History VideoGame / Noctropolis

* ThisLoserIsYou: Peter.

* SummonEverymanProtagonist: A replacement Darksheer's recruited by holding a contest in a parallel universe where he's just a comic book character.

* MoonLogicPuzzle: One of the earliest examples consists of: To enter a cathedral guarded by a lethal flying gargoyle, the player must A) locate the couple pixels representative of the only loose bar in the iron-wrought fence, B) open utility panel of a nearby streetlight, C) attach fifty-pounds worth of cable to connect the fence post to an arbitrary lead, and d.) throw the bar, like a spear, some 20 yards so that it lands upon the fountain on which the beast occasionally perches so that it is electrocuted the following time it does. This puzzle was one of the first in the game and significantly simpler that later examples.

* {{Illuminati}}: Yes, they are in the game albeit in a very, very minor role. [[spoiler: You find out about their existence late in the game, when players meet Whisperman. He provides a great deal of backstory which reveals that the secret society of the Brotherhood of Darkness, who crafted Liquidark and subsequently Darksheer, are the Illuminati in the universe of Noctropolis.]]

* TheNightThatNeverEnds: An unspecified cataclysm decades ago caused persistent thick clouds to cover the sky above Noctropolis.

* CaptainErsatz: This game seems to take a lot of inspiration from {{Comicbook/Cloak And Dagger}}, Franchise/{{Batman}}, {{Comicbook/Doctor Strange}}.

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The game ends on the triumphant note of no less than primordial beings telling Peter he's a worthy inheritor of the Darksheer name. It totally ignores how the previous Darksheer went evil from a soul-destroying addiction to liquidark, and that by warring on the forces of evil with the same tools there's no reason the same won't eventually happen to Peter even if he does turn out to be a worthy successor.]]

* CaptainErsatz: This game seems to take a lot of inspiration from {{Comicbook/CloakAndDagger}}, Franchise/{{Batman}}, {{Comicbook/DoctorStrange}}.

* CaptainErsatz: This game seems to take a lot of inspiration from Franchise/{{Batman}}.

* {{Illuminati}}: Yes, they are in the game albeit in a very, very minor role. [[spoiler: You find out about their existence late in the game, when players meet Whisperman. He provides a great deal of backstory which reveals that the secret society of the Brotherhood of Darkness, who crafted Liquiddark and subsequently Darksheer, are the Illuminati in the universe of Noctropolis.]]

The game was released to little fanfare, with physical copies long out of print for years. Fortunately it was finally re-released digitally by Night Dive Studios on January 21, 2016 on Website/GOGDotCom and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} thanks. The re-release features widescreen support and an enhanced soundtrack.

!!This Game Provides Examples Of:

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: The game ends on the triumphant note of no less than primordial beings telling Peter he's a worthy inheritor of the Darksheer name. It totally ignores how the previous Darksheer went evil from a soul-destroying addiction to liquidark, and that by warring on the forces of evil with the same tools there's no reason the same won't eventually happen to Peter even if he does turn out to be a worthy successor.]]

* FauxActionGirl: Darksheer's sidekick Stiletto doesn't win a single fight in this entire game.

* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler: It turns out the BigBad who broke out the other villains is the original Darksheer, who now has a light-motif and, to top it off, also plans to use light to turn himself into a powerful, dominating being.]]

The game was released to little fanfare with physical copies are now long out of print for years. Fortunately it was finally re-released digitally by Night Dive Studios on January 21, 2016 on Website/GOGDotCom and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} thanks. The re-release features widescreen support and an enhanced soundtrack.

* GreenThumb: This trope is not only the alis of Dr. Horace Bartholomew but also the best way to describe his special abilities where plants are concerned.

* TotallyRadical: The game's developers seemed to be trying to write a game in the style of a gritty 90's comic book... without having read any gritty 90's comic books. Or just a few of the worse ones. Their attempts to write edgy dialogue sounds silly even by 90's comic standards.

* AscendedFanboy / SummonEverymanHero

* TotallyRadical: The game's developers seemed to be trying to write a game in the style of a gritty 90's comic book... without having read any gritty 90's comic books. Or just a few of the worse ones. Their attempts to write edgy dialogue sounds silly in the game even by 90's comic standards.

The game was released to little fanfare with physical copies are now long out of print for years. Fortunately it was finally re-released digitally by Night Dive Studios on January 21, 2016 onWebsite/GOGDotCom and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} thanks. The re-release features widescreen support and an enhanced soundtrack.

* {{Illuminati}}: [[spoiler: Late in the game, when players meet Whisperman, it is revealed that the secret society of the Brotherhood of Darkness, who crafted Liquiddark and subsequently Darksheer, are the Illuminati in the universe of Noctropolis.]]
** What's more, [[spoiler: it is revealed in the game's climax that Flux reveals that they are still active. Besides having monitored and influencing his activities while he was Darksheer implying they are very heavy handed in the workings of Noctropolis.]]

* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler: It turns out the BigBad who broke out the other villains is the original Darksheer, who now has a light-motif.]]

* AlienNon-InterferenceClause: Pretty much the reason that the elementals

* {{Illuminati}}: [[spoiler: Late in the game, when players meet Whisperman, it is revealed that the secret society of the Brotherhood of Darkness, who crafted Liquiddark and subsequently Darksheer, are the Illuminati in the universe of Noctropolis. Furthermore, Flex in the game's climax reveals that they are still active both monitoring and influence his activities as while he was Darksheer]]

* TotallyRadical: They seemed to be trying to write a game in the style of a gritty 90's comic book... without having read any gritty 90's comic books. Or just a few of the worse ones. So a lot of their attempts to write edgy dialogue sounds silly even by 90's comic standards.