unwinnable" battle is actually winnable if you're cracked out at the game
>sends you down an alternate route

>>718484137
shut up landshark

>character is incredibly weak and only able to progress because of their ability to hypnotize others
>ultimate ability is to hypnotize themselves into believing they're much stronger than they actually are
>stacks multiple times with the character's fantasy becoming more elaborate with each hypnosis

>>718481557 (OP)
the boss is (You) the player from a previous league/season

>>718484137
Sounds like "lands-connect", which is something you should probably do by touching grass, sauerkraut.

>>718481557 (OP)
kino kino kino

>some innocuous, quiet, NPC
>if you attack him he quietly tells you to stop
>doesn’t agro anywhere near as fast as other NPCs
>continue to attack him
>”very well then”
>slowly draws his weapon

>>718483518
Happens in Xenoblade 2

>>718484394
>???
>???
>???
>Victory
???
Also, dont post gachas in a thread about kino game tropes. being a gacha automatically makes it shit

>>718483805
Any examples, Anon?

>>718481557 (OP)
>puzzle requires you to actually take notes irl
this tickles my brain for some reason

>final boss is your mentor from the early game tutorial
>he will dodge or counter your moves unless you use them perfectly
>”I’ve taught you well”

>>718483732
>final boss AND protagonist from the first game are a duo final extra boss in the sequel

>>718484757
Cave Story did this nicely

>>718484269
>>718484389
What you just said is an insult according to § 185 of the Strafgesetzbuch

>game teaches you basic controls and combat
>then puts you in a fight with the final boss
>beat the boss...and the game ends

>>718484597
Library of Ruina isnt a gacha, dumbass.

>>718484749
>He uses most of the moves he taught you.
>but also some more advanced moves you were too much of a scrub to learn back then

>>718484689
Isn't that the finale of Off? Its been so long since I played it that I've forgotten

>game gives you a glimpse of a character who will later be a boss fight
>if you act quick and kill them you can skip the fight later on
>the game admonishes you for doing this

>>718481557 (OP)
>main/character theme is re-used/remixed at a crucial juncture

>Final boss has your own party turn against you
>Final boss stops the credits to keep fighting you
>Boss uses savestates to fight you

>>718484970
Pretty similar, yea. You don’t switch perspectives mid fight though>>718485023

>Alright, time to insert the final code to activate the self-destruct sequence, face the final boss and get the fuck out of here in less than 5 minutes
>Code: VERONICA

>>718481814
Every Monster Hunter game has a post game quest simply called "Monster Hunter" where you must fight against 5 flagship monsters.

>>718484885
looks the same as that gook gacha anyway.

>>718482291
Almost FFVIII

>>718481557 (OP)
>game has multiple endings
>the bad ending is the canon one

>>718485023
Lisa: The Painful
DK Country
Undertale

>>718481557 (OP)
>tutorial comes back as late game boss after getting stronger.

>>718481930
>>718483948
I literally said "can I get a kino in the chat" back in the day on the schoolbus

>recurring joke character that keeps fighting you throughout the game and losing badly
>about halfway through the game he disappears
>towards the end he fights you after having trained
>he’s now extremely strong and counters moves you used against him earlier

>>718485151
>game has multiple endings
>the joke, absolute mindfuck ending becomes canon for your next game
Yoko Taro, you did it again you sonofabitch

>recurring character has banging bgm
>begins playing before they enter the scene

>>718481557 (OP)
>final boss is a pushover
>you have to find documents and gather the right information to unlock the true final boss who kicks your ass

>>718481557 (OP)
>Said hidden, unorthodox method becomes meta and recommended to all noobs, killing all the fun from the game
Kys
Guides and forums were a mistake

>>718485494
>This trope alone is only for the biggest of said character's fans to know who the hell is entering the room before they actually physically appear.
>And it's the best normie filter ever, just from going on Youtube to watch reaction videos of said scene and seeing who reacts from the music or from the appearance.

>you and the final boss both run at each other and slash with your swords
>both stay still for a few seconds
>blood suddenly gushes out of the boss
I don’t care if it’s a cliche at this point, it’s still kino

>>718485812
>devs add a hidden change during a patch that completely removes this method
>it now breaks the 4th wall and mocks the player for using a guide

>>718482291
Sifu, sort of? The final boss uses the same fighting style and counters meter-using attacks and throws

>>718482291
>holding r1 to try stab Owl in Sekiro

>>718481557 (OP)
>kill big bad's minion
>instead of sending more minions for you to level up on the boss himself comes to handle you personally

>>718483732
>the enemy's party from the first game is the 2nd game's main party
also
>midway through the 2nd game you encounter the party from the first game and join forces against the "good guy" that sent the 1st game's party to their mission

and then the game ends in a cliffhanger that is never resolved

>>718484856
Between this and Souls games being completely fine with you missing massive chunks of the game; why are western studios afraid of not railroading the player?

>>718487493
Golden Sun was based

>>718481557 (OP)
>Bosses can be defeated trough speech

>>718487663
>bosses can be defeated during their speech

>>718481557 (OP)
>Trope
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Concession accepted

>>718487718
Cinema 2x

>Special Thanks
>You

>>718482291
>casting time stop on the thing that invented time magic
lmao get ringo'd

>>718481557 (OP)
I like it better when the secret method makes the boss in some way less overwhelming while still keeping it a challenge, like Gascoigne's music box or the Sekiro prosthetics in general.

>>718484856
>game has so much content it still has tutorials during the credits

>>718481814
>final boss theme is the main menu theme

>rivals join forces to beat the real evil
>intro song kicks in

>>718488227
>final boss theme is the game over theme

>>718485004
I assume you're talking about The End but any other examples?

>rematch with recurring joke villain with actual serious stakes
>stops being a pushover

world map was just local map

>>718483270
>fight a pair of friends/siblings/lovers/whatever
>when you kill one the other has a breakdown and either gets drastically stronger or fucking dies

>>718482023
>Pathfinder: Kingmaker (optional)
>Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (optional and in two different variations)

Anything else?

>>718482374
>>718481710
>the pantaloons in Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 + ToB

>>718481557 (OP)
>rival boss is way way stronger in his final fight
>he didn't get a powerup or anything he just decided to take you seriously
The only examples I can think of are Kuze and Dante in DMC4 but fuck is this kino

>>718484214
>unwinnable battle is winnable
>doesn't change the story, but does make the boss get pissed and leave while your allies talk about how you're out of your mind

>>718488894
>Irenicus in Baldur's Gate 2
>the final boss of Arcanum (don't want to spoil)
>Undyne in Undertale (Genocide Route)

>>718488308
>Planescape: Torment (multiple instances in-game)

You can also get a non-standard game over via it, as well.

>big climactic battle against the game's strongest antagonist
>multiple phases, tons of cinematic visuals
>it's not the final boss
>the final boss is your best friend

>>718481814
>Risk of Rain
>dooo dun dun dun duuun duun

>>718488742
ar tonelico 2 lets you wife the final boss/villain of the first game

>>718485151
>>718485431
Pfff... that's actually the case in multiple games. Try this...

>The EVIL ending is the canon one.

Literally pic related is the only example I know of.

>boss kills you
>revives you and tells you to git gud before continuing to kick your ass

>>718483518
yeah mama and lockne
fucking retarded, it's not kino at all

>>718486045
>you actually, legitimately see through a puzzle boss's tricks and beat him
>he cries and throws a fit about how you must have looked up a guide online

>The Main Theme comes back in the final phase of the Final Boss
WITH LYRICS!

>>718484214
>unwinnable battle is winnable
>you just fail for winning, nothing special happens at all

>if you beat boss you die in next cutscene
>if you just die at any point it lets you get there faster

>if you beat boss you die in next cutscene
>but if you die mid fight you fail for some reason

I really like the trope of a game's prequel protags joining your party in the game's sequel in endgame or post game.

>>718488462
Going from Golden Sun 1's partial map to the ENTIRE WORLD in TLA was fucking kino af its too bad most of Golden Sun's 1's areas are inaccessible though.

Boss can move in the Frozen Time

>>718488894
armstrong in mgrr if you count multiple phases as this trope
>boss switches to a hyper aura powerup on the first hit on the highest difficulty with no explanation

>>718481814
DEAD SPACE

>>718489154
Also Dominions where you can get "killed" in a multiplayer game when nobody believes in your god anymore.

>>718481557 (OP)
>Boss fight takes place in the middle of a lightning storm, blizzard, or similar harsh weather.

>>718492229
>boss is an elemental deity and the fight starts in nice weather but becomes absolute hell mid-fight then calms down to a bright sunny day with rainbows when boss dies

>>718484295
Actually stood up and shouted KINO during the Pronant final boss. Such a fucking good game.

I am a simple man, I like the simple "you beat an enemy, you can now use his abilities/moveset"

>>718481930
yep
this is it

>>718490509
Not nearly as good as Daud but in Dad of Boy Ragnorok, there is a boss that has time slow powers so if you use the "perfect dodge slows enemys" armor against him it will only trigger time slow for .01 seconds making it effectively useless against him.

>>718489798
https://youtu.be/SDpexCxi23o?si=EHyiexOWk76Q3jxz