History VideoGame / Aveyond

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Heptitus]] was brainwashing her sister Ishtar, and had been the one behind her plans to freeze the world.

** ''Ahriman's Prophecy' 'allows Devin to woo either Talia or Alicia.

* GeographicFlexibility: The maps changes drastically with each game. New cities appear, old ones disappear and sometimes comes back after being absent in one game. Even the ''shape'' of the continents don't stay constant. Compare Aia in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Ave1_BuildB/Maps/1-World.png Aveyond 1]], how it looks in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Aveyond%20II%20Eans%20Quest/31-World-Map.gif Aveyond 2]], and in [[http://www.aveyond.com/uploads/newbb/49_4a73179cac248.png Aveyond 3]] ([[http://files.casualgameguides.com/includes/aveyond-the-darkthrop-prophecy/images/world-map.jpg TWO of them!]]).

''Aveyond'' are a series of VideoGame/RPGMaker games created by [[http://www.amaranthia.com/ Amaranth Games]]. Most of the titles are developed using ''RPG Maker XP'' (with the exception of ''Ahriman's Prophecy'', which was made using RPG Maker 2000).

* RecurringElement: Starting from ''Aveyond 1'', where the developers first established the games as a series, certain elements starts re-appearing in the subsequent title. They are:

* GainaxEnding: Sort of. After the credits, we get to see various cutscenes on what the party is up to, now that the quest is over. The very final scene, however, depicts the Halaina castle being invaded by militant squirrels, who then proceeded to take over the kingdom.

* SocketedWeapon: Edward's Excalibur contains a gem socket, which allows the weapon to be upgraded with more powerful stones.

* OfficialCouple: While the main protagonist usually have more than 1 love interests, only 1 of them is canon, and would be carried over to the sequel.
** ''Ahriman's Prophecy'': Devin can marry either Talia or Alicia, but canonically, he ends up with Alicia and becomes her consort king of Thais. [[spoler:Rhen, the protagonist of the sequel, is their daughter and the heir to the Thais throne]].

** Ahriman's Prophecy allow Devin to woo either Talia or Alicia.

* OfficialCouple: Many, but special mention goes to Galahad/Te'ijal, which appears in three games so far.

''Aveyond 4'' breaks the typical HerosJourney formula and stars a retired BigBadWannabe who was forced to become an unlikely hero after he accidentally loses his dog. Well, the actual plot is about a Mist Wraith princess trying to rescue her younger brother from being sacrificed to a demon.

* IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery: Ingrid's younger sister Lorelai thinks the world of her, and builds her house and furniture to look exactly like Ingrid's. Ingrid does not appreciate this very much.

* PairTheSpares: If Ingrid doesn't marry them, Phye and Hi'beru would find love with random NPCs.

* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness: Towards the silly end. As an example, militant ''[[EverythingsNuttierWithSquirrels squirrels]]'' show up in every game so far.

* EverythingsNuttierWithSquirrels: Militant squirrels appear in every game so far.

* GeographicFlexibility: The maps changes drastically with each game. New cities appear, old ones disappear and sometimes comes back after being absent in one game. Even the ''shape'' of the continents don't stay constant. Compare Aia in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Ave1_BuildB/Maps/1-World.png Aveyond 1]], how it looks in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Aveyond%20II%20Eans%20Quest/31-World-Map.gif Aveyond 2]], and in [[http://www.aveyond.com/uploads/newbb/49_4a73179cac248.png Aveyond 3]] (http://files.casualgameguides.com/includes/aveyond-the-darkthrop-prophecy/images/world-map.jpg TWO of them!]]).

* GeographicFlexibility: The maps changes drastically with each game. New cities appear, old ones disappear and sometimes comes back after being absent in one game. Even the ''shape'' of the continents don't stay constant. Compare Aia in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Ave1_BuildB/Maps/1-World.png Aveyond 1]], how it looks in [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/moogyver/Aveyond%20II%20Eans%20Quest/31-World-Map.gif Aveyond 2]], and in [[http://www.aveyond.com/uploads/newbb/49_4a73179cac248.png Aveyond 3]].

* GeographicFlexibility: Thais is on a continent known as the Mainland. That's pretty much the only geography held constant through all the games.

* RecurringElement: Starting from ''Aveyond 1'', at which point the developers decided to establish the games as a series, certain elements started to re-appear in each title. They are:

* YourSoulIsMine: There's actually a fair deal of soul (and spirit) stealing going on it this series, basically exclusively Just The Soul. Notable examples include Te'ijal stealing Galahad's soul with the soul pendant, the daevas stealing the druids' souls, and Iya's spirit being taken by the Snow Queen. (Although spirits and souls don't seem to be quite the same...) The druids turn to stone when their souls are taken, but neither Galahad or Iya seem to suffer the same fate.

** Implied with Boyle and Ingrid, should the player choose to marry them. It's not clear how long they've known each other, but Ingrid apparently knows Boyle's parents and is aware of [[spoiler:his real surname]], even though she's quite forgotten about it.

* YouveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After Hercules failed to defeat the "heroes" twice, Qetesh decided to kill him and absorb his remaining powers.

''Aveyond 4'' breaks the typical HerosJourney formula and stars a retired BigBadWannabe who was forced to become an unlikely hero after he accidentally loses his dog.

* {{Animesque}: The character artworks has a more distinctive anime-style compared to the prequels, especially with those eye designs.

* DudeShesLikeInAComa: The cursed princess in Halaina can only be awakened by a kiss from a Paladin. It doesn't actually need to be her true love, or anything like that, though. Any Paladin will do.

* GodInHumanForm: The post-FinalBattle cutscene of ''Aveyond 2'' strongly implies [[spoiler:the Oracle]] is actually the goddess of Aia, as she is the mother of the nymphs who protects the world, and sets up the protagonists on their [[TheHerosJourney journeys]]
.* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Whenever there is some sort of evil threatening the world, [[spoiler: Oracle]] usually just sends someone tell the [[TheChosenOne main characters]] that they must save [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world]] or just tells them herself despite the fact that [[spoiler: she created Aia, so you might think she might be able to do something about it with a wave of her hand.]] And she certainly doesn't provide any help for the heroes in their quest except for that one time where she gave Rhen the Sword of Shadows.

* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Whenever there is some sort of evil threatening the world, [[spoiler: Oracle]] usually just sends someone tell the [[TheChosenOne main characters]] that they must save [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world]] or just tells them herself despite the fact that [[spoiler: she created Aia, so you might think she might be able to do something about it with a wave of her hand.]] And she certainly doesn't provide any help for the heroes in their quest except for that one time where she gave Rhen the Sword of Shadows.

* GodInHumanForm: The post-FinalBattle cutscene strongly implies [[spoiler:the Oracle]] is actually the goddess of Aia, as she is the mother of the nymphs who protects the world, and sets up the protagonists on their [[TheHerosJourney journeys]].