History VideoGame / SpaceFuneral

** The SurrealHorror is often undercut by humor. Best exemplified by the Blood Cavern in which the boss quotes ''All Your Love'' by Albert King before attacking Phillip.
** The Mystery option is a completely random option that can make deadly battles a comedy routine. For example, against the Blood Dogs, there is a chance that Mystery option can force them to bleed out.

* UltimateLifeForm: [[spoiler:The City of Forms is described as absolutely perfect, to the point that it serves as a sort of template for everything in the world. When the BigBad MOON visited it, she went mad after finding everything there so perfect that anything else seemed like a gross mockery, and corrupted it (and thus corrupted the entire world in the process).]]

* BigBad: In the orignal, [[spoiler:[[MadArtist MOON]] is the one that corrupted the world]]. In the sequel, Cancer [[LoonyFan follows in his footsteps]].

** [[spoiler:MOON]] as well. He has a whopping [[spoiler:500 HP, so you're still unlikely to get a Game Over against him]].

* MadArtist: [[spoiler:MOON. The entire bizzare world is his work of “art”.]]

* PureIsNotGood: The reason for the BigBad’s crimes is that [[spoiler:MOON went insane after seeing how pure and perfect the City Of Forms was and deciding that everything else was meaningless]].

* SurrealHorror: Again, the Blood Cavern.
* SurrealHumor

* UltimateLifeForm: [[spoiler:The City of Forms is described as absolutely perfect, to the point that it serves as a sort of template for everything in the world. When the BigBad MOON visited it he went mad after finding everything there so perfect that anything else seemed like a gross mockery, and corrupted it (and thus corrupted the entire world in the process).]]

Made by thecatamites using VideoGame/RPGMaker 2003 and released in 2010, ''Space Funeral'' technically does have role-playing elements, but they're downplayed in favor of emphasizing its odd, garish aesthetics. The game's music, a motley mix of mellow '60s classic rock, '80s Japanese electronica, and other antiqued styles, only adds to the weirdness. Other highlights include largely macabre-yet-amusing writing, and a seemingly nonsensical story that intertwines wizards, Lucy from ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}, pirate squids, cranky mummies, literal crime lords, living slabs of steak, and Dracula. Oh, and there's enough blood for everybody!

Made by thecatamites using RPG Maker 2003, ''Space Funeral'' technically does have role-playing elements, but they're downplayed in favor of emphasizing its odd, garish aesthetics. The game's music, a motley mix of mellow '60s classic rock, '80s Japanese electronica, and other antiqued styles, only adds to the weirdness. Other highlights include largely macabre-yet-amusing writing, and a seemingly nonsensical story that intertwines wizards, Lucy from ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}, pirate squids, cranky mummies, literal crime lords, living slabs of steak, and Dracula. Oh, and there's enough blood for everybody!

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank Oh, there will be blood, alright.]]]]

-->'''Rip-The-Blood:''' Shall I tell you about the first man I ever killed? The night was clear and the moon was yellow and the leaves came tumbling down.
-->[[spoiler:'''MOON:''' Heh. Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven........ ......motherfuckerrrrrr!]]

* BigBad: In the orignal, [[spoiler:[[MadArtist MOON]] is the one that corrupted the world]]. In the sequel, Cancer [[LoonyFan follows in his footsteps]]]].

* ArtShift: [[spoiler: The world turns into stock RPG Maker assets in the ending]].

** [[spoiler: The entire world.]]
** [[spoiler: After defeating Rip-The-Blood, a genie turns Phillip into a fish. You can see a wizard in Malice to restore him, or just play the rest of the game with Phillip stuck in fish form.]]

** [[spoiler: MOON]] as well. She has a whopping [[spoiler: 500 HP, so you're still unlikely to get a Game Over against him.]]

* MoodWhiplash: The Blood Cavern. After a ride through a river, the game loses several of its sillier aspects and dumps the player off in to a red and black area with a "soundtrack" consisting of someone reciting Charles Baudelaire's Spleen.

* PrecisionFStrike: The game contains a lot of blood, but very little swearing. One noteworthy exception is the final boss:

* ShoutOut: One of the bosses is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Boy 20th Century Boy]]

* UltimateLifeForm: [[spoiler: The City of Forms is described as absolutely perfect, to the point that it serves as a sort of template for everything in the world. When the BigBad visited it she went mad after finding everything there so perfect that anything else seemed like a gross mockery, and corrupted it (and thus corrupted the entire world in the process.)]]
* VendorTrash: The Diamond Skull. [[BribingYourWayToVictory Thankfully it can be sold for enough to buy]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword a Zorg Cannon.]]

* {{Oculothorax}}: The controller of the arcane and consumerism, [[MikeNelsonDestroyerofWorlds Cindy.]]
* DownTheDrain: The town of Liver Failure is located in [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer a rather large sewer.]]

* ForScience: The motivation of the scientists in the service of Science.
* EruditeStoner: Dracula, as well as the other NPC's residing at the [[PaperThinDisguise "Tomato Farm."]]

--> '''Scientist''': Learning is FUN! KNOWLEDGE is POWER! But POWER corrupts... does this make me evil?

* ScienceIsBad: Science is manifested as a physical force that threatens to overtake Earth Birth.
* SurrealHorror: It gets ramped up quite a bit this time around. A lot of the time spent in Gangrene in particular lapses into this.

* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Most of the names of the towns tend to come off as this.

Made by thecatamites using RPG Maker 2003, ''Space Funeral'' technically does have role-playing elements, but they're downplayed in favor of emphasizing its odd, garish aesthetics. Graphically, think of the game's style akin to ''[[VideoGame/{{Mother}} Mother 2]]'', only drawn by seven year-old with a mild fascination with gore and some-such. The game's music, a motley mix of mellow '60s classic rock, '80s Japanese electronica, and other antiqued styles, only adds to the weirdness. Other highlights include largely macabre-yet-amusing writing, and a seemingly nonsensical story that intertwines wizards, Lucy from ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}, pirate squids, cranky mummies, literal crime lords, living slabs of steak, and Dracula. Oh, and there's enough blood for everybody!

Compare and contrast other indie [=RPGs=] with a ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' flavor: ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'', ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', ''Videogame/{{Ib}}'', and ''Videogame/{{Anodyne}}''. Contrast ''VideoGame/CitizensOfEarth''.

-->''"This is a JRPG no longer working in tropes, but in psychotropes."''
-->-[[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/16/punks-not-dead-with-funereal-respect/ Rock Paper Shotgun review]].

** The Vengeful Ghoul enemy seems to reference to [[BadGirlComic Fantomah]].

** [[spoiler: MOON]] as well. He has a whopping [[spoiler: 500 HP, so you're still unlikely to get a Game Over against him.]]

* Backmasking: Putting the large audio file that plays in with a cutscene and lots of static, putting it in Audacity, and reversing it reveals a witch reciting a spell.

** The 'Finality' Mystery, which always deals 9999 damage, including against bosses. It's chance to pop up is extremely rare though.

There was also another Fan Sequel in production, titled ''Super Space Funeral 4 Deluxe Blood Red Version & Bubsy'' with graphics that are a little easier on the eyes, but the focus on VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} got so big that the game ultimately became a DivorcedInstallment known as ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/BubsyRPG/226887# Sulky Sad Bobcat and the Misfit Mascots]]''

There was also another Fan Sequel in production, titled ''Super Space Funeral 4 Deluxe Blood Red Version & Bubsy'' with graphics that are a little easier on the eyes, but the focus on VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} got so big that the game ultimately became a DivorcedInstallment known as ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/BubsyRPG/226887# Spanky Bobcat in: Super Bobcat 3D Blast RPG: Purrresident Evil! ]]'''

* ScienceIsBad: Science is manifested as a pyhsical force that threatens to overtake Earth Birth.

* ReligionOfEvil: Vegetable's cult. They don't actually oppose Phillip on his journey but they qualify nonetheless.

* MoodWhiplash: The Blood Cavern. After a ride through a river, the game loses several of its sillier aspects and dumps the player off in to a red and black area with a "soundtrack" consisting of someone citing Charles Baudelaire's Spleen.

* NonStandardGameOver: [[spoiler: While talking to the wizard in the Blood Caverns, he'll keep insisting on drinking Phillip's blood. Saying yes to him three times will result in him draining all of his blood and killing him.]]

* PressXToDie: Much like in the first game, there are numerous intervals wherein choosing "Yes" over "No" in dialogue will kill Philip.

* MoodWhiplash: The Blood Cavern. After a ride through a river, the game loses several of its sillier aspects and dumps the player off in to a red and black area with a "soundtrack" consisting of someone citing bizarre poetry.

There was also another Fan Sequel in production, titled ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/super-space-funeral-4-deluxe-blood-red-version-bubsy/105850# Super Space Funeral 4 Deluxe Blood Red Version & Bubsy]]'' with graphics that are a little easier on the eyes, but the focus on VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} got so big that the game ultimately became a DivorcedInstallment known as ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/BubsyRPG/226887# Spanky Bobcat in: Super Bobcat 3D Blast RPG: Purrresident Evil! ]]'''

There was also another Fan Sequel in production, titled ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/super-space-funeral-4-deluxe-blood-red-version-bubsy/105850# Super Space Funeral 4 Deluxe Blood Red Version & Bubsy]]'' with graphics that are a little easier on the eyes, but the focus on VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} got so big that the game ultimately became a DivorcedInstallment known as ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/bubsy-in-super-bubsy-3d-blast-rpg-purrresident-evil/226887# Bubsy in Super Bubsy 3D Blast RPG: Purrresident Evil!]]'''

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler: The entire world.]]

* DamageSpongeBoss: RIP-THE-BLOOD, who has 490 HP. Unusually for this trope, though, it isn't a bad thing since you can get [[InfinityPlusOneSword the Zorg Cannon]] early on and he only has 75 Defense.

* MoodWhiplash: The Blood Cavern.

There was also another Fan Sequel in production, titled ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/super-space-funeral-4-deluxe-blood-red-version-bubsy/105850# Super Space Funeral 4 Deluxe Blood Red Version & Bubsy]]'' with graphics that are a little easier on the eyes, but the focus on {{Bubsy}} got so big that the game ultimately became a DivorcedInstallment known as ''[[http://gamejolt.com/games/bubsy-in-super-bubsy-3d-blast-rpg-purrresident-evil/226887# Bubsy in Super Bubsy 3D Blast RPG: Purrresident Evil!]]'''

* AbsurdlyLowLevelCap: The highest you can go is level 20, and it's pretty easy to get past level 10 even before facing off against the Blood Ghoul (the second boss) just by not running away from fights.