Formulaic
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This is an extremely formulaic genre, with stock plots, stock plot twists, stock characters (including stock horse characters, no pun intended), and a set of stock tropes.
Source: Pony Tale - He set out to write the most formulaic fantasy series ever in the The Belgariad, to see if he could still make it interesting.
Source: Strictly Formula - While Cena's move set is certainly limited and his matches can be formulaic, he's nowhere near as bad as a lot of his detractors will have you believe (at least in comparison with most other WWE main eventers with similar schedules).
Source: Critical Backlash
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