History VideoGame / NeonWhite

* AnimalMotifs: While White has a mask of a demon's face, the other heroic Neons each bear the mask of a different animal: a bunny for the cheery, cutesy Violet, a fox for the suave, aloof Red, and a goat for the headstrong, outspoken Yellow.

** The bombs from the Purify skill always send you in an upward direction, even if they explode above you.
** On reaching Gold Rank a hint sphere will appear in the level drawing the player's attention to a shortcut that should give them the boost they need to reach Ace rank. This can be disabled should the player want to figure things out on their own.
** Orange wall tiles typically appear near sections requiring rocket jumps to ascend, and blue tiles tell the player where to shoot their grappling hook.
** White can take two normal shots before dying and health drops appear in levels to ensure that taking a couple of glancing hits won't end a run.

* BrokenAesop: [[spoiler:The story makes a fairly large deal of forgiving ones abuser as a means to let go of hatred, with White being passed over for ascension should he choose to use the Book of Death on Green. However, God seemingly doesn't have a problem writing Violet down in the Book of Life despite her having gone out trying to kill Green for using her, and there are no real indications that she's posthumously forgiven Green. The only justification that could be made for this is that Violet tried to kill Green through traditional secular means, while White in the Book of Death ending took the role meant for God and passed judgment over Green.]]

** Averted with the relationship tracks themselves which [[spoiler: carry on going after the character dies and only show a short way into the future so you can see you won't have any more discussions.]]

* RankInflation: Beating a level will net the player a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or an 'Ace' medal that is colored platinum. There exists a further Red medal that the player can achieve. These are based on the personal records of the developer, the times are not shown until the player has unlocked them, and thankfully are not needed for 100% Completion.

* ShoutOut:
** White's favorite movie is ''Film/TheMatrix''

* {{Speedrun}}: [[InvokedTrope Heavily encouraged by the game]]. After beating a level once, you can replay the level with an in-game timer on the screen, [[SpeedrunReward with greater rewards depending on your speed]]. You must get a Gold rank in a certain amount of levels to advance to each chapter. Getting an Ace rank, the highest rank for each level, unlocks the global leaderboards to see how you stack compared to everyone else who played the level.

* HappyFlashback: [[spoiler:TheStinger of the Book of Life ending is this. While most of the other main flashbacks had an undercurrent of tension as the truth behind the core casts' deaths is slowly revealed, the after-credits scene instead shows an instance where the team behaved much more like a moderately dysfunctional but otherwise closely-knit unit. Even Green, who has been shown to be nothing but callous and controlling everywhere else, is more affable here, indicating some truth to Red's suggestion that he used to be nicer before his obsession with Blue twisted him.]]

* MarathonLevel: The final regular stage is an extended gauntlet requiring the player to use each different Soul Card while catapaulting themselves through the air with a teleport Soul Card. Getting the collectable extends it even further, requiring you to reach the end of the level normally then ascend a high tower, with a single mistake forcing the player to do the whole level again.

* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:Collecting all the memories and using the Book of Life on Green in the end finally allows White to put aside his hatred for Green, while Green is left to ponder his former protégé's decision as he fades into the light. God writes White's name down into the Book of Life, allowing White to rejoin his friends. After the credits, a flashback further back is shown, revealing that there was indeed a time when Green seemed to legitimately care about his students.]]

** This line by Green [[spoiler:during the Book of Life's [[TheStinger Stinger]] flashback]] manages to say a lot about how he used to be [[spoiler:and seemingly confirms Red's previously baseless claim that he used to be kinder]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Book of Death ending has White finally get his revenge on Green by condemning him to Hell for everything he did to his crew. However, God decides not to write White into the Book of Life with his friends, as He feels that White is not yet ready to ascend. On the more optimistic side, God doesn't condemn White either, so White has the opportunity to rejoin his friends in the next ten days of judgment.]]

* TheGhost: [[spoiler:Despite being the source of Green's erratic disposition that would lead him to throwing away the lives of his crew, Blue is never once shown on screen.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Blue is this despite never physically appearing, being that Green's downward spiral was a result of his resentment towards how Blue treated him.]]

** At the end of Chapter 7, Violet reveals to White why Green is so fixated on White.

* WhamLine: This line by Green [[spoiler:during the Book of Life's [[TheStinger Stinger]] flashback]] manages to say a lot about how he used to be [[spoiler:and seemingly confirms Red's previously baseless claim that he used to be kinder]].

* BettyAndVeronica: The cheery, fun-loving Violet is head over heels for White, who has eyes for the serene FemmeFatale Red. In a twist on the trope, both girls are shockingly violent, with Violet being outright CuteAndPsycho.

* DeliveranceFromDamnation: Whichever Neon wins the ten-day competition will receive utter forgiveness from God and a place in the heavenly host.

* CentralTheme: Forgiveness plays a major part in the story, especially near the endgame. Rather than simply absolving someone of wrongdoing, forgiveness within the story is more focused on how it can free the person doing the forgiving of their guilt and hatred. [[spoiler:Green choosing to stew in his hatred over Blue's treatment of him rather than move on is why his mental state deteriorates. Meanwhile, White hangs on to his guilt for inadvertently leading all of his friends to their deaths because of Green's influence over him, which allows Green to continuously provoke him. White only achieves inner peace and manages to put Green's transgressions behind him in the Book of Life ending where he absolves Green of his sin and grants him ascension, while him condemning Green to Hell and giving in to his need for revenge in the Book of Death ending results in God considering him not yet ready to ascend.]]

* CentralTheme: Forgiveness plays a major part in the story, especially near the endgame. Rather than simply absolving someone of wrongdoing, forgiveness within the story is more focused on how it can free the person doing the forgiving of their guilt and hatred. [[spoiler:Green choosing to stew in his hatred over Blue's treatment of him rather than move on is why his mental state deteriorates. Meanwhile, White hangs on to his guilt for inadvertently leading all of his friends to their deaths because of Green's influence over him, which allows Green to continuously provoke him. White only achieves inner peace and manages to put Green's transgressions behind him in the Book of Life ending where he absolves Green of his sin and grants him ascension, while him condemning Green to Hell in the Book of Death ending results in God considering him not yet ready to ascend, as he had punished Green in the place of God.]]

* CentralTheme: [[TurnTheOtherCheek Forgiveness]]. The game encourages you to spend time with the other Neons, even if they don't always treat White the best in the actual cutscenes, and choosing to condemn a certain character, who has seriously wronged White and those he considered friends in life ''and'' in death, at the end of the game nets you the worst ending, [[spoiler:as God views White deciding to take revenge on Green as a sign that he's unworthy of ascending.]]

* HellOfAHeaven: White remarks that Heaven is both exactly as he thought it would be, and incredibly disappointing.

* WhamLine: This line by Green [[spoiler:during the Book of Life's [[TheStinger Stinger]] flashback]]]] manages to say a lot about how he used to be [[spoiler:and seemingly confirms Red's previously baseless claim that he used to be kinder]].

--> '''Green:''' [[spoiler:''(To White)'' Just make sure to take it easy. We've got a big day ahead of us.]]

* KatanasAreJustBetter: White's default Soul Card is a katana; Yellow gushes at him about how cool the "freaking anime sword" is (and bemoans how lame their own cards are in comparison).

* ExplodingBarrels: Red barrels blow up and destroy anything in their immediate surrounding. The explosion doesn't harm you, an instead serves as an elevation boost.