History VideoGame / ChildOfLight

* ShoutOut: Aurora's "Princess of Wind" costumes bears some resemblance to [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWind Nausicaä]]. The art director is a [[http://childoflightgame.tumblr.com/post/62820575482/art-director-thomas-rollus Studio Ghibli fan]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Aurora's father dies after they see each other one last time, Aurora is forced to kill her step-sister Norah(who is Umbra's daughter), her home in Austria has been destroyed by the flood, and her mother disappears shortly after reuniting. However, Umbra has been overthrown, Aurora and her friends managed to rescue her people from the flood and give them a new home, and Lemuria is now on the road to recovery under Aurora's rule.]]

* 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.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: When questioned about how he learned to fight, Robert responds that compared to business meetings, cambat with giant earth spiders is light.

* MundaneMadeawesome: When questioned about how he learned to fight, Robert responds that compared to business meetings, cambat with giant earth spiders is light.

''Child of Light'' is a RolePlayingGame released April 29, 2014 for PlayStation3, PlayStation4, XBox360, XBoxOne, WiiU, [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]] and PlaystationVita. It was developed by [[{{Ubisoft}} Ubisoft Montreal]] and helmed by the creative director and writer of ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. Inspired by classic [=JRPGs=] such as ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', the game combines side-scrolling platforming elements whilst traversing the game world, and a turn based combat system. The game itself utilizes the [=UbiArt=] Framework engine, the same technology used to power ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' and ''[[VideoGame/RaymanLegends Legends]]'', to create a 2D environment and art style reminiscent of watercolor painting.

* UnfortunateName: Rubella appears to be named after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubella an infectious disease]]. It's unclear whether the developers realised this.

* MeaningfulName: The girl bringing back the light to a world trapped in an endless darkness, of course, is called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_%28mythology%29 Aurora]].

* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: After Umbra kills Aurora, Aurora's mother revives her by using the magic of the sun, moon and stars, along with wishes given by each of her friends, to revive her. Aurora comes back wearing a pure white dress(instead of the yellow one she had before) and a crystal crown, and proceeds to defeat Umbra.]]

* OneWingedAngel[=/=]ScaledUp: [[spoiler: Cordelia, Nox and Umbra transform into a dragon, a sea monster and another dragon respectively to fight Aurora and company]]

''Child of Light'' is a RolePlayingGame released April 29, 2014 for PlayStation3, PlayStation4, XBox360, XBoxOne, WiiU, [[IBMPersonalComputer Windows]] and PlaystationVita. It was developed by [[{{Ubisoft}} Ubisoft Montreal]] and helmed by the creative director and writer of ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. Inspired by classic [=JRPGs=] such as ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', the game combines side-scrolling platforming elements whilst traversing the game world, and a turn based combat system. The game itself utilizes the [=UbiArt=] Framework engine, the same technology used to power ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' and ''[[VideoGame/RaymanLegends Legends]]'', to create a painterly 2D environment and art style.

The story centers around Aurora, the daughter of an Austrian nobleman, who one night falls ill and passes into a dreamlike slumber. Upon waking, Aurora finds herself having been whisked away from her home to the magical land of Lemuria, which has had its sun, moon and stars stolen by the Queen of the Night. Tasked with a quest to restore the lights to their proper place, Aurora and her companions must brave the many monsters and perils of this strange land if she is to defeat the Queen, save Lemuria, and return home.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: One of the most extreme, you're limited to only 2 players at once(though you can swap characters out during their turns). You will almost always be outnumbered in this game.

* {{BFS}}: Aurora wields a sword nearly twice her size.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Aurora's father dies after seeing each other one last time, Aurora is forced to kill Norah, 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 give them a new home, and Lemuria is now on the road to recovery under Aurora's rule.]]
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: The Capilli. The male are all old, big nosed, beared men since their races ages faster than humans. But still, the females look younger, have normal faces, with long hair and large bosom.

* BossInMookClothing: There are "oversized" versions of normal enemies in certain hidden areas. These have much more health and deal more damage, and even get a boss music for their fight.

* ComingOfAgeStory: This represents the core of Aurora's journey. She begins as a girl who only wanted to return home with her father, but she's constantly reminded by Igniculus that she needs to complete her mission first. Her mother, in a memory, tells her that she needs to leave her castle if she wants to grow up and face the world. [[spoiler:Oengus calls her out for being a coward and tells her that she needs to face Umbra for Lemuria, her family and her own's sake.]]

* CrutchCharacter: Norah, who starts out fairly overleveled [[spoiler:and has abilities that future party members have, so you won't really miss her when she leaves]].

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

* DarkIsNotEvil: Oengus. He looks menacing and is initially working for the villain, but instantly switches sides once he finds Aurora's identity.

* DramaticWind: Aurora's long red hair is always flowing like it's in a breeze, even if there isn't any.
** All the human women have this including Norah.

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Norah]].

* FishPeople: Genovefa's race. An evil ogre finds them particularly tasty.
** There are also two different variants that serve as enemies in the Cynbel Sea.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Once the importance of Aurora's crown is established in the first confrontation with Umbra, it's pretty clear what's going to happen when she loses it in the second encounter.]]
* GameBreakingBug: The console versions had a bug that corrupted save data, rendering all hard-earned progress moot. Thankfully, a patch for it was released.

* GoodAnimalsEvilAnimals:
** Good animals include mice, pigs, birds and flying fish.
** Evil animals include spiders, wolves, boars, griffins, pterodactyl-like creatures, crocodiles and dragons.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: The intro shows exactly this, painting the duke's new wife as ObviouslyEvil. This is subverted once in-game with [[spoiler: Norah.]]

* GratuitousIambicPentameter: The entire game's script, from the narration and dialogue to even the in-game hints are written in poetic verse. Justified as the story is being presented in the style of a fairy tale.
** [[spoiler:Some of the Confessions completely avert this, however.]]
* GreatEscape: Aurora and co. escaping the Forgotten Tower.

* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Most bosses aren't that hard. Random encounters, on the other hand, will murder you if you can't interrupt well or don't use the correct category of attacks.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Finn uses his pipe to cast spells, while Genovefa uses a harp.
** The headless living statues can throw their decapitated heads as an attack.

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Norah, who's really Umbra's daughter Nox]].

* OneWingedAngel[=/=]ScaledUp: [[spoiler: Umbra and her daughters transform into draconic beasts to fight Aurora and co.]]
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Averted. The Capilli live on the surface and cast magic, of course. They also age very fast- Finn's an old man and he's only 13.
* OvernightAgeUp: [[spoiler:After retrieving the moon, Aurora suddenly becomes a young lady for the rest of the story. The Duke has no problems recognizing her and never questions it.]]
* 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.]]

* PlotTailoredToTheParty: Most of the party members you obtain so happens to be effective against the upcoming boss.

* SocketedEquipment: All playable characters have fixed equipment, but you're able to equip oculi to them in order to give enhancing effects.
* SpritePolygonMix: Aurora, Norah, and other humans are 3D models while residents of Lemuria are 2D sprites resembling storybook cutouts. [[spoiler:The confessions basically confirm humans are outsiders who stumbled into the fairytale world of Lemuria.]]

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Rubella doesn't rhyme at all, in complete opposition to the rest of the game. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Igniculus.
** A much more dramatic variant occurs when [[spoiler: the Duke dies before he can finish saying "Goodbye" to Aurora]].
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Aurora and co. do not need air while exploring the Cynbel sea.

* 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]].

* 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.
** 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.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Capili race ages ''very'' quickly. Finn (who looks like an old man) is only ''thirteen''.
** [[spoiler:[[OvernightAgeUp Aurora herself]] in the later parts of the game.]]

* BoringButPractical: [[spoiler:Mature Aurora is no longer weighed down by her equipment and moves [[LadyOfWar gracefully]]. Which means no more [[RuleOfCool flashy fighting]] with [[{{BFS}} huge]] [[UnskilledButStrong swings]], [[SpinAttack spinning dives]] through [[HerdHittingAttack enemy hordes]], or [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom tumbling across the ground]].]]

* 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.]]

* 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.

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[[caption-width-right:141:"To all those wandering lost in the dark, may you be visited by a spark"]]

* ThunderboltIron: The material for Oengus's sword [[InformedTrope he never uses]].

* BoringButPractical: [[spoiler:Mature Aurora is no longer weighed down by her equipment and moves [[LadyOfWar gracefully]]. Which means no more [[{{BFS}} heavy strikes]], [[SpinAttack spinning dives]] through [[HerdHittingAttack enemy hordes]], or [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom tumbling across the ground]].]]

* BoringButPractical: [[spoiler:Mature Aurora is no longer weighed down by her equipment and moves [[LadyOfWar gracefully]]. Which means no more [[{{BFS}} heavy]] [[DiagonalCut strikes]], [[SpinAttack spinning dives]] into hordes, or [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom tumbling across the ground]].]]

* GlacierWaif: Two enemies in the Cynbel Sea resemble scrawny fishmen that look like {{Fragile Speedster}}s. Both are actually quite slow and hit very hard.

* GlacierWaif: Two enemies in the Cynbel Sea resemble scrawny fishmen that look like {{Fragile Speedster}}s. Both are actually quite slow and hit very hard, one takes greatly reduced physical attack damage, the other has a crazy amount of health.