History VideoGame / Unsighted

* BonusBoss:
** The prologue has an optional fight with Ancient Guardian Luna if you can find the Ice Grenade beforehand, which [[GuideDangIt also requires]] finding the normal grenades and killing (or evading) a Dark Spawn which is otherwise discouraged in this part of the story.
** [[spoiler:M, the grim reaper android should you refuse her offer of others' time.]]
** [[spoiler:Corrupted Sanctum Guardian, an enhanced version of Arthropod King Claudius that guards one of the clock pieces.]]
** [[spoiler:Raging Anima Essence, an enhanced version of the final boss that the player faces if they've used the Ancient Clock to turn back time.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: The War Axe can be obtained right in the prologue by leaving the ruined laboratory unarmed. It's rather slow but also extremely powerful, enough to instakill the Dark Spawns with a charged counter attack.

** [[spoiler:Corrupted Sanctum Guardian, an enhanced version of the crab miniboss that guards one of the clock pieces.]]
** [[spoiler:Raging Anima Essence, an enhanced version of Arthropod King Claudius that the player faces if they've used the Ancient Clock to turn back time.]]

** Elisa will sell you a second or third healing syringe at a cost of three Moon Dust each.
** Giving Ariel three Moon Dust (despite her being unlikely to come close to running out on a standard playthrough) grants you the Elemental Blade, which [[AllYourPowersCombined can apply fire, ice and lightning effects]] to enemies.
** Giving three to Clara (who is also unlikely to run out) grants you the Anima Chip, which doubles the effectiveness of Moon Dust on Alma's timer (but not anyone else's).

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Meteor Dust is needed to keep the player and their ExpositionFairy alive and can be used to buy a number of very useful items, but many players instead use it to keep friendly [=NPCs=] alive long after they've exhausted any rewards they may receive for doing so.

* BonusBoss: The prologue has an optional fight with Ancient Guardian Luna if you can find the Ice Grenade beforehand, which [[GuideDangIt also requires]] finding the normal grenades and killing (or evading) a Dark Spawn which is otherwise discouraged in this part of the story.
** [[spoiler: M, the grim reaper android should you refuse her offer of others' time.]]
** [[spoiler: Corrupted Sanctum Guardian, an enhanced version of the crab miniboss that guards one of the clock pieces.]]
** [[spoiler: Raging Anima Essense, an enhanced version of the final boss that the player faces if they've used the Ancient Clock to turn back time.]]
* BossInMookClothing: The large Dark Spawns can kill Alma in 2 hits with their long-ranged slashes and the prologue discourages players from facing them head-on, hiding that they are as vulnerable to counters as any other enemy. When one appears at the end of the prologue, Alma has just enough time to get a counter hit in before [[DualBoss another]] hops in the arena, all but ensuring players still inexperienced with the combat mechanics get the FissionMailed outcome for the fight.

* CanineCompanion: Alma can bring one of several dogs [[spoiler: or a cat]] along with her which will attack enemies on her behalf. While useful in combat they need to be fed and rested (costing precious time) regularly or they'll eventually leave her.

*** [[spoiler: If Raquel and Iris both survive then Iris will interrupt Alma and Raquel's reunion to introduce herself.]]
*** [[spoiler: If the player found Raquel's axe then she'll remark on it.]]
*** [[spoiler: If the player has an animal companion they'll sit on the player's motorcycle while credits roll.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: The Anima Essense lashes out at Alma and fully intends to abandon the androids to their fate of going unsighted despite giving life to them, all because of the misdeeds of the humans who at this point are pretty much all corrupted Dark Spawn.]]
* DualBoss: [[spoiler:During the first phase of the final battle Raquel summons clones of the area bosses, two at a time.]]

* FireIceLightning: Alma's weapons may have one of these elements, which have different effects on enemies: fire causes DamageOverTime, ice freezes enemies in place, and electricity reduces the target's defense.
** The Elemental Blade available from Ariel combines all three effects in a single weapon.

* JerkassGods: [[spoiler:The Anima Essense within the meteor gave life to the androids but now it fully intends to abandon them and seed life elsewhere, condemning them all to going unsighted just because humans abused its gifts. It is eventually persuaded to stay but only after attacking Alma.]]
* JustFrameBonus: two of them, actually; both have a fairly lenient timing window:

* MercyRewarded: [[spoiler: Refusing M's offer to kill friendly [=NPCs=] for their time and instead defeating her in combat grants you 10 Meteor Dust, a key card that points the way to the golden ending as well as her help escaping the collapsing tower during the ending sequence.]]
* NoHeroDiscount: Despite Alma working to save android-kind Elisa still won't part with an extra healing syringe for less than three Meteor Dust.

* SequenceBreaking: The prologue can be finished in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu2VXxPj3ys under 4 minutes]] by collecting the first key and then throwing boxes at platform triggers to head straight to the Arachnid Queen Spinarach fight.
** The game literally has an achievement called "Sequence Breaker" that involves collecting [[spoiler: the high-jump boots by using a hidden pathway to reach a mini-boss early]] during the prologue. It also has a more advanced version, Sequence ''Shatterer'' which requires you to [[spoiler:collect a meteor piece during the prologue]], but this requires information you won't have on your first playthrough.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: Once your time runs low an android resembling the Grim Reaper will offer to kill friendly [=NPCs=] for you and give you their time.

* VideogameCaringPotential: Meteor Dust is needed to keep the player and their ExpositionFairy alive and can be used to buy a number of very useful items, but many players instead use it to keep friendly [=NPCs=] alive long after they've exhausted any rewards they may receive for doing so.

** Additional shopkeeper NPCs can be found in the event that the ones in the village go unsighted, though some of them have more limited stock and won't offer the four-heart friendship rewards the villagers have.

* MercyRewarded: [[spoiler: Refusing M's offer to kill friendly NPCs for their time and instead defeating her in combat grants you 10 Meteor Dust, a key card that points the way to the golden ending as well as her help escaping the collapsing tower during the ending sequence.]]

* PowerAtAPrice: Several powerful upgrades are available if the player is willing to part with Meteor Dust that could otherwise be used to keep shorter-lived NPCs alive.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: Once your time runs low an android resembling the Grim Reaper will offer to kill friendly NPCs for you and give you their time.

* VideogameCaringPotential: Meteor Dust is needed to keep the player and their ExpositionFairy alive and can be used to buy a number of very useful items, but many players instead use it to keep friendly NPCs alive long after they've exhausted any rewards they may receive for doing so.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: While there are clearly exceptions like Doctor Zepherina the majority of humans in the story are monsters trying to exterminate or regain control of fully-sentient androids. Cutting off the androids from the meteor granting their sentience was just the beginning [[spoiler: the crater tower group captured and mindwiped Morgana, turning her into a weapon to steal anima from her fellow androids, and it's implied they may have been sustaining themselves through cannibalism until their Anima serum turned them into literal monsters, the Dark Spawn.]]

* SelfImposedChallenge: The Loner achivement requires the player not to recuit Iris, which will leave them unable to purchase additional chip slots as well as her advice and warnings about nearby Dark Spawn. The Minimalist achivement extends this to also bar you from purchasing any weapon upgrades or additional permanent syringes.

* TheWoobie: [[WoobieSpecies Androids in general qualify.]] They're sentient but know they're destined to lose their minds and become dangerous feral Unsighted. Even when the end comes most meet it with quiet acceptance rather than blaming Alma for not saving them or begging for Meteor Dust.
** Anna the cheery shopkeeper stands out. She has an unrequited crush on Alma and once her anima runs low she regrets that now she'll never get the chance to be happy.

* DevelopersForesight: Several of the player's actions will be acknowledged by the ending:
** [[spoiler: If Raquel and Iris both survive then Iris will interrupt Alma and Raquel's reunion to introduce herself.]]
** [[spoiler: If the player found Raquel's axe then she'll remark on it.]]
** [[spoiler: If the player has an animal companion they'll sit on the player's motorcycle while credits roll.]]

* BigGood: Doctor Zepherina was a great friend to the androids [[DefectorFromDecadence despite being a human]], built Alma and repaired her after she was damaged during the humans' attack and creation of the Crater Tower. She also sent the Meteor Shards for study, which become key weapons in the fight against the Dark Spawn. Finding her grave is quite a sombre moment.

** [[spoiler: The mysterious grim reaper M qualifies surprisingly. If Alma rejects her offer to kill other androids for their time she expresses that she thought she'd finally found someone who understands her and when asked for her help she implies that killing is all she's able to do. Exploring the crater tower reveals she was once a normal android named Morgana who was captured, mind-wiped and turned into an assassin to collect Anima for the humans.]]

** Giving Ariel three Moon Dust (despite her high time meaning she's unlikely to come close to running out on a standard playthrough) grants you the Elemental Blade, which [[AllYourPowersCombined can apply fire, ice and lightning effects]] to enemies.

* TheWoobie: [[WoobieSpecies Androids in general qualify.]] They're sentient but know their destined to lose their minds and become dangerous feral Unsighted. Even when the end comes most meet it with quiet acceptance rather than blaming Alma for not saving them or begging for Meteor Dust.

** [[spoiler: Raging Anima Essense, an enhanced version of the final boss that the player faces if they've used the Ancient Clock to turn back time.]

* InfinityMinusOneSword: [[spoiler:When you forge the Meteor Blade, it is corrupted. The only way to purify it and return it to its full strength is to slay Dark Spawns and collect materials from their corpses.]]

** The Spinner is useful for puzzles but it also lets you rapidly move across terrain without consuming stamina, allowing you to rapidly traverse areas you've already visited and easily evade enemies.

** The player can rescue multiple dogs [[spoiler: and a cat]] who will then follow the player and assist them in combat and can be petted and fed by the player. The issue comes in that dogs need to sleep, and letting them rest as much as they need means consuming three hours of time on a semi-regular basis in a game with very tight timelines.

* AwesomeYetPractical:
** The Spinner is useful for puzzles but it also lets you rapidly move across terrain without consuming stamina, allowing you to rapidly traverse areas you've already visited and easily evade enemies.
** The Double Hookshot likewise is incredible useful for navigation and allows you to simply bypass huge numbers of platforming challenges and puzzles once it's unlocked.