History VideoGame / Ironcast

The game is set in a AlternateHistory {{Steampunk}} version of Southeast England circa 1886, where England is at war with France, both sides making prominent use of giant [[HumongousMecha Humongous Mechas]] known as Ironcasts. The player is tasked with repelling French forces before they reach London in 9 days.

* SpotOfTea: One supply mission has as its goal to recover crates of tea from a crashed airship. Humorously, your character doesn't quite get why their superior is that concerned about the stuff.

The game is set in a revisionist {{Steampunk}} version of Southeast England circa 1886, where England is at war with France, both sides making prominent use of giant [[HumongousMecha Humongous Mechas]] known as Ironcasts. The player is tasked with repelling French forces before they reach London in 9 days.

* FinalDeath: The campaign mode is built around a permadeath feature, with only certain bonuses and unlockables carrying over from run-to-run.

''Ironcast'' is a strategic puzzle RPG for the PC from British developer Dreadbit Games, helmed by developer Daniel Leaver of ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' 1 and 2 fame.

The devs announced that Ironcast [[http://www.madeforgaming.com/ironcast-coming-consoles/ will be released on home consoles later in 2015]].

The game can be bought on Steam [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/327670/ here]].

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* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: While you don't face them in battle, airships are prominent in this world and are used for both transportation and bombing (almost a hundred of them carpet-bombed London just before the game begins).

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:England is still a bitter, ruthless empire at the end of the campaign, France is absolutely devastated, and it's highly unlikely the Interloper was the only one of its kind - or that the rest won't seek revenge themselves.]]

* PhlebotinumInducedSteampunk: The steampunk technology is only possible thanks to the exploitation of the potent [[spoiler:and alien]] mineral voltite.

* NotSoFastBucko: [[spoiler:The Teuer de Rines is quickly eclipsed by "The Interloper."]]

* AMechByAnyOtherName: Ironcasts.

* [[spoiler: FantasticRacism: Humanity (or at least the Western nations of Britain and France) treat the entire species of Voltite as something to be burned as readily as coal. The Interloper in turn regards humanity as "All Evil" and apparently plans to KillAllHumans.]]

* [[spoiler:PoweredByAForsakenChild: Voltite, the power source of the Ironcasts and a great deal of other inventions, is sentient, sapient, and not pleased.]]

* [[spoiler:TreacherousAdvisor: Lady Blackwell is fully aware of what Voltite is and why the French invaded.]]

It was recently announced by the devs that Ironcast will be released on home consoles later in the year [[http://www.madeforgaming.com/ironcast-coming-consoles/ (source)]].

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler: Queen Victoria and the British Empire, whose new empire and technology is based on enslaving sentient fuel to build up weapons of war, and denying sanctuary to French refugees trying to escape the fallout. Considering that historically both were known for their vehement opposition to slavery, alliances with France ([[TeehtClenchedTeamwork at the time]]), and [[FairForItsDay relative]] devotion to humanitarian causes, this is quite jarring.]]

* RedShirt: The "war assets" you collect are actually infantry, who assault the boss at the start of each fight, each one doing 1 HP of damage out of a few thousand. 90% die against the first boss; against the second boss, it is briefly mentioned that they all died.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler: Queen Victoria and the British Empire, whose new empire and technology is based on enslaving sentient fuel to build up weapons of war, and denying sanctuary to French refugees trying to escape the fallout. Considering that historically both were known for their vehement opposition to slavery and [[FairForItsDay relative]] devotion to humanitarian causes, this is quite jarring.]]

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[Spoiler: Queen Victoria and the British Empire, whose new empire and technology is based on enslaving sentient fuel to build up weapons of war, and denying sanctuary to French refugees trying to escape the fallout. Considering that historically both were known for their vehement opposition to slavery and [[FairForItsDay relative]] devotion to humanitarian causes, this is quite jarring.]]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: With TheReveal being that [[spoiler:England is the Black. It turns out the French are running from an alien Interloper and are only invading because England refuses to help them. The Interloper, likewise, is only attacking because the Voltite Ironcasts use is SiliconBasedLife and it hates humans for accidentally enslaving its children-a fact which your commander refuses to acknowledge when the PlayerCharacter catches on.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:England is still a bitter, ruthless empire at the end of the campaign, and it's highly unlikely the Interloper was the only one of its kind-or that they won't seek revenge themselves.]]

* ArtificialLimbs: Aeres has a mechanical arm.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:For the first half of the campaign René Durant is set up as your final enemy. Then you defeat him, and learn of the existence of the Interloper]]...

* EasyAmnesia: The premise of the tutorial is that Aeres lost her memories in the attack on London, and must be taught the basics of Ironcast operations. By the time it's finished her memory's back in full.

* GloryHound: William Beechwood, although an incredibly wealthy and successful businessman, became an Ironcast commander out of a desire for a glorious legacy, without much regard for others.

* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Turns out, René Durant is actually a more-or-less heroic commander leading the army of a broken nation in a desperate struggle for survival against an empire that refused them refuge, something you unfortunately learn far too late. The protagonist even laments not having Durant with them in the final battle]].
* HonestCorporateExecutive: Both Aeres and William are in control of companies they founded, and go on to display integrity and heroism during the campaign.

* TokenMinority: Halisi stands out among the otherwise Caucasian Ironcast Commanders as a native Kenyan.

It was recently announced by the devs that Ironcast will be released on home consoles later in the year.[[http://www.madeforgaming.com/ironcast-coming-consoles/ source]]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: With TheReveal being that [[spoiler:England is the Black. It turns out the French are running from an alien Interloper and are only invading because England refuses to help them. The Interloper, likewise, is only attacking because the Voltite Ironcasts use is a SiliconBasedLifeform and it hates humans for accidentally enslaving its children-a fact which your commander refuses to acknowledge when the PlayerCharacter catches on.]]

* HumongousMecha: The titular Ironcasts, although the armies of both sides don't entirely depend on them, sometimes resorting to standard military fare.

* UniversalAmmunition: The purple tiles that serve as ammunition supplies.
* WalkingTank: The Ironcasts are treated in this manner, particularly with regard to how increasing the movement makes them harder to hit.

* SchizoTech: A mixture of both {{Steampunk}} tropes and some light sci-fi tropes is in the game. An example of the leaning towards sci-fi is the female protagonist Aeres Powell, who carries a glowing neon fan.

* {{Steampunk}}