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** Only Chapter One is fully mapped out in this MediaNotes/BetaTest, so of course there's going to be issues with the choices for Chapter Two... and the less said about [[ObviousBeta Chapter ThReE]], the better.
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At some point in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "No", "Absolutely not", "Not gonna happen", and "In your dreams".

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** At some point in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "No", "Absolutely not", "Not gonna happen", and "In your dreams".

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At some point in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "No", "Absolutely not", "Not gonna happen", and "In your dreams".



** All the choices are refusals and lead to the same results.
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** Tana is a LawfulGood hero who wouldn't dream of passing up a request to help those in need.

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** Tana is a LawfulGood hero who wouldn't dream of passing up a request to help those in need.
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** The protagonist often makes their own decisions without the player's input. Just this once, the game gives the player "choices" for what the protagonist does.
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* '''Reconstructed''': But the moment Tana is given a negative response through a specific, unmentioned button combination, the narrator outright ousts her for cheating the game.

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* '''Reconstructed''': But the moment Tana is given a negative response through a specific, unmentioned button combination, the narrator outright ousts her for cheating the game. This meant that the only way Tana can progress is to answer with any one of the affirmative options, which is what the game developers intended.
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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%%* * '''Reconstructed''': ???But the moment Tana is given a negative response through a specific, unmentioned button combination, the narrator outright ousts her for cheating the game.

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* '''Played For Horror''':
** The game is usually very good about letting the player choose multiple options, and having those choices matter. Until they're put under MindControl, and forced to play through dialogue trees like this a form of ControllableHelplessness.

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* '''Played For Horror''':
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Horror''': The game is usually very good about letting the player choose multiple options, and having those choices matter. Until they're the player character is put under MindControl, and forced to play through dialogue trees like this a form of ControllableHelplessness.
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* '''Played For Horror''':
** The game is usually very good about letting the player choose multiple options, and having those choices matter. Until they're put under MindControl, and forced to play through dialogue trees like this a form of ControllableHelplessness.
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** The only option is "Yes", but after choosing it, you're free to do whatever you want.

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** The only option is "Yes", but after choosing it, [[TakeYourTime you're free to do whatever you want.]]
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** You get a huge DialogueTree with ten choices the first time, each leading to ten new choices that [[RuleOfThree each lead to ten new choices]]. No matter which of the 1000 combinations you end up choosing, [[MortonsFork you'll end up agreeing]] [[UpToEleven to help Maria in a complicated mess.]]

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** You get a huge DialogueTree with ten choices the first time, each leading to ten new choices that [[RuleOfThree each lead to ten new choices]]. No matter which of the 1000 combinations you end up choosing, [[MortonsFork you'll end up agreeing]] [[UpToEleven agreeing to help Maria in a complicated mess.]]

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Tana, I don't think you really have a choice there."

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"Tana, I don't think you really have a choice there."

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* '''Subverted''': The visible options are all affirmative, but scrolling down reveals some negative responses.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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The visible options are all affirmative, but scrolling down reveals some negative responses.responses.
** Responding in the negative causes Maria to go "Aww, don't say silly things like that! I'm sure you'd love to help." Tana is then given the option to say "I'm not helping, and that's ''final''."


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** Maria has a dozen different responses pestering Tana to help her, and eventually resorts to a silent DeathGlare, forcing Tana to acquiesce.

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* '''Straight''': At some time in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "Yes", "Of course I'll do it for you", "Sure", and "Anything for you, Your Highness".

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* '''Straight''': At some time point in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "Yes", "Of course I'll do it for you", "Sure", and "Anything for you, Your Highness".



** The player has agreed to every single one of Princess Maria's requests thus far. There's no good reason to expect them to turn back now.



--> '''Tana:''' HELL NO! Screw you and your stupid kingdom!\\

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--> ---> '''Tana:''' HELL NO! Screw you and your stupid kingdom!\\
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** The choices are meaningful, but the results of your choice are extremely unintuitive. [[ViolationOfCommonSense Rejecting Maria's offer locks you onto the quest, while accepting it offers you some room to weasel out.]]
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* '''Straight''': At some time in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "Yes", "Of course I'll do it for you", "Sure", and "Anything for you, Your Highness"

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* '''Straight''': At some time in ''Tropeland Chronicles'', Princess Maria asks [[TheHero Tana]] if she wants to help her FindTheCure to a mysterious illness that's spreading across her kingdom. You are given a multiple-choice question and a DialogueTree. The four options are "Yes", "Of course I'll do it for you", "Sure", and "Anything for you, Your Highness"Highness".

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** All the choices are refusals and lead to the same results.



** Making a CYOA is hard enough, dealing with people going OffTheRails is too much for the poor game designers.

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** Making a CYOA is hard enough, dealing with people going OffTheRails is [[CombinatorialExplosion too much for the poor game designers.designers]].

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