Trope or not, gods just end up being a common target for games about heroes escalating in power while fighting increasingly world-destroying consequences.
So, for each post, name a game and describe it, with the assumption being that every description automatically ends with the phrase:
“…and then it ends with you fighting a god.”
Loop hero has you trying to rebuild a forgotten world as you traverse round a simple loop…
Another Crab’s Treasure is a cute, fun, cartoony soulslike game where you play as a hermit crab whose shell has been stolen! He heads out on an adventure to get it back.
Path of Exile has you clearing out the entire pantheon. Then the main campaign is over and you begin the post-game part, which is what actually matters.
God of war?
I mean you fight all the Gods
And it starts with you fighting a God!
Persona 5 is a JRPG where you role play as a high school student, who was transferred to a high school far from home in Tokyo due to being expelled…
The original Baldur’s Gate story (1 and 2 + expansions) begin with you being a barely trained orphan sent on an unexpected journey by your foster father…
Fantastic games. Irenicus while not the god boss you’re referring to, is my favourite villain ever.
The Age of Mythology campaign. It starts with you heading to the Trojan War because some pirates stole your statue’s trident…
Most of the Dark Souls are like that, ain’t they? I’m too weak sauce to ever reach those levels, though. Black Myth Wukong has you starting Heaven’s entire army, so I guess that qualifies too (I’m assuming you end up fighting a god at the end, but again, I’m not worthy)
Monkey canonically kicks all the gods’ asses, but then loses to Buddha, who is not a god. That’s because instead of using force, Buddha preys on Monkey’s ego by giving him an unwinnable bet. And THEN Buddha drops a mountain on him.
Fable
As a kid you get your village burned down but you’re rescued at the last minute by a Hero.
You’re raised in the Heroes Guild and become one yourself. You help people, kick some chickens, and learn magic.
And then you fight a god, twice.
Skyrim. At the end of the main quest you go through a portal to Nord heaven and kill Alduin who is an ancient dragon god.
Hey hey hey, SPOILERS! I’m only ~8,000 hours into the game and haven’t gotten there yet!
Most Final Fantasy games and JRPGs in general.
Pretty much any Final Fantasy game fits this to some extent.
I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a great game…
I do agree on it being a great game, and she fights gods on her way to her final goal but
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she doesn’t really fight any gods though - it is all in her head
I found when they used that same device to explain the ending of Hellblade 2 really unsatisfying.which is a shame because I’d really enjoyed the journey.
That is a shame, I would have thought that she would have some measure of control after the events of the first game
Especially, since the burden she was carrying was lifted.
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I guess she has a severe case of the “blessing” that she disassociates with reality regularly and is unable to discern what is real and what is not as she lives a life of what she thinks is real as truth.
I guess I can see that happening without any form of medication or therapy and only having her own thoughts to live with after the traumatic events of her past
No one has mentioned Noita yet? In Noita, killing a god is part of exploring the game.
Depending on how you define all powerful God, Fallout New Vegas
