History VideoGame / SepterraCore

* {{Animesque}}: The artstyle of the game is clearly influenced by late 90s [=JRPGs=], like the ones made by Squaresoft.

* OrganicTechnology: Most technology in Septerra is at least in some way organic and draws power from the [[{{AppliedPhlebotinum}} energy generated by the Core]] using "Core Engines", which operate in the same way as all living creatures on that world. Maya's gun, for example, [[BottomlessMagazines grows its own bullets]]. Various devices are often at least partially grown -- and as for the Chosen, their technology appears almost purely organic...

* Shell One, a land of CrystalSpiresAndTogas ruled by the DeadlyDecadentCourt of the self-proclaimed Chosen, egotistical noblemen who claim descendance from the son of the Creator himself.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Selina used to be a prositute working on the streets of Shell 1, until Doskias offered her a better life. While insanely loyal to him for this opportunity, she equally rebels against him for the harm he does to people generally believed to be considered mere insects by the entire Shell 1 population.

* LevelGrinding: The Smelting complex + Led + Grubb = massive level gain.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Mayor, from his EstablshingCharacterMoment, is somewhat of a despot. However, when Maya mentions seeing chosen ships, for a brief moment, his attitude completely changes and asks if they neared the town. He reverts a moment later once Maya points out they aren't in any danger.

%%* AntiDebuff: Not the key-to-survival aspect of the game, since battles are rarely long and debuffs are cleared each time a battle ends.

%%** Consumable items that clear all debuffs upon use are available in shops from the get-go. The only downside is that a party member has to spend a turn to use it.

* AntiDebuff: Not the key-to-survival aspect of the game, since battles are rarely long and debuffs are cleared each time a battle ends.

** Consumable items that clear all debuffs upon use are available in shops from the get-go. The only downside is that a party member has to spend a turn to use it.

* BrickJoke: Maya has to get tattoos on to sneak into Connor's fortress. In the ending cinematic, you see the tattoos ''right'' there.

* CallASmeerpARabbit: Certain monsters - especially Thunder Cats (which, in spite of vaguely feline gait and ecosystem role, look more like stone rhinos) and various things marked as spiders and beetles which look very little like their Earth equivalents.

* IndustrialGhetto

* KickTheDog: Every enemy that attacks Runner does it literally. However, knowing what he's capable of, the player can only pity them - they really kicked the wrong dog.

* OrganicTechnology: Most technology in Septerra is at least in some way organic and draws power from the [[{{AppliedPhlebotinum}} energy generated by the Core]] in the same way that apparently, all living creatures on that world can. Maya's gun, for example, [[BottomlessMagazines grows its own bullets]]. Various devices are often at least partially grown - and as for the Chosen, their technology appears almost purely organic...

* ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler:Using the twin keys at the Core during the Conjunction doesn't directly grant the Kingdom of Heaven as we're lead to believe; it just reveals the way to reach it. Then in the ending, we find out that the Kingdom isn't actually a place...]]

** To a lesser degree, [[spoiler: Led & Lobo]] and [[spoiler: Selina & Corgan]] - they won't fall in love if you complete their missions [[spoiler:(Selina helping to lay the souls of Corgan's hometown to rest and Lobo finding the antidote for a Jinam engineered plague)]], but they will no longer attack each other, which is rather helpful in the endgame.

* UnderratedAndOverleveled: Due to new characters starting at the same level as old characters sufficient LevelGrinding will cause this effect with most characters recruited later in the game. Though, ignoring level griding, this is mostly averted since all the characters are trained combatants in some way. However, Led, despite being in the military, is not trained as a fighter and hasn't seen real combat, making her perhaps a little too skilled.

* ItsPersonal:
** Maya hates Doskias, [[spoiler: because her parents were killed in the war he caused over the 2nd Shell, when she was a kid]], Corgan hates Selina [[spoiler: because she led the attack that destroyed his home village]], Grubb hates Mayor, [[spoiler: because he uses robots Grubb created as his personal police, contrary to their intended purpose]], Led hates Lobo [[spoiler: because he's one of the robot soldiers created by her country's enemies]], Lobo hates the leader of the 6th Shell's Pirates [[spoiler: because his "father" was killed by him.]].
** Having Corgan/Selina and Led/Lobo in the same team is problematic. Until two optional subquests are completed to resolve their personal issues, they will occasionally attack each other instead of the enemy. Because the final area forces you into parties with these combinations, it's in your best interests to complete these subquests.

---> '''Runner''': YAP YAP YAP!
---> '''Watcher Alpha''': YAP YAP!
---> '''Maya''': "What did he say?"
---> '''Watcher Alpha''': YAP YAP YAP!

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The script for this game is reportedly huge. You can bet that there were scenes in the script that were supposed to be there, but had to be cut out or altered.
** There was supposed to be a noble Chosen woman named Kassandra. Doskias dumped Selina, saying that "Another shall enjoy the blessings of my heritage." Kassandra was supposed to be that person. The scene where Gunnar was going to kill Doskias was supposed to play out differently. Selina comes in, and fires off a special attack to kill Gunnar and save Doskias' life. However, Kassandra thinks the attack was meant for Doskias, so she "takes the bullet". This causes Kassandra to die in Doskias' arms, and for Selina's attack to be weakened enough to injure Gunnar instead of killing him. Doskias becomes distraught over Kassandra's death, and swears revenge on Selina and her friends (i.e. Maya and her gang).
** The scene where Gunnar talks to Maya for the last time was intended to play out differently. He admits that he is going on suicide mission to try to stop Doskias on his own, but he hopes that his actions will buy Maya and her group enough time to get one of the Keys.
** Grubb was supposed to have a rival. He was supposed to face this rival in a final showdown on Shell 2, after resolving the problem with Mayor and Grubb's Workbots.
** There was supposed to be a third man working for Doskias alongside Kaleb and Balcaam. Sadly, this troper who the third man's name. He was supposed to be found on Shell 7, where he controls the mines. He was supposed to be a cyborg, strongly similar to Connor.

* ArmCannon: Ayram, ''literally''. He's still able to do thievery with those limbs. And demolitions, which is how he supposedly got them in the first place.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Gunnar, the Emperor's right hand man and apparently the only reasonable Chosen out of the entire lot, is ''[[Franchise/{{Halo}} the Master Chief!]]''
** It gets better. The composer of the game's soundtrack is none other than Martin O'Donnell, the same person who, years later, composed the soundtrack for the Halo games. It was while working on this game that he met Steve Downes, the voice of Master Chief - and in fact, it was Martin O'Donnell that suggested him for the role!
** Better than that, actually. Tim Dadabo (a.k.a 343 Guilty Spark) is Aspertine, and Pete Stacker (captain Keyes) is Doskias himself! Suddenly the scene in Halo where the Chief has to [[spoiler: punch through Keyes' face to get his neural implants]] has a funnier connotation.

This PC game is currently available on Website/GOGDotCom and {{Steam}}.

* ArmCannon: Ayram, ''literally''. He's still able to do thievery with those limbs.

** Gunnar, the Emperor's right hand man and apparently the only reasonable Chosen out of the entire lot, is ''[[{{Halo}} the Master Chief!]]''

* {{Animesque}}: The artstyle of the game is clearly influenced by late 90s [=JRPGs-], like the ones made by Squaresoft.

* {{Animesque}}: The artstyle of the game is clearly influenced by late 90s JRPGs, like the ones made by Squaresoft.

* XMeetsY:
** ''FinalFantasy'' meets ''PlanescapeTorment''.
** ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' meets ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''?

The game takes place on possibly the strangest planet in the history of fiction, right after ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''. Instead of your standard fantasy PatchworkMap, Septerra(Sep=seven/terra=world) is a ''literal'' LayeredWorld.

* TheChosenOne: The appropriately-named Chosen think that being the descendants of Marduk's army make them this collectively, and Doskias in particular thinks that being Marduk's direct descendant (which means he's literally the great-great-great-great-etc. grandson of God) makes him TheMessiah as well.

* UnderatedAndOverleveled: Due to new characters starting at the same level as old characters sufficient LevelGrinding will cause this effect with most characters recruited later in the game. Though, ignoring level griding, this is mostly averted since all the characters are trained combatants in some way. However, Led, despite being in the military, is not trained as a fighter and hasn't seen real combat, making her perhaps a little too skilled.