History VideoGame / CreepyCastle

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%%* VillainousBreakdown

** In scenario 2, [[spoiler:Possessor]] can't believe Butterfly somehow beat him up and questions how [[spoiler:Moth ultimately escaped [[MindControl his influence]]]] (the implication being that he shouldn't have been able to do so) [[VillainousBreakdown loosing smugness]] in the process. [[{{Determinator}} It doesn't stop him]] to resort to more drastic mesures to accomplish his purpose.

** In scenario 2, [[spoiler:Possessor]] can't believe Butterfly somehow beat him up and questions how [[spoiler:Moth ultimately escaped [[MindControl his influence]]]] (the implication being that he shouldn't have been able to do so) loosing smugness in the process. [[{{Determinator}} It doesn't stop him]] to resort to more drastic mesures to accomplish his purpose.

* ThisCannotBe: The [[spoiler: Architect]] you fight at first find the idea of Ant Queen fighting him amusing but later [[BossBanter will pause the fight to realise he can actually be harmed with Ant Queen suggesting to go back to talk instead]].

* HurtingHero: [[spoiler:Moth, of all people,]] have issues like [[spoiler:feeling he has to be a hero despite being unqualified for the job and trying to not let people get near him and avoiding them getting hurt]]. Due to this, he fall easily to [[spoiler:Possessor's [[MoreThanMindControl influence]]]] and ends up having to [[spoiler:face his shadow.]]

* HurtingHero: [[spoiler:Moth, of all people,]] have issues like [[spoiler:feeling he has to be a hero despite being unqualified for the job and trying to not let people get near him and avoiding them getting hurt]]. Due to this, he fall easily to [[spoiler:Possessor's influence]] and ends up having to [[spoiler:face his shadow.]]

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: [[spoiler:Moth (who was the protaganist of Creepy Castle and was as competent as Butterfly in scenario 2)]] describe himself not as a hero but a person who ended up with the responsability to be one.

** Due to the influence of [[spoiler:Possessor, Moth]] goes through one and has to both [[spoiler:fight his shadow]] and recieve help from Butterfly to regain some composure.

** During the game, you may find Duel Manuals explaining the various battle minigames. They are signed by a certain 'BF'. [[spoiler: Butterfly is one of Darking's generals and the one writing the manuals. She gives you some info when you meet her. Then she becomes the main character of two scenarios, [[BadAss kicking butts]] [[ActionGirl left and right.]]]]

* VillainousRescue: In Due Exaltation, Ant Queen is saved by Pinky Punk [[spoiler: on the meteor due to her needing Ant Queen's body to create an obedient clone]].

* BigDamnHeroes: In Creepy Castle, when [[spoiler: Centipede is about to attack you, Arrow Ace]] will intervene so that you may freely face Darking.

* BossBanter: Darking has a couple of things to tell you as you fight him.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: If you can decipher them early enough, the Ancient Tablets have info which [[spoiler: describes the intention and duty of certain characters you'll meet later]]. Similarly, the hieroglyphs in the Depths have some things to say about the plot of the game. On them, you can see [[spoiler: the Architects as well as the final form of Possessor]]. Also. a statue of [[spoiler: an Architect]] can be seen long before you realize its significance.

The game aesthetic is inspired from the Spectrum ZX having a limited color palette but more details than what you would see on said system. A big focus is on exploration as the number of both treasure and enemies is limited and leveling up is instead done by finding certain treasures. When enemies are fought, both them and the player character attack, trading blows and losing HPs. Because that would be boring, mini-games will come up with the additional potential outcome of either the player or the enemy doing damage without being countered.