03-3-2016, 11:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 7,327
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Re: pls post some of your favorite tropes from rpgs, specifically jrpgs
>fashion accessories like bracelets, rings, etc. somehow give stat boosts when equipped to characters
>somehow you're able to hold an unlimited amount of money when things like debit and credit cards don't exist in traditional rpgs. where does it all go??????????
>restoring elemental crystals to save the world bullshit
>elemental attack and spell system to add sustenance to a hack-and-slash
>YOU'RE ACTUALLY INSIDE A VIDEO GAME ALL ALONG AND NONE OF IT WAS REAL (re: star ocean 3)
>obligatory underage loli/shota party member(s)
>obligatory dark skinned party member to add racial diversity
>japanese characters that look like white people with crazy hair
>weapons of "legends" are always the strongest equipment in the game (re: excalibur and ragnarok)
>weight does not exist in giant weapons or heavy armour
>skinny characters with a clear lack of strength swinging giant swords around effortlessly
>there is always some kind of war
>npcs that repeat themselves forever
>npcs that walk around aimlessly in circles
>female characters wearing skirts and dresses in cold climate areas and being unaffected
>all shops, regardless of what they sell, are pawn shops that will buy anything from you
>instant cures for poison, blindness, paralysis, petrification, etc. mid-battle
>taking drugs to instantaneously boost stats mid-battle without any consequences
>hacking and slashing without any blood spewing out or with any visible trauma
>mother fucking DRAGONS
>slimes and jellies
>bandits and thieves that always steal your money in battle
>ninja class characters can throw anything in your inventory
>limitless inventory. how and where does it all go?????????
>pitch dark areas that always require some sort of light source in the form of an item or skill in order to progress
>reviving after death like nothing happened. characters never truly die and stay dead
>rescuing someone you just met after they've been kidnapped and held captive
>forcefully and dramatically being separated from your childhood friend early in the game only to be miraculously reunited later on
>meeting random stranger that looks exactly like said childhood friend prior to reuniting with your childhood friend
Last edited by Gundam-Dude; 03-3-2016 at 11:30 PM..
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