History VideoGame / SecretOfTheStars

* LetsPlay - Though incomplete, this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YkoiQUOiXI playthrough]] of the game is rather humorous, and also shows some of the better points in the game's favor.
** "Die, follower of Homncruse! [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments I think I'll just]] [[TakeYourTime have a quick nap though first...]]
** There's [[http://lparchive.org/Secret-of-the-Stars/ a complete one]] by Kaizer Mazoku.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero - Ray
** TheSmartGuy - Tina
** TheBigGuy - Cody
** TheLancer - Leona
** TheChick - Dan took this role despite being a male

* BalefulPolymorph - One of the heroes is turned into a lion, and actually travels with you for a time while stuck like this. [[spoiler: It's Cody, not Leona.]]

* ArtificialHuman - [[spoiler:Homncruse.]]

* CatsAreMean - Played straight with Cat Boo.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair - Tina; Leona has pink hair while Dan has purple. The cover changed this to pink, orange and red.

* ContemptibleCover

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair - Tina; Leona has pink hair while Dan has purple. The ContemptibleCover changed this to pink, orange and red.

* ReverseMole - [[spoiler: Jaguar, who was actually Bosen.]]

Ray, a young blond boy growing up on a tiny island, learns that he's actually [[TheChosenOne an Aqutallion, one of the warriors destined to defeat]] [[BigBad the evil Homncruse]]. After his BelovedPeasantVillage [[StuffBlowingUp goes boom]], he sets out to find the other four chosen warriors: [[WhiteMagicianGirl Tina]], [[TheBigGuy Cody]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Leona]], and [[TagalongKid Dan]]. They then must pass a series of tests to prove their worth as Aqutallion Warriors, unlock their true potential, and gain the strength to defeat Homncruse and his [[FourIsDeath four generals]].

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast - [=BadBad=]. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV X-Death]] was [[{{Egregious}} worse]], but...

In 1993, {{Tecmo}} decided to [[FollowTheLeader try their hand at the whole]] {{RPG}} thing. The result was ''Secret of the Stars'', a ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' clone with a [[ClicheStorm by-the-numbers]] plotline.

* MightyGlacier - Cody.

* FragileSpeedster - Leona.
** But [[GlassCannon she can deal lot of damage physically and magically]], especially with weapons that hit twice.

* InterfaceSpoiler: You can't FlyBy to any towns on the upper part of the floating continent, which hints that [[spoiler: the whole area will be destroyed.]]

* CatsAreMean - played straight with Cat Boo.

* DoomedHometown - well, when you live on a volcanic island [[spoiler:that houses someone who basically wants to destroy the world out of ''spite'']], what did you expect?

* [[spoiler: MagicFromTechnology]]: at least some of it.

* OneWingedAngel : [[spoiler:Homncruse.]]. Also, surprisingly, some of the Mooks.

* StuffBlowingUp - Dan's speciality - aside from being a {{heal|ingHands}}er, he has powerful, non-elemental 'Bomb' spells.

Ray, a young blond boy growing up on a tiny island, learns that he's actually [[TheChosenOne an Aqutallion, one of the warriors destined to defeat]] [[BigBad the evil Homncruse]]. After his BelovedPeasantVillage [[StuffBlowingUp goes boom]], he sets out to find the other four chosen warriors: [[WhiteMagicianGirl Tina]], [[TheBigGuy Cody]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Leona]], and [[TagAlongKid Dan]]. They then must pass a series of tests to prove their worth as Aqutallion Warriors, unlock their true potential, and gain the strength to defeat Homncruse and his [[FourIsDeath four generals]].

* AnIcePerson - Tina's speciality, aside from playing TheMedic until you get Dan.

** "Homncruse" is very likely supposed to be ''Homunculus'', in keeping with the [[spoiler:Artificial Human tag above...]]

* CombatPragmatist - You can be this during one boss battle. You are in [[FisticuffsBoss a boxing match]], the boxing gloves you must wear suck, but you only need to wear them to START the battle. As soon as you start, you can equip your riot gun and [[JustShootHim shoot him in the face]].
* CombinationAttack - Both the heros and the bad guys. The most useful ones are Devistate and the elemental swords combos.

* DistressedDamsel - Both Tina and Leona have to be rescued before joining. In Leona's case, she's literally ''kidnapped right before your eyes'' right before she can join you ''just'' so you can save her. [[spoiler: And ''that's'' just a matter of finding the right warehouse, rendering the whole thing utterly pointless.]]

* GuideDangIt - To build a boat, you require a golden nail. Which you find stuck inside the wall of the builder's house. The only hint you get is the apprentice builder in your twon saying "his boss used to use nails like that", but that still doesn't give you any idea where on the house to check.

* LetsPlay - though incomplete, this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YkoiQUOiXI playthrough]] of the game is rather humorous, and also shows some of the better points in the game's favor.
** "Die, follower of Homncruse! [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I think I'll just]] [[TakeYourTime have a quick nap though first...]]

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast - [=BadBad=]. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV X-Death]] was [[{{egregious}} worse]], but...

* ReverseMole - [[spoiler: Jaguar, who was actually Bosen]].

* StuffBlowingUp - Dan's speciality - aside from being a [[HealingHands healer]], he has powerful, non-elemental 'Bomb' spells.
* TagAlongKid - Dan.

* GuideDangIt - To build a boat, you require a golden nail. Which you find stuck inside the wall of the builder's house.

** We also have Trool and Galuda, two random monsters.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt - Just like any Tecmo game that wasn't ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' or ''MonsterRancher'', really.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt - Just like any Tecmo game that wasn't ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' or ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', really.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt - Just like any Tecmo game that wasn't ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'', really.

In 1993, {{Tecmo}} decided to [[FollowTheLeader try their hand at the whole]] {{RPG}} thing. The result was ''Secret of the Stars'', a ''DragonQuest'' clone with a [[ClicheStorm by-the-numbers]] plotline.

Unfortunately, the game just isn't that good. Gaining levels quickly devolves into a [[ForcedLevelGrinding grindfest]], made worse by the fact you have two teams to juggle, and can't freely switch members between the Aqutallion and Kustera. The graphics are more on par with a NES-era game, the plot is a ClicheStorm with {{Flat Character}}s, the translation is iffy and [[NoIndoorVoice ALL CAPSLOCKED FOR SOME REASON]], and the whole thing is predictable from beginning to end.

* ArtificialHuman - [[spoiler: the BigBad.]]

** "Homncruse" is very likely supposed to be ''Homunculus'', in keeping with the [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman tag above...]]

* CombatPragmatist - You can be this during one boss battle. You are in a boxing match, the boxing gloves you must wear suck, but you only need to wear them to START the battle. As soon as you start, you can equip your riot gun and [[JustShootHim shoot him in the face]].

* FiveManBand - You would think they'd hit this trope with the five heroes, save for one problem: ''they have no personality whatsoever''. So there's no way of judging who'd be TheLancer, TheSmartGuy, or so on. Heck, Ray doesn't even really fit TheHero because, again, ''he's got no personality''. He manages to miss out on the sort of characterization a ''HeroicMime'' would have.

* GuideDangIt - To build a boat, you require a golden nail. Which you find stuck inside the wall of the builder's house. Unless you can make the jump of logic that the builder keep his special nails as part of his own house's construction, you will not find the nail until you reach the point of frustrated insanity where you begin examining every single tile you have access to across two continents. Which led some to [[ParanoiaFuel examine every single wall tile they saw for a while]].

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt - Just like any Tecmo game that wasn't ''NinjaGaiden'', really.

* {{Joshikousei}} - Tina, for some reason.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast - [=BadBad=]. [[FinalFantasyV X-Death]] was [[{{egregious}} worse]], but...
* NoIndoorVoice - Despite having a lower-case font in game, which the player can use for [[HelloInsertNameHere character names]], the script is rendered in ALL CAPS, GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT EVERYONE IS CONSTANTLY SCREAMING.
* OneWingedAngel : [[spoiler: the BigBad.]]. Also, surprisingly, some of the Mooks.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy - Need to get into that big fancy town, but you're too young?Pay some guy with a jackhammer, tunnel under the wall and slip inside. Then you can talk to the guards and they'll treat you just fine.
* TheInfiltration - [[spoiler: Bosen did it to get information for the Aqutallion.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair - Tina; Leona has pink hair while Dan has purple. The ContemptibleCover changed this to pink, orange and red, for some reason.
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* FlyingSaucer - [[spoiler: there is one under your town and it's big enough to carry it.]]

* FridgeLogic - At the beginning of the game, you have to get an item called the Star Crest. While several characters talk about how important it is, it is never spoken of again after obtaining it.

* MadScientist - there is one living in the volcano next to your DoomedHometown.

* [[spoiler: MagicFromTechnology]]: at least some of it.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway - Dan technically isn't an Aqutallion; he's a Wiseman whose purpose is to help unlock the others' powers.

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