Is there a plot element more terrible, tacky, and cliche than mind control?

Is there a plot element more terrible, tacky, and cliche than mind control?
Does any other plot element get played out the same exact way every time?
>URGH
>YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT!
>Yeah I was never evil it was that guy controlling me
etc.

>character can only resist the villain's mind control with the power of love

SQUISHY MUSHY BUNS

>terrible, tacky, and cliche
power of friendship
>get played out the same exact way every time
power of friendship

Corruption as a motivator and plot element has been permanently destroyed because of World of Warcraft

How so? Never played WoW.

Mind control without a gimmick about deliberately misinterpreting your orders.

I will take power of friendship over mind control any day of the week.

Having allies or party members turn against me always bothers me deeply, even if it's a simple charm spell during combat. I don't mean that I wish it didn't exist, it just gets a strong reaction out of me which is a good thing. Last game I remember that did it was DQ8 with Jessica

>even if it's a simple charm spell during combat.
This bothers me deeply as well.
Because it's a pain in the fucking ass.

Amnesia.

The worst part is when a game has a bad ending and a true ending.

Bad ending is a tragic ending, but it makes sense and it makes for a very good narrative.

Good ending is just POWER OF FRIENDSHIP

And good ending is considered the 'true' ending.

Fuck you danganronpa, fuck you undertale, fuck every game that does this, seriously, it's fucking shit.

I liked Sam and Max's mind control level, but then again they kind of jab at it while they use it, so take that as you will.

>Game has a "True" ending
>It involves killing all of your friends and sacrificing your existence to save the world
>It's only a temporary fix, and everything is worthless come the sequel

In WoW almost no villain is "truly evil" since every villain is corrupted and mind controlled by something greater and with that not one "villain" did nothing wrong

Undertale's true ending is the fucking Genocide route since it's meant to be played after the True Pacifist route you fucking idiot.

Evil twins

Power of friendship is fine when it's an in universe ability.

COMPLEX

The true villain is Thrall.

you're just a shitter, aren't you?

>Kek
Kek

>Namatame in P4:G
>Use the girls because better equipped than the bros
>Have my entire harem turned against me
>Guard command only lasts for one attack
>Chie and Yukiko hold back because of my strong social link with them
>Hadn't done dick with Naoto so she puts two bullets between my eyes

I have not seen a single game do this right.

>She

Oh user...

>le trap meme

Yeah no

>be immune to like all forms of pain
>all those girls trying to claw at me, kanji too

OP is the gayest thing since gay came to gay town.

Let's not pretend gamers know fuck all about storytelling or literature in general.

It's difficult to boil the reasons down to just one word...

regardless,

yfw Saul Goodman was the bean wizard

How about plot element of
>Character has observed some other character do something
>Character can now perform said action to save himself/herself from an otherwise 100% deadly situation

...

>Using Naoto against a boss
You deserved it

>Danganronpa
>Power of friendship
You dumb shit that was all HOPE.

I have another power instead...

The power... to Mind Fuck

P4G naoto was awesome for bosses

I think Final Fantasy 4 did it alright.

Kain was always capable of fighting of the mind control. He was only looking for an excuse to turn on Cecil because of resentment he had built up over the years. Even if it wasn't his actions, it was still his heart that acted out of hatred and the onus would still remained on him.