Line #37 VideoGame/WingsOfVi


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3	''Wings of Vi'' is a 2014 action-platformer by Solgryn, creator of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheBoshy''.
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5	Vi is an angel who lives in the Floating Keep. The story begins with her friend Rubi calling her out to check out the previously-guarded prison that demon lord Jeh'oul is kept at. After throwing rocks at him for revenge of his past attacks on the angel race, he unleashes a roar that knocks Rubi down and Vi into the only switch keeping him bounded. Vi leaves just to see that her hometown is infested with demonic forces, sees Rubi getting captured by one of them, and taking her Staff of Purity to set off and properly slay Jeh'oul.
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7	You can view an archive of the game's official page [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150413034959/http://grynsoft.com/wingsofvi/ here.]] The game can be bought on Steam.
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9	!!This Game has Examples of:
10	* AbilityRequiredToProceed: Wings of Power that first appear in the Underworld can only be picked up and used once the player has found the feather required.
11	* AdvancingBossOfDoom:
12	** Dark Annihilator slowly chases you down a cave while periodically firing anything from missiles to lasers, and even incendiary bombs at you.
13	** Kratarac chases you much faster than Dark Annihilator does, making you jump to and from various platforms while dodging his intimidating limbs, among other things.
14	* ActionGirl: Vi herself, who can pull off tricky manuvers and slaughter several demon forces.
15	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Secrets in general, which change Vi's appearance. Beating the game in general? [[spoiler:Grants a potion that makes you resemble Rubi]].
16	* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Angel Mode contains a few helpers that can ease a player into the higher levels. Pits and spike-enemies give you a second chance instead of killing you outright, some of the temporary platforms have new permanent ones placed under them to allow to take your time, far more save points, etc.
17	* AllMenArePerverts: Implied by Rubi's line at the beginning that she can make boys do whatever she wants, explaining why there are no guards by Jeh'oul.
18	* {{Antepiece}}: The entire beginning eases you into the jump mechanics, with harmless teleporting pads that take you out of pits that would likely be deadly later into the game. The fact that even the beginning asks for a bit of an angeled air-jump should give an indication of what the game proper has to offer and that it will ''not'' hand-hold the player.
19	* BigBad: Jeh'Oul is a demon lord who seeks to destroy all good and take vengeance on angels for imprisoning him.
20	* BigDamnHeroes: Even after defeating [[spoiler:Amethyst]], she immobilizes Vi with shadow magic, where then Fiola comes to the rescue.
21	* BookEnds: The game begins and ends at the Floating Keep. All of the [=NPCs=] from the beginning are still there. The demonic forces that have infested the Floating Keep also make a return at the final area of the game.
22	* TheCameo: [[spoiler:It's possible to find a Boshy custom in a hidden area]].
23	* CheckpointStarvation: Each succeeding difficulty level strips away checkpoints. Players on the lower levels would know which will be removed higher on based on color: Red checkpoints are in all three, yellow checkpoints are in the Mortal and Angel modes, and pink checkpoints are exclusive to the Angel mode. In addition to this, the Hellspawn modifier replaces all checkpoints with health pickups but gives Vi a 400% increase in health.
24	* ColorfulThemeNaming: The main character's name is a shortening of violet, and her friend is named Rubi. Also present is an Amethyst.
25	* DaddysLittleVillain: Myougi is Jeh'Oul's daughter who serves as [[TheHeavy the main enforcer]] for his plans.
26	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Platforming fans new to this game are going to have to relearn a couple things, especially concerning the DoubleJump. Let's see how to best describe this... Every time you land, you are allowed one Jump. You can use this Jump in midair [[ViolationOfCommonSense if you walk off a platform]], or you may Jump from a standing position, ''but'' you cannot use a midair Jump immediately after Jumping from a standing position. After about 20 minutes you acquire an item that lets you Flutter in midair, but this is mapped to a different button than your Jump, thus allowing you to [[DoubleJump Jump and Flutter]] in any order you please.
27	* DistressedDamsel: Rubi, but she's rescued at the end of the first area.
28	* DeathFromAbove:
29	** [[spoiler:Supreme Jeh'Oul]] attacks by diving down from the sky.
30	** The Dark Annihilator calls down missiles from above. Similarly, [[spoiler:Myougi]] calls down meteors from above in her second encounter.
31	* DemBones: The skeletal chariots first encountered in the Underworld.
32	* DoomedHometown: Subverted. The Floating Keep may look like it's ruined after the demon invasion, but after the credits, it's the way it is before.
33	* DualBoss: The Twin Orcs are fought simultaneously and have separate health bars. When one is defeated, the player must defeat the second one before the first one restores her health.
34	* EasyModeMockery: Some rewards at the end of the game can only be unlocked with playing on Mortal or Demon Mode.
35	* HellInvadesHeaven: Because of Vi and Rubi's carelessness, Jeh'Oul gets released from his prison, resulting in the Floating Keep, home of the angels, being overrun by demonic forces.
36	* HotAsHell: Myougi and her mother Azurel are both attractive-looking demonesses with [[BuxomBeautyStandard quite sizable chest areas]].
37	* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: "Angel Mode" (Easy), "Mortal Mode" (Normal), and "Demon Mode" (Hard).
38	* ImprobablyFemaleCast: There appear to be far more female angels than male.
39	* LightIsGood: The angels are all heroes to some extent, and associated with lightness all around.
40	* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:The Underworld collapses after Jeh'oul's death. Everyone escapes bar Myougi, who attempts to follow the heroes only to get locked out when the portal closes just before she could reach it.]]
41	* MagicSkirt: Rubi's dress stays put even while being held upside-down by Pr'gora.
42	* MeaningfulName: Jeh'Oul's name sounds very similar to "Djævel", which means "Devil" in Danish.
43	* NerdGlasses: Your reward for reading all of the exposition books at the beginning of the game.
44	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The entire plot gets kickstarted when Rubi and Vi decide to taunt Jeh'Oul while he's imprisoned by throwing rocks at him. This results in him roaring so hard Vi gets thrown into the switch that releases him from his prison, allowing him to prepare to enact vengeance on his captors.
45	* NintendoHard: Demanding jumps, temporary blocks, traps that normally kill instantly, difficult enemies, and your only weapon for the first segment is ''very'' close ranged and melee-based despite how helpful shooting would be early in the game. The game also has challenge modes that can make it harder. This is to be expected, being made by the same guy who did an outright PlatformHell earlier.
46	* NoblewomansLaugh: Practically every female boss covers their mouth when laughing.
47	* NonLethalBottomlessPits: Only in the easiest difficulty. Vi will be teleported away from ordinarly insta-kill obstacles at the cost of losing half of a full life bar thanks to the Life Orb. If she has less than that, then she dies.
48	* NotQuiteFlight: Vi cannot fly with her wings in the beginning, but she can gain an air jump if she hasn't jumped prior.
49	* OneHitKill: There are certain InvincibleMinorMinion[=s=] that essentially act as bottomless pits, killing Vi instantly (or resulting in her getting warped out by the Life Orb on Angel Mode) if she lands in one.
50	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After defeating Jeh'Oul at the end of the game, he transforms into Supreme Jeh'Oul.]]
51	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: They are pale-skinned WingedHumanoid[=s=] who live in the skies, [[NintendoHard are very much mortal]], go through a course on purifying the sins, have seemingly decorative halos, and their flight magic can be taken away.
52	* {{Retraux}}: The entire game is in a 16bit-like style.
53	* SevenDeadlySins: All the weapons available to Vi are named after one of them.
54	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Vi's standard outfit is a pair of shorts and a clevage-exposing top, bearing more than a passing resemblance to sleepwear, but she fights off demonic forces like that.
55	* UglyGuyHotWife: Jeh'Oul is a monstrous reptile-like devil. His wife Azurel, on the other hand, is a [[SuccubiAndIncubi very attractive succubus]].
56	%%* TheUnderworld: One of the later levels of the game.

Context VideoGame / WingsOfVi