History VideoGame / TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus

In the kingdom of Fredricus, there is a man. A mighty dragonslayer renowned throughout the lands for his deeds. A hero unlike any other. This is his brother's story.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: [in-universe] A literal example. The Sugar Bees make a honey so sweet that ingesting it (or, for the impatient, filling a hollow dart with it) causes a temporary diabetic coma while the body tries to deal with all this sugar.

* MultipleEndings: Every game has at least two different endings; usually a canon ending and a gag ending (or, in the case of Chapter Two, a full-on bad ending). Normally the choice is down to the last scene, but in Chapter 3 there's a full-blown split path branching from the second scene. In this chapter, both endings technically lead into the next chapter.
** In the recently-released chapter 4, the three endings all lead into the next chapter, because the only difference between them is the method by which Reemus reaches the goal of the final puzzle.

Reemus is an exterminator living in the kingdom of Fredricus. He yearns to be recognized as a hero, but he lives in his brother's shadow. Trying to help him with his goal is Liam, a small purple bear, who isn't much good in a fight, but has a good head on his shoulders, and is a talented musician; he's Reemus' chronicler, balladeer, and closest friend. Together they take on all manner of bugs and beasts that cause as much trouble (if not more so) than a dragon, but are much lower profile.

There are currently four installments - the [[http://www.clickshakegames.com/reemus/several-journeys-of-reemus-prologue-lair-of-ant-queen.php prologue]], and chapters [[http://www.clickshakegames.com/reemus/several-journeys-of-reemus-1-royal-journey.php one]], [[http://www.clickshakegames.com/reemus/several-journeys-of-reemus-2-all-knowing-parasite.php two]], [[http://www.clickshakegames.com/reemus/several-journeys-of-reemus-3-know-thy-enemy.php three]] and [[http://www.clickshakegames.com/reemus/several-journeys-of-reemus-4-beastly-blackhole-of-bureaucracy.php four]]. Chapter four was previously only available to those who preordered the premium installment, the Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites, but was released at the same time as Ballads was released to the general public.

* AdventureGuild: The Department of Heroic Quests. This is where Reemus must stake a claim on the quest to exterminate the Death Slugs, and where he can help deal with smaller problems around Danricus.

* BrilliantButLazy: Reemus is a fairly smart guy, and a pretty heavy hitter when the chips are down, but given the choice he'd rather use the low-brainpower violent option over more thoughtful methods, and the let-it-solve-itself method over the low-brainpower violent option. Liam is an interesting application of the trope; although he's considerably more proactive than Reemus, as bears go he has more in common with a teddy than a grizzly, so much of his "proactivity" involves motivating Reemus to do the heavy lifting while he does the brainwork Reemus isn't interested in.
* ControllableHelplessness: When Reemus and Liam tied up by a Gygax, you have to use his knee-jerk inclination to wallop Reemus to escape.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The prologue is the only game in the series where you can die or lose otherwise, and Liam is just an ExpositionFairy instead of actively taking part in puzzle solving.

* ItTastesLikeFeet: Reemus thought strawberry daquiri flowers taste like old boots. He was wrong; they taste more like decomposing feet wearing old boots.
* MultipleEndings: Every game has at least two different endings; usually a canon ending, and a gag ending (or, in the case of Chapter Two, a full-on bad ending). Normally the choice is down to the last scene, but in Chapter 3 there's a full-blown split path branching from the second scene. In this chapter, both endings technically lead into the next chapter.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Reemus is overshadowed by his dragonslaying brother. However, he gets his opportunity to become a hero himself when he is requested to kill an ant queen.

* TemptingFate: Reemus: "Ha! I thought that would be a lot harder. See Liam, even the scariest slugs are not match for Reemus the exterminator... Uhhh... It just turned itself inside out. That might be our cue to leave..."
* TranquillizerDart: Chapter two, Reemus is shot from offscreen by a dart so loaded with sedative that it actually sprays a considerable amount on Liam when it hits. Liam has just enough time to identify the sedative before he, too, is shot and goes under. Later on, they have to collect a sample of it (it's a type of honey made by a particular bee, which is so potent that even a small amount contains enough sugar to induce a temporary diabetic coma) to exploit it's faux-sedative properties.

* RescueSex: Implied in the prologue. Liam's ballad about Reemus's latest adventure mentions Reemus "disappearing into the night with the very grateful [[YourCheatingHeart wife of the local magistrate]]". Reemus asks Liam to leave that part out.

* DecoyProtagonist: Initially, it appears that you're going to be playing as the legendary hero of Raymus. Instead, it turns out you're playing as his brother Reemus.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The prologue is the only game in the series where you can die or lose otherwise, and Liam has a much less active role.

* FantasticFlora: Fire-extinguishing cacti, carnivorous tentacle trees, and explosive beach mushrooms, oh my! Every game in the series introduces some strange new lifeforms that inhabit the lands around Fredricus.

* RousingSpeech: Liam convinces Reemus to fight back instead of fleeing the kingdom after Reemus [[spoiler:invited an army of fire ants to pillage his hometown.]]

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering:

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The game starts off with Reemus catching a giant horsefly using the rope from Grappa's bed, making Grappa too tired to serve drinks and upsetting the townsfolk. [[spoiler:The entire plot of the game ends up being a long string of mistakes on Reemus and Liam's part, culminating in them setting all of Fredricus on fire.]]

* GaidenGame: Although it stars Liam and Reemus, Ballads is a separate story from The Several Journeys, canonically happening before the latter in the series timeline.

* SuddenlyVoiced: All the characters in The Ballads of Reemus. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since this game is much longer, and is actually being sold.

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Reemus is an exterminator living in the kingdom of Fredricus. He yearns to be recognized as a hero, but he lives in his brother's shadow. Trying to help him with his goal is Liam, a small purple bear, who isn't much good in a fight, but has a good head on his shoulders, and is a talented musician; he's Reemus' chronicler, balladeer, and closest friend. Together they take on all manner of bugs and beasts that cause as much trouble (if not more so) than a dragon, but are much lower profile.thods, and the let-it-solve-itself method over the low-brainpower violent option. Liam is an interesting application of the trope; although he's considerably more proactive than Reemus, as bears go he has more in common with a teddy than a grizzly, so much of his "proactivity" involves motivating Reemus to do the heavy lifting while he does the brainwork Reemus isn't interested in.

* BrilliantButLazy: Reemus is a fairly smart guy, and a pretty heavy hitter when the chips are down, but given the choice he'd rather use the low-brainpower violent option over more thoughtful methods.

* {{Crossover}}: [[spoiler:The Death Slugs from VideoGame/TheVisitor are a major antagonist.]]

There is currently a [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1311956304/the-ballads-of-reemus-2-2d-point-and-click-adventu Kickstarter]] for a second premium installment, "Ballads of Reemus 2", that will reboot the plot of the original four installments with new puzzles, go beyond where they left off, and bring the plot to a conclusion.

* BrilliantButLazy: Reemus is a fairly smart guy, and a pretty heavy hitter when the chips are down, but given the choice he'd rather use the low-brainpower violent option over more thoughtful me* ControllableHelplessness: When Reemus and Liam tied up by a Gygax, you have to use his knee-jerk inclination to wallop Reemus to escape.

* DecoyProtagonist: Initially, it appears that you're going to be playing as the legendary hero of Fredricus. Instead, it turns out you're playing as his brother Reemus.

Reemus is an exterminator living in the kingdom of Fredricus. He yearns to be recognized as a hero, but he lives in his brother's shadow. Trying to help him with his goal is Liam, a small purple bear, who isn't much good in a fight, but has a good head on his shoulders, and is a talented musician; he's Reemus' chronicler, balladeer, and closest friend. Together they take on all manner of bugs and beasts that cause as much trouble (if not more so) than a dragon, but are much lower profile.

* BrilliantButLazy: Reemus is a fairly smart guy, and a pretty heavy hitter when the chips are down, but given the choice he'd rather use the low-brainpower violent option over more thoughtful methods, and the let-it-solve-itself method over the low-brainpower violent option. Liam is an interesting application of the trope; although he's considerably more proactive than Reemus, as bears go he has more in common with a teddy than a grizzly, so much of his "proactivity" involves motivating Reemus to do the heavy lifting while he does the brainwork Reemus isn't interested in.
* ControllableHelplessness: When Reemus and Liam tied up by a Gygax, you have to use his knee-jerk inclination to wallop Reemus to escape.