>final boss overpowers the party and is about to kill them all
>party is revived by the prayers of all the friends you met along the way
>this isn't even my final form
>this isn't even my final form
>Comfy large hub area where you can talk to your party members and have a nice cozy time in between missions
>>343202226
>>343202295
>Those weren't even my True Form
>>343202226
>final form is an edgy human when all of the previous forms were monsters
I don't care how many times they do it I'll never stop being hyped
>make it to the end of the game
>beat the final boss
>SURPRISE MOTHER FUCKER
>game isn't even halfway done
>NPCs and enemies comment on your skills/abilities/past actions and react differently depending on your choices
>NPCs comment on your equipment when you walk past them
>>343203563
TAKES GUTS TO WEAR THAT
>>343203563
>NPCs who don't like you all that much say insults when you walk past them
I unironically get offended when somebody calls me aMilkdrinker
>>343202129
>smallest character is by far the physically strongest
>you have transformation powerups
>your ALLIES have transformation powerups
>you're initially no match for the final boss, but the power of friendship from everyone you've helped in your journey allows you to unlock a new form at the last minute
>>343202129
>Enemy has a power limiter
>Shatters it before your final fight
>true final boss appears during the credits
>>343202439
Holy shit I love this.One Piece Unlimited World Rhad the most comfy hub to swing around in.
>>343202129
>final/normal boss theme has the games main theme in it
>>343204190
+1 every single anime in the universe
>>343203262
KI:U?
>final boss is fought in the starting area of the game
>final boss theme is a remix of the game theme
>final boss in sequel was the protagonist in the last game
>allying with former enemies in the lategame
Halo 2 gave me a fanboner that still hasn't been surpassed
>>343204074
Bayonetta
>You get no invincibility when you fight the final boss, so it's actually defying
>>343204190
HOLY SHIT BRAVELY DEFAULT OST WAS GOD TIER
FUCKING GOD TIER.
>final boss turns out to be a family member
>Final Boss was actually misunderstood and trying to defeat an even worse enemy
>You team up the boss and fight the enemy
>>343202129
>party overpowers the final boss and is about to kill him
>final boss gets motivated by thinking of all his friends you killed along the way
Never
>The enemies become afraid of your very existence.
>>343204813
Kirby nightmare in dreamland
>>343204190
I dont like sonic that much
but sonic colours Final boss music is 10 outa fuckin 10
>>343203563
New vegas
>>343205020
Companions yes but I don't remember a single comment about what I was wearing
It's particularly noticeable in Power Armour
>Final Boss has QTEs against you
>They start fucking up
>animals are available as companions
>you can have an entire party of dogs
tits
>>343202129
>your apperance changes as you play through the game
>>343205221
Best two fiddy I ever spent.
>You have to use all the game gimmicks to defeat the final boss, including the ones from the first levels.
>>343202129
>Former rival shows up and helps you out during the final boss
>everything has gone wrong
>you're now completely on your own
>you are the bad guy
>>343203984
>>343205514
What is disgaea
>you can choose to betray your friends and join the enemy's side
>bonus points if this happens mid game instead of at the end game boss fight
>>343205508
>>343205514
>>343202129
>the final boss is you
>the boss carried all items and stats
>Character starts as an asshole
>Becomes a Bro by the end of the game
"Unleashing limiters"
Overdrives were a nice addition to BB
>>343205714
live a live was dope
>>343202129
God, I love Okami.
>Ridiculous power up in the cutscene before the final boss
>bad guy changes their ways and becomes your friend
>boss turns out to be immortal
>first boss of the game becomes the last boss
>>343203984
>The final boss wipes your party by doing the damage cap.
Guardians Crusade's final boss doing 9999 was hype man.
>Final boss is your equal, not some oversized monster
>It's just you and him, both roughly the same size, following the same rules, one on one
>>343205942
>boss you defeated earlier in the game comes back to help you against the final boss
>the final boss is your creator
>>343206024
Tales of abyss?
>world is falling apart as your fighting the final boss
>>343205685
>you have to kill your friends
>>343205324
Are there any other game like fable where your appearance changes according to how you're doing ? Like growing hair and beard, signs of aging, getting more soiled, getting scars and shit ?
I know Deadly Premonition has things like that, but I'm looking for something more like an RPG.
>Boss has really cool weapon
>you get it after defeating him
>>343206156
Lots of games do it. Especially if the opponent has a thematic significance to your character's story.
>party members communicate with each other during the fight.
>Boss Battle on the Top of a Tower
>you get a house you can furnish
>your plot device attack works on the final boss's 1st form
>boss powers up
>attack doesn't work anymore
>Main character dies before facing the final boss
>Gets revived, getting a power up in the process. Proceeds to utterly destroy the final boss.
>final boss was the character who taught the tutorial
>>343206398
>it's the final boss
>there's no postgame content to use the weapon with
Fuck you too, Terraria.
>>343206651
Pumpkin and Frost moon
>game has lots of over the top fights
>final boss fight is you vs final boss in a fist fight
>>343202129
>I need more power
>>343206642
Mad World man.
>>343203762
>about to get killed
>transform and win the fight
I love this anime bullshit so much.
>>343206120
Crush coconuts
>>343206398
>>343206651
>NG+
>you keep the weapon
>using it against the final boss gives you unique dialogue and changes the fight
>>343203563
>Why're you naked, have you no shame?!
>>343205685
>Can end up becoming the leader of the villains
>post game ends with you in jail due to be defeated off screen
>>343206642
Fucking flowey
>Start off as a weakling who gets his ass kicked early on.
>When you fight the big bad at the finale, he initially toys with you before being legit surprised about how much you've improved.
>Fights you with everything he has.
>boss does iaido
>your sister is in love with you
>>343206282
Not an RPG, but Shadow of the Collosus has Wander becoming more ragged and older looking as he kills all the colossi. Near the end he's pale as fuck and his hair's gone gray.
>final boss is now a minor villain in the sequel
>>343203262
Tales of Symphonia
>Game has an item that lets you replace the stage song with the game's theme
>tear though the entire last stage with the greatest of ease due to the power of J-Rock
>final boss was there all along
>>343206790
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WYRQXrn7YM
>>343206642
Tales of the Abyss
>previous protagonist in a series becomes a teacher for the new protagonist
>you make your teacher proud
>>343206024
<<Here comes the snow.>>
>>343207352
> final boss is the sequels first stage boss
Why did she get demoted
>visiting an area from the first game in the sequel, even better if in the far future
>Final boss realizes he can't win
>Decides to destroy the entire planet insteadFinal Ultimate Legendary Earth Power Super Max Justice Future Miracle Dream Beautiful Galaxy Big Bang Little Bang Sunrise Starlight Infinite Fabulous Totally Final Wonderful Arrow...FIRE!
>comic relief character is actually the strongest enemy in the game
>>343208302
What games?
>>343206642
Bomberman 64
>>343204613
Chara please go and stay go.
>>343208302
But he was the weakest enemy, he only had 1 hp
>>343206642
OFF
>>343208353
The weakest enemy. Has 1 HP. Can only do 1 damage.Turns off your I-Frames.
>Final boss switches between playstyles mid fight
>Final boss has a second phase after you defeat it
>>343207264
the fuck man
>>343208393
>>343208505
>>343208716
get out undertrash
>>343208716
Plus the poison DoT in real time, and him attacking your menu icon to hurt you on your turn.
>>343203262
Every other Tales of game?
>>343208353
not him but DMC in general
>>343203036
I know this is not vidya but
>ending of FMA:B
shit. hype as fuck
>>343202129
>boss uses your own weapons against you
>>343205240
>Having many minions at my command that I can level up
Or
>having 1 or 2 animal companions that I can level up AND equip items to.
>>343209065
>boss is an evil clone of yourself
>>343209145
>boss is you from the future
>>343209074
why not both?, though not exactly level up
>seeing your small minions gather rare weapons and armor
felt bad making them jump into the smelter
>>343209208
>boss is you from the past
>>343209208
>>343209415
>Boss is the original you, you're a soulless copy
>>343209325
>watching as half of your minons drown in a creek because of retarded AI pathing
>>343209585
Dragon's Dogma
>>343203262
FFVI was king of this.
>you kill the final boss to take his place and do the things he was doing
>>343209145
>Boss is your evil clone who should have joined the enemy but went because the cloning item broke midway through
>Uses weapons you can obtain ingame
>Final fight with him is a standoff
>On top of that, his edginess is implied to stem from MC's repressed emotions
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QG77HTdreh0
Edgy Pit is actually pretty neat in context
>>343209058
>Gets the shit punched out of him instead of getting slayed by some sword of ultimate goodness 9000
That is still one of the greatest endings honestly.
>>343209934
Uh, no. You don't even beat the guy whom you think is the big bad at that point, the last guy you fight before the twist happens is a monster that comes out of nowhere (atma weapon).
>>343209585
>>343209705
Styx also.
>>343203563
Skyrim does this by a surprising amount.
Notably when you're carrying Mehrunes Razor
>Who'd you have to kill for that blade?
>H.P. Lovecraft theme zone/boss/enemies.
>>343204986RIPANDTEAR
>second to last boss is basically your evil clone
so fucking fun fighting a dude your size that fights somewhat like you instead of giants
>>343202129
>Boss can mess with the UI
>You can mess with the UI as part of a boss fight
>boss recognizes a cheese strategy and says it won't work on him
>>343202129
literally only persona 3 did this
>final boss is a huge contrast compared to the rest of the game
>>343206120
>final boss is your creation
>>343210479
>>343210506
>are_you_frustrated.webm
>have extremely long hard-fought battle to death with boss and only barely win
>it was just a fucking illusion and the real boss battle completely annihilates you
>>343210383
>Final boss uses her final attack
>As you keep hitting her, a part of the hud straight up fucking shatters piece by piece
>eventually you have no clue how close you are to beating her
>>343207352
>mfw emperor bulborb was capable of clearing out whole 100 squads of pikmin
>so ineffective in the sequel that there are rooms where multiple of them fight you at once just to make it hard
>>343209978
Tierkreis
>>343210637
what boss
>>343204986
"You're not gonna believe this, Jean-Louis! All of them have ribbon insignias!"
>>343210494
Earthbound.
GIRUGAMESH
>>343210637
>>343210950
Chakravartin??
>>343202129
>Reoccurring boss is comic relief.
>Shows up in the strangest of places.
>>343209585
>boss is the original you, you're a copy
>but your mind was transferred from the original's body to your current one
>so you're still kind of the original
>>343203262
Okami
>if you have a high enough speech skill you can talk bosses out of fighting youXP granted for befriending a giant magical spider.
>>343210775
>mfw you can easily take out an emperor bulblax with one purple pikmin
>the world you've been exploring is all just a dream
>time to explore the real world
>>343212072
Terranigma, sort of.
>>343210494
Final Fantasy IV
Dragon Quest VIII
>>343203262
Dragon Quest VIII
>>343211421
J-E-N-O-V-A
>>343206992
Name ONE game that does this
>>343207279
>Just noticed his name his actually Wander
>I've been calling him The Wanderer for years
>>343211908
>you can beat the game without killing anyone
>you can befriend the shit out of literally every enemy
>>343203262
>Group of complete strangers with different goals become friends
>>343206642POTIONS ?OR FOOD ?
>>343202129
>Irredeemably evil character in a party of otherwise good characters stays irredeemably evil throughout the story
Are there any games that do this?
![03_02b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/sthaBRM.jpg "03_02b[1].jpg")
>>343212212
fucking gooks even reash ideas
>You use your special skill
>Boss counters it with his own
>random comic relief character who joined your party for no reason
>the story focuses on him
>>343212701
Well JRPGs are heavily influenced by anime. And in the case of Dragon Quest, directly related to them.
And Dragon Ball wasn't the first to come up with the troupe.
>>343212436
Which game because I've got one like that but it's probably different to yours
>you are the hero, but not the main character of the story
>>343212436
Name 2 (two) games that do this
>the cute anime critter joins your party
>he's the best character in the game
>>343211908
>befriend giant magical spider for 30k xp
>then attack and kill her for 24k xp
>>343213010
>you're not the hero
>in the end you accomplish nothing
>Other bosses throughout the game show up during the final boss to help you/cheer you on
>>343203262
superstar saga?
>>343203262
chrono trigger mah nigga
>>343211908
>if you are wise enough you can talk the final boss out of existence
>>343205685
>can choose to betray your friends and help the villain
>the villain laughs at you for helping him and fucks you over
>>343213518
Planescape? There's a section like that but it isn't the final boss
>>343212432
>character's name is Wander
>he's always going over yonder
>>343202129
>Final boss theme is a remixed version of the main theme
>>343210257
I liked that in Skyrim, the problem is that little changes other than guard dialog
>>343212676
Kreia from Kotor 2. Sort of, she's evil in a way if you count her plans as evil.
>>343210506
ahe is BY FAR the ugliest most annoying cunt on the face of this planet i hope someone spits her roasts her and eats her
>>343205783
>protagonist starts as an asshole
>becomes a bro by the end of the game
Single game includes every cliche ITT, is itfun?
>>343213230
I really want to play something like this but then I realize that I'd fucking hate it when the end comes and everything I'd done was for nothing.
>>343205783
>>343213814
But that is a way to defeat the final boss of PST
>>343213814you can believe the Transcendent One out of existence if you have godlike Wisdom (like, 24 if I'm remembering right). You can also use this as a bargaining tool to force him to fuse with you.
>>343204953
Oh my shit that is fucking GOOD
>>343214157
Ah. I was only aware of the fusion.
>>343202129
>karma theory integrated into the game
>rewarded greatly based off your generous answers
>stealing shit from an NPCs house and selling it back to them
>>343213814
Fallout 1 had more or less the same option.If you had enough int and found proof that the master's plan wouldn't work, you could crush his hopes and drive him into exploding the whole base.
>>343214359
>NPC recognizes their items and gets pissed at you
>>343214063
Play Dragon Quest VIII. It had that, but the end result turns into a positive thing.
>>343212828
>comic relief ends up being the strongest character in your party.
Bonus points if they become the leader.
>>343213005
>>343213109
Undertale.
>Villain becomes rival and later friend through the series
>You end up having to control this character to help the MC
>>343214065
>You'll never be friendzoned by Junpei
>>343207034
>He didn't spare everyone.
>He didn't kill everyone in sight.
>>343213208
Mothafucka are you the devil?
>>343204693
>>343212436
>You can beat the game without killing anyone>not killing them consigns them to far crueler fates than your blade
>Special Thanks section of the credits
>ends with "And You, the player"
>>343212828
Time for another potato joke!
>you can fight a tougher version of the tutorial boss later in the game
>they are changed enough that the fight is a challenge but most of it is still going to be familiar
>>343215186
>You can go non-lethal all the way and the other characters command you on it
>You get special dialogue options to call people out on their violence and take the moral high ground
>The opposite is also true
God damn alpha protocol is good.
>>343215251;_;
>>343211580
>Boss is the messiah
>>343215251
>Thank you for buying The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
>character is aware that his species is spectacularly rare in his setting
>gets shitty and emotional in the 5th main installment about being the last of his species
>he didn't impregnate the one female of his species he met a few games ago and now completely forgets ever meeting her
>>343214670
That fucking part in Kingdom Hearts 2 was HYPE
>>343213109
Renowned Explorers: International Society
>>343213109
Chulip?
>100% the game
>a secret that has been staring you in the face in the very first area of the game opens up
>it leads to a bunch of OP shit, a character cameo, and a special thank you letter from the developers
>>343202129
>dungeon with undead enemies that take damage from restoratives/healing magic
>outright die to resurrection items/spells
>this applies to the boss as well
>still spend over an hour on the boss because of pic related
>The final boss is an abstract concept.
I loved the final boss from Castlevania:Aria of Sorrow. Also Neo Exdeath that whole multiscreen tower of what leading up to Kefka's final form.
>>343216148
The kefka tower thing wasn't abstract, it was pretty literal Christian symbolism.
>>343215580
I hate the fucking bastard who wrote the PS3 games so much
>The cripple is actually crazy strong
I like the idea of "I have a literal handicap and I can still keep up with everyone else, so imagine what I would have been like at my best"
>>343215149This happens twice in NMH1, if you count henry.
>>343215965
What game?
>>343203262
dragon's dogma?
>>343215965
Chrono Cross?
>>343215965
S A G A FRONTIER
>>343215251
>Opening to a game's begins with the one of the characters thanking you for buying it and asking for you to enjoy yourself while playing
>>343203262
Xenoblade did this
![giygas-1-1[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/qLAKnCm.gif "giygas-1-1[1].gif")
Still gives me chills to this day
I wonder how it would be like to be 10 yo and playing this boss for the first time without internet, guides or spoilers
>>343206024snake vs liquid
>boss tries to delete your save file
>party member dies tragically
>later in the game they return, and with upgrades
>>343210494
Paper Mario
>character sacrifices his life in order to protect you
>preferably while saying something like "it's ok."
>>343203262
Magicka
>you can create, customize and control your entire party
>>343217709
>little sister sacrifices herself to stop a duel between you and your brother
>you duel to the death anyway
>>343215251
Touhou
>all the series bosses gather around and have bants with one another.
>>343204986
I miss Metroid.
>>343210494
>>343211260
>>343212212
Thousand Year Door
>final boss is arhythm game
>>343204390
Mah nigga
>>343205370
No matter how butthurt im about last boss being a dlc this fight always hypes the fuck out of me
>>343206398
>If you level up the weapon you can unlock an ultimate attack
>>343206156
>final boss
>Title screen subtly hints at the game ending
>Boss has similiar moveset to you
>>343218263
Where the Fairy Flies/Flying Fairy ;^)
>>343202439
This is important to me.
>>343208912
Yeah but Tales rarely do it well, it's usually a very predictable and dull reveal.
>you can go into a more powerful form when a meter is filled
>Boss fight against your sister
>Go into the powerful form
>She does too
>>343218346
Dark Souls 3
ayyyyyyy lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo
>>343218186
>Extend arm
It was the best
https://youtu.be/M_dODGoVn1Q?t=850
>>343213937
Fuck you Okabe is bro tier from the start
>>343213109
Every SMT, Persona ever
