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<h1>common tropes from media </h1>
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december 10, 2020<br>
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#writing<br>
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I like collecting common tropes from games I play. Maybe it can it root out cliches? Or inspire some game beats? Here's a few tropes spotted in multiple games ~ <br>
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If you're worried about spoilers, games mentioned are Arcanum, The Cat Lady, Divine Divinity, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Fable, Fire Emblem, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Half-Life, Jade Empire, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Longest Journey, Mass Effect, Neverwinter Nights 2, Oblivion, Persona 4, Planescape: Torment, RuneScape 2 <br>
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<h2>opening scene + first level </h2>
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<li><b>dream sequence</b> - A Link to the Past </li>
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<li><b>prison escape</b> - Oblivion, City of Heroes (villains) </li>
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<li><b>sparring</b> - Jade Empire </li>
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<li><b>starter village attacked, probably burned down</b> - Fable, Dragon Age: Origins </li>
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<li><b>toll bandits blocking the bridge/road exiting the starter village</b> - Arcanum, Dragon Age: Origins </li>
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<li><b>tutorial island</b> - RuneScape, Guild Wars: Factions + Nightfall </li>
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<li><b>waking up</b> - Divine Divinity, The Longest Journey, Planescape: Torment </li>
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<h2>protagonist </h2>
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<li><b>amnesiac protagonist</b> - every game, especially MMOs. </li>
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<h2>levels, story points, fights </h2>
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<li><b>arena/tournament arc</b> - Fable, Oblivion </li>
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<li><b>city building</b> - Neverwinter Nights 2's Crossroad Keep, RuneScape's Miscellania + Etceteria, Nightfall's Sunspear Sanctuary </li>
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<li><b>courtroom hearing (usually resolved with the loser pulling out the 'trial by combat' card)</b> - Guild Wars: Nightfall, Guild Wars 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, Mass Effect </li>
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<li><b>elevator fight</b> - Half-Life, Metroid </li>
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<li><b>fight yourself</b> - Guild Wars's Augury Rock, Mask of the Betrayer, Persona 4
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<li><b>final boss is all previous bosses in one room</b> - Fire Emblem, Nightfall </li>
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<li><b>infiltrate a fancy party</b> - Guild Wars 2's A Society Function, Mass Effect Kasumi DLC
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<li><b>maze level</b> - Mask of the Betrayer's Skein, Planescape: Torment </li>
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<li><b>play as a side character</b> - The Cat Lady's cat, Mass Effect's Joker </li>
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<li><b>raise someone </b> - the original Kingmaker concept for Oblivion, The Witcher 2 </li>
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<li><b>solo boss battle</b> - Guild Wars Augury Rock, Neverwinter Nights 2's trial </li>
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<li><b>trapped for a level, especially without your stuff</b> Divine Divinity's Castle + Dungeon, Mask of the Betrayer's Skein</li>
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<h2>side content </h2>
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<li><b>minigame tournament</b> - The Witcher's Dice Poker, Eye of the North's Polymock </li>
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<li><b>really long fetch quest</b> - Dreamfall's mulled wine, Planescape Torment's Moridor's Box </li>
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last updated: 2/21/2021
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