Follow TV Tropes

Following

History VideoGame / Earthlock

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Earthlock'' (formerly titled ''Earthlock: Festival of Magic'') is a TurnBasedCombat EasternRPG developed and published by the Norwegian company Snowcastle Games for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/WiiU. The Xbox One version was launched on September 1, 2016 worldwide.

to:


''Earthlock'' (formerly titled ''Earthlock: Festival of Magic'') is a TurnBasedCombat EasternRPG developed and published by the Norwegian company Snowcastle Games for Microsoft Windows, Platform/MicrosoftWindows, [[Platform/MacOs OS X, Linux, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, X]], [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]], Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/WiiU.Platform/WiiU. The Xbox One version was launched on September 1, 2016 worldwide.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TechnoWreckage: Almost every region has some kind of ruins with advanced technology, though unlike normal examples of this trope, most cases have a SchizoTech look, with ancient-looking architecture and building materials but futuristic layouts and defense systems. Only the ruins in [[ThirstyDesert Burning Desert]] and [[NotSoSafeHarbor Anu]] actually look as advanced as they are.
* ThirstyDesert: The Burning Desert region is so intensely hot that your character will pass out and die if they remain in direct sunlight for too long (roughly 15 to 25 seconds, depending on the character). The [[TechnoWreckage ruins of a technologically advanced civilization]] dot the area, and you need to strategically reactivate their machinery to create a path in the shade.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:


* AmbiguouslyBrown: Olia Alagbato is darker-skinned than the other human characters, and the -gb- in her name is often found in West African names (e.g. the politician Laurent Gbagbo). On the other hand, she's a very light brown, and her hair is bright red.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ReviveKillsZombie: Ghost-type enemies are damaged by healing spells and items. If you use a healing item on them, you have a chance of a CriticalHit.

to:

* ReviveKillsZombie: Ghost-type enemies are damaged by healing spells and items. If you use a healing item on them, you have a chance of a CriticalHit.CriticalHit.
* StanceSystem: Each character has two different stances that they can switch between to change how they fight
** Amon acts like a standard video game thief in his [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Thief]] Stance complete with VideoGameStealing, StatusEffects, and [[CombatPragmatist dirty attacks]] like bleeding cuts. In his Blaster Stance he acts more like an alchemist doing elemental damage with a [[NerfArm spud gun]] that fires [[AbnormalAmmo magical potatos]] that you craft yourself in an aversion of BottomlessMagazines.
** Gnart focuses on [[StatusBuff party wides buffs]] in his Focus Stance to the point of [[CripplingOverspecialization not even being able to attack]]. His Pestle Stance acts more like a standard WhiteMage with various healing spells, weak attacks, and a few StatusEffects.
** Olia's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Warrior]] Stance is your typical fighter with various physical attacks and a few Shouts that augment the party's physical attacks. Her Veteran Stance makes her automatically CounterAttack when enemies attack her and has a varity of [[StatusBuff personal buffs]] and a PracticalTaunt to draw aggro but [[CripplingOverspecialization has no ways of directly attacking]].
** Ive's Scout Stance acts like a {{Foil}} to Amon's Thief Stance with the exact same VideoGameStealing but with [[StatusBuff defensive buffs]] and a healing spell instead of StatusEffects and indirect magical Trap spells that do damage when an enemy attacks instead of straightforward physical attacks. Her Sniper Stance similarly imitates Amon's Blaster Stance but with crossbow bolts instead of potatos and favoring [[ShockAndAwe lightning ammo]] early on instead of Amon's [[PlayingWithFire fire ammo]].
** Taika deals elemental damage in his Predator Stance and can [[PowerCopying copy new elements from enemies]]. In Packmate Stance he instead prevents elemental damage.
** [[spoiler:PAT's ATK-bot Stance has a speed buff and debuff, but mostly does physical and [[ShockAndAwe lightning damage]] with an ActionBomb attack thrown in. DEF-bot Stance lets him grant defensive bonuses to the party and penalties to the enemy based on which [[PowersAsPrograms Upgrade Talents he has equipped]] as well as some tanking abilities.]]
----

Changed: 2

Removed: 203

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Relocating an entry to Trivia and fixing a formatting mistake.


A sequel, ''VideoGame/Earthlock2'', has been announced and is set for release in the future. A spin-off, VideoGame/IkoneiIslandAnEarthlockAdventure'', had an Early Access release on August 18, 2022, with the full version planned for a post-2022 release.

to:

A sequel, ''VideoGame/Earthlock2'', has been announced and is set for release in the future. A spin-off, VideoGame/IkoneiIslandAnEarthlockAdventure'', ''VideoGame/IkoneiIslandAnEarthlockAdventure'', had an Early Access release on August 18, 2022, with the full version planned for a post-2022 release.



* ReviveKillsZombie: Ghost-type enemies are damaged by healing spells and items. If you use a healing item on them, you have a chance of a CriticalHit.
* TyopOnTheCover: The back cover of the original [=PS4=] version says "Discover your hero within" in English, and "Découvrez le héros gui sommeille en vous" in French. That should be ''"qui sommeille"''.

to:

* ReviveKillsZombie: Ghost-type enemies are damaged by healing spells and items. If you use a healing item on them, you have a chance of a CriticalHit.
* TyopOnTheCover: The back cover of the original [=PS4=] version says "Discover your hero within" in English, and "Découvrez le héros gui sommeille en vous" in French. That should be ''"qui sommeille"''.
CriticalHit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


A sequel, ''VideoGame/Earthlock2'', has been announced and is set for release in 2022.

to:

A sequel, ''VideoGame/Earthlock2'', has been announced and is set for release in 2022.the future. A spin-off, VideoGame/IkoneiIslandAnEarthlockAdventure'', had an Early Access release on August 18, 2022, with the full version planned for a post-2022 release.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earthlock_festival_of_magic_cover_all_platforms.png]]
[[caption-width-right:270:Discover your hero within]]
''Earthlock'' (formerly titled ''Earthlock: Festival of Magic'') is a TurnBasedCombat EasternRPG developed and published by the Norwegian company Snowcastle Games for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/WiiU. The Xbox One version was launched on September 1, 2016 worldwide.

The game's story takes place in the world of Umbra, where a cataclysmic event occurs that stops the planet from spinning. This leaves part of the world scorched by constant sunlight, part of it perpetually cold due to lack of sunlight, and a patch of livable land in between. The incident ends up burying much of the past advanced civilization, but humanity survives and society begins anew in the habitable part of the planet. The story follows the adventurer Amon, who, among his usual activities of scavenging ruins, gets entangled in a much larger conflict with the ruling Suvian Empire.

A sequel, ''VideoGame/Earthlock2'', has been announced and is set for release in 2022.
----
!!Tropes:
* FlunkyBoss:
** Mushriga (optional, but drops loot required for HundredPercentCompletion) is a giant mushroom, which spawns smaller mushrooms with a poison attack.
** The FinalBoss spawns shadow versions of the party. Don't spend too much time fighting them, though — the boss soon sacrifices them to power itself up.
* ItemFarming: Weapons and potions are crafted from plants that you harvest at base camp. They drop 3, 6 or 10 items depending on how often you harvest them, and after reaching 10, they will eventually drop a seed for a more powerful version.
* RelationshipValues: Party members generate "Battle Bond" by fighting in pairs. Levelling up the bond unlocks passive benefits, which are different for each pairing of the six characters.
* ReviveKillsZombie: Ghost-type enemies are damaged by healing spells and items. If you use a healing item on them, you have a chance of a CriticalHit.
* TyopOnTheCover: The back cover of the original [=PS4=] version says "Discover your hero within" in English, and "Découvrez le héros gui sommeille en vous" in French. That should be ''"qui sommeille"''.

Top