History VideoGame / BugFables

* PracticalCurrency: Bugaria uses Berries as currency. Justified since [[spoiler:the Berries used for this purpose actually taste awful, which is why they can be used as currency, since no bugs want to eat it. Aside from miner ant Diana who digs your shortcuts for those berries, and Vi even remarks "Uh those berries aren't really for eating." when you give them to her.]]

* RiddleForTheAges: We never find out what exactly Vi did that peeved off Reed enough to temporarily ban her from the Underground Tavern.

* PracticalCurrency[=/=]CurrencyCuisine: Bugaria uses Berries as currency. Justified since [[spoiler:the Berries used for this purpose actually taste awful, which is why they can be used as currency, since no bugs want to eat it. Aside from miner ant Diana who digs your shortcuts for those berries, and Vi even remarks "Uh those berries aren't really for eating." when you give them to her.]]

** Water, thorns, electric floors, and NonLethalBottomlessPit-s don’t carry a penalty for falling into them, which helps a lot during some of the trickier platforming sections.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Falling in water is the same as falling in a NonLethalBottomlessPit.

''Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling'' is a RolePlayingGame heavily inspired by the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, with similar battle mechanics and artstyle. It was developed by [[UsefulNotes/{{Panama}} Panamanian]] studio Moonsprout Games, published by [[Creator/DangenEntertainment DANGEN Entertainment]], released in November 2019 on PC and consoles at May 28, 2020.

In search of this AncientArtifact, Queen Elizant II, ruler of the Ant Kingdom, hires Team Snakemouth, a brave team of explorers -- originally the duo of Vi (Honey Bee) and Kabbu (Rainbow Scarab Beetle), but joining with the mysterious Leif (Geometer Moth) in their first expedition -- to find the various artifacts that lead to the Sapling. But the wicked [[BigBad Wasp King]], dictator of the Wasp Kingdom, also seeks the sapling so he may use its power to conquer Bugaria.

** Out of all the combination attacks, Fly Drop is rather unspectacular since Vi simply lifts Kabbu into the air and drops him onto the enemy. But its ridiculous damage output and comparatively low TP usage make it a lot more practical than most, if not all of it's flashy alternatives.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: In the final chapter, [[spoiler:the Everlasting Sapling turns out to have wilted from being locked in the dark for years. The Wasp King finishes it off after eating one of its leaves]].

* CardboardPrison: The cells in the Bandits' Hideout are likely good enough for most hostage situations except for the fact that they're built on soft soil which doesn't take into account the digging abilities of beetles like Kabbu. Averted with Rubber Prison however, which has numerous metal gates, [[ConspicuousElectricObstacle electrified floor panels]] and spiky barriers, and ''cannons in the cafeteria''! Oh, and it is also situated in the middle of a lake, which acts as a significant detriment to any attempted escapes given that most bugs are no longer able to fly.

* SequenceBreaking: Two minor examples:

* CardboardPrison: The cells in the Bandits' Hideout are likely good enough for most hostage situations except for the fact that they're built on soft soil which doesn't take into account the digging abilities of beetles like Kabbu. Averted with Rubber Prison however, which has numerous metal gates, [[ConspicuousElectricObstacle electrified floor panels]] and spiky barriers, and is situated in the middle of a lake, which acts as a significant detriment to any attempted escapes given that most bugs are no longer able to fly.

** [[spoiler: Once the team makes it to Roach Village, a lift opens up that allows the team to return to the edge of the Dead Lands that they started from]]

* DeathMountain: Visually, the Forsaken Lands resemble this setting. It's a foggy, rocky wasteland filled with high cliffs and dangerous creatures.

** An ability gained in the Wild Swamplands allows the players to return back to the beginning of the Wild Swamplands (although it also requires the use of a 2nd abilty that has to be optionally unlocked in another dungeon).

** Kabbu's first skill is Taunt, which draws in enemy attacks for the round. [[spoiler:Kabbu has lingering SurvivorsGuilt for being the only one of his travelling party that made it to Bugaria after encountering the Beast; likely, he's subconscious trying to sacrifice himself to ease this pain.]]

** The very first medal the party gains acts as a Hard Mode switch that can be toggled at any time. Enemies are stronger when it's enabled, having more HP and some unique attacks, but they also give more experience points and drop items more frequently. Additionally, beating bosses[[note]]Most minibosses and bosses, with some exceptions for bosses in sidequests[[/note]] while it's active rewards the team with medals when they return to town. While achievements for beating bosses on Hard Mode can be done later on as part of H.B.'s simulated BossRush, these do not grant medals unique to beating a given boss, but these medals can be bought from the travelling caravan on normal mode after defeating the boss the first time.

* NoobCave: Snakemouth Den is the first area Kabbu and Vi head to once they start their team, and despite the game painting it as TheDreaded, it's actually full of some of the easiest enemies (besides Seedlings, which you fight on the way to the cave). It introduces you to Leif, various puzzles involving the basic abilities of all three characters, and particular enemies that need various tactics to take on but are very manageable otherwise. You're even not allowed to go back afterwards as the area is locked [[spoiler:until Kabbu discovers his Dig ability. Beating Chapter 4 will even let you explore another portion of the dungeon, which is not noob friendly at all]].

** Played straight with the Wasp Kingdom Hive. After Chapter 5, the stealth section is innaccessable, although the only thing that can be missed is a Dark Cherry.

** In Chapter 6, Team Snakemouth needs to reboot a malfunctioning security monitor in the Rubber Prison. To fix it, it's required for Kabbu to Horn Dash into it, though he gets worried about hitting a valuable goverment equipment.

* ShownTheirWork: The bug theme isn't just for show- the writers put a lot of work into taking actual bug ecology and accurately representing it in the story. For example, the Ant and Bee kingdoms only have Queens, just like real life, while the sexual dimorphism of the Termite King and Queen is accurate as well. [[spoiler:This is also true of wasps, who only have queens, meaning that an astute player can guess that the supposed Wasp ''King'' isn't who he says he is.]]

** ''Our Twisted Summe'': "Why was so much time spent setting up all those characters!? There are at least three characters not mentioned post page 75. This includes the main character!"

* StationaryEnemy: With PreexistingEncounters: Security Turrets, Wasp Bombers, Wild Chompers and [[spoiler:Dead Landers Alpha]] are completely immobile and attack only by firing projectiles[[note]]honey for Security Turrets, bombs for Wasp Bombers, seeds for Wild Chompers and poison liquid for [[spoiler:Dead Landers Alpha]][[/note]] at party members, iniating the fight when hitting the party.

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: The Mushroom sitting on top of the obvious trapdoor in the first chapter is the only item in the game that can't be picked up from a distance with Vi’s Beemerang. Justified, as you need to walk towards it to advance through the plot.

** The bad books side-quest has a pretty big one towards the AllJustADream trope, in which the character cites it as so bad that even he can't stand it, and promises to burn the book later.

** If you attempt to visit [[spoiler:Patton ''[[https://lpix.org/4250884/bugfables-update57-071.png before]]'' Queen Elizant temporarily joins your party]], their house will be boarded up.

** At the beginning of Chapter 2, you're railroaded into making some food via the game's ItemCrafting system. While most options to combine items give the same cutscene, there's unique dialogue if the items you combine would make a Mistake [[note]]Pretty much the only item at this point in the game that doesn't work with the other items is the Danger Shroom[[/note]] or Big Mistake[[note]]which you can only make for this dialogue by getting the Mistake from Leby and Dib's house and cooking it[[/note]], where the party eats it purely out of desperation (though Vi remarks she'll eat something from her Secret Stash later)

* PracticalCurrency: Bugaria uses Berries as currency. Justified since [[spoiler:the Berries used for this purpose actually taste awful, which is why they can be used as currency, since no bugs want to eat it. Aside from miner ant Diana who digs your shortcuts for those berries, and Vi even remarks "Uh those berries aren't really for eating." when you give them to her.]]

* PointOfNoReturn: After the [[spoiler:stove segment in the Giant's Lair]], passing the wooden spoon [[spoiler:triggers the final boss sequence]]. You're given a subtle warning with everything being quiet, [[spoiler: roach constructs and scorpions laying dead on the ground]], and a save point.

* SequelHook: Quite a few, though none directly stated in the ending. For starters, [[spoiler:A hidden area in the Snakemouth Labs reveals that Venus isn't the only one of her kind and there are other plant deities in Bugaria. There's also ''whatever'' the Dead Landers and Dead Lander Omega are, which is never properly explained in the game itself, as well as the mysterious hints about the northern and eastern kingdoms scattered throughout the game.]]

* TurnBasedCombat: The combat is turn-based.

* StatusEffects: Poison, Sleep, Paralysis (referred to as Numb), Freezing, and [[spoiler:Burn]] are all present. There is also the very rare Sticky, which prevents item use.

* NoGearLevel: The Bandit Hideout sequence, after you're captured and stripped of your items. It also becomes a stealth mission, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation even if Kabbu and Leif could still plausibly fight (being a physical attacker with his natural horn and a magic user respectively)]] while Vi is unable to act (since most of her techniques involve items and needs the currently stolen Beemerang to attack).

* InterfaceSpoiler: Two minor examples.