Developer didn't put anything behind the waterfall

developer didn't put anything behind the waterfall

they put something behind the waterfall

it's an enemy

engravings on gravestones are the devs and some inside jokes

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secret behind the waterfall

+10 health pickup

+5 armor pickup

+10 money pickup

there's 20 more waterfalls like this in the game

game has extremely limited romance options

check behind waterfall

there's a sign

"nothing here :)"

turn around

exit is gone

healthbar appears

game has extremely limited romance options

I always hated that in Factorio.

kino

Bro? Your factory?

Expectations successfully subverted

he didn't check for breakable walls

lol
lmao

sorry but stack-inserter chan is better in every way

best equipment and permanent stat upgrades are hidden behind unmarked hidden walls

developer makes an enemy that is meant to kill you but is technically beatable

beat him

nothing changes and you still lose in the cutscene

hidden in the ceiling or floor

hidden in the ceiling of a save room

What are some other tropes you expect to see in games?

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modder adds secret behind waterfall

game has "multiple endings" and choices "matter"

game forces you into an obvious trap

game railroads you into choosing the dumbest option before allowing you to choose the smart option

There’s a secret room behind a wall

There’s another secret room behind the wall in that secret room

This is the worst. There is no greater sign of SOULLESSness then this

a quarter of the game is hidden behind an illusion wall

hidden walls are randomized

DS3 is the first game that comes to mind.

izutsumi

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launch game

"shoot the enemy to proceed"

shoot the enemy

YOU ARE LE BAD FOR KILLING PEOPLE IN A VIDEO GAME

DS1 did it too, getting to great hollow

secret walls have nothing that distinguishes them from normal walls

have to spend the whole game humping the surroundings if you want to find any of them

name 5 games that do this

What would you want to find behind a secret wall or waterfall or whatever?
Alternate costume?
Secret boss?

Splops: The Line
All the Metro games punish you for killing things

open treasure chest, get treasure

accidentally check chest again, secret treasure!

now you must check every empty chest

A cute baby

Oh shut up.
You aren't supposed to hurt good people.

True.

I always get the bad ending in the metro games.

Look behind waterfall

There's a scholar there

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ideally a challenging enemy or area that has a good reward at the end

spec ops the line and undertale come to mind

Start the game

There is a secret room just behind you

Love that.

Undertale has a pacifist route and is considered the true ending

Bitching about spec ops the line in [current year] just makes you sound like a 12 year old who got unironically offended by the concept.

take a side path to explore for secrets

turns out the side path was the actual way forward

Even DS2 did that, a few hidden rooms that have more hidden doors in Lost Bastille

That recent guardians of the galaxy game was notorious for this

can't go back to explore the area you missed

Was replaying Doom 2016 and found it had more points of no return than I would have liked. Made secret hunting a pain in the dick.

Yeah, even OG DOOM WAD makers know better than that.

Undertale has a pacifist route and is considered the true ending

yes and you are treated like a dipshit for killing enemies that attack you

Bitching about spec ops the line in [current year] just makes you sound like a 12 year old who got unironically offended by the concept.

not an argument but go off queen

yes and you are treated like a dipshit for killing enemies that attack you

Because you're acting like a nigger.

every JRPG ever with slight variations

tough enemy you already fought a couple of times appears

your party is overleveled since you did ALL the side content until now

get him to 5 HP in 15 seconds flat, each party member still at full HP

cutscene shows your party blodied, panting, barely standing on their feet and the faggot who's ass you just whipped gloating and graciously letting you live, telling you to get better so you don't disappoint him next time

Any dev that boosts repeted-encounter-almost-final-boss so he's actually a thread will have my eternal gratitude