During my daily searchings of the internets, I came across this gem. I figured the good people who read this site would find it comical/interesting. In short, this is a flowchart detailing the basic form and premise of RPG’s (more specifically, JRPG’s) as they are quite predictable and cliche in this day and age.
Direct link: http://i.imgur.com/bFeoW.jpg
(note: I found this whilst browsing Reddit, which was in turn taken from Game Informer. Giving credit where credit is due)