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Favourite Trend or Trope in Video Games. - retrolinkx - 08-17-2014
Sorry, long story short I thought the last thread with this kind of thread, and made a super long post for that thread that was actually out of context.
tl;dr I fucked up, and don't want to put a long post to waste.
This thread is more or less about trends/tropes you love in video games, such as the ones I post down here or just in general.
Weak vs Strong is always a favourite. IF YOU DON'T MIND THE SPOILER. A good example of this with a video I can show you is the Touma vs Accelerator fight since it involves one of the weakest espers in Academy city beating the strongest. It was better in the Railgun S version, but whatever take the dubbed original.
Video game related. Phoenix Wright vs Von Karma is my all time favourite just because of everything that happens in it. If you ever play Phoenix Wright cause I know most of you are casual scum haven't actually played Phoenix Wright, try your best to get to Case 1-4 and you'll see what I mean. The entire premise of that case is just fucking brilliant, in fact the next trend I like can be explained with this case too.
Idiots Seriously, idiots can actually be some of the best things about games. It's why I love Red vs Blue, it's a bunch of idiots put in situations where only THEY could get out, any other kind of person would've either fucked up or succeeded. A good example of this is in Phoenix Wright. Larry "motherfuckin" Butz is probably my favourite idiot of all time, just for IF YOU DON'T MIND THE SPOILER what he did in Case 1-4. Where he came out of fucking nowhere and asked to testify about what happened JUST as the case ended with a guilty verdict due to lack of witnesses and evidence as Phoenix desperately tried to find a way to win. It was fucking perfect though. I also like to count Ryo Hazuki in this "idiot" category.
Being Alone looking/saving a group of people Now it may seem weird, but I love when characters are alone from a large group, such as in ODST where the entire premise of the game is you looking for your squad mates in a destroyed city 6 hours after you drop. It's just perfect. I've only seen two games do this, but I love them and wish I could play it more.
You meet your equal God Hand and The Wonderful 101 have this, your literal equal in every way, shape and form. God Hand had Gene use the God Hand and Azel use the Devil Hand. Both similar weapons and you both fight each other in the game. Wonderful 101 had a team of 100 wonderful's fighting a team of 100 aliens. It really is just perfect.
Up against impossible odds I guess Case 1-4 could fit here, but I'd rather it be in a different section. Objective: Survive sent the most feels down my spine from any of the Halo games. I just loved it, up against impossible odds, no objective from any commanders just yourself. The final battle. It describes it all too well, It was too perfect in the game, and I loved how it ended just brilliant, another example of this would probably be Half Life 2's large Ant Lion fight It really was just amazing.
Ah yeah, if you actually take the time to read it. Thanks.
tl;dr: read it
RE: Favourite Trend or Trope in Video Games. - Psychospacecow - 08-17-2014
Is there a trope for "Can literally kill hundreds in seconds unless they're wearing special clothes"?
RE: Favourite Trend or Trope in Video Games. - BumblebeeCody - 08-18-2014
Jiggle Physics.
Eh. Seriously. I like how bosses want to take over the world and yet build armies only to be taken out relatively easy.
Doing impossibly silly things while still looking awesome. I think Platinum games in general have this down. Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising, God Hand etc.
Also, taking cover and the bullets magically leave your body.
It's worth adding another Phoenix Wright to the list. When the unexpected happens. Oh now I'm having to cross-examine the testimony of a parrot. :)
Fighting games and their philosophy. Ryu basically.
Fighting games and their evil version:
Evil Ryu, EX Iori, Devil Jin, Evil Rock Howard, Shadow Jago, Ragnas Evil. It's stupid but man I love it.
RE: Favourite Trend or Trope in Video Games. - Psychospacecow - 08-18-2014
In card games, power inconsistencies. In Yu-Gi-Oh!, you can have a teddy bear kill a super hero, or a god. In Hearthstone, an ancient can more or less single handedly k.o. anything.
RE: Favourite Trend or Trope in Video Games. - BumblebeeCody - 08-19-2014
You can kill humans like nothing but because this is a human "boss" character is has a large life bar even though a single shot the head would kill him/her and yet it doesn't.