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| 2 | ''Przygody Reksia'' (''[[TheFullNameAdventures Adventures of Reksio]]'') is a Polish series of PC [[PointAndClickGame point & click games]] made and published by [[SdrawkcabName Aidem Media]], starring Reksio the dog, a character from ''Animation/{{Reksio}}'', an animation of the same title - though, [[InNameOnly apart from main character]], the games don't actually have much to do with the animated series. The games are known for its [[ReferenceOverdosed many shout-outs,]] a [[NoFourthWall lack of fourth wall]] and an [[NintendoHard absurdly high level of difficulty for a kids' game.]] |
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| 4 | The series follows Reksio and his friends (most notably [[ALizardNamedLiz Moles]], a grumpy and lazy, but loyal mole) as they [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin go through many fascinating and dangerous adventures,]] with every adventure ending with [[SequelHook an unpredicted event forcing them to start next one immediately.]] |
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| 6 | There are six games in the series: |
| 7 | * ''Reksio i Skarb Piratów'' (''Reksio and the Pirate Treasure'') (October 2002) - [[ExcusePlot while windsurfing, Reksio gets caught in a storm and ends up on a mysterious, tropical island, where he finds a map to titular treasure.]] First, easiest and shortest game in series. |
| 8 | * ''Reksio i UFO'' (''Reksio and the UFO'') (April 2003) - after returning home, Reksio witnesses an UFO attack on his farm. After flying saucers kidnap chickens living here, Reksio and Moles build a space rocket to save them. |
| 9 | * ''Reksio i Czarodzieje'' (''Reksio and the Wizards'') (May 2004) - after arriving back on Earth, Reksio mysteriously disappears. As it turns out, he himself got kidnapped by the dark wizard, forcing his friends to take on a dangerous rescue mission. |
| 10 | * ''Reksio i Wehikuł Czasu'' (''Reksio and the Time Machine'') (November 2004) - once again Reksio returns home only to discover a letter from the past, informing him that he and Moles are both chased by mysterious organisation known as Zakon Ryżokitowców (Order of Rosetails). To escape them and save their lives, our heroes will have to build titular Time Machine and go back to the past to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. |
| 11 | * ''Reksio i Kapitan Nemo'' (''Reksio and Captain Nemo'') (October 2006) - Reksio and Moles succeed at changing the future, but get stuck in XIX century and now have to find another way home. Longest and hardest game in series, as well as the one with deepest story. |
| 12 | * ''Reksio i Miasto Sekretów'' (''Reksio and the City of Secrets'') (August 2009), plus an [[UpdatedReRelease Updated Re-releases]] titled ''Reksio i Miasto Sekretów: Limited Edition'' (''Reksio and the City of Secrets: Limited Edition'') (November 2010) and ''City of Secrets'' (March 2011) - [[ArtifactTitle the first game in the series]] [[DayInTheLimelight starring Moles as the main character]], as well as first in main series to break from fully 2D graphics, instead having a SpritePolygonMix. Reksio disappears again, and Moles quickly discovers he was kidnapped and taken into Poco Pane - mysterious underground city inhabited by moles and ruled by mysterious mayor who years ago overthrew the king through revolution. Soon it turns out that to save his friend, Moles will have to dig deeper into mayor's origin... |
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| 14 | As well as two spin-offs: |
| 15 | * ''Reksio i Kretes w Akcji'' (''Reksio and Moles Back in Action'') (March 2007) - Reksio and Moles get a package, which - as it turns out - contains [[GameWithinAGame several video games based on their adventures]]. Soon they find out that whoever made them, [[PragmaticAdaptation was very liberal with events of their lives...]] |
| 16 | * ''Reksio i Kretes: Tajemnica Trzeciego Wymiaru'' (''Reksio and Moles: Secret of The Third Dimension'') (December 2007) - Reksio, Moles and their GadgeteerGenius friend Rooster Artificer get sucked into a mysterious monolith and transported into strange, three-dimensional world. [[TeamworkPuzzleGame To find a way back home, they will have to use their special abilities to help each other while navigating through many dangerous mazes,]] while guided by mysterious entity know only as TheVoice. First 3D game in series. |
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| 18 | In April 2011 production of seventh game in main series, titled ''Miasto Sekretów 2'' (''City of Secrets 2'') started, with first episode released on 20th April 2013. However, the rest of the game has been stuck in DevelopmentHell for long time and its unknown if it will ever see the light. |
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| 20 | Unfortunately, apart from ''City of Secrets'' and first episode of ''City of Secrets 2'', [[NoExportForYou none of the games were translated to English]]. Since the licence to use Reksio has expired and it doesn't look like creators are going to reacquire it again, they probably never will be. |
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| 23 | !!Tropes featured in whole series: |
| 24 | * AerithAndBob: Some characters have normal names, including Reksio (for a dog), Korneliusz, and Molly. Others have more unusual names, like Kretes (Moles) and Nemo. |
| 25 | * AdventureDuo: While Reksio is AudienceSurrogate, [[{{Deuteragonist}} Moles]] is more [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] and grumpy. |
| 26 | * AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: In later parts [[{{Deuteragonist}} Moles]] becomes more often playabe character |
| 27 | * BlackBeadEyes: Many characters, such as Reksio himself, have small black dots for eyes. The second most common eye type is the one with white sclerae and black pupils. |
| 28 | * BodyPocket: [[TheHero Reksio]] (and sometimes [[{{Deuteragonist}} Moles]] ) are hiding items in "pocket" despite having no clothes. |
| 29 | * Bookends: Most of games ends with one: |
| 30 | ** ''Treasure of pirates'' starts with Reksio swimming on surfboard, and ends with Reksio leaving island on new surfboard. |
| 31 | *** Also in ending of ''Captain Nemo'' he decides to go on holidays on [[HereWeGoAgain his new surfboard]]. |
| 32 | ** In ''Ufo'' last saved by us hen is [[TheChiefsDaughter Princess]], which was first kidnapped hen in CliffHanger of previous game. |
| 33 | ** In ''Wizzards'' Reksio has to choose between [[RedPillBluePill red bone and blue bone]] [[ButThouMust except blue one is not present]] and is founded only in finale, where it allows you to return to real world. |
| 34 | ** ''Time machine'' [[FlashForward starts]] and [[DistantFinale ends]] with Old Moles telling to his grandchildren about his adventures. |
| 35 | * CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: All the games' titles follow the pattern ''Reksio (or Reksio and Moles) and [[insert the main subject of the game]]''. |
| 36 | * CommonTongue: There are some exceptions, but most characters, regardless of the place or time period they come from, speak modern Polish. |
| 37 | * CompanyCameo: Logo of Aidem Media is often seen as some element of background, for example on coins or on book in StorybookOpening of ''Wizards''. |
| 38 | * ContinuityCavalcade: Rex’s doghouse is place where he leaves most of souvenirs from earlier adventures |
| 39 | * CopyProtection: The games have a security system to make it sure the games were bought legally. In the first four games, Mr. Policeman demands the player to input the code that came with the instruction booklet (or a magazine if the game was bundled with it). In ''Captain Nemo'', the Mad Hatter tells the players to press a button only if they bought the game legally. |
| 40 | * DeadpanSnarker - Moles the mole often responds to an unfair situation with sarcastic remarks. Jean-Paul from La Resistance is even grumpier and he snarks even (or especially) about his teammates. |
| 41 | * DevelopmentGag: |
| 42 | ** In Captain Nemo is sometimes referenced “Guy with the scythe”, which was one of creator’s ideas about using one as one of obstacles. Idea was rejected, but is still references |
| 43 | *** Moles in one of dialogues says that he once seen some Guy with the scythe |
| 44 | *** In CreditsGag he is signed as creator of credits |
| 45 | *** Probably Mole with lawnmover from City of Secrets is reference to this [[note]]scythe and lawnmover sound familliar in Polish ("kosa" and "kosiarka")[[/note]] |
| 46 | * FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The main characters, especially after ''UFO'': |
| 47 | ** Optimist: Reksio, the brave HeroicDog who is always there to do what's right. He can sometimes be Conflicted. |
| 48 | ** Cynic: Moles, the DeadpanSnarker mole who always voices his displeasure. |
| 49 | ** Realist: Rooster Artificer, TheSmartGuy who makes plans for most of the inventions. |
| 50 | ** Apathetic: Kornelek, a former antagonist who is more quiet than his brother and is the least involved in the plot. |
| 51 | * EquippableAlly: In broomstic flight minigame Moles (who is on broom scoop) is used mainly to remove obstacles from way |
| 52 | * FurryConfusion: The games have many anthropomorphic chickens (Rooster Artificer, Kornelek, captain Nemo), but also regular chickens, like he ones that reside in the backyard. In fact, two of them are the sisters of the rooster brothers. |
| 53 | * GameBreakingBug: Infamously, there’s bug in every game in main series activating after leaving game with combination alt+tab. After returning whole game leaves every move of sprite on screen in Windows Solitare victory style. |
| 54 | * GameplayRoulette: While initially game is point and click, it often uses many kinds of minigames |
| 55 | * HammerSpace: In true point & click adventure fashion, Reksio is able to carry a wide assortment of improbably large items in "his pocket", including car wheels, a ladder and a washing machine. Occasionally [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Moles or the narrator, who quip about the absurdity of this fact. |
| 56 | * HamsterWheelPower: Most of Rooster Artificer's inventions are powered by Diesel the Hamster running on his wheel. |
| 57 | * HeroicMime: Reksio himself. [[TheUnintelligible Though rather than actually being mute, he communicates by barking.]] |
| 58 | * IncrediblyLamePun: Many and often [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. Unfortunately, most of them get LostInTranslation. An example from ''Wizards'': |
| 59 | --->'''Moles (in Piklibia's dungeons):''' Dungeons! Or female wild boars? Another great linguistic joke. [[note]]"lochy" means both "dungeons" and "female wild boars", which the dungeons incidentally have[[/note]] |
| 60 | * InteractiveNarrator: The Narrator sometimes interacts with the characters (and vice versa), especially with Reksio in ''Treasure of Pirates'' (although [[TheUnintelligible the latter doesn't answer back]]) and Moles in ''Time Machine'' and ''Captain Nemo''. |
| 61 | * ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Rooster Artificer's inventions like the time travelling sofa etc. |
| 62 | * LemonyNarrator: The Narrator sometimes spices up the narration with jokes and quips, mostly in the first, fourth, and fifth games. |
| 63 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Many characters have names related to their species. |
| 64 | * MythologyGag |
| 65 | ** Title ''Rex and the UFO'' is reference to one of episodes [[Animation/{{Reksio}}Reksio cartoon]] named the same |
| 66 | ** In Reksio’s doghouse there’s portrait of him as Roman statue used in game outside series |
| 67 | ** When picking up the washing machine early on in ''Time Mashine'', in the following dialogue Moles mentions Reksio's friend, a boy from the [[Animation/{{Reksio}} original cartoon]]. |
| 68 | * NoFourthWall: It just doesn't exist. Characters (especially Moles) will often talk [[InteractiveNarrator to the narrator]], to the player, to the game creators [[WhoWritesThisCrap and lampshade some of the worse pieces of dialogue or scenery]]. |
| 69 | * PreviouslyOn: At the beginning of every game from Wizards on there is a recap of the previous adventures, although the way it's done is different. |
| 70 | * ProductionForeshadowing: Every game of the series ends with a {{Cliffhanger}} related with the next part. But also in game we can see some foreshadowing for the next part. |
| 71 | ** In ”Pirates Treasure” Narrators' first words are “one day Reksio has decided to go into space… wait. That’s wrong story”, which is related with next game “Reksio and UFO”. Later we also see a crashed UFO in the volcano. |
| 72 | ** In Time Machine Moles comments [[NoodleIncident Rooster’s story about his try to build submarine]]. |
| 73 | --->'''Moles:''' [[CatchPhrase Oh mama]]. It souds like EpicFail. I am even scared what would happen if we used to [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial travel in submarine around the world ]][[note]]in next part they are traveling in submarine[[/note]] |
| 74 | * PsychoElectricEel: Electric eels are used twice: |
| 75 | ** First time in ''Time Machine'', where they are enemies in lake which are [[HarmlessElectrocution electrocuting Moles]] when he dives in search of part of the time machine. |
| 76 | ** Second time in ''Captain Nemo'', where they are used as power source of Nautilus. |
| 77 | * PurpleProse - Moles enjoys doing this from time to time. |
| 78 | --->'''Moles:''' [[Film/BladeRunner All those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain]]. |
| 79 | * JustForFun/RecycledInSpace: Most of games from series are this |
| 80 | ** ''Pirates’ Treasure'' is Reksio WITH PIRATES |
| 81 | ** ''UFO'' is Reksio IN SPACE |
| 82 | ** ''Wizards'' is Reksio IN MAGIC LAND |
| 83 | ** ''Time Machine'' is Reksio WITH TIME TRAVEL |
| 84 | ** ''Captain Nemo'' is Reksio IN XIX CENTURY |
| 85 | ** ''In action'' is rest of series WITH [[SelfDeprecation SELF DEPRECATION]] |
| 86 | ** ''City of Secrets'' is Reksio [[BeneathTheEarth IN UNDERGOUND]] [[CommieLand COMMIE LAND]] |
| 87 | * ReferenceOverdosed: Not so much in the first game, but starting with ''UFO'', there are numerous shout-outs and sometimes even [[WholePlotReference episodes based entirely around one work]] (e.g. in a game full of references to ''Franchise/StarWars'', planet Kurakis is mostly based on planet ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', AKA Arrakis). |
| 88 | * TheStinger: All games after credits are showing some comedic scene |
| 89 | ** In Pirate’s Treasure in scene Moles is interrupted by Space Hen humming [[Franchise/StarWars Imperial Marsh]] |
| 90 | ** In UFO Kretan Resistence Movement reveals that [[CompanionCube Kretti Kretonen is from]] [[CardboardPal plywood]] |
| 91 | ** In Wizards Tea Party comments ending and reveals that [[TheDogWasTheMastermind Mad Hatter was one that kidnaped Rex]] |
| 92 | ** In Time Machine is presented Moles recording his voice lines |
| 93 | ** Captain Nemo has two different stinger scenes depending from took difficulty |
| 94 | *** In easy mode it’s Narrator presenting themselves… [[TheUnreveal in room with no lights]] |
| 95 | *** In hard mode there’s scene with Kretan Resistence Movement and [[TheSixthRanger Blub]] |
| 96 | ** In In Action is tricky one because it’s after skippable advertisement of creator’s products. Presents Kretan Resistence Movement leaving Moles’ house in dark |
| 97 | * SolveTheSoupCans: Some minigames are built on this, like Genie asking for solving MoonLogicPuzzle to get his wish. |
| 98 | * WorldOfFunnyAnimals: Unlike the cartoons the games were based on, the cast is made of anthropomorphic animals (along non-sapient ones) instead of humans. [[TokenHuman The only human characters]] are [[CopyProtection Mr. Policeman]] (who doesn't interact with the characters), The Mad Hatter, and possibly the Narrator and Leonardo da Vinci. |
| 99 | * TakeThat: |
| 100 | ** In ‘’Ufo’’ is mentioned Self-defence from Pluto blocking space highway. It’s reference to then present Polish party known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Defence_of_the_Republic_of_Poland Self-defence]] infamous for protesting by blocking roads. |
| 101 | *** Also there’s a BrickJoke in ‘’Captain Nemo’’ saying that they got into the galactic senate and entered coalition with Fowl of Chaos, referring to their coalition which was in time of game release. |
| 102 | ** ‘’Back in action’’ parodies many video games tropes using [[GameWithinAGame games within a game]] |
| 103 | *** ''Treasure of Pirates'' parodies [[ActionizedAdaptation actionized adaptations]] to the point that [[AdaptationalVillainy every met character is enemy]] |
| 104 | *** ‘’Ufo’’ parodies [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Annoying video game helpers]] with Commenter irritating heroes, [[spoiler: which [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing death is considered a victory]] ]] |
| 105 | *** ‘’Wizards’’ parodies TheOtherDarrin, by changing main heroes’ voice actors |
| 106 | *** ‘’Time machine’’ parodies [[LanguageBarrier often use of foreign language]], by using {{Conlang}} which heroes have to understand by contest |
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| 108 | !!Tropes featured in Treasure of Pirates: |
| 109 | * AntiFrustrationFeatures: After several failed attempts at the notoriously difficult map minigame, the player will simply receive a different copy of the map from Robinson, if they decide to quit. |
| 110 | %%* BatOutOfHell: There are several in volcano level. |
| 111 | * CoconutMeetsCranium: In one of the minigames, Reksio must protect the village from the pirates. How does he do this? By throwing coconuts at them. |
| 112 | * ConvectionSchmonvection: Halfway through the game, the characters must cross a cave filled with lava inside an active volcano. How? By jumping on rocks partially submerged in lava! |
| 113 | * CypherLanguage: The pirates use their own script called the Ratscript that only few other characters (The Chief of the Black Village tribe, partially Robinson Kozoe) can understand. |
| 114 | * DubSpeciesChange: The pirates are rats, but the Romanian dub changed them to mice. |
| 115 | * EarlyBirdCameo: The space chickens make an appearance in the third episode that takes place under the volcano. They become major antagonists in the second game. |
| 116 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Reksio is solo, Moles is just comic relief, [[ExcusePlot there is no real story]], the game is much shorter and easier than its sequels and there are even more [[UnexpectedGameplayChange sudden changes in gameplay.]] |
| 117 | * ExcusePlot: This game is simply about Reksio going through adventures on a tropical island to find the treasure of the pirates, in contrast to later games which have a more connected storyline. That being said... |
| 118 | ** InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Some characters and plot points in the game prove to be very important later on. Moles joins Reksio in adventures starting with the next game. The space chickens from the UFO level become antagonists in the next game. The island itself is revisited in the fifth game, where it's revealed to go through the [[ChekhovsGun Line Date]] - which is important in helping Reksio and Moles return home. |
| 119 | * GoodAllAlong: The pirates are mistaken for the bad guys who want to attack the Black Chicken Village and eat the Temple made of cheese. They actually want to find the treasure to fulfill their captain's dream of sending it to the Lonely Egg's House. |
| 120 | * InvisibleWriting: After he fell overboard, Captain O' Gryzek used sympathetic ink to write messages and draw a map. These arrived at the Treasure Island in bottles. |
| 121 | %%* MessageInABottle: How Reksio finds the treasure map. |
| 122 | * MacGuffin: The titular treasure is just there for the sake of having a goal for the game. However, reksio wants to find the treasure to give it to the pirates, who in turn want to send it to the Lonely Egg's House. |
| 123 | * MacGuffinTitle: The game is named after the treasure that the pirates want to find. |
| 124 | * ReptilesAreAbhorrent: In the jungle level, Reksio must cross a river full of turtles and crocodiles that can knock him in the water while also avoiding being ambushed by snakes that rest on the trees. |
| 125 | * RiddleMeThis: In order to enter the temple and reach the volcano, Reksio must answer the Capon's riddles correctly. |
| 126 | * {{Robinsonade}}: |
| 127 | ** The game begins with Reksio stranded on a shipwreck after going surfing on a stormy day. After being set free, he is brought to the Treasure Island where the rest of the story takes place. |
| 128 | ** A more direct reference to ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' is Robinson Kozoe, who was stranded on the island years ago and has been living on it ever since. |
| 129 | * RunningGag: In this game, Moles is often caught in embarrassing situations and he always complains about it. |
| 130 | * ShipwreckStart: Whole game starts with Reksio stuck on shipwreck. |
| 131 | * SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Piptaszek's glasses can be used to start a fire to read the InvisibleWriting on the piece of paper from the bottle found by Reksio. |
| 132 | * SpidersAreScary: In the second volcanic level, Reksio must avoid the spiders while crossing the bridge, otherwise he'll start over. |
| 133 | * TropicalIslandAdventure: The plot takes place on the Treasure Island found in the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 135 | !!Tropes featured in ''UFO'': |
| 136 | * AliensSpeakingEnglish: Apparently the entire universe speaks Polish. The fourth game implies that Polish language was actually brought to Earth by aliens in ancient times, but [[EternalEnglish this obviously raises different questions.]] |
| 137 | * AscendedExtra: After being used for no more than comic relief in the first game, Moles returns here and he becomes Reksio's commander. He becomes a permanent ally as of ''Wizards''. |
| 138 | * BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: [[WorldOfBadass In this universe everyone is Batman.]] Most notably Diesel the hamster, who serves as [[HamsterWheelPower the power source for our heroes' spaceship]] and spends most of the game in a cage on the outside of it, completely unprotected from the void of space. |
| 139 | * BigBad: Kurator is the main antagonist of the game, being a dictator in the Kuran system who build the Stinky Egg to take over the world. |
| 140 | * BiggerOnTheInside: Rooster Artificer builds the space vehicle (known as Wajchadłowiec) out of a washing machine, so you'd expect its interior to be pretty small. Except it's spacious enough to have a computer and carry three passengers at the same time. |
| 141 | * TheChosenOne: Molly recognizes Reksio as the "dog from the stars" who was sent to Kuran to help the rebellion defeat Kurator. |
| 142 | * DefiantCaptive: [[FatBastard Baron Żabba]] kidnapped Ferment Kott to obtain a plant with the magical property of shrinking called Lebiodka from him. The cat not only continues to refuse, he also doesn't hesitate to insult him. |
| 143 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Maldurf Von Kretoff built in basement of LaResistance [[ItMakesSenseInContext great vacuum cleaner to use it against Stinky Egg]]. Flaw in this plan? It’s too big to take it out of the basement. |
| 144 | * DoomsdayDevice: Jajo Śmierdzi (Stinky Egg), a parody of the Death Star. We don't see power of the weapon, but it's supposedly powerful enough to be only thing [[TheEmpire Galactic Henpire]] needs to TakeOverTheWorld. |
| 145 | * DressingAsTheEnemy: In the penultimate episode, Reksio disguises as on of Kurator's soldiers to reach the space port without being spotted. The disguise fails if he bumps into a soldier, however. |
| 146 | * EdibleBludgeon: The first minigame involves Reksio throwing beetroots at the [=UFO=]s to stop them from kidnapping the hens in the backyard. However, they still manage to [[DamselInDistress kidnap some]], including the Rooster's younger sisters. |
| 147 | * EvilOverlord: Kurator (lit. The Henperor), parody of Emperor Palpatine, but mixed with Darth Vader. |
| 148 | * FireForgedFriends: Reksio and Moles didn't quite start on good terms in the previous game due to the former constantly (albeit accidentally) disturbing the latter's privacy. However, Moles decides to get help from Reksio since the hens from both of their homes got stolen and he didn't know who else to count on. Soon enough, they go on a rescue mission and an adventure that cements their friendship. |
| 149 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Jajo Śmierdzi is destroyed, Kurator performs it. Just because with the doomsday weapon he has been building his whole life destroyed, he has actually nothing to do.]] |
| 150 | * JumpedAtTheCall: Seeing that they have nobody to pilot the space vehicle, Moles offers himself for the job, becoming Reksio's commander. |
| 151 | * LaResistance: The rebellion against Galactic Henpire, aptly named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin La Resistance]]. |
| 152 | * LongSongShortScene: The soundtrack "Pathos" is 33 seconds long, but only the last 5 seconds are used after the Stinky Egg is defeated. |
| 153 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Moles and Molly fall in love soon after they meet, complete with an ImagineSpot full of romantic images. |
| 154 | * LukeIAmYourFather: Parodied; the Henperor states this during his confrontation with Reksio... only to burst into laughter and [[InterspeciesAdoption state how illogical it would be.]] [[spoiler:Then played straight, when it turns out The Henperor is Rooster Artificer's long lost twin brother.]] |
| 155 | * PetTheDog: Baron Żabba makes a deal with Moles to free his prisoner Kott if Moles wins at least one race. However, if he loses enough races, the baron will take pity on both Moles and Kott and he decides to set him free. |
| 156 | * PoorCommunicationKills: Both Maldurf and Jean-Paul nearly cost the team's mission - the former because he built th vacuum cleaner that would save the hens in the basement, without thinking about how to take it outside, and the latter because he knew this would happen, but didn't want to warn Maldurf. Thankfully, a little Lebiodka from Kurakis solves the problem. |
| 157 | * RakeTake: There is a rake in Reksio's backyard. If the player clicks on it, Reksio will step on it and be smacked in the face. |
| 158 | * RememberTheNewGuy: [[GadgeteerGenius Rooster Artificer]] makes his debut in this game as Reksio's old friend and neighbour, though he wasn't mentioned even once in previous games. Though it's justified due to Reksio being TheUnintelligible. |
| 159 | * SandWorm: The desert planet Kurakis is infamous for the giant sand worms. The small ones are pests for the Ferments' Lebiodka crops. |
| 160 | * StarCrossedLovers: Roman and Julitta are caught in the middle of a family feud [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten all because the head of Motykiusze forgot to return an important object borrowed from the Ciapciuleci]]. The two families are separated by a wall. Thankfully, the conflict is solved in the end and the two [[{{Pun}} lovebirds]] are reunited. |
| 161 | * SuddenlyVoiced: After spending the whole game completely silent and unresponsive, Kretti speaks for the first time in TheStinger, but only after his colleagues erroneously come to the conclusion that he's made of plywood. |
| 162 | * TransplantedAliens: The space hens, which are usually green in color, are a common sight on Planet Kuran. However, they were brought to the planet, which was previously only inhabited by moles, relatively recently. |
| 163 | * VerbalTic: The space chickens, Kurator's soldiers, start every sentence with "Mi mi mi-". |
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| 165 | !!Tropes featured in ''Wizards'': |
| 166 | * BatOutOfHell: [[spoiler:The One Who Disturbs So Much, the BigBad of ''Wizards'', turns into a bat at the end of the game.]] |
| 167 | * BigBad: The One Who Disturbs So Much, a treachorous member of The Council of the Seven Wizards who [[spoiler:built a machine to steal all magic]] in order to open a casket and become the most powerful being in Wonderland. [[spoiler:Every member of the council has a version where he's the traitor.]] |
| 168 | * BewitchedAmphibians: |
| 169 | ** Students at the University who tried to defend the Walls from Poultry of Chaos were defeated and became frogs. |
| 170 | ** All the fairy tale characters were turned into frogs due to recent events. |
| 171 | ** Serpentus Snake teaches the Turning Into a Frog spell. However, the full transformation can only be seen during mazes and the Defense of Walls minigames. In a duel, the defeated party becomes a half-frog hybrid. |
| 172 | * TheChosenOne: Reksio is once again aknowledged as the chosen one. The third part of the Prophecy talks about a muggle dog who is destined to save Wonderland. |
| 173 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: |
| 174 | ** The first character our heroes encounter in the Fairy Tale Land is The Talking Rock That Speaks. |
| 175 | ** Mr. Caterpillar's third riddle. He asks what walks on 100 legs in the morning, afternoon and evening and has 100 legs. |
| 176 | * DifferentInEveryEpisode: Or rather, in every game. [[spoiler:Each new gameplay randomly selects which member of The Council of the seven wizards is the bad guy. Therefore, the clues given by the wizards for the Investigation Chart are also different.]] |
| 177 | * DiskOneNuke: The Sleep Spell. It can be learned as the second, third or fourth spell, is one of easiest to cast, and has the most useful effect, ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin putting enemies to sleep]]). Since magic duels in this game are won when you hit our enemy with the same spell three times, the best way to win most (if not all) duels in the game is to spam Sleep. |
| 178 | * EvilOverlord: Yet another, this time it's a powerful wizard that trapped Reksio in the Wonderland, Ten Który Tak Potwornie Mąci (The One Who Disturbs So Much). |
| 179 | * FlyingBroomstick: Reksio has to buy a flying broomstick from [[CunningLikeAFox Lis Chytrus]] to travel to three provinces outside of Magix.By doing tasks for Burektor Mateusz and Gulguldryk Gryfindyk, he earns enough money to buy a Bamboo 2000 that comes with a free scoop for Moles. |
| 180 | * FollowTheWhiteRabbit: What Reksio has to do at the beginning of the game because he is stuck inside a trap that he can't escape without going in circles. The White Rabbit shows him the correct path. |
| 181 | * ForcedSleep: The Sleep Spell taught by Gulguldryk Gryfindyk puts the enemies to sleep. |
| 182 | * ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:After defeating The One Who Disturbs So Much, Reksio destroys the wizard's machine that absorbs all magic in Wonderland. The magic is released and The One Who Disturbs So Much is turned into a dodo bird.]] |
| 183 | * GiantBoardGame: Piklibia is a land of TabletopRPG, as it is made from board game parts. Enough to say Wizard ruling this land is named [[BilingualBonus Spiel]][[GameMaster mauster]]. |
| 184 | * GingerbreadHouse: Baba Jaga used to live in a gingerbread house, but it was destroyed when Cinderella's carriage crashed into it. |
| 185 | * TheHomewardJourney: Reksio's (and especially Moles') main motivation to save Wonderland is fact that it's only way to get back home. |
| 186 | * IdleAnimation: In this game, Moles hums the background soundtracks when the player stands still. |
| 187 | * InterfaceSpoiler: Interesting one. While looking for TheMole between 7 Wizards you are using for investigation card with them all, but there is eight slot for wizard with suit unused by them (red hat and red cloak with stars). In WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue we are informed that [[spoiler: Reksio wears that suit as [[SixthRanger new, eight wizard]]]] |
| 188 | * LogoJoke: [[CompanyCameo Aidem Media logo]] is shown as sign on book in form of [[{{Ouroboros}} snake swallowing own tail]]. |
| 189 | * MagicalStarSymbols: Council of Seven Wizards have either on their robes stars or moon. |
| 190 | * MagicMirror: There is a mirror that has two different sides. One side is found in the magical trap where Reksio is imprisoned at the beginning of the game and the other side is in Magix, namely in Burektor's office. Reksio and Moles arrive in Magix when the latter breaks the mirror. |
| 191 | * {{Mooks}}: Poultry of Chaos are regular enemies in the game that are there mostly to have somebody to duel with. [[spoiler:It's implied the disappearance of magic is how they appeared.]] |
| 192 | * MouseTrap: Spielmauster got stuck in his own giant mouse trap which was meant to be a safety mechanism against the jumping warriors (also created by him) that turned against their master. Reksio and Moles come with a plan to set the mouse free. |
| 193 | * NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Credits inform that no dodo was harmed while producing this game [[CaptainObvious because they are extinct]] |
| 194 | * NoodleIncident: When Reksio has to try the flying broomstick (which comes with a scoop as well for Moles) for the first time, Moles states that he will never fly on a broomstick again. |
| 195 | * OddballInTheSeries: ''Wizards'' part unlike other parts contains many RPGElements around spelling mechanic like ExperiencePoints. |
| 196 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: [[BigBad The-One-Who-Stirs-So-Frighteningly]] while final battle turns himself into bat]]. |
| 197 | * PlotTriggeringBook: Magic book is place of action |
| 198 | * PortalBook: How Moles gets into Wonderland: building Teleporters that launched him inside the album where the pages of interest were opened. |
| 199 | * RedPillBluePill: Reksio has to choose between the red bone and the blue bone. Or rather, would have to choose if Burektor Mateusz hadn't lost the blue bone. |
| 200 | * RiddleOfTheSphinx: Mr. Caterpillar has three riddles that are a variation of this one: what walks on "x" number of legs in the morning, same number in the afternoon, same number in the evening, and an additional information. |
| 201 | * RidiculouslySmallWings: Smokręt is a giant dragon with a plump body, but his wings are rather small. He doesn't have trouble flying, although he's a bit slow. When he doesn't fly, he stays afloat in the water. |
| 202 | * SelfFulfillingProphecy: The One Who Disturbs So Much kidnapped Reksio to stop the prophecy from happening, but since the White Rabbit helped the latter escape, the prophecy was set into motion. If he had just left Reksio alone, he would have had a higher chance to destroy Wonderland. |
| 203 | * ShockingVoiceIdentityReveal: [[BigBad The-One-Who-Stirs-So-Frighteningly]] [[ActingForTwo speaks the same voice as other wizards]] untill he’s revealed. After that he speaks with his real voice. |
| 204 | * SixthRanger: In WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue [[spoiler: Reksio becomes new, eight wizard]] |
| 205 | * SkewedPriorities: After Moles arrives back on Earth and the Rooster tells him that Reksio has been kidnapped, the first thing the former worries about is leaving the pasta on the stove. The Rooster lampshades it. |
| 206 | * SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Enemies (Chaos Fowl) get more powerful throughout the game. |
| 207 | * StepOneEscape: The game begins with Reksio locked inside a magical trap. The first task is to follow the white rabbit who shows Reksio the correct path. The rabbit leaves him alone after they get inside a room with a mirror, so it is up to Kretes to free Reksio from the prison. |
| 208 | * StorybookOpening: As book itself is place of action story is started with opening of this book |
| 209 | * TransformationDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: When The One Who Disturbs So Much turns into a bat, the screen goes dark as if in a thunderstorm and the transformation is accompanied by the [[ShapeshiftingSound sound of thunder]].]] |
| 210 | * TwoTeacherSchool: The University of Magic only has three teachers of magic - and one of them has his office outside of Magix. |
| 211 | * UnnaturallyLoopingLocation: Reksio is stuck in one of them at the begining |
| 212 | * WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Ending credits are interrupted with this |
| 213 | * WizardDuel: Duels end when one of the two parties is hit with the same spell three times. Poultry of Chaos regularly challenge Reksio to a duel and his final opponent is the evil wizard [[spoiler:in his bat form]]. |
| 214 | * WizardingSchool: The University of Magic is where Reksio learns most of the spells except the third-degree ones, which are taught by Waldi Mors in his cave. |
| 215 | |
| 216 | !!Tropes featured in ''Time Machine'': |
| 217 | * AlienAnimals: This game reveals that the ancestors of all moles on Earth are actually from Kuran, which would have been known as Kreton during prehistoric times. |
| 218 | * AncientAstronauts: The Ancient Kretons, met in Prehistory, are the first moles that settled on Earth. They travelled to the planet after finding out about the disaster that would wipe out all dinosaurs, but after finding out the planet is habitable, they forget about their mission, which naturally falls in the hands of Reksio and Moles. The impact Kretons had on the Earth is further explored in the next game. |
| 219 | * AnimatedOuttakes: The outro features five scenes from the game that changed some details to make them sillier. Highlights include replacing the Rosetails with the Kretons disguised as Spanish Inquisitors, Moles saying that he is not paid enough after he crashes into the Rosetails' statue, followed by the Fellowship of the Ring from the previous game entering the scene after they hear the word "sign", and Nostradamus giving the heroes a rubber duck instead of the album. |
| 220 | -->'''Maldurf Von Kretoff''': [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus We are stopping this program, because this is getting too silly]] |
| 221 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the third Middle Ages chapter, Grand Master of the Rosetails says that [[spoiler:Reksio and Moles, the now prophets of courtesy]], showed them the importance of courtesy, good manners, and glue. |
| 222 | * BadFuture: The future is ruled by the Rosetails who impose good manners as a rule, unless one wants to go to prison [[DisproportionateRetribution just for not saying "bless you"]]. The rooster brothers live in the sewers, Reksio is implied to be dead, Moles ended up as a lonely grumpy old mole, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and it's constantly raining]]. |
| 223 | * BerserkButton: Moles isn't impressed with his future self in general, but what really sets him off is hearing that he doesn't care about (or even really remember) Molly. |
| 224 | * CantTakeAnythingWithYou: How the Sofa of Time works. Reksio and Moles can't take any items with them when they exit a period through the Time Funnel. |
| 225 | * CastAsAMask: Nosek (one of Moles' grandchildren) is voiced by Rafał Kowal, except [[spoiler:when he (along with his siblings) is masquerading as Nostradamus, then he speaks ([[SecretIdentityVocalShift through a voice-changing microphone]]) with the voice of Piotr Michalski.]] |
| 226 | * CyberpunkForFlavor: The bad future Reksio and Kretes visit has a strong cyberpunk vibe, being a gloomy technologically advanced dystopia, with some references to ''Film/BladeRunner'' thrown in. |
| 227 | %%* DontTryThisAtHome%%Quotes aren't acceptable context. |
| 228 | %%-->'''Narrator:''' Moles really wasn't drowning, and the Aqualung was working perfectly. Regardless, dear children, better don't try mimicking Moles' endeavour when you're at summer camp. |
| 229 | * EmpathicEnvironment: The good future is bright and sunny, the bad future is rainy. |
| 230 | * EternalEnglish: Reksio and the Roosters' ancestors speak the [[{{Fictionary}} cavemen language]], which is based on Polish, but mixed with other languages. Everybody else, regardless of place and time period, speaks modern Polish. |
| 231 | * FailedASpotCheck: |
| 232 | ** The BadFuture chapter begins with our heroes arriving at Rosetails' headquarters. Since the time machine can only be activated and arrive at certain places (known as Time Craters and Time Hills, respectively) and the future is fully controlled by Rosetails, they had plenty of time to secure the Time Hills with all sorts of laser cannons and several guardians. The thing is, said guardians are so absorbed with gloating about how impenetrable their security is, they don't even notice the heroes appearing before they are already well out of reach. |
| 233 | ** Much earlier, at the beginning of prehistoric chapter, Moles warns Reksio about how dangerous dinosaurs can be. Since most of his lecture is given offscreen, we don't really know how long it took... but it's only once he finishes it that either of them notices they are being carried away by a T.[[StealthPun Rex]]. |
| 234 | ** In the ending, [[spoiler:pieces of Nostradamus' costume can be seen scattered on the sofa after Moles' grandchildren finish their journey. Moles still thinks Nostradamus was a real person... at least until Nosek [[SecretIdentityVocalShift speaks with Nostradamus' voice using a microphone]].]] |
| 235 | * ForWantOfANail: What fixes the future is [[spoiler:Reksio and Kretes apologizing for breaking Rosetails' statue. Moles [[LampshadeHanging points out]] how a small apology changes the whole history]]. |
| 236 | * FutureMeScaresMe: Moles really doesn't like his future self. Doubles as IHatePastMe, though future Moles doesn't recognize himself. |
| 237 | * GeographicFlexibility: This part adds a lake near the backyard. |
| 238 | --->'''Moles''': [[CatchPhrase Oh Mama]]! [[LampshadeHanging It’s possible to go this way]]! |
| 239 | * HollywoodPrehistory: Reksio and the roosters' ancestors lived in Prehistory as the game's equivalent to cavemen alongside dinosaurs. [[spoiler:The dinosaurs are eventually teleported somewhere else before the impeding doom.]] |
| 240 | * IdleAnimation: Once again, Moles hums the background soundtracks when the player stands still, but not as frequently as in ''Wizards''. This time, Reksio also gets an idle animation: falling asleep. |
| 241 | * ImpossiblyCompactFolding: Time machine is this to justify hiding it into pocket |
| 242 | * InventingTheWheel: In Prehistory, one character makes the first car, which has square wheels, though they can be replaced with round ones. |
| 243 | * KidFromTheFuture: [[spoiler:Nostradamus is actually Moles' grandchildren in disguise.]] |
| 244 | * LongSongShortScene: Downplayed with the soundtrack "Happyend", which is slightly shorter than the cutscene where it's used. It's reused in the next game in its full version. |
| 245 | * MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: According to Moles, this is the (literal) case for all moles, although in their case, men came from Venus while women came from Mars. |
| 246 | * MindScrewdriver: After finishing the game [[AuthorAvatar Mad Hatter]] interrupts the credits to explain the main plotwist [[TimeyWimeyBall because it’s to complicated to understand]]. |
| 247 | * MyFutureSelfAndMe: Moles meets his future self. He's very excited... until he finds out his old self doesn't have a family and doesn't even remember Molly. |
| 248 | * NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Nostradamus, when Moles in finale wants to meet himself (again, as he did it in BadFuture). Actually {{subverted}} as he met himself earlier. [[spoiler: It was because Nostradamus wanted to get rid of him before he will recognize him as his grandchildren]]. |
| 249 | * NoodleImplements: Rooster reminds that his plans for constructing submarine in lake which ended with EpicFail and as result remains of it are at its bottom. Needed items are springs and bulldozer showel but others items found are: barbells, bike (which Rooster borrowed from Reksio and said that [[BlatantLies it was stolen]]) or medieval equipment. |
| 250 | --->'''Moles''': Whoah. No wonder that his submarine sunk. |
| 251 | * OminousLatinChanting: Although there is no spoken Latin, some of the soundtracks feature "Aaahhh ah-ah" chanting. |
| 252 | * OminousMessageFromTheFuture - What kicks off the game. The Magic Casket from the previous game hides a letter written by Nostradamus telling Reksio and Moles about a terrible future that they can fix if they meet him in the Middle Ages. |
| 253 | * OurFounder: Statue of king Korybut Dośćmocny is placed in the middle of square as he was founder of the city. [[SecretUndergroundPassage It has also secret passage into Rosentails castle]]. |
| 254 | * OurTimeTravelIsDifferent: Wormhole type. Time travel works in that way: you enter through Time Tunnel (great hole in the ground) into wormhole stylized as great clock and after finding right exit (depending on chosen by you hour) you returns back through great mound in the ground. |
| 255 | * PortalPool: Lake near the backyard hides a Time Tunnel. |
| 256 | * SequenceBreaking: Multiple times throughout the game: |
| 257 | ** Midway through the prehistoric chapter you have to help an ancient inventor Rykus in building the first car, which you will need to get to the Time Crater. You are supposed to find an engine and replace the square stones he used as wheels with something round - however you don't actually need the wheels and only thing they do is increase the vehicle's traction. As long as you don't mind beating possibly the hardest minigame in the game with a vehicle that handles like a trike with inflatable wheels driving on oil-covered ice, you can just skip half of the chapter. |
| 258 | ** During the first medieval chapter you have to find the secret passage to the Time Crater. The entrance to said passage is locked with a puzzle lock, and only way to find the solution is winning in a completely unrelated minigame - however said solution is the same on every playthrough, so if you know it already, you can once again just skip the minigame. |
| 259 | ** Similarly at the beginning of the Egypt chapter you need to learn a two part poem which describes how to avoid the traps in a pyramid we're about to enter. Said poem is also identical on every playthrough, letting you just skip the whole sequence. |
| 260 | * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong |
| 261 | * SchrodingersGun: The Magic Casket from the previous game returns during the Ancient Egypt sequence, where we see its creation and [[spoiler:why it has Reksio's pawprint on it's lid]]. However, since [[spoiler:pawprint the is left on the lid when we interact with the casket]], which is completely optional, it becomes this. |
| 262 | * SeriousBusiness: The Rosetails take good manners very seriously. To what extent, you ask? Well, in the future, you can be sent to prison for not saying "Bless you" after someone sneezes. |
| 263 | * SomethingAboutARose: Both of Nostradamus letters mention a rose as a hint to how find his hideout - the first time in a hidden room under a tavern named "The Rose", the second in a secret chamber in the Rabarbark Stronghold that's opened by moving a painting with black rose on it. |
| 264 | * StonePunk: A wooden car we build in Prehistory. |
| 265 | * SuddenlySpeaking: The Romanian dub gives Reksio actual human dialogue despite the fact that he was as unintelligible as in the original version in earlier games. Every game after this one except "Mystery of the Third Dimension" does the same. |
| 266 | * TemptingFate: While building the Sofa of Time, Moles comments that he's afraid to think what would happen if they had to travel around the world instead of going to the past. Guess what the next game is about? |
| 267 | * TimeMachine: The Sofa Czasu (Sofa of Time). Combining a blue sofa with items found in the backyard or sunken in the pond (long story) [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum is enough to build a time-travelling device]]. |
| 268 | * TimeyWimeyBall: Time Travel is in this game complicated. While most of times the heroes are making [[StableTimeLoop stable time loops]], Rosetails’ attitude to them assumes that they in later part of game [[spoiler: had decided to not apologize them]]. |
| 269 | * TotemPoleTrench: [[spoiler:In the end, it turns out that Nostradamus was actually future Moles' four grandchildren disguised in this way.]] |
| 270 | * TRexpy: One of first dinosaurs is Trex, which looks like Reksio, as his name comes from word ‘’Rex’’ |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!Tropes featured in ''Captain Nemo'': |
| 273 | * BaitAndSwitch: There are suggestions that Captain Nemo will be BigBad, by [[CoversAlwaysLie presenting him on cover like]] EvilOverlooker and kidnaping Reksio in intro, but actually he is heroes’ ally and he took Reksio to save him before drowning. |
| 274 | * BalloonBurstingBird: In flying balloon minigame one of main dangers are flying flamingos that can do this |
| 275 | * CelebrityParadox: A variation. In Paris Moles briefly encounters Creator/JulesVerne himself, whose novels - particulary ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'' - provide many of the shout-outs throughout the story. |
| 276 | * ChainOfDeals: In Cairo, you have to buy a fake camel head ([[ItMakesSenseInContext don't ask]]). However, since our heroes are completely broke, our only option is to trade it for [[spoiler:a painting]], which you pay for with [[spoiler:a paperweight]] etc. |
| 277 | * ChekhovsArmory: Moles's notebook. Most of the things he writes down or draws in it will turn out to be important later on. [[LampshadeHanging In fact, at one point he refers to the trope almost by name]]. |
| 278 | ---> '''Moles:''' I don't know what it is, but I'll draw it in my notebook, for as we know, [[ChekhovsGun if there's a gun on a wall in the first act, it will shoot in the third act]]. |
| 279 | * ChekhovsGag: [[AllThereInTheManual The manual]], which is stylised as a newspaper, has several mock news articles that foreshadow the events of the game. Notably, it portrays discovery of the pyramids in Egypt as [[FailedASpotCheck a nation-wide, generation-spanning failed spot check]], with Doctor Jones being the first person to actually notice those massive constructions that were standing in plain sight all along; while article plays it off as a ridiculous EpicFail, [[spoiler:it's actually an early hint that the pyramids were, in fact, created as a side effect of the heroes changing the future in the previous game and hold the clues necessary to find the way back to the present.]] |
| 280 | * ChekhovsNews: When we are in London we see newspaper seller saying about discovery in Egypt. Later we are asked to buy same newspaper |
| 281 | * CreditsGag: Game credits are presented with main heroes commenting them and lamphading [[CopiouslyCreditedCreator that some surnames are repeating]] also [[ActingForTwo among played characters]]. Also credits are including “good advises”, “bad advises” or “instant adding philosophy and [[DevelopmentGag tries to include Guy with the scythe]]”, where Guy with scythe himself is credited as credits creator. |
| 282 | * FamousAncestor: Turns out to be the case with [[spoiler: Moles and Captain Nemo]]. |
| 283 | * FloatingContinent: Ancient Kretons were living on big continent traveling trough teleporting. |
| 284 | * AFoggyDayInLondonTown: London appears very briefly, but it's still very foggy. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the Narrator and Moles: |
| 285 | ---> '''Narrator:''' At last, they reached foggy London.\ |
| 286 | '''Moles:''' Wow, London town is so foggy. |
| 287 | * GetBackToTheFuture: The entire plot centers around Reksio and Moles trying to find a way to return home without the Sofa of Time, which was destroyed. |
| 288 | * GrandfatherParadox: At one point, Moles meets his grandfather and he's very afraid of invoking just that. [[spoiler:Rightly so; Though he doesn't shoot him, he does accidentally convince him not to marry his grandmother, thus effectively erasing himself from existence. It takes Reksio erasing his grandfathers' memories to bring him back]]. |
| 289 | * HappilyAdopted: Kari Mata Hari was adopted by Captain Nemo after he rescued her from Shangri-La when she was young. They lived happily together until Kari Mata travelled to Reksio's century to be with her boyfriend. |
| 290 | * TheHomewardJourney: With the Sofa of Time destroyed, Reksio and Moles have to find another way home. |
| 291 | * InterspeciesAdoption: Kari Mata Hari and Captain Nemo. He sometimes forgets they're not actually the same species, though. |
| 292 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: Even more apparent than in previous games. If you play this game before "Reksio and Time Machine", you will know from the very beginning what will happen to the time machine. |
| 293 | * LawfulStupid: In order to get to Dr. Jones, you have to show the guards the archaeologist's note. The only way to get one is to talk to Dr. Jones, but then again, to do that, you need the note. Good luck convincing the guards that they're expecting the impossible, though. |
| 294 | * LineageLadder: Near the end of the game, [[spoiler:Kretes and Nemo recite a poem they heard in their childhood, which turn out to be two verses of the same poem. Nemo says that he inherited the poem from his father, who inherited it from his grandfather, ditto his great-grandfather. It was composed by his ancestor, Chief Kukuryk, who was a friend of Amon Kretes]]. |
| 295 | * LoveObstructingParents: Suprisingly, Captain Nemo at the end. After all, no proper hen runs off with a dog. |
| 296 | * LowClearance: Moles while walking on a train’s roof has to avoid obstacles in this way. |
| 297 | * NativeAmericanCasino: Invoked in a conversation with Chief Squatting Bull |
| 298 | --->'''Moles:''' Nevertheless, Chief, you had better not invest in weapons and violence |
| 299 | --->'''Chief Squatting Bull:''' Maybe gambling then, huh? |
| 300 | * NewAgeRetroHippie: There's plenty of them in the Shangri-La. |
| 301 | * NoOSHACompliance: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. On construction site THERE IS OSH, which Moles is breaking and whenever he encounters a worker, who then forces him to leave. |
| 302 | --->'''Worker''' Please follow the health and safety rules and do not wander around. |
| 303 | * OminousLatinChanting: Not exactly Latin, but a chorus still appears in several themes. |
| 304 | * PixelHunt: Game forces you to look for golden coins, which are in size of LITERAL pixel. Fortunately game hints you location of them with their [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny shines]], but still clicking on them is challenge. |
| 305 | * PricelessPaperweight: Literally. One of items you trade away during the Cairo bazaar sequence is a golden volleyball-sized scarab, which you sell ''as a '''PAPERWEIGHT.''''' |
| 306 | * RageAgainstTheAuthor: While credits showing main screenwriter Moles insults him which ends to him badly, as he force him to say humiliating lines and as punishment he was forced to narrate advertisement. |
| 307 | * ReachingThroughTheFourthWall: Whole game ends with [[AuthorAvatar Mad Hatter]] saying “Let’s see what is happening on the Windows desktop this time” which turns off game and shows… your desktop. |
| 308 | * SelfDeprecation: The characters spend the ending credits commenting on (and mostly criticizing) the creators' job. |
| 309 | * SherlockHomage: Schlafrock Holmes is a brilliant detective who has a similar name and appearance as Sherlock Holmes, smokes a pipe, and has an assistant named Doctor Młotson. |
| 310 | * StealthPun: The seaman who's guarding the ship in Istanbul is a wolf. In other words, he's a Seawolf (a class of submarine). |
| 311 | * StoryBreadcrumbs: Plotline of Ancient Kretons and Amon Kretes is presented on ancient plates found while traveling in many locations. |
| 312 | * SuddenlySpeaking: [[spoiler:Reksio speaks for the first time in the ending. The joke, however, was ruined in Romanian dub due to Reksio always having human dialogue combined with dog sounds during the whole game.]] |
| 313 | * SwallowedWhole: Reksio is swallowed in intro by Captain Nemo's Nautilus. Even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[DemoBonus bonus scene teasing game in demo]]. |
| 314 | --->'''Narrator''': Why Captain Nemo swallowed Reksio? |
| 315 | --->'''Captain Nemo''': I didn't do it. |
| 316 | --->'''Moles''': But it looked like you did. |
| 317 | * TimeTravelRomance: Reksio and Kari Mata Hari fall in love with each other during the heroes' journey in the 19th century. Kati Mata eventually travels to Reksio's century to be with her boyfriend. |
| 318 | * TrappedInThePast: The game starts with Reksio and Moles being trapped in the 19th century because the time machine was destroyed when they landed here by accident. |
| 319 | * TravelMontage: Travels are ofted depicted in that way |
| 320 | * UnderwaterRuins: Ruins of Mu in the Pacific Ocean are the main destination for our heroes. |
| 321 | * WhoWritesThisCrap: In a cutscene at the end of the Istanbul chapter we get Moles' [[OverlyLongGag almost three minutes long]] rant about old 2D graphics, recycled and repetitive animations and the low quality of the dialogue. |
| 322 | * YouDidntAsk: Said by Doctor Młotson when Moles finds out from him that [[TimedMission he has 5 minutes to reach train]] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | !!Tropes featured in ''Back in Action'': |
| 325 | * ActionizedAdaptation: Many levels are made from more peaceful segments without minigames. Moles comments that [[TropesAreTools it’s actually nothing bad]], because “Shield generator was destroyed with laser“ sounds better than [[ItMakesSenseInContext “Shield generator was dismantled after uncrewing a screw with totem“]] |
| 326 | * ActuallyADoombot: First stage ends with fight with Stinky Egg, but it’s revealed that it was only a model. Real Stinky Egg is so much, that is itself a stage. |
| 327 | * AdaptationalVillainy: |
| 328 | ** In Treasure of pirates most of met characters from original are Rex’s enemies, including friendly characters. Even Moles appears as enemy. Original Moles is not amused, but when he seen [[GoodShepherd Capon]] described as [[SinisterMinister demonic]] he took it as ActuallyPrettyFunny |
| 329 | ** From the ''Wizards'' game, [[spoiler:it turns out in the end that whole Council of Seven Wizards was evil]]. |
| 330 | * AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: In UFO [[spoiler: after defeating first Stinky Egg on which is [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper annoying Commenter]]]] Moles consider his later absence as victory |
| 331 | * ArmoredButFrail: In UFO you start as OneHitPointWonder loosing all updates after death, but getting armor SingleUseShield PowerUp allows you to keep them |
| 332 | * CaptainObvious: Some reactions on death in ''Treasure of Pirates'' are quite obvious. |
| 333 | --->Moles: You stepped in something |
| 334 | --->Moles: He was an enemy |
| 335 | ** Also on help board comments GiantEnemyCrab that he doesn’t look like loyal friend. |
| 336 | * {{Conlang}}: Shambolan, language of [[ContinuityNod Cultists of Coli Bacteria]] is language in which is dubbed, making LanguageBarrier |
| 337 | * DayInTheLimelight: The Captain Nemo segment stars Moles as main character, unlike previous segments and the game it was based on. |
| 338 | * DialogDuringGameplay: [[GameWithinAGame As game itself is played]] [[TwoGamersOnACouch by our heroes]] they are often commenting game. |
| 339 | * GameWithinAGame: Whole game starts with heroes getting game and playing it. |
| 340 | * GiantEnemyCrab: One of first enemies in ''Treasure of Pirates''. |
| 341 | * IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Moles says this while starting second stage of ‘’Ufo’’ |
| 342 | --->Moles: Red five, I’m in. I always wanted to say that |
| 343 | * InterspeciesRomance – In mosts of games in final cutscenes (except Time Machine) Rex ends with girl, which (in exception of Captain Nemo) isn’t dog, but rat, hen or hamster |
| 344 | * ItsAllAboutMe – In “Superhero and Captain Nemo” Moles is shown as most important character [[spoiler: because he was one, who created this]] |
| 345 | * TheOtherDarrin: In-universe example. In Wizards segment heroes in game are using diferent voices |
| 346 | * PowerUp: UFO has the most of all games. |
| 347 | ** MoreDakka |
| 348 | ** SingleUseShield |
| 349 | ** OneUp |
| 350 | ** HomingProjectile |
| 351 | Treasure of Pirates is limited only to [[FollowTheMoney coins]], OneUp and [[CartoonBomb more bombs]], Wizzards has only [[HealThyself heal]] and Superhero and Captain Nemo has only more explosives. |
| 352 | * NonHumanUndead: Enemies in ''Superhero and Captain Nemo'' are undead moles |
| 353 | * PragmaticAdaptation: The whole game is Reksio and Moles playing games about their adventures (not the previous games in series, but new games based on those games) and pointing out many things were changed by creators and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks how much worse it is now]] [[HypocriticalHumour while playing and enjoying them anyway]]. |
| 354 | * RecycledSoundtrack – As series spin-off game uses soundtrack from earlier games |
| 355 | * SatelliteLoveInterest – In Pirates’ Treasure, UFO and Wizards in final cutscene Rex ends with girl (which is in first two [[DatingCatwoman daughter of]] BigBad) and which were neither [[CanonForeigner from original game]], nor [[InterspeciesRomance dogs]] |
| 356 | %%* RuleOfCool: Discussed at one point.%%Quotes aren't acceptable context. |
| 357 | %%---> '''Molly:''' What is so fun about those games, anyway?\ |
| 358 | %%'''Moles:''' You know -- explosions, lasers, yeah -- explosions and lasers. |
| 359 | * TeamworkPuzzleGame: The Time Machine game is puzzle game, where you need to switch between Rex and Moles to solve problems |
| 360 | * TwoGamersOnACouch – In cutscenes we see Rex and Moles commenting cutscene, while sitting on coach |
| 361 | |
| 362 | !!Tropes featured in ''Secret of The Third Dimension'': |
| 363 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: The Voice. His true intentions remain a complete mystery, we don't even actually know for sure if he is really the one who trapped our heroes in Monolith in the first place. |
| 364 | * EldritchLocation: From the characters' point of view, the titular third dimension is this. Well, this is what you get when you put an ArtShift in a story with NoFourthWall. |
| 365 | * GeniusBruiser: [[GadgeteerGenius Rooster]] is this here. He is enough strong to [[BlockPuzzle move crates]] |
| 366 | * GreenHillZone: It is one of [[RuleOfThree three]] types of worlds. First level of tutorial and last one with all characters is this one |
| 367 | * IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: There are two levels of difficulty: [[NintendoHard Quite hard]] and [[HarderThanHard Even harder]] |
| 368 | * {{Kevlard}}: Moles' [[FatComicRelief Bebzon]] in third dimension is only thing able to stop [[BlockPuzzle particle emitter]] |
| 369 | %%* LethalLavaLand: Other world lava themed |
| 370 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It is is unclear whether in last cutscene [[spoiler: Kornelek]] frees heroes from TheMonolith by kicking it or it was just corelation |
| 371 | %%* TheMonolith |
| 372 | * TeamworkPuzzleGame: TheVoice forces our heroes to learn how to cooperate with themselfes, which means character's using different abilities to solve puzzles made to them. |
| 373 | %%* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Last of world. Offen is full of [[FrictionlessIce ice]] |
| 374 | * VideoGame3DLeap: It was the first game of the series in 3D. |
| 375 | * TheVoice: Person traping heroes communitates with them as voice heard by them all and because of that calls themselfes The Voice. He has same voice as [[InteractiveNarrator Narrator from earlier games]], but there are strong suggestions that he is [[spoiler: Kornelek]] |
| 376 | * WaxingLyrical: Moles while using elevator often sings polish song “Winda do nieba” which can be translated as “Elevator to heaven”. [[Music/LedZeppelin No, not stairway]]. |
| 377 | |
| 378 | !!Tropes featured in ''City of Secrets'': |
| 379 | * AntiFrustrationFeature: The mazes in the original edition can be skipped. |
| 380 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Alfredo and Fernando joined the Revolution because they where young, wanted to change world and were bored. |
| 381 | * BananaRepublic: Or [[PunnyName sweet potato republic, in this case.]] |
| 382 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: In 'Limited Edition' in headquater of Resistance there’s flag with marijuana leaf [[ComicallyMissingThePoint described as weird flag of Canada]], which in 'City of Secrets' edition is replaced with word “censored” |
| 383 | * BigBad: The elusive Mayor who has been ruling over Poco Pane ever since the Revolution. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that he's merely an agent of [[GreaterScopeVillain the Rat Kingdom.]]]] |
| 384 | * CarpetRolledCorpse: [[spoiler: King was sent to Rat Kingdom in one]] |
| 385 | * ConvenientlyCellmates: [[spoiler: Alfredo and Fernando are both put in the same cell after they're arrested.]] |
| 386 | * DecoyProtagonist: The game begins with Rex going into Moles' basement to get the hook for the fishing rod. He quickly ends up disappearing, with focus switching to Moles trying to find and rescue his canine friend. Subverted in that Rex returns to being playable fairly quickly, with the game alternating betwen the two's perspectives. |
| 387 | * DepartmentOfMajorVexation: To be able to reach a Mayor’s audience you have to get walk around city to different offices and bring random items. Because of that no one was able to reach it, as it would reveal [[ShadowDictator Mayor’s]] true identity. |
| 388 | * DubNameChange: ''City of Secrets Limited Edition'' has an official English version which changed the names for some characters and other things: Reksio became Rex, Kretes became Moles, Pokopane became Poco Pane, [[FictionalCurrency piesos]] became dogeiros etc. |
| 389 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: [[ShadowDictator Mayor]]. [[spoiler: Later revealed that his real name is Janusz]] |
| 390 | * EvilOverlooker: [[GloriousLeader Mayor]] is presented in that way on cover of 'Limited Edition' and 'City of Secrets' |
| 391 | * FantasyCounterpartCulture: [[BananaRepublic Sweet Potato Republic of Mollo Digos]] has many similarities to Latin America, like citizens with Spanish names. Also main motive of FullCircleRevolution [[AllohistoricalAllusion makes similarites]] to Cuba |
| 392 | * FlushingEdgeInteractivity: To open hidden way into LaResistance hidden base you need to flush a water, as it opens a hidden entrance. |
| 393 | * ForbiddenZone: The Chute is place where trash is trown up and citisens are forbidden to go [[spoiler: [[TrackingChip because they will be tracked]]]]. Here was also dumped [[MacGuffin Heart-shaped red can with evidence against the Mayor]] |
| 394 | * FullCircleRevolution: Downplayed at first, but [[spoiler: the Mayor's master plan is to play this trope straight. He wants to crown himself King of Mollo Digos, which would give him the authority to surrender the country to [[TheEmpire the Rat Kingdom]].]] |
| 395 | * TheGoodKingdom: {{Implied|Trope}} by Alfredo and Fernando, who were miss of old King |
| 396 | * GreatEscape: Kretes has to prepare one to free Reksio from jail. |
| 397 | * IAmNotWeasel: Pingiel keeps mistaking Reksio for a hippopotamus to the latter's dismay. |
| 398 | * InsaneTrollLogic: As explained by the prison guards, Rex is a dog and therefore not a mole, which means he's either a rat or an ally to the rats. |
| 399 | * JustTheFirstCitizen: Despite being the sole ruler of Molos Digos, Mayor keeps his relatively humble title. |
| 400 | * KangarooCourt: Implied by the fact Rex has been put in jail on an extremely flimsy accusation. |
| 401 | * MacGuffin: Heart-shaped red can with photos from The Revolution, [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent which provide evidence agaist Mayor]] |
| 402 | * MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Reksio’s imprisoning forces Moles to discover [[spoiler: that [[ShadowDictator Mayor]] is [[MoleInCharge rat agent]]]] |
| 403 | * MiscarriageOfJustice: Reksio is misblamed for spying for rats despite the fact that he’s a dog because [[InsaneTrollLogic dog is not-mole and not-mole is a rat]]. |
| 404 | * MoleInCharge: [[spoiler: The Mayor is actually a rat agent, ironically disguised as a mole.]] |
| 405 | * NoodleIncident: Moles' basement has many. He has instruments of torture with explanation of MultipleChoicePast, WeaponOfMassDestruction as souvenir from Iraq, [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror which was looked by someone]] and CreepySouvenir from reindeer. |
| 406 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: Because of rejection of Reksio's amnesty, Moles is forced to join LaResistance agaist him]] |
| 407 | * ObstructiveBureaucrat: Bureaucracy of Poco Pane forces Moles to walking around whole city and bringing random items like screws, cheese, legitimation of revolutionist and vaccination certificate later turns out that some items were [[ChekhovsArmoury later important]]. [[spoiler: Cheese was hint that [[StockAnimalDiet Mayor is a rat]], while vaccine contains TrackingChip]] |
| 408 | * PointAndClickMap: You travel through a Poco Pane with help of one. |
| 409 | * PrehistoricMonster: The Old One, a gigantic snake found in [[ForbiddenZone The Chute.]] |
| 410 | * TheRemnant: Princess Liqourice was banished into [[ForbiddenZone The Chute]] |
| 411 | * TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]: Revolution in itself was bloodless, because most of revolutionaries were armed in [[EdibleBludgeon sweet potatoes]] and guardians joined them. But still made the lives of everyone in Poco Pane worse, [[spoiler: [[FalseFlagOperation and was also staged by the Rat Kingdom]] in a ploy to [[VoluntaryVassal take over Mollo Digos.]]]] |
| 412 | * RightfulKingReturns: [[spoiler: At the end of the game, King Plaster is rescued and returns to his duties.]] |
| 413 | * ShadowDictator: Fernando notes that the Mayor hasn't made a single public appearance since the Revolution, and the only way to meet him is by being granted an audience, which requires [[ObstructiveBureaucrat carrying out a lot of seemingly unrelated tasks at the office booths sprinkled throughout the city.]] |
| 414 | * StagedPopulistUprising: [[spoiler: The Revolution turns out to have been sparked by several rats in mole disguises. One of them went on to become the Mayor.]] |
| 415 | * TalkingIsAFreeAction: In the last episode, it is possible for the rat guard to enter the scene during the cutscene where Reksio and King Plaster are talking. The rat only forces Reksio to retreat after the cutscene ends, however. |
| 416 | * TrackingChip: All of Poco Pane's citizens, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg as well as Moles,]] have been implanted with these, which prevents them from leaving the city. Doing so not only sounds the alarm, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking but also causes the wannabe refugee to develop severe itches]]. |
| 417 | * TrojanHorse: Or elephant, in this case. At one point, Rex finds himself having to build one in order to get inside the Old One and retrieve the [[MacGuffin heart-shaped can.]] |
| 418 | * UndergroundCity: Titular city of Poco Pane is this. |
| 419 | * UpdatedRerelease: ''City of Secrets: Limited Edition'' is a remake of the game with improved graphics, subtitles for Reksio, an English version (and some lines in Polish version were added or updated to match the dub) and removed mazes. |
| 420 | * WombLevel: Rex has to go through the Old One's innards in order to get the [[MacGuffin photos from the Revolution.]] |
| 421 | * YouDirtyRat: The rats are the bad guys who want to take over the moles' kingdom. [[spoiler:The Mayor himself is a rat disguised as a mole. Once he is unmasked, the citizens of Poco Pane boo him and the other rats and King Plaster returns to his position.]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | !!Tropes featured in ''City of Secrets 2'': |
| 424 | * BombThrowingAnarchists: Invoked by Moles, when he suggest Sergio to found union |
| 425 | --->'''Moles:''' You’d throw a stone or burn a tire if the top brass wanted you to get back to work |
| 426 | * BigBad: SandWorm |
| 427 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Ramon after events from first game became rich owner of Molemart, who has a conflict with Sergio, who started [[StrikeEpisode strike]] agaist him |
| 428 | * [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhulu]]: [[EldritchAbomination Dark Cthulhulu]] is actualy nice person wanting to leave his cult and became fisherman known as Albert |
| 429 | * DramaticChaseOpening: Game starts with Moles chased by SandWorm. Fortunately it’s AllJustADream |
| 430 | * LeftHanging: Game has only one chapter, despite preview of next one. |
| 431 | * MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: Moles started ritual summoning SandWorm, because he thought it was recipe for dish |
| 432 | * NostalgiaFilter: Bianca misses Mayor’s rule and is hates Moles because he overthrown him |
| 433 | * SandWorm: BigBad |
| 434 | * StrikeEpisode: Sergio is making strike against [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Ramon]] |
| 435 | * StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: You need to make a ritual to summon SandWorm, even if you see that this is SchmuckBait |
| 436 | * TooDumbToLive: Moles identivied description of the ritual as recipe for a dish |
| 437 | * WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell: Because of overthrowing a [[BigBad Mayor]] Pocopane changed for worse. All seen characters from previous part are either CorruptCorporateExecutive or LowerClassLout[[note]]Also all changes are reverence for 90’s Polish, where economic changes have turned many into poverty[[/note]] |
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