History VideoGame / BladeStormTheHundredYearsWar

** Nightmare version allows extra changes such as different hairstyles, hair color, and length, width, and spacial sliders of facial features. They also allow the player to have multiple characters for one playthrough.

** ''Nightmare'' changes this distinction on the in-game map, with yellow for the combined [=English/French=] army and [[TechnicolorMagic purple for the invading monsters.]]

** ''Nightmare'' changes this distinction on the in-game map, with yellow for the combined [=English/French=] army and [[SupernaturalIsPurple purple for the invading monsters.]]

* VendorTrash: Enemy officers and captured bases can drop a variety of "replica" artworks that sell for very small amounts of money.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Happens after the battle of Crecy. Regardless of which side you fight for, English or French, they will extoll the exploits of their regular forces, and then give just the slightest nod to the mercenaries. Well, the French will. The English will ''not'', even though you essentially won the battle for them.

* StandardStatusEffects: There are a couple in the game, such as being on fire draining health, but like most other games, they're not practical in most areas, so you're still better off just killing everything as fast as you can.

* DiskOneNuke: In a roundabout way. The short story is, in nightmare, you are supposed to tackle 100 years war first and then do the new nightmare scenario, but that has an easy mode that even says it can be done with a fresh character. So you can play "Disk 2" Before going back and playing "Disk 1" with all the bonuses and upgrades you got for your character, ''Including'' all skill books for mundane classes, the speical ones don't transfer over.

* HeroMustSurvive: While your soldiers can be sent off to die without you, if your character is defeated in battle, the mission ends immediately, and your only reward is whatever pitiful items you managed to grab before being defeated. You are also sent back to the tavern.

* HoldTheLine: You can theoretically do this with any troops, attempting to slow down enemy forces by engaging them until you can either defeat them, or at least buy enough time to escape. Also taken literally with one of the pikemen's attacks, where they brace themselves on the ground while holding their extremely long poles in front, which will usually destroy any mounted troops foolish enough to run into it. However, keep in mind this applies to you as well when controlling a mounted unit.

*** Perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: That condition is the one on your mercenary contract. Why would you risk your life for a second longer than what you were paid for? [[spoiler: [[MoneyDearBoy Because you can usually complete a contract in a single day, and if you want to maximize your pay and rating, you need to completely ignore your contract requirements until the last day, running around doing "optional objectives" and getting all that sweet loot]].]]
* InvincibilityPowerUp: When you activate "Bladestorm" mode (via a full morale bar, gained largely from killing enemies, but can also be acquired by touching deer or an enemy dropping a wine bottle, and fills gradually when your health bar gets low), where your character/squad is immune from damage, and can attack/move around much faster. However, keep in mind that enemy generals can also activate this ability, and on harder missions [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard will do so with impunity.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Joan of Arc does one in one mission, and the player can invoke this as well if they rush towards an enemy stronghold or large group of enemy troops before their backup can get there.

* PrivateMilitaryContractors: You are essentially a medieval equivalent of one. The game mentions the heavy use of mercenaries on both sides, and you can change sides freely with no repercussions whatsoever. So you could theoretically take over one town for the English in one mission, then the very next mission requires you to take back that town for the French.

* TimedMission: Each day of battle is 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes is up, then it's Nightfall and everyone have to rest and fight another day.

* TheSiege: The Siege of Orleans mission. If you side with the English, you have to HoldTheLine in Orleans long enough to escape, while siding with the French will have you assault Orleans and drive out the English instead. Also played straight with larger, walled towns, where you need siege equipment to break the doors down in order to attack it.

* InstantWinCondition: When the town's enemy commander appears, if you can defeat him, every other enemy unit in the town will disperse and flee, and the town immediately falls under your faction's control.

*** Perfectly [[JustifiedTrope justified]]: That condition is the one on your mercenary contract. Would would you risk your life for a second longer than what you were paid for?

This game from Creator/{{Koei}} is loosely based on UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, with many gameplay elements from the VideoGame/DynastyWarriors series. The player creates and plays a single mercenary, but that character in turn can join or summon squads of soldiers to support him or her in battle. It's possible to run around unaccompanied, but it's very easy for a single soldier to be overwhelmed by enemy squads.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: On higher difficulty missions, enemy generals will often activate their bladestorm ability frequently, and seem to have a high health pool. They also hit rather hard unless your current troop levels are close to theirs, but even then they will make your squad seem like a RedShirtArmy, wiping them out rather quickly.

* TakeYourTime: While many missions are limited in scope (usually 3-6 days, which each day lasting about 10 minutes or so), story missions have an "indefinite" time period, meaning you can conquer the entire map for your side before doing the actual mission if you wanted to

* TookALevelInBadAss: Played straight with Joan of Arc. When you first meet her, she's just a peasant girl on foot without much combat abilities who gets defeated easily. Later on, she's wearing plate armor and riding on a horse leading an elite unit of cavalry.

* EasyCommunication: Like in Franchise/DynastyWarriors, you can always see where units are, and where enemy and friendly generals are located. In addition, when you take over a town, you'll get congratulated by a friendly general even if they are on the other side of the map. Also, when generals are defeated, they will say something to you before they leave the battlefield for a few minutes, particularly if you defeated them.

This game from {{Koei}} is loosely based on UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, with many gameplay elements from the VideoGame/DynastyWarriors series. The player creates and plays a single mercenary, but that character in turn can join or summon squads of soldiers to support him or her in battle. It's possible to run around unaccompanied, but it's very easy for a single soldier to be overwhelmed by enemy squads.