Most cliche video game idea.

[Fat-and-Proud]

What do you believe is video games' most overused, cliche idea in games ever?

I believe the top 3 are:

3. Exploding barrels

2. Lava levels

1. Sewer levels

[CaptainPeepers]

Dungeon Levels. But I guess that applies to sewer levels. Also swords.

[Jarvis-Ganon]

yeah there the big three, cant think of anymore

[TehreTard]

AK-47s in FPS games.

[BlueHippo]

i have yet to see a cliff in the middle of the road... ¬_¬

[CryogenChaos]

The fact that no matter who you talk to, they'll always say the exact same thing.

[Dr-Nien]

WW2 games

[Jesus-Christ]

"Saving the World" plot has to be somewhere in there.

[Seasons]

A princess getting taken away by some evil guy.

[ATIFunkFire]

Jumping, and elevated platforms.

[azteca89]

Protecting an object or a person.

[sketch0587]

At 9/6/06 10:01 PM, CryogenChaos wrote: The fact that no matter who you talk to, they'll always say the exact same thing.

They'd need such an advanced ... whatever the fuck to change something like that :P

[RacistBassist]

a twist and cliffhanger ending

[HandsomePete]

Mario

[CleverNickname]

I'm really tired of being the idealistic good guy in games. They're formulaic, and overdone.

[Cema]

Ingame cinematics look so much nicer and better than gameplay.

[CryogenChaos]

At 9/6/06 10:05 PM, sketch0587 wrote:

At 9/6/06 10:01 PM, CryogenChaos wrote: The fact that no matter who you talk to, they'll always say the exact same thing.

They'd need such an advanced ... whatever the fuck to change something like that :P

Not true. It's easy.

Implement a counter with each NPC, then after it hits a certain number, the NPC says something like "Get the hell away from me" or something, then won't talk to you. Meanwhile, each time the counter is activated, some other preprogrammed message is produced. Every time you pass a certain point (Aka passing a level), the counter resets and the messages are changed.

...

Well, come to think of it, that does sound complicated.

[migzs]

winning being a goal

[JamesRodrick]

starting off a little pussy kid, growing up to be the strongest human being on the face of the earth

Fable, Final Fantasy, etc...

[CaptainPeepers]

At 9/6/06 10:09 PM, knoxskorner wrote: Secondary character is a owman.

Is that english?

[JimGod]

At 9/6/06 09:58 PM, Fat_and_Proud wrote: 3. Exploding barrels

This one always makes me laugh. I discussed it with my Mom and she said a barrel of oil would explode, but still, why are barrels of oil everywhere?

[Moose]

Probably cyrstals that have some sort of special power. Then the whole you versus 900 people at a time thing.

[grif392]

gangstas. and crappy FPS games. what would be cool- a true sandbox, you have no objectives and can make literally anything you want, but you have to do something to gain money or something to buy polygons. mebbe. or, an immersive VR FPS game with huge levels that supports up to 8 players at a time. that'd be a hell of a party game :D

[Some-Stupid-Idiot]

At 9/6/06 10:08 PM, United_Assault wrote: Ingame cinematics look so much nicer and better than gameplay.

That is because the ingame processor can not process that many fps at that high of quality.

[marktheshark]

1.saving the world plot

2.fps bosses that can take a lot of shots and still be living

theres my two cents

[vannila-guerilla]

3. Damsel in distress
2. Bad guys blink when they are about to duy
1. One guy can kill an entire army

[Rage]

Starting out the game by swearing to avenge a slain friend or family member.

[Some-Stupid-Idiot]

Relieve a curse put on you or somebody else by defeating the bad guy.

[CHIKUNHED]

Has someone tried exploding a barrel full of evil kidnapped princesses in a sewer with an ak 47?

C.

[RacistBassist]

1. twist
2. cliffhanger
3. cutscens you cant skip
4. being able to survive attacks that would instantly kill you in life
5. enemies never being able to headshot something
6. always have someone go corrupt