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What are some RPG cliches you've noticed? Here are some of mine:

• the hero's hometown is where all the bad stuff happens
• All the best magic users are women
• No matter how weird it'd be in real life, anything can be a weapon. Paintbrushes, keyblades, voodoo dolls, it doesn't matter.
• There's always at least three of the following in your party:

• the double agent
• the hidden character
• the cute character
• the talking animal-like character
• the cold, aloof character
• the tough guy who's really a softie

Did you happen to get that from here?:
http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html
(There may have been some language, I don't recall... >.>)

Yep

many RPGs have a plot that revolves around saving the world (or saving something).

In alot of japanese RPG the final boss is god or godlike

Don't even get me started on:
Whenever you set sail in an RPG on a ship, you WILL fight a sea monster.

dont forget the : Oh! You thought that for the past 10 hours you were tring to defeat this guy or solve this quest actually its much more hard much more long and now you have to save the world. :

The contents of chests, no matter where they are or who they belong to, are up for grabs. Don't mind the homeowner standing next to it, he won't complain a bit!

(this mostly applies to JRPGs)

the magic attacks usually revolve around elements (fire, ice, water, thunder,...ect).

the main characters attributes are ussally fire, sometimes lighting but rarely

jon_jinn wrote:the magic attacks usually revolve around elements (fire, ice, water, thunder,...ect).

Mi-Ru-Me wrote:the main characters attributes are ussally fire, sometimes lighting but rarely

:O Attack of the post-snatchers!! XD

Anyways. Yeah, there's a site full of these things, I think it's the one Myoti posted. I do remember one, though--No matter how close the world is to coming to an end, you can waste all the time you want in an arcade somewhere (am I referring to Final Fantasy VII? You betcha.). XD

main character uses a sword and is either stupid or a jerk but in the end looks cool as heck.

I've always thought it odd about how villages and/or towns tend to only have like, only 4-10 buildings in the whole place. RPG worlds must have very tiny populations.

No matter what it may be, when you acquire a weapon only one named character will be able to wield it.

Neko Niisan wrote:No matter what it may be, when you acquire a weapon only one named character will be able to wield it.

Actually, I've seen some games where more than one character can use the same weapon: Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy 6 come to mind.

Mi-Ru-Me wrote:main character uses a sword and is either stupid or a jerk but in the end looks cool as heck.

Just like in Final Fantasy IX.

Also, no one seems to bother when you barge into their house.
Also, the world is run either by a royal family, a group of elders, or a dictator. No democracy here, folks.

Also, the world is run either by a royal family, a group of elders, or a dictator. No democracy here, folks.

Or a deity that apparently hates everyone. =o

The main hero and the main villain are related somehow.

all items are in treasure chests (arrr) and for some reason the rabid bunnys carry money and maybe potions

You don't need a key to open the treasure chest as long as you have a firm kick or you can just tap the top of it in the right place (KH)

the characters and stuff in many RPGs are anime-like.

One that I'm pretty sure isn't on that list, though I'm not going to read it again to check:

- All vehicles on the world map have insanely high security. It is completely impossible to use them unless you own them. Everyone else just walks through them.

GrubtheFragger wrote:You don't need a key to open the treasure chest as long as you have a firm kick or you can just tap the top of it in the right place (KH)

However, in Kingdom Hearts there is actually a reason for that. The Keyblade is supposed to unlock anything, after all.

uc pseudonym wrote:One that I'm pretty sure isn't on that list, though I'm not going to read it again to check:

- All vehicles on the world map have insanely high security. It is completely impossible to use them unless you own them. Everyone else just walks through them.

Well, what about the fact that both the dune buggy and the Tiny Bronco are gone by the time you get the Highwind in Final Fantasy 7?

Here is another cool website for RPG cliches.

http://terror.snm-hgkz.ch/mirrors/thegia/sites/www.thegia.com/features/f990118.html

The GIA was the best video game site ever.

Currency is united across the universe, and is never in decimals.

That actually makes sense for JRPGS, since they would base their money system on their yen, which have no decimals.

.rai//

This only applies to the Final Fantasy series (from #2 onwards): There must be at one fellow named Cid.

Raiden no Kishi wrote:That actually makes sense for JRPGS, since they would base their money system on their yen, which have no decimals.

.rai//

Yeah well World of Warcraft is similar. Same with diablo and stuff.

TheMelodyMaker wrote:This only applies to the Final Fantasy series (from #2 onwards): There must be at one fellow named Cid.

Haven't played too too many FFs, but isn't the second rule "he always the captain of an airship"?