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* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Most bosses aren't that hard. Random encounters, on the other hand, will murder you.

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* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Most bosses aren't that hard. Random encounters, on the other hand, will murder you.you if you can't interrupt well or don't use the correct category of attacks.
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* BossArenaRecovery: And Enemy Arena Recovery. There are 2 wish plants scattered around a battle stage (3 for a boss) which can be touched by Igniculus to recover health and mana, as well as Igniculus' energy. Averted in Expert mode, where these ''don't'' drop health or mana, only energy.
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* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Most bosses aren't that hard. Random encounters, on the other hand, will murder you.
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** A much more dramatic variant occurs when [[spoiler: the Duke dies before he can finish saying "Goodbye" to Aurora]].
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* MagicalLand: Lemuria.

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* GiantSpider: Plenty of them exist as Mooks- in fact, there are ''two'' different types, each with UndergroundMonkey variants. A particularly huge one serves as a boss.

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* GiantSpider: Plenty of them exist as Mooks- exist- in fact, there are ''two'' different types, types for Mooks, each with UndergroundMonkey variants.variants, and a third type as a MiniBoss of sorts. A particularly huge one serves as a boss.


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** The 3 groups of armored spiders fought inside Magna. They have great magic resistance and love using Sting to slow you down, which leads to even more beating. Rubella's Ailment Protection is pretty much mandatory.
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* DarkIsEvil: Umbra and Cordeila.
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* Lantis and Draygone exploiting the Mario 64 co-op to beat Koopa the Quick in 7.5 seconds.

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* Lantis and Draygone exploiting the Mario 64 co-op to beat Koopa the Quick in 7.5 seconds.
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* Lantis and Draygone exploiting the Mario 64 co-op to beat Koopa the Quick in 7.5 seconds.
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* DarkActionGirl: Umbra, Nox, and Cordelia.
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* CoOpMultiplayer: Of the "Tag-along" variant: a second player can control Igniculus so the first player doesn't have to. A developer video explained that this type of multiplayer was intended (as opposed to having a second player control one of Aurora's party members). One of them wanted a game where he could play alongside his children but not take too much control away from them by outplaying them[[note]]For instance, compare an older gaming veteran playing a game like ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' with a young, inexperienced video game player.[[/note]], so that they'd solve most of the game's puzzles and battles on their own.

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* CoOpMultiplayer: Of the "Tag-along" "Assistant" variant: a second player can control Igniculus so the first player doesn't have to. A developer video explained that this type of multiplayer was intended (as opposed to having a second player control one of Aurora's party members). One of them wanted a game where he could play alongside his children but not take too much control away from them by outplaying them[[note]]For instance, compare an older gaming veteran playing a game like ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' with a young, inexperienced video game player.[[/note]], so that they'd solve most of the game's puzzles and battles on their own.
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* CoOpMultiplayer: Of the "Tag-along" variant: a second player can control Igniculus so the first player doesn't have to. A developer video explained that this type of multiplayer was intended (as opposed to having a second player control one of Aurora's party members). One of them wanted a game where he could play alongside his children but not take too much control away from them by outplaying them[[note]]For instance, compare an older gaming veteran playing a game like ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' with a young, inexperienced video game player.[[/note]], so that they'd solve most of the game's puzzles and battles on their own.


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* PaletteSwap: All over the place. The game uses them to help denote the element an enemy may have. [[spoiler:Also, it's pretty obvious that adult Aurora uses Norah's battle model.]]

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* SemiDivine: [[spoiler: Aurora and her mother are descendants of Erin while Umbra and her daughters are descendants of Cynbel, both of whom are pretty much goddesses.]]



* SemiDivine: [[spoiler: Aurora and her mother are descendants of Erin while Umbra and her daughters are descendants of Cynbel, both of whom are pretty much goddesses.]]
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* SemiDivine: [[spoiler: Aurora and her mother are descendants of Erin while Umbra and her daughters are descendants of Cynbel, both of whom are pretty much goddesses.]]
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* CombatantCooldownSystem: The game features a battle system similar to the ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}'' games, with a VisualInitiativeQueue subdivided into a long Wait and a short Cast segment, and both PlayerCharacter and enemies' icons sliding across it in real time. Special attention is paid to the manipulation of said sliding: hitting an enemy just as it is about to act pushes it back towards the Wait end, so it is entirely possible to StunLock the opponent for good (but also vice versa). Additionally, one of Aurora's companions, Igniculus the Firefly has the ability to blind an enemy, slowing down its cooldowns.
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* MagicalMysteryDoors: You have to go through a labyrinth of these to complete Oengus' Plight. [[spoiler: It's actually not that hard though- just find the door with the symbol of the shield in the background]]
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* SpritePolygonMix: Aurora, Norah and a few others are 3D models, while most of the other characters are 2D sprites.
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* DramaticWind: Aurora's long red hair is always flowing like it's in a breeze, even if there isn't any.
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* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Aurora and co. do not need air while exploring the Cynbel sea.

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* GoodColorsEvilColors: [[spoiler:The intro shows exactly this, painting the duke's new wife as ObviouslyEvil.]]
** [[spoiler:LightIsNotGood: Norah.]]

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* GoodColorsEvilColors: [[spoiler:The The intro shows exactly this, painting the duke's new wife as ObviouslyEvil.]]
** [[spoiler:LightIsNotGood:
ObviouslyEvil. This is subverted once in-game with [[spoiler: Norah.]]
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* {{Golem}}: The DLC Golem character. He sports

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* {{Golem}}: The DLC Golem character. He sports

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* SceneryPorn: The game's art style lends to a presentation not unlike a moving picture book, leading to some absolutely breathtaking visuals. Here are [[http://images.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/video_learn_more_about_the_stunning_art_style_and_sound_in_child_of_light/large.jpg a]] [[http://xboxoz360.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/col.jpg few]] [[http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1493/14930800/2432444-6990273994-CoL_S.jpg examples]]

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* SceneryPorn: The game's art style lends to a presentation not unlike a moving picture book, leading to some absolutely breathtaking visuals. Here are [[http://images.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/video_learn_more_about_the_stunning_art_style_and_sound_in_child_of_light/large.jpg a]] [[http://xboxoz360.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/col.jpg few]] [[http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1493/14930800/2432444-6990273994-CoL_S.jpg examples]]examples]].
* SequelHook: The Isle of Neredia is unexplored in the game, the developers have confirmed they want to explore more of the world, and in the Confessions, [[spoiler:there's mention of a modern-day girl named Sophie who came to Lemuria in search of a friend]].


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* TimeTravel: [[spoiler:Some Confessions imply that the mirror does this, as there's mention of a modern-day girl named Sophie who came to Lemuria in search of a friend]].

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->''Let me tell a story of Lemuria, a kingdom past,''

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->''Let ->''And let me tell a story of story''
->''Of
Lemuria, a kingdom past,''long lost kingdom''
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* GeniusLoci: Magna, who's pretty much a living, humanoid cliff.


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* VideogameSetpiece: Near the start of the game when Aurora gets to a river, you can see Magna walking in the background, causing a small quake every time he takes a step.
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* VideoGameFlight: Once Aurora gets her wings, she can fly around freely in all directions.

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* VideoGameFlight: Once Aurora gets her wings, she can fly around freely in all directions. It's a rare instance where this is an early-game ability, but the rest of the game is tailor-made for the player to use it to the fullest.

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* BadassPrincess: Aurora's a child princess who fights evil with a huge sword and light magic.

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* BadassPrincess: Aurora's a child princess who fights evil with a huge sword and light magic. Queen Umbra's daughters may count as well.



* GiantSpider: Plenty of them exist as Mooks. A particularly huge one serves as a boss.

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* GiantSpider: Plenty of them exist as Mooks. Mooks- in fact, there are ''two'' different types, each with UndergroundMonkey variants. A particularly huge one serves as a boss.boss.
* {{Golem}}: The DLC Golem character. He sports



* MightyGlacier: Oengus, who sports high defence and attack but rather slow speed and low magic defence. The Golem is this even moreso, with high attack, defense and decent magic defence, but is ''much slower'' than Oengus.



* NiceToTheWaiter: An inversion with [[spoiler: Norah. She treats the Populi race with disgust and disdain, which gives a hint to her evil nature.]]

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* NiceToTheWaiter: An inversion with [[spoiler: Norah. She treats the Bolmus Populi race with disgust and disdain, which gives a hint to her evil nature.]]



* OminousOwl: Two of them accompany Queen Umbra in the final boss fight. They're arguably more dangerous the boss herself due to being ''much'' faster and sporting a push-back ability.

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* OminousOwl: Two of them accompany Queen Umbra in the final boss fight. They're arguably more dangerous the boss herself due to being ''much'' faster and sporting a party-wide push-back ability.


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* VideoGameFlight: Once Aurora gets her wings, she can fly around freely in all directions.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Aurora's father dies after seeing each other one last time, her home in Austria has been destroyed by the flood, and her mother presumably disappears shortly after reuniting. However, Umbra has been overthrown, Aurora and her friends managed to rescue her people from the flood, and Lemuria is now on the road to recovery under Aurora's rule.]]

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: [[spoiler: After Aurora kills Nox and obtains the Sun, Queen Umbra appears and kills Aurora off, since Aurora's protective crown disappeared as soon as her father dies. Fortunately, Aurora gets better.]]




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* WomanInWhite: The mysterious woman whom Aurora meets in the monastery [[spoiler: who's actually the Queen of Light and her mother. Aurora also becomes one before the final battle.]]
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* WolfpackBoss: The three elemental serpents fought in the well. They don't take as much damage each compared to other bosses, but there's three of them, and the green serpent is especially nasty due to being fast and having a paralyze ability.
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* BadassPrincess: Aurora's a child princess who fights evil with a huge sword and light magic.

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