pls post some of your favorite tropes from rpgs, specifically jrpgs

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the bad dude isn't actually a bad dude and you just stopped him from defeating a worse dude
huge list of playable/supporting characters
extremely fucking contrived philosophical questions

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love triangles/rectangles/pentagrams/non-orientable surfaces

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Main character conveniently has amnesia
Literally everyone is a prince/princess

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Impossible to play without somehow acquiring a harem

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you start off not thinking this game is going to be saving the earth/other planets/universe and then you end up doing that by the end

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>protagonist is literally the only person that can save the world

>said protagonist is actually still a high school student

>protagonist's parents always have something to do with the plot

>protagonist always has a childhood friend of the opposite gender who totally has the hots for them but are completely oblivious to it

>protagonist has some kind of hidden special power that's revealed as a plot twist later

>the less clothes and skimpier the female's outfits, the better their stats are

>unnecessary belts and zippers EVERYWHERE for costume design

>regardless of whether the setting takes place in space and/or in the future where they have super advanced technology, you are still fighting with primitive swords

>the true antagonist, mastermind and boss of the game turns out to be the protagonist's friend

>IT WAS ALL A DREAM OR IT DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAPPEN

>using recovery items that are foods or liquids instantly in mid-battle. where does it all go and how did you use it instantly????????????

>there is always one enemy that does absolutely nothing during an encounter/battle

>final boss always has a secret hidden final form revealed after defeating them once

>not only do you gain exp from winning battles, you gain some sort of money. do monsters always carry money in their imaginary pockets????

>protagonist has some form of amnesia and regains memories as the game progresses

>protagonist always has a long lost sibling they never even knew about but conveniently meet later in the game

>female characters fighting while wearing high-heels

>pants don't exist for female characters

>super expensive weapons, armour, etc. are presented to you early on in the game, when you obviously CAN NOT afford to buy them. when you finally can afford to buy them, you get even better gear from chests and/or drops by that point

>random unopened chests around that only you notice and can open

>THERE'S ALWAYS A KING, QUEEN, OR RULER OF SOME SORT STARTING SHIT

>MOTHER FUCKING AIRSHIPS. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE A FUCKING SHIP THAT CAN FLY. JUST HOOK ME UP WITH A JET OR SOMETHING FAM

>reviving dead incapacitated characters by sleeping at an inn, hotel, motel, whatever the fuck

>mages and spellcasters only wear robes

>must defeat X character in order to gain some special skill. only then will you be allowed to progress with the game

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protagonists often have some insane hairdos

weapons are frequently exaggerated in size and design but character is somehow able to still wield it very conveniently (see Cloud Strife)

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eh... not too much of a jrpg trope guy,
but the tales series (tales of graces is my fave) is bombin

>half way through story you end up being sent to another universe parallel to your own, and at the cost of saving one, you destroy the other. you must find a way to save both

this happens in like every tales game

also, thanks to bmah i remembered this

>small character wielding the largest weapon
>main character doesn't really pay attention well and needs everything explained alot (llyod irving)
cause i'm the same way and i forget whats going on in the story
>you end up having to fight a god
>random legendary enemy encounter that's incredibly overpowered and wipes your team

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hot

springs

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super big-dick boss comes to terrorize your village by slapping it with his 50-foot cock and you level 10, 20, even 30 levels to beat this guy then walk about 2 villages away past some checkpoint that's been blocked off until now and there's regular enemy spawns of Red Jelly #2 and Killa Honeybee #5 who could have taken this guy out in an instant

literally your whole village could have suffered annihilation at the hands of Red Jelly #2's awesome malevolence

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I lied. It's actually iced coffee.

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I absolutely hate this in both games and anime when I see it

Like ok some characters w / e

BUT WHEN IT'S ALL OF THEM.

No. It doesn't make that much sense.

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generic cookie cutter storyline and too many seasonal exclusives


fuckin pso2

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can stroll into a stranger's house and rifle through their shit with no questions asked