History VideoGame / IMissTheSunrise

* BarrierChangeBoss: [[BonusBoss The Queen]], the final bounty hunt. However, she isn't outright immune to anything, so it is entirely possible to just brute force your way through the battle without ever hitting a weakness.

* FlunkyBoss: All of them, thus far (except for [[BonusBoss the Collector and the Tunneler]], anyway).

* NonstandardGameOver: Sort of. If any of your crewmates are defeated while under the effects of a jamming pulse, it's an instant game over. Justified, since [[spoiler:the story can't continue when ''they're dead'']].

* RelationshipValues: Personal trust. It's gained by taking dialogue options during cutscenes or conversations that the character likes or agrees with. And no, this game isn't a DatingSim.

** In addition, some rare weapons ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard usually wielded by bosses]]) have elemental properties that are not normally compatible with their shell.

** [[BonusBoss The Cryocarrier]] bears [[AdvancingWallOfDoom an intentional similarity]] with a similar BonusBoss from VideoGame/TheReconstruction.

* ContinuityNod: Skywatch birds were an enemy in ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction'', and here, a type of MOD is named "Skywatch".
** This may be looking a bit too much into things, but lacertians being unable to have augmentations is oddly similar to shra being unable to use magic in ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction''.

* LostForever: Anything you don't pick up in missions. Fortunately, they're only minor items. The most you'll miss is a high-level weapon component that you can get from random missions anyway.
** A bigger thing to watch out for are the optional conversations: though most of them can be seen as long as you complete a mission, even a random one, sometimes they'll jump ahead to a story-related one, skipping over any you missed in the process.

* MarathonBoss: The ultimate BonusBoss, [[spoiler:the Tatzylvurm]], has ''one million hit points''. It has no defense to speak of, though, so you'll wear through it faster than usual.

** Episode 4 has a wham ''word''. In [[spoiler:Ivoronus]]' final scene, you get a piece of paper with their name on it. It's [[spoiler:"PRIME", the name that #1213 gave to their most beloved creation]].
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: [[spoiler:0001 planned to combat the decay of the universe by introducing a large amount of energy, expanding outwards, reversing compression. This is known to most people as ''[[ApocalypseWow the Shine]]'', and it's ''really obvious'' that such an experiment could have major ramifications. The text fragments collected at the location of the Shine even show that they ''knew'' reality would be spaghettified if anything went wrong. In fairness, though, he was rather insane by that point.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: Mahk is...''[[BloodKnight different]]''...than in his sequel appearance. Presumably, he'll be going through a lot of this.

* GoldenEnding: The optimist ending is the canonical one. It also requires significantly more effort.

** Specific example: [[spoiler:Once upon a time, an EROS research facility set up an experiment. The best case scenario was the successful reallocation of matter. The worst-case scenario? ''Unintentional spaghettification of all reality'' (read: ''the Shine''). They went through with it -- ''twice'', in fact, the second attempt causing their facility to implode.]]

* StatusQuoIsGod: Your crewmates' final personal scenes are often built up to seem like they will be making major changes to themselves or the world, but these plans are always prevented or shut down for various reasons.

** Tezkhra is an odd exception to this, though. It has not yet been revealed how he was able to be augmented.

** However, the members of Purity Point hate lacertians for unknown reasons, saying that they are "corrupt". When you visit, they force your lacertian crew members to sit in a small room. It's probable that their insanity has given them xenophobia.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: It is mentioned by some characters on occasion that if the Shine happened a second time, the world would be completely screwed. This does not bode well.
** There is also an evacuation hatch in the furthest ring of the ''Inquiry''. [[SarcasmMode That isn't ominous at all]].
** You'll get tons of this if you recover Typelog fragments when investigating, since most of them are lines spoken by characters in the future.
* ForScience: [[spoiler:Once upon a time, an EROS research facility set up an experiment. The best case scenario was the successful reallocation of matter. The worst-case scenario? ''Unintentional spaghettification of all reality'' (read: ''the Shine''). They went through with it -- ''twice'', in fact, the second attempt causing their facility to implode.]]
** Subverted -- [[spoiler:the final data files in the abandoned databanks show they actually had a ''very'' good reason for doing it. If successful, the experiment would ''reverse entropy'', thereby halting the decay of the universe.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Tezkhra, after discovering that [[spoiler:the Black One wasn't just spouting nonsense -- the work that he loved so passionately nearly caused all of reality to be destroyed]]. This is what leads him to running away and crash-landing on the PLSE surface of ''The Reconstruction''.
** Also Mahk, after learning that [[spoiler:the Machinatorium has been destroyed]]. It is also potentially kicked up a notch by [[spoiler:Ivoronus' HeroicSacrifice]].

* MadScientist: Willis has shades of this.
** [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Progenitor]]]] even moreso. [[spoiler:He ''created the Shine'', for one, and his later notes have him growing increasingly deranged and desperate.]]

* MadScientist: [[spoiler:The leader of the project listed in the abandoned databanks, known only as "#0001", definitely seems to be this. He ''created the Shine'', for one, and his later notes have him growing increasingly deranged and desperate.]]

* ContinuityNod: Skywatch birds were an enemy in ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction'', and here, a type of [=MODs=] is named "Skywatch".

* NotesInTheKeyOfPanic: "[[http://tindeck.com/listen/horv Prowling]]"
** Averted with "[[http://tindeck.com/listen/fcle Lights]]", which is rather calm and subdued, considering that it plays [[spoiler:''while the Inquiry is being destroyed'']].

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Chac. [[spoiler:You can give him ArtificalLimbs if you complete a sidequest, though.]]

** Capped off with [[spoiler:the Tatzylvurm]], the very final bounty hunt -- and it does ''not'' disappoint.

* BittersweetEnding: The optimist ending. [[spoiler:The universe is preserved at its current state -- no more, no less. The war is over, but it has taken its toll -- now there is even ''more'' work to do before society gets back to pre-Shine levels of stability. Neff, Chac, Cassidy, Cole, and Ivoronus are dead, and Tezkhra and Mahk have disappeared. Ros is possibly dead as well]]. As the ending title says, you pretty much have to believe that everything will turn out right in the end.

* PointOfNoReturn: While we can't know for certain yet, the end of episode 4 seems to be this, what with [[spoiler:Thomas]] saying "you will never walk these halls again" in [[RainbowSpeak dark red text]].
* PostEndGameContent: Will have at least a bonus splice and bonus bounty hunts.

* BookEnds: Kind of. Thus far, each episode begins and ends with Ros in a stasis pod.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:The penultimate mission of ''And Yet It Moves'', where the crew discovers the true nature of the Shine (it was manmade).]]

** The manual also mentions certain {{Field Power Effect}}s that inflict small amounts of damage to all combatants every turn, but only one is actually in the game.

* VideoGameSetPiece: The FinalBoss of ''His Master's Voice'' is immune to Pilot damage. Justified, as [[spoiler:her sensory input is cut off, and since that's usually what Pilot weapons overload, they won't work on her]].
** In addition, some rare weapons ([[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard usually wielded by bosses]]) have elemental properties that are not normally compatible with their shell. Thus far, they are:
*** Pressure Beam, a kinetic Auroral weapon[[hottip:*:Used by the MOD Master]]
*** Irradiation Field and Freezing Agent, chemical Auroral weapons[[hottip:*:Used by the Alpha Twin and the Cryocarrier, respectively]]
*** Pulse Drill, a pulse Contact weapon[[hottip:*:Used by the Tunneler, though it is given as a reward after he's beaten]]
*** Red Lotus Cannon, a thermal Ballistic weapon[[hottip:*:Deirdre's primary weapon]]
*** Targeted Torrent, an electrical Ballistic weapon[[hottip:*:Alicia's primary weapon]]
*** White Cleave, a luminous Contact weapon[[hottip:*:The fifteenth character's primary weapon]]

* BGMOverride: In the penultimate mission of episode 3, as well as the final missions of episodes 3 and 4, the background music continues to play even during battles.

The game is being released episodically, with five episodes planned in total. The latest part to be released is ''Episode 4: Forever And Ever''. The announced release date for ''Episode 5: A Plan For Everything'' is 23 July.

* MultipleEndings

* WhatTheHellHero: Neff, Kara, Alicia, or Daszk will give Ros one of these, depending on [[spoiler:what side you attack with the superweapon]].

* CallBack: [[BonusBoss The Cryocarrier]] bears [[AdvancingWallOfDoom an intentional similarity]] with a similar BonusBoss from VideoGame/TheReconstruction.

* BodySurf: [[spoiler:The Black One can do this every time he dies, but his consciousness can only take over the body of a Lesser. Since their brains aren't as complex as other creatures', this leads to [[TheFogOfAges memory problems]].]]

* GayOption: Only a female version; Kara will make romantic overtures regardless of Ros' gender, as long as you fit her personality requirements.

* DamageOverTime: During certain boss missions, you can place your secondary fleets on certain tiles to gain "fire support" from them, causing a small but reliable amount of damage to the boss per turn.

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