History VideoGame / VioletHaunted

''Violet Haunted'' is an UsefulNotes/RPGMaker game developed by Donnie D. Washington II, and [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/220700 released]] for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on November 27, 2014. It serves as a prequel and side story to ''Destiny's Faith'', another work by the aforementioned author.

* BonusBoss: Encountered in the last cave area of the game are three martial art masters, Yuriko, X, and Sabre Claw. Their fight is optional, but if you win, you get Luminara's strongest weapons as a reward.

%%* CrusadingWidower: Tyrin.

* BadassAdorable: Luminara.
* BadLiar: Luminara.
-->'''Luminara''': She used to be a witch working for the Vampire Lord until I knocked her around a little and helped her to repent.\\
'''Violet''': WHAT?????!!!!!!!!!!!
-->[[spoiler:Keep in mind that you just beat her in combat moments before.]]

* BuryYourGays: Tyrin is the arguably the most developed and interesting character in the story, and he starts the adventure heartbroken over the loss of his husband. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he too, dies in the end]].

* CrusadingWidower: Tyrin.

* EmphasizeEverything: Just as terrible as the ellipses.
* EvilIsHammy: The Vampire Lord. Ugh.
* {{Fanfic}}: The entire game feels like this. The writing is immature, over the top, cringe-inducing, and is littered with all sorts of punctuation and grammatical errors.

* GratuitousJapanese: Violet's Hassou, Mokuso, and Yoroidoshi attacks.

* HiddenBadass: Luminara is this. She starts weaker than both Violet and Tyrin, yet can become so powerful that she is capable of soloing the hardest fight in the game all by herself. Eventually, she will do about three times as much damage with her basic attacks, compared to her friends.
* InfoDump: Hilariously averted. Unlike most UsefulNotes/RPGMaker games, there is no intro cutscene, movie, or dialogue to explain some of the story or world. You're just thrown right into the game.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: And, of course, Violet uses one.

* RuleOfCool: Hilariously averted. The game is written to be this, but it's rather over the top and cringe-inducing, instead. We're supposed to be in awe as Violet's bosom heaves, or marvel at the fact that her name was taken from the color of the dress her mother wore, but the bad writing often does the opposite, leaving us rolling our eyes, instead.

* UselessUsefulSpell: Somewhat averted. The Confusion and Sleep spells rarely land, and it's far more efficient using spells that damage all enemies, instead. Life Drain, however, is almost vital to beating the first few encounters.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Although not directly related, Luminara quickly becomes this to Violet.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Both the heroes and the enemies they face can often be one-shotted from being hit by the element they oppose.

* DramaticEllipsis: Entire lines of text are often nothing but ellipses. One example:

DramaticEllipsis: Entire lines of text are often nothing but ellipses. One example:

-->'''Luminara''': She used to be a witch working for the Vampire Lord until I knocked her around a little and helped her to repent.
-->'''Violet''': WHAT?????!!!!!!!!!!!
[[spoiler:Keep in mind that you just beat her in combat moments before.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Violet uses dark magic, and the game reminds you that she uses dark magic no less than ten times. [[RageBreakingPoint Did I mention that she uses dark magic]]? Also, the game tends over-emphasize how cool Violet is supposed to be while she holds her katana or grasps her bosom in contemplation. Be prepared for lines like this throughout the game:

* DramaticEllipsis: Oh my goodness. They're everywhere. Even entire pages of text lines are nothing but ellipses. One example:
-->'''Violet''': I'm sorry to hear that. I too......lost everything......I have...........

* BadassGay: Tyrin. He's level-headed, uses guns, and is brilliantly smart.

''Violet Haunted'' is infamous for its scattered plot, odd balancing, and immature dialogue, often venturing on SoBadItsGood territory. The main character, Violet Shade, is a DarkerAndEdgier mage with a heavy case of SexAddiction. Joined by two companions, a childish Spiritual Adept named Luminara, and a Cyberhunter from the future, Tyrin, Violet Shade sets out to find out the meaning of her life.

''Violet Haunted'' is an [[VideoGame/RPGMaker RPGMaker]] game developed by Donnie D. Washington II, and released on [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/220700 Steam]] on November 27, 2014. It serves as a prequel and side story to ''Destiny's Faith'', another work by the aforementioned author.

* InfoDump: Hilariously averted. Unlike most [[VideoGame/RPGMaker RPGMaker]] games, there is no intro cutscene, movie, or dialogue to explain some of the story or world. You're just thrown right into the game.

''Violet Haunted'' is an [[VideoGame/RPGMaker RPGMaker]] game developed by Donnie D. Washington II, and released on [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/220700 Steam]] on November 27, 2014. It serves as a prequel and side story to Destiny's Faith, another work by the aforementioned author. ''Violet Haunted'' is infamous for its scattered plot, odd balancing, and immature dialogue, often venturing on SoBadItsGood territory. The main character, Violet Shade, is a DarkerAndEdgier mage with a heavy case of SexAddiction. Joined by two companions, a childish Spiritual Adept named Luminara, and a Cyberhunter from the future, Tyrin, Violet Shade sets out to find out the meaning of her life.

* {{Unwinnable}}: The final fight is intended to be this. [[spoiler:Oddly enough, it isn't. The one after that, however...]]

* AttackItsWeakPoint: When enemies are hit with their opposing elements, they take much more damage than normal. This is magnified with the heroes more often, however, as it is very easy for them to be one-shotted when hit by their opposition.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Most enemies and members of the party feature this.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: When enemies are hit with their opposing elements, they take much more damage than normal. This is magnified with the main characters more often, however, as it is very easy for the characters to be one-shotted when hit by their opposition.

** Tyrin, who uses electricity, is also weak to electricity.

** [[spoiler:Why is Violet's father among the people that she has murdered at the village? The game specifically states that she ran away from him, yet it then acts like he's part of the people that trained her in the dark arts.]]

** A deity-like guardian of the world, Fate, helps Tyrin after he lost his husband. Why doesn't he continue travelling with him, or get him back to his original timeline?

* HiddenBadass: Luminara is this. She starts weaker than both Violet and Tyrin, yet can become so powerful that she is capable of soloing the hardest fight in the game all by herself.

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Averted. Violet starts the game much more powerful than her companions, around level 20, but caps fairly quickly. Luminara, the Spiritual Adept / Monk starts at level 1, but as she levels up and finds better weapons, her power skyrockets, making her much higher in level than her friends. She does much more damage than them, as well, and can even solo one of the most difficult fights in the game all by herself without taking a scratch, if you play carefully.