History VideoGame / GianaSistersTwistedDreams

* TheGoomba: Owls / Demons. Yes, they are ''the'' goomba. They are the same enemy, which changes its sprite depending on the world you are currently in.

* DualWorldGameplay: You switch between a cute and cuddly candyland and a gothic, borderline terrifying overworld. Giana also switches personalities based on these worlds (between Cute and Punky).

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Maria does.

* MercyMode: The Easy difficult added after an update. The game is still NintendoHard, but on Easy, certain platforms will appear to help the player and even avoid death, there will be less traps, certain enemies will be slower and invincible mooks will appear much less often, and finally, bosses will have extra shields and something else to aid the player.

** Averted in Hardcore mode, as dying throws you all the back to the beginning of the level, and some levels are quite long.

* MeaninglessLives: Played with. You may die as many times as you can; however, in Standard Mode, dying too many times prevents you from achieving a good rank, in Hardcore you get thrown to the beginning of the level and Über-Hardcore dying means Game Over.

* PathOfMostResistance: Most of gems are in hidden paths throughout each stage, if you are aiming for the 5-Star Rank you'll have to find them, to spice things a little more some of the hidden segments are [[PlatformHell very difficult to navigate without dying once]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: One of the Owlverlord's two forms is a ninja form. It's his nastier form too as the throwing stars he chucks at you spread out and are harder to dodge than his cannon shots. Add in a homing projectile and you've got yourself a genuine BulletHell on your hands.

It was also released on the eShop on September 5th, 2013, and the game has a [[https://www.amazon.com/Giana-Sisters-Twisted-Dream-Directors-Cut/dp/B01586FH6W/ref=pd_sim_63_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=G187ESSX49QYTHGZ39MP Directer's Cut disk version]] for the WiiU that was released on October 29th, 2015.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: There are an awful lot of reviewers out there who believe the 'Sisters' portion of the title means that Cute Giana and Punk Giana are sisters rather than being the same person.

It's also been released on the eShop, and has a [[https://www.amazon.com/Giana-Sisters-Twisted-Dream-Directors-Cut/dp/B01586FH6W/ref=pd_sim_63_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=G187ESSX49QYTHGZ39MP Directer's Cut disk version]] for the WiiU.

The game is the first game by Black Forest Games, a company consisting mostly of people who also took part in the development of the (quite unsuccessful) ''Giana Sisters DS''. The development of the game was crowd-funded through a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/project-giana/project-giana Kickstarter campaign]] under the working title ''Project Giana''.

As of September 11, 2013, a standalone expansion named ''Rise of the Owlverlord'' has been made available on Creator/{{Steam}} and became available to play on September 25. A sequel has been announced and Machinae Supremacy is on board to return.

As of September 11, 2013, a standalone expansion named ''Rise of the Owlverlord'' has been made available on Creator/{{Steam}} and became available to play on September 25.

* PaletteSwap: Maria is still Giana with green hair, but now with a pink dress to boot. [[SarcasmMode Goody.]]

The game is the first game by Black Forest Games, a company consisting mostly of people who also took part in the development of the (quite unsuccessful) Giana Sisters DS. The development of the game was crowd-funded through a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/project-giana/project-giana Kickstarter campaign]] under the working title ''Project Giana''.

Gameplay-wise it stays true to its 2d platformer roots, but it uses a modern 3d graphic engine. A key gameplay element is Giana's ability to change between her normal cutesy form and her pyrokinetic punk form at will. When she does this, the dream world around her changes in the opposite way. While Cute Giana plays in a creepy nightmare, Punk Giana plays in a SugarBowl world. But the graphics aren't the only difference between the two worlds. A lot of game elements behave different depending on what world Giana is currently in: Platforms appear and disappear, gates open or close, elevators change directions and enemies change their behavior patterns.

As of September 11, 2013, a standalone expansion named '''Rise of the Owlverlord''' has been made available on Creator/{{Steam}} and became available to play on September 25.

Twisting the dream world also changes the game's music. Cute Giana's dreamworld features music by the original game's composer, while Punk Giana's dreamworld features music by Music/MachinaeSupremacy.

* FaceHeelTurn: Somewhat. WordOfGod states that Punk Giana became sick and tired of anything that TastesLikeDiabetes (which used to be her fancy), and would now prefer to stomp anything cuddly into the ground. Mind you, she's still good.

* FaceHeelTurn: Somewhat. WordOfGod states that Giana became sick and tired of anything that TastesLikeDiabetes (which used to be her fancy), and would now prefer to stomp anything cuddly into the ground. Mind you, she's still good.

* BossArenaIdiocy: Hansel and Gretel's arena comes conveniently with a spike device that stabs upward whenever you transform.

* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: The game gives you a SingleUseShield before the bosses.

* WakeupCallBoss: ''The very first boss'', '''Hansel and Gretel''', is this. If you are not familiar with its simple pattern or don't have good timing to activate the spike floor the boss can be very difficult.

* DoubleJump: Cute Giana's twirl jump.