“Once we start this, you may not be able to come back until it’s all over. Do whatever you need to do before we leave”

When there's a mission named after the game

All major side characters gather in one place

Are you sure you want to continue?

Well I could rekindle this bonfire or just ignore it and go see what those giant serpents are up to.

You hear the game's theme music

This doesn’t work in a Yakuza game. It’d be more surprising to not be surrounded with a hoard of enemies.

I am almost level 713 in Elden Rings

I stopped playing

The music turn operatic

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The earth starts getting fragmented and you're moving across floating pieces of land.

For my gf it's when she stops playing the game. Idk why but if she senses she's near the end of a game she stops playing it.

The chickens start fucking the pigs

You get rare healing potions *10 for free

I'm quitting a game I love and never returning. Happens every time.

"but I don't want to kill this doctor..."

Coughing up blood

I hear epic music followed by the real world intruding and forcing me to get off the couch and handle my responsibilities.