History VideoGame / Tunic

* ShoutOut: In a nod to ''VideoGame/StarTropics'', one of the steps necessary to solving one treasure's puzzle is [[spoiler:to dip one of the (in-game) manual's pages in water]].

* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Your stat upgrades don't work in the Far Shore, and you lose them after finishing the first half of the game. Most of the gameplay of the second half involves]] [[spoiler: exploring and recovering your stat upgrades from Hero's Graves.]]

* TheCorruption: Patches of corruption are found in some of the later areas, draining your maximum health if you stray too close. [[spoiler:It turns out most of the technology in the game uses it as a fuel source.]] [[spoiler: Then you get to the Ziggurat...]]

* DualWorldGameplay: [[spoiler:After you die in your first fight with the Heir, the world changes. Everything is thrust into night, monster spawns are changed, moonlight bridges open up some areas, wooden bridges collapse in other areas, and familiar ground is now [[TheCorruption blocked off by miasma.]] To make things even worse, you are greatly weakened there.]] [[spoiler: You can switch between the two worlds by resting at a bed after collecting all six Hero Relics.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: The ending after completing the GoldenPath (or solving the puzzle early): the Ruin Seeker frees the Heir, but before the Heir attacks the Ruin Seeker presents the guide to the Heir. The Heir reads through it and starts crying about [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what happened in the past]], ultimately relinquishing their power and presumably becoming a mortal Ruin Seeker again. They and the current Ruin Seeker become friends and start having fun together]].

* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler: The Librarian]] is a formidable adversary, as well as a dedicated scholar.

** [[spoiler:The game also has The Far Shore, a teleporter hub accessible through]] [[spoiler: praying at golden platforms in the world.]]

* NoFourthWall: In addition to the manual pages, which seem to exist inside and outside of the game world ''simultaneously,'' there's also everything about [[spoiler:the Holy Cross.]]

''Tunic'' draws heavy inspiration from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI that other game about a small hero with a sword and shield and green tunic.]] The game is rather obtuse and full of secrets. The player finds torn-out pages from the manual as they explore, akin to an old NES-era videogame manual that contains the tutorial and gameplay hints the in-game tutorial lacks. Each page of the manual has multiple hints and secrets, helping the player learn gameplay mechanics and how to navigate environments as they explore. Late-game content shifts from exploration and combat into more complex puzzles. As such, everything past the tutorial is a pretty big spoiler.

* CypherLanguage: Most of the text found in the game is written in a script that resembles runes. The script is in fact a phonetic cypher; all the text is in English and can be decyphered if you take the time to do so. Fortunately, much of the instruction manual can be understood from the illustrations and the occasional plaintext word. Learning how to read the language is not necessary for 99% of the game's content.

* CypherLanguage: Most of the text found in the game is written in a script that resembles runes. Fortunately there is a lot of context from illustrations and the occasional English word. Learning how to read the language is not necessary for 99% of the game's content.

* RedHerring: Since so much of the game's text is encrypted, one may run into situations where what the English text ''implies'' isn't even close to what the full text means. [[spoiler:One of the bigger examples is the nature of the Holy Cross; the Librarian's page in the manual suggests, at first glance, that it can be found in The Cathedral. In fact, the decrypted passage says ''exactly the opposite -'' the Librarian ''believes'' that the Holy Cross can be found in the Cathedral, when, in reality, it's not even a physical object within the setting.]]

* SequenceBreaking: The manual encourages a certain order, but every PlotCoupon needed to [[spoiler:fight The Heir]] is technically reachable once [[spoiler:the Magic Orb]] is acquired. And ''that'' is available the moment you start the game.

* GottaCatchThemAll: [[spoiler: Three Questagons, six Hero Relics, twenty fairies, twelve hidden treasures, twenty-eight instruction manual pages...]]

* GrapplingHookGun: [[spoiler:The Magic Orb]] is basically this game's hookshot, except it [[spoiler:functions by partially summons a creature from the Far Shore]].

Tunic draws heavy inspiration from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI that other game about a small hero with a sword and shield and green tunic.]] The game is rather obtuse and full of secrets. The player finds torn-out pages from the manual as they explore, akin to an old NES-era videogame manual that contains the tutorial and gameplay hints the in-game tutorial lacks. Each page of the manual has multiple hints and secrets, helping the player learn gameplay mechanics and how to navigate environments as they explore. Late-game content shifts from exploration and combat into more complex puzzles. As such, everything past the tutorial is a pretty big spoiler.

* GottaCatchThemAll: [[spoiler: Three Questagons, six Hero Relics, twenty fairies, twelve hidden treasures...]]

* DualWorldGameplay: [[spoiler:After you die in your first fight with the Heir, the world changes. Everything is thrust into night, monster spawns are changed, moonlight bridges open up some areas, wooden bridges collapse in other areas, and familiar ground is now [[TheCorruption blocked off by miasma.]] To make things even worse, you are greatly weakened there.]] [[spoiler: You can switch between the two worlds by resting at a bed.]]

* GrapplingHookGun: [[spoiler:The Magic Orb]] is basically this game's hookshot, except it uses magic in combat.

* PalmTreePanic: [[spoiler:The Ruined Atoll, an archipelago on the south side of the map.]]

* TheCorruption: Patches of corruption are found in some of the later areas, draining your maximum health if you stray too close. [[spoiler:It turns out most of the technology in the game uses it as a fuel source.]] [[spoiler: Then you get to the Ziggarut...]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: [[spoiler: The gun. It does great damage and stuns foes, but it also has a slow wind-up and consumes large chunks of your mana meter. Some items can mitigate its drawbacks.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: Your stat upgrades don't work in the Far Shore, and you lose them after finishing the first half of the game. Most of the gameplay of the second half involves]] [[spoiler: exploring and recovering your stat upgrades from Hero's Graves.]]
* TheCorruption: Patches of corruption are found in some of the later areas, draining your maximum health if you stray too close. [[spoiler: It turns out most of the technology in the game uses it as a fuel source.]] [[spoiler: Then you get to the Ziggarut...]]

* [[spoiler: DualWorldGameplay: After you die in your first fight with the Heir, the world changes. Everything is thrust into night, monster spawns are changed, moonlight bridges open up some areas, wooden bridges collapse in other areas, and familiar ground is now [[TheCorruption blocked off by miasma.]] To make things even worse, you are greatly weakened there.]] [[spoiler: You can switch between the two worlds by resting at a bed.]]

* GoldenPath: What the manual calls [[spoiler: the game-wide puzzle necessary for the best ending.]] The trope is actually averted, you can solve the puzzle at any time if you have enough information.
* GrapplingHookGun: [[spoiler: The Magic Orb]] is basically this game's hookshot, except it uses magic in combat.

** [[spoiler: The game also has The Far Shore, a teleporter hub accessible through]] [[spoiler: praying at golden platforms in the world.]]

* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler: The Boss Scavenger]] has nearly all of the same tricks you have, [[spoiler: except the grappling hook]].
* PalmTreePanic: [[spoiler: The Ruined Atoll, an archipelago on the south side of the map.]]

* [[spoiler: BroughtDownToNormal: Your stat upgrades don't work in the Far Shore, and you lose them after finishing the first half of the game. Most of the gameplay of the second half involves]] [[spoiler: exploring and recovering your stat upgrades from Hero's Graves.]]

* PalmTreePanic: [[spoiler: The Ruined Atoll, an archipelago on the south side of the map.]]
* TheCorruption: Patches of corruption are found in some of the later areas, draining your maximum health if you stray too close. [[spoiler: It turns out most of the technology in the game uses it as a fuel source.]] [[spoiler: Then you get to the Ziggarut...]]

Tunic draws heavy inspiration from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI that other game about a small hero with a sword and shield and green tunic.]] The game is rather obtuse and full of secrets. The player finds torn-out pages from the manual as they explore, akin to an old NES-era videogame manual that contains the tutorial and gameplay hints the in-game tutorial lacks. Each page of the manual has multiple hints and secrets, helping the player learn gameplay mechanics and how to navigate environments as they explore. As such, everything past the tutorial is a pretty big spoiler.

Tunic draws heavy inspiration from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda that other game about a small hero with a sword and shield and green tunic,]] specifically Zelda 1 for the NES. The game is rather obtuse and full of secrets. The player finds torn-out pages from the manual as they explore. Each page has multiple hints and secrets that teach gameplay mechanics and how to navigate environments. As such, everything past the tutorial is a pretty big spoiler.

Tunic draws heavy inspiration from [[TheLegendOfZelda that other game about a small hero with a sword and shield and green tunic,]] specifically Zelda 1 for the NES. The game is rather obtuse and full of secrets. The player finds torn-out pages from the manual as they explore. Each page has multiple hints and secrets that teach gameplay mechanics and how to navigate environments. As such, everything past the tutorial is a pretty big spoiler.

* CypherLanguage: Most of the text found in the game is written in a script that resembles runes.
* GeniusBruiser: The Librarian is a formidable adversary, as well as a dedicated scholar.

* GrapplingHookGun: The magic orb functions this way in a very similar fashion to the hookshot, except it uses magic.
* HubLevel: The overworld, from where all other areas can be accessed in the cardinal directions.
* IsometricProjection: The game is rendered in full 3D, but the camera almost always stays in this view.
* PalmTreePanic: The ruined atoll, an archipelago on the south side of the map.

* GreatLibraryOfEverything: The Grand Library.

* IsometricProjection: The game is rendered in full 3D, but the camera almost always stays in this view.