History VideoGame / Sacrifice

* DarkIsNotEvil: Zig-zagged... but not on Charnel. Pyro's introduction say that a lot of people is ''definitely'' going to label him the 'God of Destruction and Chaos' (and his personality doesn't help), but those aren't entirely true, Pyro actually encompasses some other positive traits than pure destruction and chaos, one of the things he's most proud of is progress. However, his attitude makes him more or less confirming that he's the bad guy.

* CardCarryingVillain: Charnel, humorous example.

* GenreSavvy: Reading the manual reveals Charnel is quite savvy about his role as the source of all darkness and evil in the world, recognizing it as necessary for someone to be 'evil' so others can proclaim themselves 'good'. He's also the first god to immediately jump at the 'we must defeat Marduk' bandwagon, because he doesn't like competition for the role of BigBad. Plus when Mithras first gives the prophesy, Charnel is the one who says they should kill Mithras on the spot (which would have stopped the plot cold before any damage was done).

* GenreSavvy: Reading the manual reveals Charnel is quite savvy about his role as the source of all darkness and evil in the world, recognizing it as necessary for someone to be 'evil' so others can proclaim themselves 'good'. He's also the first god to immediately jump at the 'we must defeat Marduk' bandwagon, because he doesn't like competition for the role of BigBad.

''Sacrifice'' is a unique breed of RTS game for PC. Whereas instead of the player utilizing an isometric view, the game uses a 3rd person view behind the player avatar. This game is about battling wizards, each players gathers souls to summon creatures, and then duke it out with other wizards, also supplemented with various spells. Their goal, based on the name, is to find an enemy altar, desecrate it by performing a sacrificial ritual on that altar, and then kill the enemy wizard one last time to banish him.

Most interestingly is that the main plot favors multiple playthroughs- at the beginning of each mission you are told to pick one of the five gods as your patron for that mission, and they will bless you with rewards. The game has a total of five different endings and a staggering ''45'' different levels for each god, inviting a lot of replayability.

''Sacrifice'' did not gain wide popularity, but garnered cult status due to it's incredibly unique gameplay, excellent story and voice acting and out of this world character designs, enough that it received a Steam release in 2000 and a later release on GOG as well.

''Sacrifice'' did not gain wide popularity, but garnered cult status, enough that it received a Steam release in 2000

Sacrifice is a unique breed of RTS games for PC, whereas instead of the isometric view from the above, it takes a 3rd person view behind the player avatar. This game is about battling wizards, each players gathers souls to summon creatures, and then duke it out with other wizards, also supplemented with various spells. Their goal, based on the name, is to find an enemy altar, desecrate it by performing a sacrificial ritual on that altar, and then kill the enemy wizard one last time to banish him.

''Sacrifice'' did not gain wide popularity, but garnered cult status, enough that it received a Steam release at 2000.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Zig-zagged... but not on Charnel. Pyro's introduction say that a lot of people is ''definitely'' going to label him the 'God of Destruction and Chaos' (and his personality doesn't help), but those aren't entirely true, Pyro actually encompasses some other positive traits than pure destruction and chaos, one of the things he's most proud of is progress.

''Sacrifice'' did not gain wide popularity, but garnered cult status.

* TheSoulless: Acheron according to Zyzyx as he was previously condemned to a primal hell for soulless creatures before Charnel found him.

* TheSoulless: Acheron, according to Zyzyx.

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* NonentityGeneral: One of most notable aversions of this trope as a wizard actively leads their troops into battle and provides support through spell casting.The wizard in this case has to fight alongside their troops as they supply them with manna so they can continue to fight.

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* NonentityGeneral: [[AvertedTrope One of most notable aversions of this trope.]]

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* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: Pretty much everyone with a name is either one or the other.

* MightyGlacier: James' yeomen; many of them resemble rocks and boulders, with legs, and are appropriately tough.

* FragileSpeedster: Stratos' servants.

* ThePowerOfLegacy: In Persephone/James' endings Eldred praises Mithras for making a HeroicSacrifice against Marduk and proclaims him a hero for speaking the truth no matter its consequences. [[spoiler:Mithras was Marduk in disguise.]]

* HellGate: The Demon Gate of Golgotha. Charnel offers Eldrad a mission to reclaim it, and later uses it to summon another demon to counter Marduk. In one of Persphone's missions Eldrad destroys it, along with the demon.

* DumbIsGood: James, probably the only wholly decent one in the pantheon. He's not actually stupid, just sounds like he is.

* AnIcePerson: Stratos, and of course his servants.

* BigBad: For all the attention he receives Charnel not the central antagonist, Marduk is. And [[spoiler:Stratos is the reason Marduk's here. Charnel's evil but he's on your side here]].
* BlindSeer: Mithras,Eldred's friend who delivers the prophecy of doom,which divides the gods

* DumbIsGood: James, probably the only wholly decent one in the pantheon. Of course, he's not actually stupid, just sounds like he is.

* HellGate: In the campaign there's the Demon Gate of Golgotha,which Charnel has you reclaim,he later uses it to summon another demon to counter Marduk.In one of Persphone's missions you destroy it,along with the demon.

* InsufferableGenius: Brainacs and their HeroUnit Sara Bella. And Stratos, naturally.

* MightyGlacier: James' yeomen naturally,since many of them resemble rocks and boulders,with legs.

* HellGate: In the campaign there's the demon gate of Golgotha,which Charnel has you reclaim,he later uses it to summon another demon to counter Marduk.In one of Persphone's missions you destroy it,along with the demon Charnel summoned.

* HellGate: In the campaign there's the demon gate of Golgotha,which Charnel has you reclaim,he later uses it summon another demon to counter Marduk.In one of Persphone's mission you destroy it,along with the demon Charnel summoned.

* MightyGlacier: James' yeomen.

* BigBad: You'd expect Charnel to be the BigBad, but really it's Marduk. And [[spoiler:Stratos is the reason Marduk's here. Charnel's evil but he's on your side here]].
* BlindSeer: Mithras.

* HellGate: The demon gate located in Golgotha