History VideoGame / Gobliiins

* SequelDifficultyDrop: The first game had weird puzzles and a life bar system that put pressure on the player to not put themselves in danger, as the characters could get hurt and eventually die. Sequels made it impossible to die, and so players had free range to try puzzles.

* ThreeAmigos: Dwayne, Hooter and Bobo in the original ''Gobliiins''.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A chicken appears in ''Gobliins 2''. If Fingus tries to mess with it, it will bite them with its ''teeth''. Of course, birds may very well have teeth in this universe...

* ToothyBird: The chicken.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game has a SharedLifeBar that shrinks whenever a playing character gets hurt or embarrasses himself by doing a wrong action; the player can thus only make so much mistakes until they get a GameOver.

* AcidTripDimension: ''Gobliins 2'' has two settings that are this even compared to the rest of the game.

* FearlessFool: Winkle in ''Gobliins 2'', meaning he can complete some tasks Fingus is too shy or prudent to do.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game has a life bar that shrinks whenever a playing character gets hurt or embarrasses himself by doing a wrong action; so, the player can only make so much mistakes only they get a GameOver.

* ManEatingPlant: There are a couple of them in Niak's house.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Removing an "i" for the second and third installments to make it the same number as the goblin protagonists, and yet naming the fourth installment ''Gobliiins 4''.

* RedHerring: When the Gobliins enter Niak's castle,

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Blount and Wynnona are meant for each other. How can you tell? Well, they ''somehow'' have the exact color of clothing...

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler:Gobliiins 4, a concert, actually.]]

* LookAlikeLovers: Blount and Wynnona look a ''lot'' alike. In fact, she looks like a gender-flipped version of him, even wearing the same clothes!

** In ''Gobliins 2'', a giant blocks the exit/entry of the village. He will unblock the path only if given some food and wine. Later, another giant shows up... but he is completely immobile and looks more like a statue (though using the same level music as the other giant).

* SharedLifeMeter: The three main characters of the first game all share a life meter, though this was removed for future games in the series.

* WolfMan: Blount gets turned into a werewolf after his encounter with King Bodd.

* WaterIsAir: When the Gobliins get in the underwater stage, they never swim and they keep walking on the floor.

%%* MoonLogicPuzzle: In spades.

* Sequelitis: ''Gobliiins 4'' is much less loved by the fans than the previous games. The PolygonCeiling might be one reason.

* ShockingSwerve: [[spoiler:Blount is Prince Buffoon from ''Gobliins 2''!! Uh, okay. How did this prince end up becoming a commoner journalist?]]

* OurGoblinsAreDifferwnt: They just look like small humans with pointy ears, or are purple-skinned and have heads like pterodactyls!

* FloatingPlatforms: Justified for the dream sequences, but there is a floating platform near the end of ''Gobliins 2'' that is referred as "!!!".

* AllThereInTheManual: Some characters' names and backstories are only mentioned in the manual.

%%** The third level in Goblins 3 'nuff said.

* [[ThreateningShark Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: Subverted. The Gobliiins ride a friendly shark in the end of the game to fight the BigBad.
%%* EvilOverlord: Amoniak from ''Gobliins 2''.

%%** Same for Were-Blount in ''Goblins 3'' and Bobo in ''Gobliiins''.

%%* LargeAndInCharge: Amoniak.
%%* TheLoad: The [[CharacterTitle Prince Buffoon]], in Gobliins 2.
%%* LoveAtFirstSight: Blount meeting Wynnona.

** In ''Goblins 3'', Blount and Chump drink a potion that turn them into even bigger giants. They become extremely tiny when entering a city, though.
** When Blount flies around above the clouds, there is a giant peeking his head behind a mountain.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: They just look like small humans with pointy ears, or are purple-skinned and have heads like pterodactyls!
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: They are green-skinned and literally have gems for eyes!

%%** And Blount temporarily becomes one.

%%* PowerTrio: ''Gobliiins 1 & 4''
* RockMeAsmodeus: Last level of ''Goblins 3'', there is a devil with an electric guitar and an amp.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Blount is Prince Buffon from the prequel.]]

** Several times could the goblins just jump and/or stretch their arms to pick up objects lying just a few centimers away from them... but this doesn't always work. Especially when in the first game, Dwayne can only pick up items that are right under him on the ground. Made worse in the second game, where, often for no reason, the heroes will inexplicably shake their heads and fingers by saying "No, no" when attempting to do some actions.

%%* ToothyBird: The chicken.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler: Gobliiins 4, a concert, actually.]]

** The third level in Goblins 3 'nuff said.

* DreamLand: Twice in ''Gobliins 2'' do the protagonists have to eat some kind of hallucinatory mushroom and enter a colorful dream level.

* EekAMouse: One of the puzzles in ''Goblins 3'' consists of putting a rat in front of a Queen in a chess game to scare her off.

* EvilOverlord: Amoniak from ''Gobliins 2''.

** Same for Were-Blount in ''Goblins 3'' and Bobo in ''Gobliiins''.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Amoniak's guards are mostly just sleeping around.

* GuideDangIt: Oh boy, where do we start...? Somewhat remedied by "jokers", that give a sketchy solution for the current location. There's only 3 jokers for the whole game, but you can save the game, use a joker, then reload.

* ICantReachIt: Several times could the goblins just jump and/or stretch their arms to pick up objects lying just a few centimers away from them... but this doesn't always work. Especially when in the first game, Dwayne can only pick up items that are right under him on the ground. Made worse in the second game, where, often for no reason, the heroes will inexplicably shake their heads and fingers by saying "No, no" when attempting to do some actions.

* IntrepidReporter: Blount in ''Goblins 3''.

* {{Jerkass}}: Winkle in Gobliins 2.
** Also, Were-Blount in Goblins 3 towards the arrogant grocer in the city, and how. Not only can you smash all his furniture, choke him and repeatedly hit him in the face with a hammer (which you stole from his cabinet after breaking it), you are in fact [[RewardingVandalism required to do so]] in order to progress in the story.
* LargeAndInCharge: Amoniak.
* TheLoad: The [[CharacterTitle Prince Buffoon]], in Gobliins 2.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Blount meeting Wynnona.

* MoonLogicPuzzle: In spades.

** TalkingAnimal
*** AliensSpeakingEnglish
* OddCouple: Fingus and Winkle.

** Although this is justified as ''Gobliiins 4'' returns to the original line up of having the 3 goblins as the protagonists.
*** And ''Goblns 4'' wouldn't have been very entertaining.

** And Blount temporaly becomes one.

* PowerTrio: ''Gobliiins 1 & 4''

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Blount is Prince Buffon from the prequel.]]

* ToothyBird: The chicken.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''WoodruffAndTheSchnibbleOfAzimuth'', also featuring art and character design by Pierre Gilhodes.

** Non-wolf Blount and Fungus are afraid of mice too.

** Same for wolf-Blount in ''Goblins 3'' and Bobo in ''Gobliiins''.

** In Goblins 3 you get 5 jokers, which reset everytime you start the game up.

''Gobliiins'' is an {{Adventure|Game}}[=/=]PuzzleGame developed by Coktel Vision, published in the US by Creator/{{Sierra}}, and originally released in 1991. It spawned three sequels: ''Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon'', ''Goblins 3'' (aka ''Goblin's Quest 3''), and the most recent one, ''Gobliiins 4'', being released in 2009

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* SpeakingSimlish: The floppy disk versions of all three games. The CD-ROM version of ''2'' replaced all of it with real-language voice acting, while in the CD-ROM version of ''3'', the conversations still happen in Simlish, but Blount (or one of the other characters) summarizes them in real language afterward.