Line #11 VideoGame/SwordsAndClaws


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2	Sword and Claws is a [[PuzzlePlatformer puzzle platformer]] [[WebGames browser game]] published in 2019 and developed by Colonel Lazuli. The game takes place in the universe of [[UsefulNotes/{{Nudism}} naturist]] anthropomorphic animals. The game is a part of franchise of the same name that also includes a spin-off browser game [[https://colonellazuli.itch.io/stone-idol Stone Idol]] and a spin-off [[GamingWebcomics webcomic]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/colonellazuli/art/Swords-and-Claws-Scars-Page-01-847035487 Swords and Claws - Scars]].
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4	The game begins with a young adventurer Nicholas returning from his everyday training and finding out that his family and all other villagers are gone then he starts the searching...
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6	While being technically simple, this game is among very few games depicting [[UsefulNotes/{{Nudism}} casual-nudity]]. The game was created when its creator, Colonel Lazuli, couldn't find a [[UsefulNotes/{{Nudism}} naturist]] game and decided to make his own.
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8	The gameplay consists of primarily platforming segments with some casual fighting elements and simple puzzles.
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10	The game can be played [[https://colonellazuli.itch.io/swords-and-claws here]].
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12	!!''Swords and Claws'' has examples of the following tropes:
13	* ArtificialStupidity: Enemies can be lured into [[BottomlessPits bottomless pits]] where they will die. If enemies are walking towards the character and are quite far away, they can be spammed with attacks and they can be killed without them even fighting back.
14	* BigFancyCastle: Three final levels take place in the three floors of the castle Mordhul Holt, which has a pretty complicated internal structure.
15	* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: Some locations, especially three final levels that take place in the three floors of the castle [[BigFancyCastle Mordhul Holt]] are plain ridiculous with [[BottomlessPits bottomless pits]] in pretty random locations.
16	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Nicholas, [[spoiler: Felicia and Doramun]] are good guys that want to release kidnapped villagers vs. [[spoiler: Arzumak]] who kidnapped those villagers and his minions who executed his orders.
17	* BottomlessPits: There are quite a bit of them. They do have bottom, but character and enemies are instantly killed after touching the bottom of a pit.
18	* CharacterMagneticTeam: The game begins with one single hero Nicholas but later [[spoiler: two more heroes Felicia and Doramun join the team]].
19	* CollisionDamage: There are spikes tiles in all levels that do damage on contact to the character but not to the enemies.
20	* DamageSpongeBoss: [[spoiler: Arzumak, the final and the only boss in the game has pretty much health and his attacks are powerful [[UnblockableAttack completely unblockable]] and not so easy to evade]].
21	* FighterMageThief: Nicholas is [[JackofAllStats medium-stat]] fighter, [[spoiler: Doramun is [[GlacierWaif powerful and slow]] mage and Felicia is [[FragileSpeedster fast and weak]] "thief"]].
22	* FragileSpeedster: [[spoiler: Felicia]] is the fastest and has the highest jumps of all heroes but has the weakest attacks. [[spoiler: Enemy white panthers]] can be taken out pretty quickly but they are the fastest type of enemies.
23	* FullFrontalAssault: All characters in the game fight in the buff.
24	* GlacierWaif: [[spoiler: Doramun]] looks just as heavy as Nicholas does, but he is slower and has more powerful attacks.
25	* HeroesPreferSwords: [[TheHero Nicholas]] uses a sword.
26	* InterfaceSpoiler: [[spoiler: The main menu shows all three heroes even before the start of the game, although the player has to complete some levels in order to unlock Felicia and Doramun]]
27	* JackofAllStats: Nicholas has all-medium stats.
28	* LifeMeter: There is a red line in left top corner of the screen that serves as character's health.
29	* MaleFrontalNudity: Both male and female human-like genitals of anthropomorphic animals are always fully visible because all in-game characters, both allies and enemies are always nude but there is no sexual content in the game and nobody comments or reacts to it.
30	* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Slow and powerful male [[spoiler: Doramun]] and fast and weak female [[spoiler: Felicia]]. Also big, slow and powerful male [[spoiler: bulls]] and weak female squirrels with [[spoiler: weak and fast female white panthers]].
31	* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: [[spoiler: Doramun]] is the only character that utilizes energy and is the only that can block [[spoiler: bulls']] attacks.
32	* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: The Lands of Aniethia, the kingdom where the game takes place is a typical fantasy kingdom, but with anthropomorphic animals instead of humans and with [[NationalGeographicNudity no nudity taboo]]. Characters use blades and magic.
33	* MixedAnimalSpeciesTeam: The heroes in game are all diffent anthropomorphic animals. Nicholas is cat-like, [[spoiler:Felicia is rabbit like and Doramun is wolf-like]].
34	* NationalGeographicNudity: The Lands of Aniethia, the kingdom where the game takes place has [[InnocentFanserviceGirl no nudity taboo]]. All in-game characters, both allies and enemies are always nude, wearing only equipment belts, but there is no sexual content in the game.
35	* NoArcInArchery: Squirrel-archers' arrows fly without fall off.
36	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: All in-game characters, both allies and enemies are always nude, wearing only equipment belts, and nobody ever comments or reacts to it but there is no sexual content in the game.
37	* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: There are minotaur-like [[spoiler: enemy bulls]] in the game. They are depicted as bigger than other characters, slower than other characters, both in attacking and in movement, they also wield two handed double edged battle axes.
38	* RushBoss: [[spoiler: Arzumak, the final and the only boss can be taken out pretty quickly, but he can do the same with the character even faster]].
39	* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler: Arzumak, the final boss imprisons, among other, his own younger brother Karagor]].
40	* SwapFighter: [[spoiler: After freeing Felicia player can swap between her and Nicholas at will. After freeing Doramun player can swap between all three heroes at will.]]
41	* TheGhost: [[spoiler: Karagor, brother of the final boss Arzumak]] is only mentioned but never makes it to the screen. The villagers are mentioned, but they never make it to the screen too.
42	* TheHero: Nicholas trains with his sword to become a great adventurer in the exposition and [[spoiler: saves the kingdom at the end]].
43	* TheRedMage: [[spoiler: Doramun]] is modified version of this trope. He has the best defense and the best attack, but [[spoiler: energy meter needs to be full for him to use his attacks]].
44	* WallJump: It is sometimes possible to perform a wall jump but it is likely to be a glitch.

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