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- | ====== Standing on a Cliff ====== | ||
- | {{:fig:standing_on_a_cliff:friedrich_caspar_david_-_wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog_detail_.jpg }} A frequently recurring theme is videogames, particularly those from Japan, it seems. A **Standing on a Cliff** example presents a hero, or group of heroes, pausing on their adventure on 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 of a game, or 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 collaping 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. |