Video Game Cliches

[Chiefmon]

I am currently compiling a list of video game cliches. e.g. elemental enemies, silent protaganists, ect. Please type down any that occur to you.

 

[stormcaller]

Space marines,
No family Protaganist,
Mario (dudes a cliche in his own right),
A princess,
The item of ultimate kick-ass ness but which is really only slightly better then the best vendor weapon,
Shitty morality system

There will be more...

 

[megapenguinx]

Shooting red barrels will cause them to explode.

 

[Hachura]

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I'll play along.

Crates (Since Goldeneye)
Explodable Barrels (Since Goldeneye)
Almost completing an objective/reaching a location, only to have something catastrophic happen which forces you to take a 20 minute detour to find a switch/lever/Macguffin. (Since everything)
Hot female sidekicks, (Half Life 2, Dead Space, RE5)
Ammo you pick up are counted indivudually, instead of clips
Protagonist starts off new to environment/amnesia
Enemies get incrementally more difficult, with foes on the last levels being able to take 1629371 headshots and not die (Medal of Honor Fucking Airborne)
Bosses can take 1629372 headshots and not die

That is all.

 

[willard3]

Explodable Barrels (Since Goldeneye)

Uh, what? I'm pretty sure that Doom started the whole exploding barrels thing.

 

[Chiefmon]

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I'll play along.

I apologize if this thread was done multiple times before. I am a reletively new member and have only really been surfing the forums for a couple days now.

 

[stormcaller]

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I'll play along.

Crates (Since Goldeneye)
Explodable Barrels (Since Goldeneye)
Almost completing an objective/reaching a location, only to have something catastrophic happen which forces you to take a 20 minute detour to find a switch/lever/Macguffin. (Since everything)
Hot female sidekicks, (Half Life 2, Dead Space, RE5)
Ammo you pick up are counted indivudually, instead of clips
Protagonist starts off new to environment/amnesia
Enemies get incrementally more difficult, with foes on the last levels being able to take 1629371 headshots and not die (Medal of Honor Fucking Airborne)
Bosses can take 1629372 headshots and not die

That is all.

I apologize if this thread was done multiple times before. I am a reletively new member and have only really been surfing the forums for a couple days now.

No worries, it's a fairly old thread I think. If someone finds it then there was a massive list of them on another site that you could use. (I mean really massive)

 

[Garmana]

Losing all your powers in the beginning of a sequel.
Talking with out moving your mouth.
Baddys standing around red barrels.

 

[Spider Expert]

Black guy dieing

 

[Gamine]

Black guy dieing

Where?

Hot chicks that would kick your ass!

 

[Chiefmon]

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I'll play along.

Crates (Since Goldeneye)
Explodable Barrels (Since Goldeneye)
Almost completing an objective/reaching a location, only to have something catastrophic happen which forces you to take a 20 minute detour to find a switch/lever/Macguffin. (Since everything)
Hot female sidekicks, (Half Life 2, Dead Space, RE5)
Ammo you pick up are counted indivudually, instead of clips
Protagonist starts off new to environment/amnesia
Enemies get incrementally more difficult, with foes on the last levels being able to take 1629371 headshots and not die (Medal of Honor Fucking Airborne)
Bosses can take 1629372 headshots and not die

That is all.

I apologize if this thread was done multiple times before. I am a reletively new member and have only really been surfing the forums for a couple days now.

No worries, it's a fairly old thread I think. If someone finds it then there was a massive list of them on another site that you could use. (I mean really massive)

Thanks. I am doing this for a school project regarding the definition of plaugerism in that small elements of a story (or game) could be found to be copied throughout that form of media.


EDIT: What the heck happened to this post?

 

[Susano]

It's been done/ is currently being done by the site Tv Tropes [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage]

Edit:Wow. Ninja'd kind of by the guy saying about the big site.

If someone finds it then there was a massive list of them on another site that you could use. (I mean really massive)

 

[Spider Expert]

Black guy dieing

Where?

Everywhere

 

[Dok Zombie]

Falling in water = Instant death. (Less so these days though.)

 

[the protaginist]

The Helicopter will NEVER show up.

 

[Garmana]

Someone always wants you dead.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Falling in water = Instant death. (Less so these days though.)

Still in Assassin's Creed.

 

[Gamine]

Black guy dieing

Where?

Everywhere

I see.

I hate the Falling into water, instant death. so annoying or Mario jumping into bottomless pits

 

[Marv21]

..........Ninjas are everywhere!

Nuff said!