History VideoGame / PuyoPuyon

* ArtShiftedSequel: ''Yon'', for the most part, trades in the SuperDeformed style of its predecessors for more traditional anime-styled art.

''Puyo Puyo~n'', commonly abbreviated as simply ''Yon'', is the fourth mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series. In a departure from previous mainline entries, the game was the first in the series to be developed from the ground up for consoles; the lead version in this case is the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast release. The title is [[PunBasedTitle yet another pun]], with "Yon" being one of the Japanese words for "four".

Though Creator/{{Sega}} owned the ''Puyo Puyo'' series at this point, the deal that Creator/{{Compile}} made with Sega allowed Compile to continue to use the series as they saw fit; as a result, the game was ported to consoles that Sega was directly competing against at the time (and while this was nothing new for the series or even some of Sega's other series, this particular instance resulted in the company's own name, "Sega Enterprises, Ltd", to be listed on the competitor's hardware via the game's title screen and end credits). The UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 versions are similar to the Dreamcast version aside from each having a unique gameplay mode and other quirks, while the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor port is a [[ReformulatedGame radically different game]] built on the engine of ''Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun'' that features Sun Puyos, different Super Attacks, playable characters not included in the console versions, and a different story beyond the base premise.

* FourElementEnsemble: In the console versions, Draco (fire), Serilly (water), Witch (wind), and Chico (earth) join your party.

* ArtShift: ''Yon'', for the most part, trades in the SuperDeformed style of its predecessors for more traditional anime-styled art.

* FakeBalance: Console ''Yo~n'' gives characters with situational Super Attacks faster charge times... but the quick charge times don't make the attacks any less situational. The mechanic is made moot anyway, as even the slowest characters (aside from maybe [[JokeCharacter Skeleton-T]]) will either hit full SP or come close to it off of a decently-sized chain. The only time it even remotely comes into play is when three or four Super Attacks have already been used and SP gain thus slows to a crawl.

[[caption-width-right:300:FallingBlocks and {{Limit Break}}s.]]

''Puyo Puyo~n'', commonly abbreviated as simply ''Yon'', is the fourth mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series. In a departure from previous mainline entries, the game was developed from the ground up for consoles; the lead version in this case is the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast release. The title is [[PunBasedTitle yet another pun]], with "Yon" being one of the Japanese words for "four".

Though Creator/{{Sega}} owned the ''Puyo Puyo'' series at this point, the deal that Creator/{{Compile}} made with Sega allowed Compile to continue to use the series as they saw fit; as a result, the game was ported to consoles that Sega was directly competing against at the time. The UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 versions are similar to the Dreamcast version aside from each having a unique gameplay mode and other quirks, while the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor port is a [[ReformulatedGame radically different game]] built on the engine of ''Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun'' that features Sun Puyos, different Super Attacks, playable characters not included in the console versions, and a different story beyond the base premise.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: This is the first game in the series that attempts to give characters different characteristics.

[[caption-width-right:300:A FallingBlocks game gains {{Limit Break}}s.]]

Most versions of ''Puyo Puyo~n'' remove the Sun Puyo gimmick from [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun predecessor]]. In its place is the "Super Attack" mechanic, where characters gain [=SP=] by making chains and, when they have enough, can unlock a character-specific ability by sacrificing their current pair of Puyos. The single player mode of the Dreamcast version features a singular gauntlet, with each stage having unique field gimmicks and the story scenes more closely resembling a visual novel than in previous games. The game in general moves much slower than previous games, between the drop speed, Super Attacks, and aforementioned field gimmicks.

''Puyo Puyo~n'', commonly abbreviated as ''Yon'' is the fourth mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series. In a departure from previous mainline entries, the game was developed from the ground up for consoles; the lead version in this case is the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast release.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Downplayed. ''Yo~n'' adapts a different art style with a more subdued color palette and realistic designs, and takes a small step back from the comedy for a slightly more serious story similar to ''Madou Monogatari'' games.

* FourElementEnsemble: In ''Puyo Puyo~n'', Draco (fire), Serilly (water), Witch (wind), and Chico (earth) join your party.

The Dark Prince has started a circus, which Arle Nadja and Carbuncle decide to attend. For one of his magic tricks, he makes Carbuncle disappear. While entertaining at first, the show concludes with Carbuncle still nowhere to be found. Thus, Arle embarks conducts a search for him, battling familiar opponents along the way.