Fun with RPG cliches/tropes

selphea

So I couldn't help but notice that in the first few minutes of gameplay, the game was already piling on the genre stereotypes.

1. You start the game as the survivor of a shipwreck (DDO, Path of Exile)
2. The city is under attack by a Dark Army (Champions Online, RIFT, GW2 Human, Icewind Dale 2)
3. You save the city by fighting hordes of weak zombies and skeletons (DDO, NWN1, Secret World)
4. Your buddy makes a token appearance to establish himself as a buddy, then dies to show how evil the boss you are about to kill is. (Dragon Age 2, Dungeon Siege 2, NWN2)
5. You get sent on a wild goose chase for a McGuffin that ends up being stolen anyway (Final Fantasy 7, Diablo II,

If you notice others, post here and lets see how long this list can get