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Replaced the LifeIsAGame page with a redirect to this one as it\\\'s a more descriptive title and a trope page that I\\\'ve been putting time into through YKTTW. Had also been worried that LifeIsAGame as a trope title violated the NoNewStockPhrases rule, but one of the moderators has indicated that it is safe.
Original 6/8/14 LifeIsAGame entry by sunandshadow:
Life Is a Game may be referred to in different corners of the internet as The Video Game Plot, [Fandom]: Game of the Year, or [Character] The Gamer. This trope involves the main character living in a world with video game mechanics. (Often the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat system and perk system from {{Fallout}}, though other game systems and original systems are also used; a gallery of unlockable avatars from which the player chooses one to start a new game with is very common). This creates a [[GroundhogDayLoop time loop]] or [[GroundhogDay groundhog day]] situation because each time the player dies they return to the beginning of the game (or to the last save, but they always have the option of starting over).
The [[PlayerCharacter main character]] is typically a [[PeggySue Peggy Sue]] who is the only [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]] character in the setting. See also [[GroundhogPeggySue]]. The story may start with the main character\\\'s first death, motivating them to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong set right what once went wrong]] in classic [[FixFic fixifc]] style.
The trope name comes from RebukeX7\\\'s series of LIAG fanfics; in the first, Naruto: Life Is A Game, the main character discovers and uses a \\\"Life Is A Game forbidden jutsu\\\" which creates the trope situation.
This trope often comes along with a whole set of smaller-scale video game tropes, such as [[GamingStatTropes a stat system]], [[LevelGrinding level grinding]], {{Sidequest}}s, [[AllianceMeter an interface for viewing relationships with NPCs]], [[AchievementSystem achievements which unlock new avatars, perks, and other options for future playthroughs]], and some type of inventory [[GridInventory]] [[HammerSpace]] [[PocketDimension]]. This trope is mainly influenced by survival, RPG, and dating sim game genres.
Compare and contrast GroundhogDayLoop, GroundhogDay, PeggySue, FixFic, MentalTimeTravel.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Warning: Possible spoilers\\\'\\\'\\\'
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!!Examples
[[folder:Fanfic]]
* There are two fanfic.net groups devoted two this trope: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/Video-Game-Plot/95091/ Video Game Plot]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/The-Video-Game-Plot/105176/ The Video Game Plot]].
[[AC:Literature/HarryPotter]]
* (add HP fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Naruto}}]]
* (add Naruto fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Fallout}}]]
* (add fallout fanfics here please}
[[AC:Webcomic/TheGamer]]
* (add The Gamer fanfics here please)
[[AC:Literature/HalfPrince]]
* (add 1/2 Prince fanfics here please)
[[AC:Anime/LogHorizon]]
* (add log horizon fanfics here please)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Canon]]
[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* In [[Webcomic/TheGamer The Gamer]] the main character, a normal schoolboy, awakens a magic power in himself, and this power takes a form shaped by the fact that the boy is a gamer.
* In [[Anime/LogHorizon Log Horizon]] thousands of players of an MMO become trapped in a suddenly-more-real version of the game world.
[[AC:Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/TheMatrix\\\'\\\' shows characters hacking a simulation that other characters consider the real world. Individual time loops aren\\\'t possible, but [[spoiler:the simulation as a whole can be reset.]]
[[/folder]]
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Original 6/8/14 LifeIsAGame entry by sunandshadow:
Life Is a Game may be referred to in different corners of the internet as The Video Game Plot, [Fandom]: Game of the Year, or [Character] The Gamer. This trope involves the main character living in a world with video game mechanics. (Often the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat system and perk system from {{Fallout}}, though other game systems and original systems are also used; a gallery of unlockable avatars from which the player chooses one to start a new game with is very common). This creates a [[GroundhogDayLoop time loop]] or [[GroundhogDay groundhog day]] situation because each time the player dies they return to the beginning of the game (or to the last save, but they always have the option of starting over).
The [[PlayerCharacter main character]] is typically a [[PeggySue Peggy Sue]] who is the only [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]] character in the setting. See also [[GroundhogPeggySue]]. The story may start with the main character\\\'s first death, motivating them to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong set right what once went wrong]] in classic [[FixFic fixifc]] style.
The trope name comes from RebukeX7\\\'s series of LIAG fanfics; in the first, Naruto: Life Is A Game, the main character discovers and uses a \\\"Life Is A Game forbidden jutsu\\\" which creates the trope situation.
This trope often comes along with a whole set of smaller-scale video game tropes, such as [[GamingStatTropes a stat system]], [[LevelGrinding level grinding]], {{Sidequest}}s, [[AllianceMeter an interface for viewing relationships with NPCs]], [[AchievementSystem achievements which unlock new avatars, perks, and other options for future playthroughs]], and some type of inventory [[GridInventory]] [[HammerSpace]] [[PocketDimension]]. This trope is mainly influenced by survival, RPG, and dating sim game genres.
Compare and contrast GroundhogDayLoop, GroundhogDay, PeggySue, FixFic, MentalTimeTravel.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Warning: Possible spoilers\\\'\\\'\\\'
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!!Examples
[[folder:Fanfic]]
* There are two fanfic.net groups devoted two this trope: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/Video-Game-Plot/95091/ Video Game Plot]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/The-Video-Game-Plot/105176/ The Video Game Plot]].
[[AC:Literature/HarryPotter]]
* (add HP fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Naruto}}]]
* (add Naruto fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Fallout}}]]
* (add fallout fanfics here please}
[[AC:Webcomic/TheGamer]]
* (add The Gamer fanfics here please)
[[AC:Literature/HalfPrince]]
* (add 1/2 Prince fanfics here please)
[[AC:Anime/LogHorizon]]
* (add log horizon fanfics here please)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Canon]]
[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* In [[Webcomic/TheGamer The Gamer]] the main character, a normal schoolboy, awakens a magic power in himself, and this power takes a form shaped by the fact that the boy is a gamer.
* In [[Anime/LogHorizon Log Horizon]] thousands of players of an MMO become trapped in a suddenly-more-real version of the game world.
[[AC:Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/TheMatrix\\\'\\\' shows characters hacking a simulation that other characters consider the real world. Individual time loops aren\\\'t possible, but [[spoiler:the simulation as a whole can be reset.]]
[[/folder]]
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Replaced the LifeIsAGame page with a redirect to this one. Among other things, I believe that LifeIsAGame as a page title may be a violation of the NoNewStockPhrases rule.
Original 6/8/14 LifeIsAGame entry by sunandshadow:
Life Is a Game may be referred to in different corners of the internet as The Video Game Plot, [Fandom]: Game of the Year, or [Character] The Gamer. This trope involves the main character living in a world with video game mechanics. (Often the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat system and perk system from {{Fallout}}, though other game systems and original systems are also used; a gallery of unlockable avatars from which the player chooses one to start a new game with is very common). This creates a [[GroundhogDayLoop time loop]] or [[GroundhogDay groundhog day]] situation because each time the player dies they return to the beginning of the game (or to the last save, but they always have the option of starting over).
The [[PlayerCharacter main character]] is typically a [[PeggySue Peggy Sue]] who is the only [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]] character in the setting. See also [[GroundhogPeggySue]]. The story may start with the main character\\\'s first death, motivating them to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong set right what once went wrong]] in classic [[FixFic fixifc]] style.
The trope name comes from RebukeX7\\\'s series of LIAG fanfics; in the first, Naruto: Life Is A Game, the main character discovers and uses a \\\"Life Is A Game forbidden jutsu\\\" which creates the trope situation.
This trope often comes along with a whole set of smaller-scale video game tropes, such as [[GamingStatTropes a stat system]], [[LevelGrinding level grinding]], {{Sidequest}}s, [[AllianceMeter an interface for viewing relationships with NPCs]], [[AchievementSystem achievements which unlock new avatars, perks, and other options for future playthroughs]], and some type of inventory [[GridInventory]] [[HammerSpace]] [[PocketDimension]]. This trope is mainly influenced by survival, RPG, and dating sim game genres.
Compare and contrast GroundhogDayLoop, GroundhogDay, PeggySue, FixFic, MentalTimeTravel.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Warning: Possible spoilers\\\'\\\'\\\'
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[[foldercontrol]]
!!Examples
[[folder:Fanfic]]
* There are two fanfic.net groups devoted two this trope: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/Video-Game-Plot/95091/ Video Game Plot]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/The-Video-Game-Plot/105176/ The Video Game Plot]].
[[AC:Literature/HarryPotter]]
* (add HP fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Naruto}}]]
* (add Naruto fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Fallout}}]]
* (add fallout fanfics here please}
[[AC:Webcomic/TheGamer]]
* (add The Gamer fanfics here please)
[[AC:Literature/HalfPrince]]
* (add 1/2 Prince fanfics here please)
[[AC:Anime/LogHorizon]]
* (add log horizon fanfics here please)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Canon]]
[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* In [[Webcomic/TheGamer The Gamer]] the main character, a normal schoolboy, awakens a magic power in himself, and this power takes a form shaped by the fact that the boy is a gamer.
* In [[Anime/LogHorizon Log Horizon]] thousands of players of an MMO become trapped in a suddenly-more-real version of the game world.
[[AC:Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/TheMatrix\\\'\\\' shows characters hacking a simulation that other characters consider the real world. Individual time loops aren\\\'t possible, but [[spoiler:the simulation as a whole can be reset.]]
[[/folder]]
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Original 6/8/14 LifeIsAGame entry by sunandshadow:
Life Is a Game may be referred to in different corners of the internet as The Video Game Plot, [Fandom]: Game of the Year, or [Character] The Gamer. This trope involves the main character living in a world with video game mechanics. (Often the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat system and perk system from {{Fallout}}, though other game systems and original systems are also used; a gallery of unlockable avatars from which the player chooses one to start a new game with is very common). This creates a [[GroundhogDayLoop time loop]] or [[GroundhogDay groundhog day]] situation because each time the player dies they return to the beginning of the game (or to the last save, but they always have the option of starting over).
The [[PlayerCharacter main character]] is typically a [[PeggySue Peggy Sue]] who is the only [[GenreSavvy genre savvy]] character in the setting. See also [[GroundhogPeggySue]]. The story may start with the main character\\\'s first death, motivating them to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong set right what once went wrong]] in classic [[FixFic fixifc]] style.
The trope name comes from RebukeX7\\\'s series of LIAG fanfics; in the first, Naruto: Life Is A Game, the main character discovers and uses a \\\"Life Is A Game forbidden jutsu\\\" which creates the trope situation.
This trope often comes along with a whole set of smaller-scale video game tropes, such as [[GamingStatTropes a stat system]], [[LevelGrinding level grinding]], {{Sidequest}}s, [[AllianceMeter an interface for viewing relationships with NPCs]], [[AchievementSystem achievements which unlock new avatars, perks, and other options for future playthroughs]], and some type of inventory [[GridInventory]] [[HammerSpace]] [[PocketDimension]]. This trope is mainly influenced by survival, RPG, and dating sim game genres.
Compare and contrast GroundhogDayLoop, GroundhogDay, PeggySue, FixFic, MentalTimeTravel.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Warning: Possible spoilers\\\'\\\'\\\'
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[[foldercontrol]]
!!Examples
[[folder:Fanfic]]
* There are two fanfic.net groups devoted two this trope: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/Video-Game-Plot/95091/ Video Game Plot]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/community/The-Video-Game-Plot/105176/ The Video Game Plot]].
[[AC:Literature/HarryPotter]]
* (add HP fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Naruto}}]]
* (add Naruto fanfics here please)
[[AC:{{Fallout}}]]
* (add fallout fanfics here please}
[[AC:Webcomic/TheGamer]]
* (add The Gamer fanfics here please)
[[AC:Literature/HalfPrince]]
* (add 1/2 Prince fanfics here please)
[[AC:Anime/LogHorizon]]
* (add log horizon fanfics here please)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Canon]]
[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* In [[Webcomic/TheGamer The Gamer]] the main character, a normal schoolboy, awakens a magic power in himself, and this power takes a form shaped by the fact that the boy is a gamer.
* In [[Anime/LogHorizon Log Horizon]] thousands of players of an MMO become trapped in a suddenly-more-real version of the game world.
[[AC:Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/TheMatrix\\\'\\\' shows characters hacking a simulation that other characters consider the real world. Individual time loops aren\\\'t possible, but [[spoiler:the simulation as a whole can be reset.]]
[[/folder]]
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