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Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: Most cliched video game tropes
1 month ago | By Metro
Dark Souls 2 - attack his ankles for massive damage
GameCentral readers discuss the most annoying cliches in gaming, from unhelpful shopkeepers to sewer levels.
The subject for this week's Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gannet and covered anything from gameplay mechanics to game design to character and story moments or just anything else that annoys you about modern games.
We had plenty of suggestions but many of theme were connected to boss fights and cut scenes, with many also complaining that modern games have become too predictable.
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