>Final level is an heavily expanded night version of an earlier one
The music for the final level is epic and it represents the culmination and everything you have done up to that point.
Final boss/mission is difficult enough to require supercharging your abilities.
>>344182561
What games do this?
>>344182561
credits feature a metal/acoustic version of main theme
>>344185419
>Parents sitting in same room as I play Vanquish.
>Suddenly care about what's going on as soon as that happens.
Odd moment.
>Your character powers up and enters some kind of super form before boss fights.
I really, really like this trope and I hate that it's not used in more vidya.
>>344182561
>one on one fights in RPGS
Rock hard
>Upgradeable hub/base
>Recruitable,customizable and upgradeable followers
These 2 make my dick diamonds.too bad mgsv destroyed my trust in videogames and left me with an existential void
>>344182561
>playable post-credits level
>fight against your doppelganger (better with custom character)
>game allows you to import your own music
>>344185239
>>344182561
Bonus points if the final level's music only starts when you open the big bad door to it.
>enemies appear
>visor/helmet closes
>new game+ allows you to unlock new endings
>characters from novels/DTV movies/other spin-off stuff make brief appearances in game
>cutscene has no prompts, but has easter eggs if you interact with it in certain ways
>late-game optional bosses are available early on, and can be beaten with low-level equipment if you've got enough skill
>>344185628
Titan Quest?
>you grab the life bar and quickly stroke it to recover health
>enemies actively avoid you if youre stronger than they are
>final boss's first form is regular dude
>second form is huge monster
>third and final form is superpowered regular dude
>final boss theme is a remix of the battle theme from the first game
I love you, SMT Nine.
>lyrics kick into music during the climax of the boss fight
>boss with obvious weak point drops extra loot if you kill it without hitting the weak spot
>>344187709
What game?
>encounter an enemy near the start of the game
>"Enemy spotted, requesting backup!"
>encounter an enemy near the end of the game
>"Oh shit, it's HIM!"
>>344182561
>final boss theme is the same as the opening
>halfway through it changes to the hero's theme
>sequel/spin-off game with new protagonist features old protagonist as an NPC for a mission
When GTA IV: TLaD did this I jizzed myself
>game over screen makes fun of you for sucking
>loading screen is interactive
>making-of featurette included with game
>game comes equipped with developer's high scores
>good voice acting
>not Troy Baker or Nolan North
>kill boss with massive buildup at seemingly the end of story
>lolno, now you've got to kill the cunt that orchestrated all of this ages ago
>all while you're raiding his personal realm and butchered all of his elite soldiers
>>game make cool references to good games like Skyrim and Minecraft
>everything was in front of you but you didn't get the clues
>silent protagonist finally speaks in the final cutscene
>developer has cameo as npc
>you can kill him
>>344188149
DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY
>hidden trophy/achievement for killing NPCs in a creative way
>>344188353
>That orchestral remix of 'Coils of Light' as Daimon powerwalks towards you before leaping 40 ft and smashing the ground.
>>344187887
>a super powered dude with a near 1:1 moveset that you have and its on an exploding moon while remixed classical music plays
>hard game has hilarious death animations to soften the blow
>trusty npc sidekick betrays you and is final boss fight
>game recommends easy mode if you die a lot
>Core game mechanic or UI feature that's been with you the whole game breaks during the final boss fight
>>344192121
>game automatically makes the game easier if you die a lot without telling you. You didn't get better, the game took pity.
>>344190143
When will Platinum and Trigger stop teasing us about this?
>>344190571
Can't believe I only just got around to watching that show. I liked it, but I feel like I missed out by not paying attention when it was first on.
>>344192886
I only watched it a few years ago, wish I had been into it on release and watched it with /a/ or /v/ alsoso I didn't have to pay fucking 4000 yen for a lazengann instead of like 2000 at launch
>boss fight is a pseudo-mirror match, only the boss has unlimited use of his abilities
BEHOLD, THE POWER OF A GOD
>>344193290
I'm not really into anime figurines, but Enkidu would probably be more my style than LazengannAlso, is it bad that I found Rossiu really relatable?
>>344194126Rossiu was a cunt
>>344194126
you know enkidu is the shit one with the retarded throwing axe head, right anon? the cool ones are enki and enkidudu.still, I know for a fact you can get enkidu for like 2500 yen from Akihabara AmiAmi if you want it.
>>344194663
FUCK I MEANT ENKI
>>344187836
Enemies in mmos kinda do this but what other examples are there?
>>344194817
>Enkidu
I liked true crimes multiple endings
>>344194912
Yeah I honestly don't know how I fucked that up. I just remember seeing Viral's first Gunmen and saying to myself that it looked cooler than the other ones I'd seen so far.
>>344182561
>final level is a ruined version of the first
>>344194617
Well that's perfect since I'm a bit of a cunt. My friends have also compared me to Satsuki, Rick, and Tyrion Lannister, so I guess that's a common thread.
>>344194817
you better.akihabara mandarake has 2 Enki's for like 3000 at the minute. If I had more money I would have got one two weeks ago.
>>344195254
Are you also intelligent, nihilistic and have a wicked sense of humor?
>>344195313_No
>>344186335
WHAT GAME
>rival battles in general
>bonus points if there's a point like the beam struggle in DBZ or ORAORAORAMUDAMUDAMUDA in jojo where both characters are going all out just trying to keep up with each other
>>344182561
Just when you think you've neared the end of the game something goes wrong and you realize you've still got a ways to go.
>>344191380Lisa why ;_;
>>344196272
>the game does this fucking twice and you keep thinking you've fought the final boss
Fuck off Shadow Hearts 2
>>344185865
That's also kind of frustrating because then you just want to play as that super form in the rest of the game.
>>344196474
that's what action replay is for
>>344188340
Pic related.
Or alternatively.
"It's the demon!"
>>344196272
Pretty much Dragon Quest 8
Return to early areas of the game and you're now one shotting or literally just running through enemies that gave you a hard time when you first encountered them.
>>344182561
>mentor was the antagonist the entire time
>they planned the entire thing to show you how powerful you are
>they planned the entire thing so you could overcome your past
Antagonist is cocky at the beginning of the fight but as you get the upper hand you begin to hear desperation in their voice.
>>344185535
Hitman 2. Final level is a massive shootout in the monastery you bugger about in between levels, only at night in a thunderstorm.
>>344182561
>you fight a horde of enemies
>game expects you to win
>>344199165
>you fight a horde of enemies
>there is no possible way you can win
>>344182561
>sniper rifles are among available weapons
>physics engine models bullet drop/travel time
>major character is voiced by famous actor
>Makes subtle references to other works the actor has done
>Campaign has co-op
>PCs banter each other during combat
>Joining factions has tangible benefits
>Most factions hate each other
>You can broker peace agreements between warring factions
>factions combine their knowledge and techniques
>unlocks new quests, weapons and perks
>>344182561
Fucking hated that in Live a Live
>>344190571
Killer is dead
>>344188259
You're probably not here anymore but there is a similar thing in no more hero except it's the "lightsaber" that the protagonist stroke in order to strengthen it.
>final boss theme has part of the main theme in it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RMnjL6X2gg
>>344199536
That last one is hardly a trope though. I can't think of a single game that does that, desu.
>>344185628
>the credits feature a vocal version of an instrumental metal song earlier in the game
>The weapon at the very start of the game becomes the best weapon in the game if you upgrade it to max
>>344199531
"F"
>final boss overwhelms you
>shit starts getting meta
>final boss mind controls the player
>final boss restarts the game and attempts to delete your save
https://youtu.be/l9JFVlMEIsk?t=4m23s
I seriously love the stupid meta bullshit trope of some hyper-aware character fucking with save progress. Ironically the only time I haven't enjoyed it is with Undertale.
>Unlockable post-game weapon/character
>It's overpowered on purpose.
>>344205605
>it carries over to NG+
>the weakest mooks in the game are simple and easy to deal with.
>the strongest enemy in the game is the weakest mook upgraded to the max.
>>344199536
Pls name a game featuring the last one. I think I heard of one of the Stalker games doing something similar, but the execution is poor. Proper implementation of this would have me diamonds.
>>344208129
>first boss in the game is laughably easy and can be killed by just standing in front of him and pressing M1 until he dies
>comes back as random boss in the hardest dungeon in the game, tanky and strong as shit, spamming skills like crazy and can only takes damage through a weak point usually covered in trash mobs
>sequel has a different protagonist
>previous protagonist appears as a boss fight
