MrBurninator

This is a tough call! Here's the segment I think you're referring to (just remember to like comment and subscribe to this gentleman for providing such a useful video title):

I'm inclined to include it I think, it seems like Max wasn't "mechanically" capable of climbing through that window without her help.

@undeadpool there is goodness in this world yet, and it is found in communal appreciation for bizarre games minutia

Thanks for all the suggestions! I made a few omissions from what has been suggested, like Ratchet & Clank, Portal 2 and RE2, as I think the partner being an NPC is a core aspect of this specific trope.

Here's the list as it stands right now!

If you come across anything that isn't on this list and meets the qualifications, shout it out! Otherwise, thank you for your help in this ever-important video game archival endeavor.

@justin258:

Yeah, those moments that feel particularly scripted with Alyx are at least very close to the trope, maybe part of a broader one about scripted moments splitting you from your AI companion, who happens to be lithe. There's for sure an aspect of the trope that's really that feeling of "well if this wasn't a video game, my character as a person could probably solve this differently." I'll have to go back and do a thorough look at Half-Life 2 to see if there's any instances of our exact phenomenon.

Hello! I need some help (hashtag) building a list. Specifically, I am looking for Games In Which the Lithe AI Companion Squeezes Through a Crack the Protagonist Cannot Fit Through (Forcing You as the Protagonist to Find an Alternate Way Forward).

Usually this involves meeting up later on down the path by pulling a switch to open a gate, or pushing a large block out of the way, or kicking down a tree to be used as a bridge, or something of that nature. But the only specific criterion that needs to be met is the Squeezing Through a Crack.

A good exemplar is Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Here is a video of the Lithe AI Companion Squeezing Through a Crack the Protagonist Cannot Fit Through.

I am sure this trope is used in a number of video games, and I hope we as a community can help put together an exhaustive list of every example. Thank you so much for your assistance!