John Johnkovsk Videogame

When the creators make up a word, or name, that is not Russian, but made to sound like

Unique Ally Videogame

If there can be a Unique Enemy in games, then why not a Unique Ally too?

Recyled tune, different instruments Videogame

This is mostly a video game thing, but it's when a song is used in different places but has different instrumentation. It's not Variable Mix, which blends musical effects with actions, but not omnipresent enough of a tune to count for Theme-and-Variations Soundtrack. It's like a group of bosses all have the same battle tune, but each one has it played with different instruments and this tune does not appear outside of these boss fights.

Multiplayer with different stations Videogame

A form of cooperative multiplayer where each player mans a unique station. The goal usually is to keep things running while striving for the main objective.

Cant save past the ending Videogame

Once you finish the game and the credits roll it takes you to the main menu, when you load your file, you start from your last save point like nothing happened

No Ties Allowed / No Draws Allowed Videogame

I think I saw this one a long time ago, but this is for instances in games where draws/ties are highly improbable or outright impossible due to whatever tie breakers are in place. Do we still have a trope like this?

Stalker Mook Videogame

Do we have a trope for a high-powered Mook that stalks the player throughout the game? Something like the Nemesis from Resident Evil 3, for example.

Multi-Visit Dungeon (answered) Videogame

A dungeon which has to be visited at least twice, as part of the main story, to fight a Bonus Boss, or because you now have the means to explore previously unapproachable areas.

I'm considering putting this through TLP if it doesn't exist.

Continue Screen Videogame

There is a page for Game Over, but is there one for the Continue Screen? You know, the one where it might say "Continue?" or "Do you wish you continue?" with a countdown, and once it reaches 0, the normal Game Over screen typically shows up.

Game secret/solution/ etc you can only find through luck Videogame

What's the trope for some secret (or worse, something necessary to complete the game) that you could realistically only discover through dumb luck (aside from just looking it up)? Example: In Sonic CD the robotisizer in Wacky Workbench act 1 can only be found by standing on these things that look like crushers but are actually transport tubes of some sort. However, there's no way of knowing the "crushers" aren't really dangerous (indeed, typically crushers in the games cause a One-Hit KO even if you have rings), let alone that they can take you to the robotisizer (which you have to destroy all of to get the Golden Ending) the only way you could find this out is if you accidently didn't get out of the way in time and got transported instead of crushed

Game warns you if you kill an important person Videogame

Is there a trope for when a game warns you if you kill some plot-critical character rather than just giving a Non Standard Gameover? Example: IN Elder Scrolls III Morrowind if you kill some character crucial to the main quest you'll get a warning about how the "prophecy" has been broken and the main quest is now unwinnable, presumably so you can reload if you didn't mean to do that.

Enclosing Arena Videogame

Do we have a trope for when a game goes into overtime/time is running out, and the game's play area begins to shrink? Like the blocks filling the arena in Bomberman or the electrical wall surrounding & funneling players together in PUBG?

Get A Hit In Videogame

Instead of wearing down enemies’ massive healthpool with multiple hit, the fighting mechanic focus on actually getting a hit in for the killing blow.

VCD scene Videogame

I'm looking for any tropes that occured during a round of Viscera Cleanup Detail.^note Sorry in advanced for the improvised transcript in the second folder. The actual transcript markup doesn't work on TF and ATT.

Cutscene / Dialogue Dissonance Videogame

Is there a trope for when the visuals in a cutscene contradict in-game dialogue or Flavor Text?

The example in question is from Iron Helix. The "Iron Helix" is a weapon that is consistently described as a Synthetic Plague / Depopulation Bomb, but the Game Over cutscene that shows it being activated depicts an Earth-Shattering Kaboom instead.

Health above the max Videogame

Hiya, I’m new here. If I do anything wrong, please point it out!

I’m looking for a trope where a character’s health (or similar stat) is, after performing a certain action or consumming a specific item, boosted above their current maximum - but only until lost. I’m sure there’s something like this, but I haven’t found it yet.

Here’s a couple of examples:

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Sleeping in a soft bed will not only revitalize you, but also grant you one heart above your maximum health. Once lost, you can no longer regain it. Also applies to certain food items, which can temporarily grant a few extra hearts or stamina wheels.
• Undertale - Sleeping at Snowed Inn or MTT hotel will grant you HP over your current max.
• Super Mario Galaxy - There’s a mushroom which adds another health wheel, increasing your max HP from 3 to 6. It returns in the sequel.

Alternate (final) boss forms Videogame

It may be a non-existent idea, but when i think about videogame bosses, i think of a unpopular use of multiple boss forms in where, if a secondary character is being played instead of the first character, or when you obtained a secret object, the final boss turns into a different appearance for the second form instead of a default appearance, while retaining the first form in all to its normalness.

Overheal Videogame

Is there a trope for increasing your HP over the normal limit? Like with the hookers in Grand Theft Auto or overheals in Team Fortress 2.

VindicatedByHistory but gameplay/character instead. Videogame

What would best qualify as a gameplay example of Vindicated by History? I know Balance Buff is often an example, but thats a factual example, whereas there is not a YMMV variation.

For example; a character was seen as bad because they had bad skills, but overtime those bad skills became better, either because they became able to fit a role not noticed before, or the developers fixed something or buffed them. Like a gameplay example of Rescued from the Scrappy Heap.

Am I The Only One Working Here Videogame

NPC not doing much as to not steal the fun from the player, but this also makes the player seem like the only person who’s doing stuff while everyone else is just idling around.

Ridiculously hard first boss Videogame

Is there a trope for a first boss who is way too hard? Besides just That One Boss? Example: the first boss on the Game Gear version of Sonic 2, who is probably the second hardest boss in the game next to the final boss

Slave fights to protect their master Videogame

I'm classifying this as a videogame trope since that's where I've seen it the most even though it may exist in other media. Whats the trope for when you encounter an enslaved person/creature and attack it's master, yet instead of being grateful you're there to free them they fight to protect their master(s). I'm thinking a variant of Stockholm Syndrome?

Video Game Cruelty Reward Videogame

I was wondering if there was a trope in which your character is rewarded for being evil or doing awful acts. Examples could include receiving a powerful item or better equipment.

Randomized Superpower Videogame

When a person has superpowers, but every time they are used, it is a random power. Sort of like the Superpower Lottery, but for each use of power.

Character with a unique class Videogame

Do we have this one? Was wondering if there was a trope for where a character is the only one who can access a certain class or ranking. I've seen it before but I can't think of what trope it belongs to. Mechanically Unusual Fighter doesn't sound quite right, though, as that's not related to character classes.