Cry
Cry noun - A loud vocal expression of strong emotion.
Formula
Formula noun - A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.
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Both words in one sentence
- Umineko: When They Cry not only follows a similar formula, but also has this trope by actually BEING darker and edgier than Higurashi.
- The When They Cry series focuses on one or a couple of characters in each episode which is helped by the Ground Hog Day Loop formula.
Source: Rotating Arcs - Far Cry 3 attempts to do this for many tropes that are Strictly Formula in Wide Open Sandbox action games.
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Formula and Cry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cry/formula
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