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** Everything you need to know about the plotline is in the game, but the backstory of the hard-to-find BonusBoss is only in the tie-in novel.

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** Everything you need to know about the plotline is in the game, but the backstory of the hard-to-find BonusBoss OptionalBoss is only in the tie-in novel.
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** The story is told from the limited P.O.V. of certain characters, who do not have perfect information about the setting they are in. On the other hand, the makers want the players to see the whole picture via the manual, so the players are one step ahead of the characters in the story. DramaticIrony ensues.
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Why include a spoiler for something that is made up for this page?


** However, to understand why Alice must defeat Emperor Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

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** However, to understand why Alice must defeat Emperor Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], RivalTurnedEvil), you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.
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Doesn't really exemplify the digital piracy is evil trope...


** [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil But after the scans of ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'' are released in P2P network, the game instantly becomes a cult classic]].

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** [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil But after the scans of ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'' are released in a P2P network, the game instantly becomes a cult classic]].classic.



** An offical translation made by the creators of the game is soon released several years later.

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** An offical translation made by the creators of the game is soon released several years later.
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** It's obviously going to piss off some people that the ''Troperia'' series apparently can't do ShowDontTell right if they are forced to go look for books that are subject to their own problems of availability in order to figure out how every single detail that looks [[NoodleIncident to have been senselessly thrown there]] is supposed to be important to the plot.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But to understand why Alice must defeat Emperor Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But Subverted''':
** It turns out that the side quests have no practical information to the story at all.
** However,
to understand why Alice must defeat Emperor Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.
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** The fantasy novel ''Troperia Chronicles'' come with a CD containing a mini-game where you play the final battle between [[TheHero Alice]] the [[DesignatedHero Chosen of Light]] versus Empress Evulz.

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** The fantasy novel ''Troperia Chronicles'' come with a CD containing a mini-game where you play the final battle between [[TheHero Alice]] the [[DesignatedHero Chosen of Light]] versus Empress Emperor Evulz.



** The reason given in-game for Empress Evulz's invasion is straightforward and well-documented, but the explanation given in the supplemental materials tries to frame it in [[ContemplateOurNavels mystical pseudo-philosophical terms that the writers themselves probably don't understand that well]].

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** The reason given in-game for Empress Emperor Evulz's invasion is straightforward and well-documented, but the explanation given in the supplemental materials tries to frame it in [[ContemplateOurNavels mystical pseudo-philosophical terms that the writers themselves probably don't understand that well]].



* '''Double Subverted''': But to understand why Alice must defeat Empress Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But to understand why Alice must defeat Empress Emperor Evulz [[spoiler: (who was the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.



* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhMyGods My gods]], Lady Alice. I don't even know what's going on anymore. I pity the future historians who will study our era from what scarce texts there will be."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhMyGods My gods]], Lady Alice. Alice! I don't even know what's going on anymore. I pity the future historians who will study our era from what scarce texts there will be."



* '''Exploited''': Empress Evulz [[BreakingTheFourthWall reads the game guide]], and uses it to stop the heroes.

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* '''Exploited''': Empress Emperor Evulz [[BreakingTheFourthWall reads the game guide]], and uses it to stop the heroes.



* '''Discussed''': "Hey, don't you think that we know very little about Lady Alicia? I think we should [[MoralEventHorizon steal and read her diary]]."

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* '''Discussed''': "Hey, don't you think that we know very little about Lady Alicia? Alice? I think we should [[MoralEventHorizon steal and read her diary]]."



** "Wait, why did Lady Alicia do that?" "It's in the manual, actually." "I don't want to pay that much just to know! Curses!"

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** "Wait, why did Lady Alicia Alice do that?" "It's in the manual, actually." "I don't want to pay that much just to know! Curses!"



* '''Played For Drama''': Empress Eviliss destroyed your hometown, but the game doesn't tell you why.[[note]](She was forced to do so to create a rune that would keep out the demons.)[[/note]] During the game, you have several chances to prevent her from destroying other towns, or just saving the populace. Later, after you've stopped her, she activates a spell which summons terrible creatures that destroy nearly everything.[[note]](By letting her destroy the towns, you could have prevented the disaster, but you would only know to do that from reading the "ancient scroll" that came with the game.)[[/note]]

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* '''Played For Drama''': Empress Eviliss Emperor Evulz destroyed your hometown, but the game doesn't tell you why.[[note]](She [[note]](He was forced to do so to create a rune that would keep out the demons.)[[/note]] During the game, you have several chances to prevent her him from destroying other towns, or just saving the populace. Later, after you've stopped her, she him, he activates a spell which summons terrible creatures that destroy nearly everything.[[note]](By letting her him destroy the towns, you could have prevented the disaster, but you would only know to do that from reading the "ancient scroll" that came with the game.)[[/note]]
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** In the game [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ''Troperia Chronicles'']], the very reason [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress Eviliss]] invaded TheHero([[FeaturelessProtagonist ine]])'s [[DoomedHometown hometown]] is only found in the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

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** In the game [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ''Troperia Chronicles'']], the very reason [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress Eviliss]] [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] invaded TheHero([[FeaturelessProtagonist ine]])'s TheHero's [[DoomedHometown hometown]] is only found in the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.



** The fantasy novel ''Troperia Chronicles'' come with a CD containing a mini-game where you play the final battle between [[TheHero Alicia]] the [[DesignatedHero Chosen of Light]] versus Empress Eviliss.

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** The fantasy novel ''Troperia Chronicles'' come with a CD containing a mini-game where you play the final battle between [[TheHero Alicia]] Alice]] the [[DesignatedHero Chosen of Light]] versus Empress Eviliss.Evulz.



** The reason given in-game for Empress Evilss's invasion is straightforward and well-documented, but the explanation given in the supplemental materials tries to frame it in [[ContemplateOurNavels mystical pseudo-philosophical terms that the writers themselves probably don't understand that well]].

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** The reason given in-game for Empress Evilss's Evulz's invasion is straightforward and well-documented, but the explanation given in the supplemental materials tries to frame it in [[ContemplateOurNavels mystical pseudo-philosophical terms that the writers themselves probably don't understand that well]].



* '''Double Subverted''': But to understand why Alicia must defeat Empress Eviliss [[spoiler: (who was [[RivalTurnedEvil Virgilia]])]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But to understand why Alicia Alice must defeat Empress Eviliss Evulz [[spoiler: (who was [[RivalTurnedEvil Virgilia]])]], the RivalTurnedEvil)]], you need the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.



** "Selling the game won't even cover the development expenses, so let's put all the stories inside the Official Guide... which we will sell bundled with the [[CrackIsCheaper Alicia figurine]]."

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** "Selling the game won't even cover the development expenses, so let's put all the stories inside the Official Guide... which we will sell bundled with the [[CrackIsCheaper Alicia Alice figurine]]."



* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhMyGods My gods]], Lady Alicia. I don't even know what's going on anymore. I pity the future historians who will study our era from what scarce texts there will be."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[OhMyGods My gods]], Lady Alicia.Alice. I don't even know what's going on anymore. I pity the future historians who will study our era from what scarce texts there will be."



* '''Exploited''': Empress Eviliss [[BreakingTheFourthWall reads the game guide]], and uses it to stop the heroes.

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* '''Exploited''': Empress Eviliss Evulz [[BreakingTheFourthWall reads the game guide]], and uses it to stop the heroes.

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* '''Downplayed''': Everything you need to know about the plotline is in the game, but the backstory of the hard-to-find BonusBoss is only in the tie-in novel.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Everything you need to know about the plotline is in the game, but the backstory of the hard-to-find BonusBoss is only in the tie-in novel.novel.
** Very minor details are only mentioned in other works related to the game.

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