The Grand List of Console RPG Cliches

[Ken]

http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

[UndeadxAssassin]

Spoiler:

Sleepyhead Rule
"No! My beloved peasant village!"
Thinking With The Wrong Head (Hiro Rule)
Cubic Zirconium Corollary
Logan's Run Rule
The Compulsories
Let's Start From The Very Beginning (Yuna Rule)
Garrett's Principle
Hey, I Know You, Too!
Hey, I Know You, Three!
"Silly Squall, bringing a sword to a gunfight..."
Just Nod Your Head And Smile
Aeris's Corollary
MacGyver Rule
Capitalism Is A Harsh Mistress
Dimensional Transcendence Principle
Local Control Rule
Nostradamus Rule
IDKFA
Indestructible Weapon Rule
Selective Paralysis
Bed Bed Bed
Zap!
"What are we going to do tonight, Vinsfeld?"
Zelda's Axiom
Fodor's Guide Rule
Not Invented Here
Law of Cartographical Elegance
¿Quien Es Mas Macho? (Fargo Rule)
Zidane's Curse (or, Dirty Pair Rule)
Short Attention Span Principle

Legend of Zelda anyone? (I only bothered to pick out from the top 50 in the list, I didn't wanna waste time going to 192 >>). Who knew Zelda had so many cliches o_o...

[Bartimaeus]

178. That's Not My Department, Says Wernher Von Braun
All space stations, flying cities, floating continents and so forth will without exception either be blown up or crash violently to earth before the end of the game

Awesome Tom Lehrer reference.