History VideoGame / SamuraiOfHyuga

* MortonsFork: Book 2 starts out with one - [[spoiler: the player is told to hand over their sensei's sword, or Masashi(mi) dies. If they don't, Masami/shi's throat is slit to get rid of the distraction, but if they do, the same thing happens for "disrespecting Sensei's last gift"]].

* InterfaceScrew: Late in Book 2, [[spoiler:the names of your statistics are all suddenly replaced with more pleasant-sounding names; for example, "Perverted" is changed to "Affectionate", and "Brutal" is changed to "Unpolished".]]

* IncompatibleOrientation: Book 2 introduces a potential love triangle between Hatch, Momoko, [[spoiler: and the Protagonist. Hatch is in love with Momoko, who is in love with the Protagonist. The Protagonist can reject Momoko if they’re straight or gay, regardless of gender.]]

* IncompatibleOrientation: Book 2 introduces a potential love triangle between Hatch, Momoko, [[spoiler: and the Protagonist. Hatch is in love with Momoko, who is in love with the Protagonist. The Protagonist can reject Momoko if they’re straight (female Protag) or gay (male Protag).]]

* IncompatibleOrientation: Book 2 introduces a potential love triangle between Hatch, Momoko, and the female Protagonist. [[spoiler:Hatch is in love with Momoko, who is a lesbian and in love with the Protagonist.]]

* FirstLove: Jun/Junko is this for the protagonist. It didn't work out well.

** Jun/Junko's is a feral wolf, emphasizing her [[{{Yandere}} savage but loyal]] nature.

Book one is currently out, with at least one other book in the works that [[WordOfGod the author has stated]] will be [[DoorStopper significantly longer than the first one]]. The first five chapters of the second book have been released in a playable demo, available [[http://multiplechoicestudios.com/SoH2/SamuraiOfHyugaBook2_demo/web/mygame/index.html here]], and the entirety of book 2 became available for purchase on Sept. 16, 2016.

** Book Two ends with [[spoiler: Hatch accused of murdering the Baron's chef, as his DyingClue was Hatch's name]].

* {{Expy}}: The cast takes great inspiration from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. The protagonist is a travelling, [[TheAtoner atoning]] {{Ronin}} [[spoiler:trained in a DangerousForbiddenTechnique]], their charge is a young, idealistic {{Tsundere}} they encounter a rash brawler and a beautiful doctor involved in the Yakuza, and so on. They all do manage to be original, and the protagonist especially can be shaped in a variety of ways.

* GoodIsDumb : Masami/Masashi at least has the excuse of being young and [[ShelteredAristocrat sheltered]]. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Hatch]] on the other hand is a native of a WretchedHive and yet remains unfailingly kind, compassionate and supportive. He also happens to be the most idiotic martial artist since [[DragonBall Son Goku]].

* HypnoticGaze: [[spoiler:Shiroyama]], the spirit of greed, has one; fitting, considering [[spoiler:her]] true form is that of a snake's.

* MoreThanMindControl: How the spirit of greed operates; it weakens its targets with its HypnoticGaze, then offers them the thing they desire most. All its' servants are therefore in full control of their actions and thus at the best of their abilities. [[spoiler:It will also attempt do to this to you and Hatch, successfully in the latter's case--whether it works on you or not depends on your Attunement.]]
** The second demon [[spoiler: has the ability to erase memories of those that agree, and fade the memories of those that haven't yet]].

* OneManArmy: The player character if they [[spoiler: unleash the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Jigoku Itto-Ryo]] in the Yakuza den whereupon they proceed to massacre everyone and anyone standing between them and the BigBad.]]

* SanitySlippage: In Book 2, [[spoiler:Toshi/Toshio becomes increasingly distraught and dishevelled over the course of the final act, even clawing at her own arms]].

** Several of the characters are expies of the early ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' cast although the story is original and many have quirks that differentiate them from their inspirations. Specifically we have a stoic ninja with a strong devotion to a goal (Toshio(e)/Aoshi), a street fighter (Hatch/Sanosuke), a {{Tsundere}} (Masashi(mi)/Kaoru) and a beautiful doctor that made opium against her will (Momoko/Megumi).

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The first game ends with [[spoiler:Jun/Junko slicing open Masashi/Masami's throat while the PC can only watch. Book 2 reveals she survives.]]

* MortonsFork: Book 2 starts out with one - [[spoiler: the player is told to hand over their sensei's sword, or Masashi(mi) dies. If they don't, s/he's killed for the refusal, but if they do, s/he's killed for "disrespecting Sensei's last gift"]].

* AnimalMotifs: Masashi/Masami's spirit animal is a Red Panda, and the player's varies depending on both choice and [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything what traits they've exhibited so far]]. Deviating from the Spirit Animal's traits will lower your spiritual attunement. There are ten total, but you can only [[KarmaMeter exhibit 5 traits, as each is paired with another, opposing trait]].
--> Barn Swallow for [[HotBlooded Impulsive]] or Alligator for [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Calculated]]\\

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The first game ends with [[spoiler:Jun/Junko slicing open Masashi/Masami's throat while the PC can only watch]].

* MeaningfulEcho: In the climax of the first book, [[spoiler:during the protagonist's JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind, they will be asked questions they answered earlier in the game (such as "what would you do if you had no fear"). Giving the same answer as before raises Attunement and helps them re-orient themselves.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Masashi/Masami comes across as this towards the protagonist, especially if they're lecherous towards them; verbally lambasting the main character while blushing profusely and frequently calling them "baka".

* ShoutOut: Several of the characters are expies of the early ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' cast although the story is original and many have quirks that differentiate them from their inspirations. Specifically we have a stoic ninja with a strong devotion to a goal (Toshio(e)/Aoshi), a street fighter (Hatch/Sanosuke), a {{Tsundere}} (Masashi(mi)/Kaoru) and a beautiful doctor that made opium against her will (Momoko/Megumi).

* MortonsFork: Book 2 starts out with one - [[spoiler: the player is told to hand over their sensei's sword, or Masashi/Kaoru dies. If they don't, s/he's killed for the refusal, but if they do, s/he's killed for "disrespecting Sensei's last gift"]].

Book one is currently out, with at least one other book in the works that [[WordOfGod the author has stated]] will be [[DoorStopper significantly longer than the first one]]. The first five chapters of the second book have been released in a playable demo, available [[http://multiplechoicestudios.com/SoH2/SamuraiOfHyugaBook2_demo/web/mygame/index.html here]].

** The "world-weary [[VagueAge vaguely-young]] ronin who aspires to atone for their misdeeds is hired by a young child who tries to hide how much the ronin means to them" idea [[SwordOfTheStranger has been done before]].

[[IThoguhtThatWas Has nothing to do with]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} a certain ninja clan]].

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: In the second book's demo, [[spoiler:Jun/ko will demand the PC hand over their [[AncestralWeapon beloved sword, passed down from their Sensei,]] in exchange for Masashi/mi's life. If they don't, Jun/ko kills them. If they do, Jun/ko is enraged the PC would trade away the sword for a "worthless kid" and [[KickTheDog kills them anyway]].]] Fortunately, [[Masashi/mi either survives or comes back, though how is currently unexplained.]]

Book one is currently out, with at least one other book in the works that [[WordOfGod the author has stated]] will be [[DoorStopper significantly longer than the first one]].

The game is set in the nation of Hyuga, an {{Expy}} of Japan, with the player taking on the role of a {{Ronin}}-turned-bodyguard with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Taking on the job of protecting an young Shungenja, the player quickly finds themselves embroiled in a much larger adventure.

%%* {{Badass}}: The player character, to an even bigger extent than most InteractiveFiction protagonists. Taken UpToEleven if they [[spoiler: unleash the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Jigoku Itto-Ryo]] in the Yakuza den whereupon they proceed to massacre everyone and anyone standing between them and the BigBad.]]