IGN takes issue with white male lead in Days Gone.

[pokoko]

sundin13 said:

pokoko said:

You think a trope is the same thing as a cliche and you're saying that I'm the one who doesn't know what it means?  That's interesting.

I wasn't the one you were talking to, but yeah, they are basically synonyms.

Here is Merriam Webster:

"Trope: a common or overused theme or device : cliche"

I disagree with that definition.  The way trope is popularly used, it's often not to the point of cliche.