Welcome to TV Tropes Follow TV Tropes Moment of Silence When an important character dies, one way to ramp up the emotion is to cut all dialogue and sound effects, adding complete silence to the scene for perhaps ten seconds. Sad music, often with female vocalization , will usually be played to highlight the effect, but all other sound is cut out. Some extreme cases will eliminate even the music, leaving nothing but the video. Expect the visuals to consist mainly of other characters' reactions to the death, especially lots of screaming the dead character's name (silently), and general crying. Also expect the visuals to be in ... When an important character dies, one way to ramp up the emotion is to cut all dialogue and sound effects, adding complete silence to the scene for perhaps ten seconds. Sad music, often with female vocalization , will usually be played to highlight the effect, but all other sound is cut out. Some extreme cases will eliminate even the music, leaving nothing but the video. Expect the visuals to consist mainly of other characters' reactions to the death, especially lots of screaming the dead character's name (silently), and general crying. Also expect the visuals to be in ... Players Desired Date One of the primary allures of a Romance Game is the ability to choose your own Official Couple . It maximizes the appeal of a Harem Genre , where you can have a wide assortment of good looking suitors falling at your feet, but where your favourite guy/gal will always win. Even if one of the romantic options is obviously the Developers' Desired Date , players can always disregard that route. As far as they are concerned, in their own playthrough, their ... Posted 2 minutes ago Posted 14 minutes ago Posted 16 minutes ago Posted 24 minutes ago Posted 26 minutes ago Tropes Community Podcasts Episode 448: Episode 399 - Leftovers (Vol. 28) July 29, 2026 Important Links Indexes Genre Action Adventure Comedy Commercials Crime & Punishment Drama Horror Love News Professional Wrestling Speculative Fiction Sports Story War Media All Media Animation (Western) Anime Comic Book Fan Fics Film Game Literature Music And Sound Effects New Media Print Media Radio Sequential Art Tabletop Games Television Theater Videogame Webcomics Narrative Universal Applied Phlebotinum Characterization Characters Characters As Device Dialogue Motifs Narrative Devices Paratext Plots Settings Spectacle Other Categories British Telly The Contributors Creator Speak Creators Derivative Works Language Laws And Formulas Show Business Split Personality Stock Room Trope Tropes Truth And Lies Truth In Television Topical Tropes Betrayal Censorship Combat Death Family Fate And Prophecy Food Holiday Memory Money Morality Politics Religion School Genre Action Adventure Comedy Commercials Crime & Punishment Drama Horror Love News Professional Wrestling Speculative Fiction Sports Story War Action Adventure Crime & Punishment Professional Wrestling Speculative Fiction Media All Media Animation (Western) Anime Comic Book Fan Fics Film Game Literature Music And Sound Effects New Media Print Media Radio Sequential Art Tabletop Games Television Theater Videogame Webcomics Animation (Western) Music And Sound Effects Narrative Universal Applied Phlebotinum Characterization Characters Characters As Device Dialogue Motifs Narrative Devices Paratext Plots Settings Spectacle Applied Phlebotinum Characterization

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