History VideoGame / CurseOfTheDeadGods

* AnimalMotifs: The three gods of the temple. T'amok' the Jaguar God, Yaatz the Eagle Godess and Sich'al the Serpent Goddess. Each of them has followers which resemble their respective animal. Yaatz controls [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies harpies]], Sich'al is prayed to by [[SnakePeople Serpent Cultists]] while T'Amok' simply sends [[PantheraAwesome Infernal Jaguars]] to do his bidding.

** ''VideoGame/Diablo2'': K'ax taca, High Lord of the Storm, the first boss of the Eagle Temple, is visually inspired by Mephisto. His attacks, interestingly enough, are those that Diablo himself uses.

!!This series provides examples of:

* WellIntentionedExtremist: From what little we know of Xbeltz'aloc, [=McCallister=] theorizes he is this, trapping the Gods of Wonder and their followers in the temples to prevent them from tempting any more mortals to lose their humanity and gain some sliver of divinity. As benevolent as it is of a goal to keep any more superpowered, insane, and highly-technologically advanced fanatics from terrorizing the rest of the world, [=McCallister=] ''vehemently'' disagrees that this endless cycle of death and painful resurrection is the answer. [[spoiler:In the true ending, [=MCcallister=] realizes [[TheExtremistWasRight he's right after all]].]]

** "Xbeltz'aloc's Revelation" (Hardest, at time-of-writing) Ending: Same as before, but when [[spoiler:[=McCallister=] picks up the mask, this time it does not grab him, and he willingly puts it on, becoming the new Champion of Death. His final journal entry states that he could have finally left and returned home, but Xbeltz'aloc told him doing so would also free the Gods of Wonder to influence humanity again. Realizing their "gifts" to the modern world would doom humanity, he chose to become his new champion and guardian to keep them imprisoned. Although he cannot leave, one "perk of the job" is that he can allow others to, and Marie is finally able to leave, her brother's remains in tow, to burry him and find a new life in a new century.]]
MySkullRunnethOver: The end result of accepting Sich'al's offering of omniscience.

* SecretRoom: Can be found in every temple, usually behind cracked walls. The player will need a two-handed hammer to open them, though - or he can simply let an enemy or a trap with an [[HavingABlast explosive attack]] to the job.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: From what little we know of Xbeltz'aloc, [=McCallister=] theorizes he is this, trapping the Gods of Wonder and their followers in the temples to prevent them from tempting any more mortals to lose their humanity and gain some sliver of divinity. As benevolent as it is of a goal to keep any more superpowered, insane, and highly-technologically advanced fanatics from terrorizing the rest of the world, [=McCallister=] ''vehemently'' disagrees that this endless cycle of death and painful resurrection is the answer. [[spoiler: In the true ending, [=MCcallister=] realizes [[TheExtremistWasRight he's right after all.]]]]

* Irony: Xbeltz'aloc is the god of death, and head of the Gods of Pain, yet he causes far less of both than the Gods of "Wonder".

** Normal Difficulty Ending: [=McCallister=] defeats the Champion of Dead and picks up the only thing left of it, its mask. As he turns it around to inspect the user's side, [[spoiler:it suddenly tries to latch onto his face, pulling itself towards his head using magic tendrils. Barely able to hold it back, [=McCallister=]] stabs himself with the mask rather than let it posses him.]]

** Normal Difficulty Ending: [=McCallister=] defeats the Champion of Dead and picks up the only thing left of it, its mask. As he turns it around to inspect the user's side, [[spoiler:it suddenly latches onto his face, forcing it onto his head before compelling him to stab himself to death.]]

** "Xbeltz'aloc's Revelation" (Hardest, at time-of-writing) Ending: Same as before, but as [[spoiler:[=McCallister=] picks up the mask. After going through such a bleak, brutal, and grueling journey, seeing so many horrors and committing unspeakable acts to himself and to others, and doing it over, and over, and over again in an endless time loop, the mask does not need to grab him through supernatural powers, he willingly puts it on and becomes the new Champion of Dead.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: From what little we know of Xbeltz'aloc, [=McCallister=] theorizes he is this, trapping the Gods of Wonder and their followers in the temples to prevent them from tempting any more mortals to lose their humanity and gain some sliver of divinity. As benevolent as it is of a goal to keep any more superpowered, insane, and highly-technologically advanced fanatics from terrorizing the rest of the world, [=McCallister=] ''vehemently'' disagrees that this endless cycle of death and painful resurrection is the answer.

* {{Revenge}}: Marie-Clothilde Pardieux states that her brother entered the temple in an attempt to exact vengeance upon those that had wronged their family, by gaining the power of a god. [[spoiler:He becomes the Champion of Dead, protector of Xbeltz'aloc.]]

* {{Crossover}}: On April 14 2021, it became one with fellow roguelike ''VideoGame/DeadCells''.

* {{Crossover}}: On April 14 2021, it will be one with fellow roguelike ''VideoGame/DeadCells''.

* DeathOfAChild: Yaatz the Eagle Godess has taken the unborn children of their followers and turned them into living weapons. The little pests are quite deadly too, as they wield lightning powers as the result of these experiments.

** ''VideoGame/Diablo2'': [[spoiler:K'ax taca, High Lord of the Storm, the first boss of the Eagle Temple, is visually inspired by Mephisto. His attacks, interestingly enough, are those that Diablo himself uses.]]
** ''VideoGame/DeadCells'': The Sword of Conjunctivius is named after the boss of the same name, and its look and function is identical to that game's Cursed Sword (extremely powerful, but turns you into a OneHitPointWonder).

** VideoGame/Diablo2: [[spoiler:K'ax taca, High Lord of the Storm, the first boss of the Eagle Temple, is visually inspired by Mephisto. His attacks, interestingly enough, are those that Diablo himself uses.]]

The game relies on typical roguelike mechanics: Quick reflexes, learning the attack patterns of you enemies and creating powerful combinations of items or skills (in the form of relics) to survive the increasingly difficult waves of opponents as the player battles through the shrines of the three gods. As they progress, so does the curse - to devastating effect.

The game was quite well received during its early access, however, it was overshadowed by the success of ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', which was published around the same time. In comparison to ''Hades'', this game is DarkerAndEdgier and features a {{Mayincatec}} aesthetic while its competitor borrows from Myth/GreekMythology.

* ApocalypticLog The Bestiary Entries in the codex are quite bleak and devoid of hope. They even feature quotes from ''other'' apocalyptic logs, taking this trope up to eleven.

* InfantImmortality: Averted. Yaatz the Eagle Godess has taken the unborn children of their followers and turned them into living weapons. The little pests are quite deadly too, as they wield lightning powers as the result of these experiments.

* {{Crossover}}: On April 14 2021, it will one with fellow roguelike ''VideoGame/DeadCells''.