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* NintendoHard: The developer states that the boss battles in this game are meant to be challenging due to their gimmicks. There is also no currency system, making it hard to farm healing items outside of grinding mobs. The game only gets harder if the player is going for the low Darkness Affinity achievement, which limits the amount of MP they can spend in one playthrough while trying to go for the hardest ending.
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* AssimilationBackfire: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]
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* AssimilationBackfire: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]times]].
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* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons. In the end, he became little more than a mindless brute under the command of the Avatar.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons. In the end, he became little more than a mindless brute under the command of the Avatar.]]Avatar]].
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* FlatCharacter: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives or much of a personality. She summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but she ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, her endgame isn't really stated and she seems to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
* GoldenEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
* GoldenEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
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* FlatCharacter: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives or much of a personality. She was summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but she ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, her endgame isn't really stated and she seems to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
itself]].
* GoldenEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journeytogether together, while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]defeat]].
* GoldenEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey
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* ItsPersonal: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, [[spoiler:Shirley can duel the corrupted King Valimur who killed her father and nearly killed Selena. The dialogue choices make it clear that she still holds a grudge against him.]]
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* ItsPersonal: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, [[spoiler:Shirley can duel the corrupted King Valimur who killed her father and nearly killed Selena. The dialogue choices make it clear that she still holds a grudge against him.]]him]].
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** If Shirley has no corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of the Darkness, ending the threat of the demons. The two of them board a boat to go on their next adventure.]]
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of the Darkness.]]
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darker costume.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search of Shirley.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of the Darkness.]]
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darker costume.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search of Shirley.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
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** If Shirley has no corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of the Darkness, ending the threat of the demons. The two of them board a boat to go on their next adventure.]]
adventure]].
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of theDarkness.]]
Darkness]].
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darkercostume.]]
costume]].
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search ofShirley.]]
Shirley]].
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead oftraveling.]]traveling]].
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of the
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darker
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search of
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of
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* ThePaladin: If the Holy Sword is obtained, Selena gains the Holy Warrior class, which gives her a bigger MP bar than Shirley and gives her several holy spells that cover offense, defense, and healing. These spells are meant to give her an advantage against Darkness-aligned enemies, [[spoiler:and she'll need it, since this path will result in Selena fighting the Avatar of Darkness and her minions alone.]]
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* ThePaladin: If the Holy Sword is obtained, Selena gains the Holy Warrior class, which gives her a bigger MP bar than Shirley and gives her several holy spells that cover offense, defense, and healing. These spells are meant to give her an advantage against Darkness-aligned enemies, [[spoiler:and she'll need it, since this path will result in Selena fighting the Avatar of Darkness and her minions alone.]]alone]].
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* SheatheYourSword: In the full corruption route without the Holy Sword, [[spoiler:Selena cannot defeat the Avatar of Darkness by herself, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]
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* SheatheYourSword: In the full corruption route without the Holy Sword, [[spoiler:Selena cannot defeat the Avatar of Darkness by herself, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]magic]].
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* KarmaMeter: Shirley can gain more MP and other magical power-ups in exchange for corrupting her soul. Her soul's total corruption can be measured by the number of nodes in the Dark Sanctuary, ranging from zero to seven nodes.
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* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village, killing many beastmen in the process.
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* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village, killing many beastmen in the process. However, the party can gain his trust by completing quests for the villagers.
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* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village.
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* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village.village, killing many beastmen in the process.
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* SpellBook: Greater Restore, Dark Flare, and Berserk can only be used if Shirley equips the corresponding tomes. However, equipping these tomes keeps her from using a normal attack.
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* SpellBook: Greater Restore, Dark Flare, and Berserk Blood Lust can only be used if Shirley equips the corresponding tomes. However, equipping these tomes keeps her from using a normal attack.
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* SheatheYourSword: [[spoiler:In the full corruption route, Selena normally cannot solo the Avatar of Darkness without the Holy Sword, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]
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* SheatheYourSword: [[spoiler:In In the full corruption route, Selena normally cannot solo the Avatar of Darkness route without the Holy Sword, [[spoiler:Selena cannot defeat the Avatar of Darkness by herself, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]
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* SadisticChoice: The game states that the Holy Sword is needed to defeat the Darkness. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the boss guarding the Holy Sword can only be beaten if Shirley is in the party, but bringing her through the portals to the boss will fully corrupt her soul. This means the player has to choose between Shirley's soul and the Holy Sword. Fortunately, the Darkness can be [[TakeAThirdOption beaten without the sword]], albeit with much more effort.]]
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* SadisticChoice: The game states that the Holy Sword is needed to defeat the Darkness. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the boss guarding the Holy Sword can only be beaten if Shirley is in the party, but bringing her through the portals to the boss will fully corrupt her soul. This means the player has to choose between Shirley's soul and what is supposedly the Holy Sword.only weapon that can defeat the Darkness. Fortunately, the Darkness can be [[TakeAThirdOption beaten without the sword]], albeit with much more effort.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:King Valimur originally summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion, but after the rebels kill his son, he decides to personally learn the ultimate Dark offensive spell, Armageddon, in order to get revenge on the rebels. It's implied that his soul was fully corrupted in the process of learning the spell, since he has barely any personality by the time Shirley fights him in the Dark Sanctuary.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:King Valimur originally summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion, but after the rebels kill his son, he decides to personally learn the ultimate Dark offensive spell, Armageddon, in order to personally get revenge on the rebels. It's implied that his soul was fully corrupted in the process of learning the spell, since he has barely any personality by the time Shirley fights him in the Dark Sanctuary.rebels.]]
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** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home on a [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet note]] and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
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** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home on a [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet note]] and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
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* SpellBook: Greater Restore, Dark Flare, and Berserk can only be used if Shirley equips the corresponding tomes. However, equipping these tomes keeps her from using a normal attack.
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* MultiMeleeMaster: Selena can learn skills for several types of weapons. The battle system also encourages the player to swap her weapons depending on the situation.
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* MultiMeleeMaster: Selena can learn equip one-handed bladed weapons, axes, lances, bows, shields, and an offhand blade. Most of her skills for several require specific weapon types of weapons. The battle system also encourages to be equipped, encouraging the player to swap her weapons depending on the situation.
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* LightIsNotGood: Chosen One Subject XIV is a boss monster who falsely believes themselves to be the true wielder of the Holy Sword and will fight to prevent Selena from claiming it. It's implied that they are a failed Ashkar experiment to control the sword.
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* LightIsNotGood: Chosen One Subject XIV is a boss monster who falsely believes themselves to be the true wielder of the Holy Sword and will fight to prevent Selena from claiming it. They can use imitations of the holy skills that Selena can learn if she obtains the sword. It's implied that they are a failed Ashkar experiment to control the sword.
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives. They were summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but they ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, their endgame isn't really stated and they seem to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: FlatCharacter: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives. They were motives or much of a personality. She summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but they she ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, their her endgame isn't really stated and they seem she seems to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
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* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
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* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness Darkness]] can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar boss is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
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* FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
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* FinalExamBoss: FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
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* AssimilationBackfire: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]
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* FightingFromTheInside: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
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* GoldenEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons. In the end, he became little more than a mindless brute under the command of the Avatar.]]
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''Journey On'' is an UsefulNotes/RPGMaker MV game developed by Black Magic in 2021.
Selena and Shirley are a pair of sisters on a quest to journey to the fallen Kingdom of Ashkar, where they must stop the Darkness that spawns monsters and demons. While Selena is able to get the blessing of the Goddess of Light, Shirley instead relies on dark magic to complement Selena's physical skillset. Unfortunately, Shirley has the potential to corrupt her soul in exchange for more dark powers, which can change the outcome of the adventure for the worse.
Steam page [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493560/Journey_On/ here]].
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!This game contains examples of:
* DarkIsNotEvil: Shirley is a Necromancer who can raise dead spirits to either get info from them or have them act as guest characters in battle. Her dark powers also allow her to use healing magic. While she starts out uncorrupted, she can visit the Dark Sanctuary in her dreams and corrupt her soul in exchange for more power. However, it's possible to beat the game without corrupting Shirley's soul. [[spoiler:Even if Shirley gets fully corrupted and absorbed by the Avatar of Darkness, she is still loyal to Selena and will fight the Avatar from the inside.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons.]]
* DuelBoss: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, Shirley can fight [[spoiler:the Corrupted King Valimur]] by herself.
* DualBoss: The Corrupted Knight and Corrupted Mage are fought as a pair. However, AOE skills are ineffective against them, since the knight resists physical attacks while the mage can absorb dark magic.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
* FightingFromTheInside: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]
* FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives. They were summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but they ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, their endgame isn't really stated and they seem to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
* HerdHittingAttack:
** Selena can wield spears to use skills, Hurricane Thrust and Swift Thrust, that hit the entire enemy party.
** If the Holy Sword is obtained, Shirley can use Divine Punishment, a spell that hits all enemies with holy damage.
** Shirley can equip the Dark Flare tome to cast the titular spell, which hits all enemies while dealing somewhat more damage than Pain. If she's fully corrupted and views all the memory crystals in the Dark Sanctuary, she can learn Armageddon, which hits all enemies twice.
** Later on, summoned spirits can use Spiritual Burst, which is a weak dark magic AOE. Unfortunately, their AI cannot default to the original single target version of the skill, so they'll do nothing if at least one enemy can absorb their attack.
* HeroicMime: While Selena and Shirley get dialogue choices and occasionally use the stock MV emoticons, they don't get fully spoken lines like the [=NPCs=].
* ItsPersonal: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, [[spoiler:Shirley can duel the corrupted King Valimur who killed her father and nearly killed Selena. The dialogue choices make it clear that she still holds a grudge against him.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Chosen One Subject XIV is a boss monster who falsely believes themselves to be the true wielder of the Holy Sword and will fight to prevent Selena from claiming it. It's implied that they are a failed Ashkar experiment to control the sword.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: By default, Selena is a physical fighter with no ability for magic, as shown by her MP being at 0. This puts her at a disadvantage against enemies that have immunity to physical attacks, such as spirit enemies.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Selena can learn skills for several types of weapons. The battle system also encourages the player to swap her weapons depending on the situation.
* MultipleEndings: The endings depend on Shirley's level of corruption.
** If Shirley has no corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of the Darkness, ending the threat of the demons. The two of them board a boat to go on their next adventure.]]
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of the Darkness.]]
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darker costume.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search of Shirley.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home on a [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet note]] and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
* NintendoHard: The developer states that the boss battles in this game are meant to be challenging due to their gimmicks. There is also no currency system, making it hard to farm healing items outside of grinding mobs. The game only gets harder if the player is going for the low Darkness Affinity achievement, which limits the amount of MP they can spend in one playthrough while trying to go for the hardest ending.
* ThePaladin: If the Holy Sword is obtained, Selena gains the Holy Warrior class, which gives her a bigger MP bar than Shirley and gives her several holy spells that cover offense, defense, and healing. These spells are meant to give her an advantage against Darkness-aligned enemies, [[spoiler:and she'll need it, since this path will result in Selena fighting the Avatar of Darkness and her minions alone.]]
* PointOfNoReturn:
** Once the party passes through the cave-in minigame in the Temple of Elendia, there's no way to return to that dungeon or the village of Keld.
** Once the party chooses to enter the Abyss and defeat Cerberus, they are stuck in the Abyss for the rest of the game.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:King Valimur originally summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion, but after the rebels kill his son, he decides to personally learn the ultimate Dark offensive spell, Armageddon, in order to get revenge on the rebels. It's implied that his soul was fully corrupted in the process of learning the spell, since he has barely any personality by the time Shirley fights him in the Dark Sanctuary.]]
* SadisticChoice: The game states that the Holy Sword is needed to defeat the Darkness. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the boss guarding the Holy Sword can only be beaten if Shirley is in the party, but bringing her through the portals to the boss will fully corrupt her soul. This means the player has to choose between Shirley's soul and the Holy Sword. Fortunately, the Darkness can be [[TakeAThirdOption beaten without the sword]], albeit with much more effort.]]
* SheatheYourSword: [[spoiler:In the full corruption route, Selena normally cannot solo the Avatar of Darkness without the Holy Sword, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]
* TimeMaster: The lore states that the basic healing spell, Restore, rewinds time on injuries to heal the target. The beastman elder states that those who are corrupted have their time flow stopped, granting them immortality. [[spoiler:The Darkness itself is connected to time and if Shirley is corrupted enough, she will get flashbacks where she is the Avatar of Darkness, implying that those who are corrupted by the Darkness can exist in multiple points in time.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Most of the summoned spirits are friendly people, but one of the spirits, Ryuga, once invaded the Beastmen's Village despite their generosity towards him, and his ghost is unrepentant of his crimes. He can still be summoned as an ally though.
* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even if the player chooses to have Shirley corrupt her own soul, she'll never turn on Selena. [[spoiler:If she shows up to the FinalBoss fight while fully corrupted, the Avatar of Darkness absorbs her, but she'll still make an effort to resist the Avatar for Selena's sake depending on the player's actions in battle.]]
Selena and Shirley are a pair of sisters on a quest to journey to the fallen Kingdom of Ashkar, where they must stop the Darkness that spawns monsters and demons. While Selena is able to get the blessing of the Goddess of Light, Shirley instead relies on dark magic to complement Selena's physical skillset. Unfortunately, Shirley has the potential to corrupt her soul in exchange for more dark powers, which can change the outcome of the adventure for the worse.
Steam page [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493560/Journey_On/ here]].
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!This game contains examples of:
* DarkIsNotEvil: Shirley is a Necromancer who can raise dead spirits to either get info from them or have them act as guest characters in battle. Her dark powers also allow her to use healing magic. While she starts out uncorrupted, she can visit the Dark Sanctuary in her dreams and corrupt her soul in exchange for more power. However, it's possible to beat the game without corrupting Shirley's soul. [[spoiler:Even if Shirley gets fully corrupted and absorbed by the Avatar of Darkness, she is still loyal to Selena and will fight the Avatar from the inside.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: In the ancient times, [[spoiler:King Valimur summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion and later learned dark magic in order to avenge his son. However, his soul was eventually fully corrupted and his kingdom was overrun by demons.]]
* DuelBoss: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, Shirley can fight [[spoiler:the Corrupted King Valimur]] by herself.
* DualBoss: The Corrupted Knight and Corrupted Mage are fought as a pair. However, AOE skills are ineffective against them, since the knight resists physical attacks while the mage can absorb dark magic.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The happiest ending [[spoiler:has Selena and Shirley journey together while all other endings result in them going their separate ways or Shirley dying. This ending not only requires the player to give up on soul corruption perks, they will also have to give up on the Holy Sword, making the Avatar of Darkness much harder to defeat.]]
* FightingFromTheInside: If Shirley is fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness will absorb her. If the player has the Holy Sword, Shirley will occasionally stun the Avatar at certain HP thresholds, though she ultimately dies alongside the Avatar. If the player doesn't have the sword, Shirley will break free after Selena guards enough times.]]
* FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:The Avatar of Darkness can summon all the corrupted bosses as minions except the Corrupted Assassin and the Corrupted Wanderer. They all have their unique mechanics and abilities, though they go down easier than before. However, when the Avatar is near death, she will revive all [=KOed=] Corrupted, forcing the party to deal with all of them at once.]]
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The Darkness, [[spoiler:or rather, the Avatar of Darkness, doesn't have well-defined motives. They were summoned by King Valimur to help him win a civil war, but they ended up corrupting him into her slave and destroyed his kingdom. However, their endgame isn't really stated and they seem to be connected to the concept of time itself.]]
* HerdHittingAttack:
** Selena can wield spears to use skills, Hurricane Thrust and Swift Thrust, that hit the entire enemy party.
** If the Holy Sword is obtained, Shirley can use Divine Punishment, a spell that hits all enemies with holy damage.
** Shirley can equip the Dark Flare tome to cast the titular spell, which hits all enemies while dealing somewhat more damage than Pain. If she's fully corrupted and views all the memory crystals in the Dark Sanctuary, she can learn Armageddon, which hits all enemies twice.
** Later on, summoned spirits can use Spiritual Burst, which is a weak dark magic AOE. Unfortunately, their AI cannot default to the original single target version of the skill, so they'll do nothing if at least one enemy can absorb their attack.
* HeroicMime: While Selena and Shirley get dialogue choices and occasionally use the stock MV emoticons, they don't get fully spoken lines like the [=NPCs=].
* ItsPersonal: If the Dark Sanctuary is expanded enough, [[spoiler:Shirley can duel the corrupted King Valimur who killed her father and nearly killed Selena. The dialogue choices make it clear that she still holds a grudge against him.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Chosen One Subject XIV is a boss monster who falsely believes themselves to be the true wielder of the Holy Sword and will fight to prevent Selena from claiming it. It's implied that they are a failed Ashkar experiment to control the sword.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: By default, Selena is a physical fighter with no ability for magic, as shown by her MP being at 0. This puts her at a disadvantage against enemies that have immunity to physical attacks, such as spirit enemies.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Selena can learn skills for several types of weapons. The battle system also encourages the player to swap her weapons depending on the situation.
* MultipleEndings: The endings depend on Shirley's level of corruption.
** If Shirley has no corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of the Darkness, ending the threat of the demons. The two of them board a boat to go on their next adventure.]]
** If Shirley has one or two levels of corruption, [[spoiler:the party beats the Avatar of Darkness and ends the demons. However, only Selena boards the ship while Shirley stays behind to research the history of the Darkness.]]
** If Shirley has at least three levels of corruption, but isn't fully corrupted, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness tries and fails to absorb her. After the party defeats the Avatar, the ending plays out the same as the second ending, only Shirley is in her darker costume.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword isn't obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her, but if Selena [[SheatheYourSword guards]] for enough turns, Shirley breaks free and rejoins the party. After the Avatar is defeated, Shirley leaves Keld while Selena is sleeping because she wants to research a way to undo her corruption. Selena eventually leaves on a boat in search of Shirley.]]
** If Shirley is fully corrupted and the Holy Sword is obtained, [[spoiler:the Avatar of Darkness successfully absorbs her and Selena is forced to use the Holy Sword to defeat the Avatar by herself. Selena returns home on a [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet note]] and decides to stay behind to guard Keld instead of traveling.]]
* NintendoHard: The developer states that the boss battles in this game are meant to be challenging due to their gimmicks. There is also no currency system, making it hard to farm healing items outside of grinding mobs. The game only gets harder if the player is going for the low Darkness Affinity achievement, which limits the amount of MP they can spend in one playthrough while trying to go for the hardest ending.
* ThePaladin: If the Holy Sword is obtained, Selena gains the Holy Warrior class, which gives her a bigger MP bar than Shirley and gives her several holy spells that cover offense, defense, and healing. These spells are meant to give her an advantage against Darkness-aligned enemies, [[spoiler:and she'll need it, since this path will result in Selena fighting the Avatar of Darkness and her minions alone.]]
* PointOfNoReturn:
** Once the party passes through the cave-in minigame in the Temple of Elendia, there's no way to return to that dungeon or the village of Keld.
** Once the party chooses to enter the Abyss and defeat Cerberus, they are stuck in the Abyss for the rest of the game.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:King Valimur originally summoned the Avatar of Darkness to help him quell a rebellion, but after the rebels kill his son, he decides to personally learn the ultimate Dark offensive spell, Armageddon, in order to get revenge on the rebels. It's implied that his soul was fully corrupted in the process of learning the spell, since he has barely any personality by the time Shirley fights him in the Dark Sanctuary.]]
* SadisticChoice: The game states that the Holy Sword is needed to defeat the Darkness. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the boss guarding the Holy Sword can only be beaten if Shirley is in the party, but bringing her through the portals to the boss will fully corrupt her soul. This means the player has to choose between Shirley's soul and the Holy Sword. Fortunately, the Darkness can be [[TakeAThirdOption beaten without the sword]], albeit with much more effort.]]
* SheatheYourSword: [[spoiler:In the full corruption route, Selena normally cannot solo the Avatar of Darkness without the Holy Sword, since the latter's barrier negates physical damage. However, if she guards enough times, Shirley will break free from the boss, making the boss beatable now that Shirley can break the Avatar's barrier with magic.]]
* TimeMaster: The lore states that the basic healing spell, Restore, rewinds time on injuries to heal the target. The beastman elder states that those who are corrupted have their time flow stopped, granting them immortality. [[spoiler:The Darkness itself is connected to time and if Shirley is corrupted enough, she will get flashbacks where she is the Avatar of Darkness, implying that those who are corrupted by the Darkness can exist in multiple points in time.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: Most of the summoned spirits are friendly people, but one of the spirits, Ryuga, once invaded the Beastmen's Village despite their generosity towards him, and his ghost is unrepentant of his crimes. He can still be summoned as an ally though.
* TragicBigot: The elder of the Beastmen's Village distrusts humans because a human that the village saved, Ryuga, [[UngratefulBastard betrayed them]] and tried to conquer the village.
* UndyingLoyalty: Even if the player chooses to have Shirley corrupt her own soul, she'll never turn on Selena. [[spoiler:If she shows up to the FinalBoss fight while fully corrupted, the Avatar of Darkness absorbs her, but she'll still make an effort to resist the Avatar for Selena's sake depending on the player's actions in battle.]]
