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

** A fan translation of the supplementary material is released.

* '''Exploited''': Empiress Evilisss [[BreakingTheFourthWall reads the game guide]], and [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy uses it to stop the heroes]].

** 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 [[ContemplatingOurNavels mystical pseudo-philosophical terms that the writers themselves probably don't understand that well]].

* '''Invoked''': ???

** The source material is from a non-English speaking country and any and all of the Supplementary Storyline material [[NoExportForYou was never released in the US and was never officially translated to English]], so you will have to rely on Fan Translations and hope they are right.

** The Official Guide contains only five words regarding to the game's lore: "All there in the disc itself."

** The Official Guide contains only five words: "All there in the story."

* '''Parodied''': The game contains ''nothing''; everything is in the guide.

** The game series is unfortunately an offender of [[RetCon Retcons]] and other issues such as ContinuitySnarl, so you can't be really sure if the supplementary material is accurate anymore or not.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Empress Eviliss destroyed your hometown, but the game doesn't tell you why. [[spoiler: (She was forced to do so to create a rune that would keep out the demons.)]] 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. [[spoiler: (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.)]]

* '''Played Straight''':

* '''Exaggerated''': All the story is inside ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''; the game only has endless actions.

* '''Parodied''': The game contains ''nothing''; everything is in the guide.
** Important information is deliberately not revealed in-game, the characters [[BreakingTheFourthWall complain bitterly]] and accuse the developers of trying to flog strategy guides.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Not many people play ''Troperia Chronicles'', hearing about how it lacks any worthwhile stories.
** The supplementary storyline material tries to be the Reconstruction but ends up being the opposite, and has all sorts of plot holes, raises more questions than it answers, and is filled to the brim with bad writing.
** The source material is from a non-English speaking country and any and all of the Supplementary Storyline material [[NoExportForYou was never released in the US and was never officially translated to English]], so you will have to rely on Fan Translations and hope they are right.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil But after the scans of ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'' are released in P2P network, the game instantly becomes a cult classic]].
** The storyline from the guide helps remove the majority or entirety of the problems in the games' storyline by removing plot holes, adequately answering any FridgeLogic questions and simply making the story appear to be better.
** A fan translation of the supplementary material is released.

* '''Exploited''': Empiress Evilisss reads the game guide, and uses it to stop the heroes.

** Or the series gives itself some SelfDeprecation for being a case of this trope, especially if any of the supplementary story material doesn't seem to make any sense combined with what is actually in the story.

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* '''Played Straight''': 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''.

* '''Justified''': ''Troperia Chronicles'' has an ExcusePlot.

* '''Inverted''': 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.

* '''Subverted''': It seems that the main plot of ''Troperia Chronicles'' is barebone... until you play each character's optional sidequests.

* '''Deconstructed''': Not many people play ''Troperia Chronicles'', hearing about how it lacks any worthwhile stories.

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

* '''Zigzagged''': Some of the story happens in-game, but some important parts are explained in the guide.

* '''Enforced''': "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]]."

* '''Defied''': Troperia Chronicles has every little bit of detail in the game, making it overly long.

* '''Conversed''': "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!"

* '''Played For Laughs''': On the game disk is the entire story played out like a movie, and the guide acts as a choose your own adventure book filled with nothing but action.

** The supplementary storyline material tries to be the Reconstruction but ends up being the opposite, and has all sorts of plot holes, raises more questions than it answers, and is filled to the brim with BadWriting.

* '''Played Straight''': 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''.

* '''Played Straight''': In the game [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ''Troperia Chronicles'']], the very reason [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress Eviliss]] invaded TheHero([[{{AFGNCAAP}} ine]])'s [[DoomedHometown hometown]] is only found in the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

* '''Played For Laughs''': On the game disk is the entire story played out like a movie, and the guide acts as a choose your own adventure book filled with nothing but action.
** Or the series gives itself some SelfDeprecation for being a case of this trope, especially if any of the supplementary story material doesn't seem to make any sense combined with what is actually in the story.
* '''Played For Drama''': Empress Eviliss destroyed your hometown, but the game doesn't tell you why. [[spoiler: (She was forced to do so to create a rune that would keep out the demons.)]] 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. [[spoiler: (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.)]]

* '''Exploited''': Empiress Evilisss reads the game guide, and uses it to stop the heroes.

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

* '''Played Straight''': In the game [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ''Troperia Chronicles'']], The very reason [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Empress Eviliss]] invaded TheHero([[{{AFGNCAAP}} ine]])'s [[DoomedHometown hometown]] is only found in the ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide''.

* '''Exaggerated''': All the story is inside ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'', the game only has endless actions.

** Earlier installments in the story were sadly rushed due to ExecutiveMeddling and so WordOfGod tried to release Supplementary Story material that they wanted to have in the story at the time but was never given the chance to back then.

** The supplementary storyline material tries to be the Reconstruction but sadly it ends up being the opposite in which it has all sorts of plot holes, raising more questions than answering them and is filled to the brim with BadWriting.
** The source material is from a non-English speaking country and any and all of the Supplementary Storyline material [[NoExportForYou was never released in the US and was never officially translated to English]] so you will have to rely on Fan Translations and hope they are right.
* '''Reconstructed''': [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil But after the scans of ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'' is released in P2P network, the game instantly becomes a cult classic]].
** The storyline from the guide helps remove the majority or entirety of the problems in the games' storyline by removing plot holes, adequately answering any FridgeLogic questions and it simply makes the story appear to be better.
* '''Zigzagged''': Some of the story happens in-game, some important parts are explained in the guide.
** The game series is unfortunately an offender of Retcons and other issues such as ContinuitySnarl so you can't be really sure if the supplementary material is accurate anymore or not.

** "Hmm... these Supplementary story materials are getting popular, quick lets make something like that for this series. But sir we never really had all that many ideas for this series' storyline before. So what? Just make some stuff up and have in a "official" guide from us, the fans would never want to refute it since it came from us."

** Or the series gives itself some SelfDeprecation for being a case of this trope especially if any of the supplementary story material doesn't seem to make any sense with what is actually in the story.

** WordOfGod - Hey lets be honest here we never really cared about storyline structure in this series and if we act like we do now chances are this will most likely just make you guys more confused so at least we are being honest about the lack of continuity here.

* '''Conversed''': "Why do all Chosen of Light in history always have a chapter or two of their chronicles missing?" "So that those who actually keep those chapters can exploit the chronicles for their own nefarious gain, of course."

* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil But after the scans of ''Troperia Chronicles Official Guide'' is released in P2P network, the game instantly become a cult classic]].
* '''Zigzagged''': Some of the story hapens in-game, some important parts are explained in th guide.

* '''Enforced''': "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 [[CrackIsCheaper Alicia figurine]]."
* '''Played For Laughs''': On the game disk is the entire story played out like a movie, and the guide acts as a choose your own adventure book filled with nothing, but action.

* '''Defied''': Troperia Chronicles has every little bit of detail in the game, making overly long.

* '''ConversationalTroping''': "Why do all Chosen of Light in history always have a chapter or two of their chronicles missing?" "So that those who actually keep those chapters can exploit the chronicles for their own nefarious gain, of course."