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* ImprobableWeaponUser: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.



* WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.
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* RisingWaterRisingTension: [[https://twitter.com/BeaconGame/status/1663610393200328709 New gameplay footage]] shows a level where you must constantly platform upwards to avoid rising floodwaters.
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* ViciousVac: [[https://twitter.com/BeaconGame/status/1414687531640131585 According to a reply by the game's developer]], there's going to be a vacuum cleaner BossBattle at some point.

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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D Main/{{Metroidvania}} [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D Main/{{Metroidvania}} [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]
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After a 10-month long hiatus, the game developer has [[https://twitter.com/BeaconGame/status/1657994194726817793 come back and stated]] that they were reimagining the game as a "more casual [[MobilePhoneGame mobile]] experience"; what this means for the game's {{Metroidvania}} elements and previously-teased content is unknown.
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* AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.


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%%No citation, Zero Context Example* CuteMachines: Beacon, so very much.

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%%No citation, Zero Context Example* * CuteMachines: Beacon, so very much.much. You can see for yourself on [[https://twitter.com/BeaconGame the game's official Twitter page]].
%%Fixing that one was honestly kinda hard- am I the only one who thinks CuteMachines should be a YMMV entry instead of a main-page trope?
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%%No citation, speculation* SlippySlideyIceWorld: One of the levels seems to be like this, though we currently only have a screenshot of Beacon underneath some icicles.

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%%No citation, speculation* * SlippySlideyIceWorld: One of the levels seems to be like this, though we currently only have a screenshot [[https://twitter.com/BeaconGame/status/1541877183185965056 recent teaser images]] showcases one of Beacon underneath some these, complete with dangling icicles.

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%% Here's your citation: https://twitter.com/BeaconGame



%%No citation* AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.
%%No citation* AnimateInanimateObject: All of the characters seen so far are sentient appliances, and (giant) living batteries are one of the enemy types.
%%No citation* CallAHitPointASmeerp: Visual variation. Beacon’s hit points (and health pickups) are heart-shaped light bulbs.

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%%No citation* * AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.
%%No citation* * AnimateInanimateObject: All of the characters seen so far are sentient appliances, and (giant) living batteries are one of the enemy types.
%%No citation* * CallAHitPointASmeerp: Visual variation. Beacon’s hit points (and health pickups) are heart-shaped light bulbs.



%%No citation* DrivingQuestion: What happened to the (human) inhabitants of Hope?
%%No citation* EasterEgg: For ''Gecko Knight'', another upcoming indie game.
%%No citation* FriendlyShopkeeper: Sally the hairdryer, although it’s currently unknown what her wares are.
%%No citation* GhostTown: Hope, which is seemingly completely devoid of humans.
%%No citation* GoombaStomp: One of Beacon’s means of attack. This is a platformer, after all.
%%No citation* HeliCritter: Appliance variation. Beacon’s [[NotQuiteFlight Hover ability]] consists of him spinning his power cord around like a propeller.
%%No citation* LightEmUp: The protagonist is a desk lamp. It comes with the territory. (Although it’s unknown how he emits light [[FridgeLogic when he’s not plugged in]].)
%%No citation* NotQuiteFlight: Beacon’s Hover ability, where he greatly slows his fall [[Main/HeliCritter by spinning his power cord around like a propeller]].
%%No citation* PunBasedTitle: Someone being a “beacon of hope” means they inspire others and introduce hope into seemingly hopeless situations, [[DontExplainTheJoke and the protagonist is named Beacon and from (thus “of”) the town of Hope.]]

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%%No citation* * DrivingQuestion: What happened to the (human) inhabitants of Hope?
%%No citation* * EasterEgg: For ''Gecko Knight'', another upcoming indie game.
%%No citation* * FriendlyShopkeeper: Sally the hairdryer, although it’s currently unknown what her wares are.
%%No citation* * GhostTown: Hope, which is seemingly completely devoid of humans.
%%No citation* * GoombaStomp: One of Beacon’s means of attack. This is a platformer, after all.
%%No citation* * HeliCritter: Appliance variation. Beacon’s [[NotQuiteFlight Hover ability]] consists of him spinning his power cord around like a propeller.
%%No citation* * LightEmUp: The protagonist is a desk lamp. It comes with the territory. (Although it’s unknown how he emits light [[FridgeLogic when he’s not plugged in]].)
%%No citation* * NotQuiteFlight: Beacon’s Hover ability, where he greatly slows his fall [[Main/HeliCritter by spinning his power cord around like a propeller]].
%%No citation* * PunBasedTitle: Someone being a “beacon of hope” means they inspire others and introduce hope into seemingly hopeless situations, [[DontExplainTheJoke and the protagonist is named Beacon and from (thus “of”) the town of Hope.]]



%%No citation* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: They take the form of bouncy balls.
%%No citation* SuperDrowningSkills: Main/JustifiedTrope. Beacon is an appliance; touching water will [[OneHitKO make him short circuit and die]].
%%No citation, speculation* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Well, Super-Not Short-Circuiting Skills. In the water level, a boombox can be seen chilling in an inner tube despite the fact that it should have been fried by the water. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe it's waterproof?]]
%%No citation* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sally the hairdryer is currently the only known female character.
%%No citation* WarmUpBoss: Rotty, a giant rotary phone, serves as this.
%%No citation* WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.

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%%No citation* * SpringsSpringsEverywhere: They take the form of bouncy balls.
%%No citation* * SuperDrowningSkills: Main/JustifiedTrope.JustifiedTrope. Beacon is an appliance; touching water will [[OneHitKO make him short circuit and die]].
%%No citation, speculation* * SuperNotDrowningSkills: Well, Super-Not Short-Circuiting Skills. In the water level, a boombox can be seen chilling in an inner tube despite the fact that it should have been fried by the water. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe it's waterproof?]]
%%No citation* * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sally the hairdryer is currently the only known female character.
%%No citation* * WarmUpBoss: Rotty, a giant rotary phone, serves as this.
%%No citation* * WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.

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* AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.
* AnimateInanimateObject: All of the characters seen so far are sentient appliances, and (giant) living batteries are one of the enemy types.
* CallAHitPointASmeerp: Visual variation. Beacon’s hit points (and health pickups) are heart-shaped light bulbs.
* CuteMachines: Beacon, so very much.
* DrivingQuestion: What happened to the (human) inhabitants of Hope?
* EasterEgg: For ''Gecko Knight'', another upcoming indie game.
* FriendlyShopkeeper: Sally the hairdryer, although it’s currently unknown what her wares are.
* GhostTown: Hope, which is seemingly completely devoid of humans.
* GoombaStomp: One of Beacon’s means of attack. This is a platformer, after all.
* HeliCritter: Appliance variation. Beacon’s [[NotQuiteFlight Hover ability]] consists of him spinning his power cord around like a propeller.
* LightEmUp: The protagonist is a desk lamp. It comes with the territory. (Although it’s unknown how he emits light [[FridgeLogic when he’s not plugged in]].)
* NotQuiteFlight: Beacon’s Hover ability, where he greatly slows his fall [[Main/HeliCritter by spinning his power cord around like a propeller]].
* PunBasedTitle: Someone being a “beacon of hope” means they inspire others and introduce hope into seemingly hopeless situations, [[DontExplainTheJoke and the protagonist is named Beacon and from (thus “of”) the town of Hope.]]
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: One of the levels seems to be like this, though we currently only have a screenshot of Beacon underneath some icicles.
* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: They take the form of bouncy balls.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Main/JustifiedTrope. Beacon is an appliance; touching water will [[OneHitKO make him short circuit and die]].
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Well, Super-Not Short-Circuiting Skills. In the water level, a boombox can be seen chilling in an inner tube despite the fact that it should have been fried by the water. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe it's waterproof?]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sally the hairdryer is currently the only known female character.
* WarmUpBoss: Rotty, a giant rotary phone, serves as this.
* WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.

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* %%No citation* AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.
* %%No citation* AnimateInanimateObject: All of the characters seen so far are sentient appliances, and (giant) living batteries are one of the enemy types.
* %%No citation* CallAHitPointASmeerp: Visual variation. Beacon’s hit points (and health pickups) are heart-shaped light bulbs.
* %%No citation, Zero Context Example* CuteMachines: Beacon, so very much.
* %%No citation* DrivingQuestion: What happened to the (human) inhabitants of Hope?
* %%No citation* EasterEgg: For ''Gecko Knight'', another upcoming indie game.
* %%No citation* FriendlyShopkeeper: Sally the hairdryer, although it’s currently unknown what her wares are.
* %%No citation* GhostTown: Hope, which is seemingly completely devoid of humans.
* %%No citation* GoombaStomp: One of Beacon’s means of attack. This is a platformer, after all.
* %%No citation* HeliCritter: Appliance variation. Beacon’s [[NotQuiteFlight Hover ability]] consists of him spinning his power cord around like a propeller.
* %%No citation* LightEmUp: The protagonist is a desk lamp. It comes with the territory. (Although it’s unknown how he emits light [[FridgeLogic when he’s not plugged in]].)
* %%No citation* NotQuiteFlight: Beacon’s Hover ability, where he greatly slows his fall [[Main/HeliCritter by spinning his power cord around like a propeller]].
* %%No citation* PunBasedTitle: Someone being a “beacon of hope” means they inspire others and introduce hope into seemingly hopeless situations, [[DontExplainTheJoke and the protagonist is named Beacon and from (thus “of”) the town of Hope.]]
* %%No citation, speculation* SlippySlideyIceWorld: One of the levels seems to be like this, though we currently only have a screenshot of Beacon underneath some icicles.
* %%No citation* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: They take the form of bouncy balls.
* %%No citation* SuperDrowningSkills: Main/JustifiedTrope. Beacon is an appliance; touching water will [[OneHitKO make him short circuit and die]].
* %%No citation, speculation* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Well, Super-Not Short-Circuiting Skills. In the water level, a boombox can be seen chilling in an inner tube despite the fact that it should have been fried by the water. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe it's waterproof?]]
* %%No citation* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sally the hairdryer is currently the only known female character.
* %%No citation* WarmUpBoss: Rotty, a giant rotary phone, serves as this.
* %%No citation* WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.cord.
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* EasterEgg: For ‘’Gecko Knight’’, another upcoming indie game.

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* DrivingQuestion: What happened to the inhabitants of Hope?
* EasterEgg: For ‘’Gecko Knight’’, ''Gecko Knight'', another upcoming indie game.
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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D Main/{{Metriodvania}} [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D Main/{{Metriodvania}} Main/{{Metroidvania}} [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]
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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

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''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D Main/{{Metriodvania}} [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]
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* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Well, Super-Not Short-Circuiting Skills. In the water level, a boombox can be seen chilling in an inner tube despite the fact that it should have been fried by the water. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe it's waterproof?]]
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* SlippySlideyIceWorld: One of the levels seems to be like this, though we currently only have a screenshot of Beacon underneath some icicles.
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‘’[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]’’ is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

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‘’[[https://mobile.''[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]’’ Hope]]'' is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]
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‘’[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]’’ is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Platformer Main/PlatformGame]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

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‘’[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]’’ is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Platformer Main/PlatformGame]] [[Main/PlatformGame Platformer]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]
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‘’[[https://mobile.twitter.com/beacongame Beacon Of Hope]]’’ is an upcoming indie 2-D [[Platformer Main/PlatformGame]] currently in early development. In it, you play as Beacon, an [[Main/CuteMachines adorable]] [[Main/AnimateInanimateObject desk lamp]]. You explore the abandoned town of Hope, and try to solve a (currently unspecified) mystery. Its trailer can be viewed [[https://twitter.com/i/status/1422714297893867522 here]]

!!''Beacon Of Hope'' provides examples of:
* AnIcePerson: At some point in a game, you will acquire a “frost bulb” that lets you put out fires with your light.
* AnimateInanimateObject: All of the characters seen so far are sentient appliances, and (giant) living batteries are one of the enemy types.
* CallAHitPointASmeerp: Visual variation. Beacon’s hit points (and health pickups) are heart-shaped light bulbs.
* CuteMachines: Beacon, so very much.
* EasterEgg: For ‘’Gecko Knight’’, another upcoming indie game.
* FriendlyShopkeeper: Sally the hairdryer, although it’s currently unknown what her wares are.
* GhostTown: Hope, which is seemingly completely devoid of humans.
* GoombaStomp: One of Beacon’s means of attack. This is a platformer, after all.
* HeliCritter: Appliance variation. Beacon’s [[NotQuiteFlight Hover ability]] consists of him spinning his power cord around like a propeller.
* LightEmUp: The protagonist is a desk lamp. It comes with the territory. (Although it’s unknown how he emits light [[FridgeLogic when he’s not plugged in]].)
* NotQuiteFlight: Beacon’s Hover ability, where he greatly slows his fall [[Main/HeliCritter by spinning his power cord around like a propeller]].
* PunBasedTitle: Someone being a “beacon of hope” means they inspire others and introduce hope into seemingly hopeless situations, [[DontExplainTheJoke and the protagonist is named Beacon and from (thus “of”) the town of Hope.]]
* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: They take the form of
* SuperDrowningSkills: Main/JustifiedTrope. Beacon is an appliance; touching water will [[OneHitKO make him short circuit and die]].
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sally the hairdryer is currently the only known female character.
* WarmUpBoss: Rotty, a giant rotary phone, serves as this.
* WhipItGood: One of Beacon’s two ways of attacking is whipping enemies with his power cord.

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