Game cliches

Terry Pratchett once wrote "the reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication." Trying to avoid them entirely is a wasted effort as you can still tell a great story through commonly-used elements. Consider Ico.

I'm not trying to avoid them entirely, just the typical video game ones that would make it just a platter of copy pasta.

I mean, the whole thing about the astral sage making him go back to save a messed up place is pretty cliche, wouldn't you say?