====== Standing on a Cliff ======
{{:fig:standing_on_a_cliff:friedrich_caspar_david_-_wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog_detail_.jpg }} A frequently recurring theme in videogames, particularly those from Japan, it seems. A **Standing on a Cliff** moment presents a hero, or group of heroes, pausing on their adventure atop some kind of high vantage point. Typically a cliff or mountain top, but sometimes a skyscraper, or other such place. Usually this occurs at the beginning,  or beginning phase, of a game where the hero/es take a moment to consider the journey ahead; or at the end, when they [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AboveTheRuins|look upon the final fortress collapsing in the distance]].

===== Examples =====
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^  //Arcus Spirits//  ^  //Blood Bros.//  ^  //Cameltry//  ^
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^  //Cannon Spike//  ^  //Castlevania: Symphony of the Night//  ^  //Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss//  ^
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^  //[[game:chrono_trigger]]//  ^  //Clash at Demonhead//  ^  //Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood//  ^
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^  //Cowboy Kid//  ^  //Dead Rising 2: Case West//  ^  //Dino Rex//  ^
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^  //Donkey Kong Country 2//  ^  //Dragon Breed//  ^  //Dragon Buster 2//  ^
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^  //Dragon Knight and Graffiti//  ^  //Dragon Quest III//  ^  //Elfaria II - The Quest of the Mild//  ^
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^  //Emerald Dragon//  ^  //Energy Breaker//  ^  //EVO Search for Eden//  ^
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^  //Final Fantasy//  ^  //Final Fantasy VI//  ^  //Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest//  ^
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^  //Funky Jet//  ^  //Gain Ground//  ^  //Galaxy Fight - Universal Warriors//  ^
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^  //Garou: Mark of the Wolves//  ^  //GOD / Growth or Devolution//  ^  //Golden Axe - The Duel//  ^
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^  //Hachoo!//  ^  //Hanjuku Eiyuu - Aah Sekai yo Hanjuku Nare//  ^  //Head Panic - Polly & Sally Adventure//  ^
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^  //Hebereke no Popoon//  ^  //Infinity Blade//  ^  //The King of Dragons//  ^
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^  //Kingdom Grand Prix//  ^  //Kirby Superstar//  ^  //Knights of the Round//  ^
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^  //Kult//  ^  //Lagoon//  ^  //The Legend of Silkroad//  ^
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^  //Legend of Xanadu II//  ^  //Loom//  ^  //The Lost Vikings//  ^
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^  //Marvel Land//  ^  //Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter//  ^  //Mega Man - The Power Battle//  ^
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^  //Mega Man 2 - The Power Fighters//  ^  //Mega Man 2//  ^  //Mega Man X (which one?)//  ^
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^  //Neutopia//  ^  //Night Slashers//  ^  //Ninja Gaiden//  ^
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^  //Ninja Gaiden II//  ^  //Ninja Gaiden III//  ^  //Pocket Bomberman//  ^
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^  //Quartet//  ^  //Raccoon World//  ^  //Radical Dreamers//  ^
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^  //Rance//  ^  //Ranma 1/2: Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu//  ^  //SNK vs. Capcom: SvC Chaos//  ^
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^  //Seiklus//  ^  //Sengoku Mahjong//  ^  //Shadow Dancer//  ^
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^  //Shinobi III//  ^  //Silhouette Mirage//  ^  //Spider-Man: The Video Game//  ^
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^  //Steam Hearts//  ^  //Super Castlevania IV//  ^  //Super Mario RPG//  ^
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^  //Susume! Taisen Puzzle-Dama// ^  //Tower of Geheimnis//  ^  //Vandyke//  ^
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^  //Wild Arms//  ^  //Wonder Project J//  ^  //Xak I & II//  ^
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^  //Ys III: Wanderers from Ys//  ^  //[[game:zelda_ii_the_adventure_of_link]]//  ^  //Zunzunkyou no Yabou//  ^
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===== See Also =====
  * [[At the Base of the Tower]] - A related theme.
  * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=31007|On a cliff.]] - Select Button forum thread.