User blog comment:Kingofspades13/Help me get started/@comment-28140770-20160307052541/@comment-6548012-20160307152944

It doesn't help at all. Clichés aren't just a word to throw at every trope. And there's a difference to be reckon with between a gimmick and a cliché. If you force a trope into your story that's a cliché, but you could pull it off and make it a gimmick. For example, John Woo's movies are all about that, he doesn't pull it off all the time, but when he does, it's cool.