History VideoGame / TreeOfSavior

* AnyoneCanDie: Considering the game takes place four years after an apocalyptic event that destroyed an entire kingdom, this is a given. NPCs can die suddenly in sidequests and at one point [[spoiler: a goddess and a demon king are simultaneously killed at the end of an episode.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: Considering the game takes place four years after an apocalyptic event that destroyed an entire kingdom, this is a given. NPCs can die suddenly in sidequests and at one point [[spoiler: a goddess and a high demon king are simultaneously killed at the end of an episode.]]

* ElementsOfNature: Here, Water, Earth, Wind, and Fire. They are explicitly considered "the simplest forms of all things," and under the purview of the Goddesses.

The game is the industry equivalent of PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Hak Kyu Kim, IMC Games' founder, was also one of the founders of Gravity Corporation and part of ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'''s original development team. Several of ''RO's'' original developers are working on ''Tree of Savior'' as part of his studio--including [=soundTeMP=], who provided the bulk of ''RO's'' soundtrack. Between this and the similar presentation, game mechanics, and TwoAndAHalfD SpritePolygonMix, many have hailed this game as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''RO''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: As noted, ''Tree of Savior'' is widely hailed as one to ''Ragnarok Online'' due to both the similar presentation and amount of former ''RO'' developers involved. The game includes many mechanics that the original dev team for ''RO'' [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had planned]] before Samsung bought Gravity Corporation early on. Some of these include:
** The 80+ classes. Gravity's founders had planned 70 or so for ''Ragnarok Online'', but the dev team that replaced them opted for a less-diverse, more-vertical class system.
** Characters owning their own customizable home, revisited here as the Lodge system.
** Massive, fully polygonal bosses. Gravity had attempted to implement something like this in ''RO'' with a zombie dragon MVP in Payon Caves (its early form was as a ''massive'' sprite-based monster), but it never happened due to the Samsung buyout and departure of the original devteam.
** Unlocking treasure chests. This was originally a planned ability for Thieves in ''RO.''

** The mobile version adopts a job system with a few twists: first that jobs don't gain levels and have all skills unlocked from the start with few exceptions.

** The Re:Build update made some drastic changes, having scrapped the rank system in favor of a job advancement system. The rank 1 classes become base classes with all skills available but can only level up to 15. After that you choose an advanced class of your choosing, which reaches a level of 45. You choose up to 3 advanced classes and can switch between them using class change points.

** The Re:Build update made some drastic changes, having scrapped the rank system. Instead the rank 1 classes become base classes with all skills available but can only level up to 15. After that you choose an advanced class of your choosing, which reaches a level of 45. You choose up to 3 advanced classes and can switch between them using class change points.

* PointBuildSystem: ''Tree of Savior'' has one that is similar to what ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' has, albeit with some major changes. Rather than six stats (STR/VIT/DEX/AGI/INT/LUK), there's five:

A mobile version was announced in 2016 and released in South Korea in November 2022.

* TheChosenMany: Even though characters might refer to you as ''the'' Revelator, you aren't the ''only'' Revelator. Aside from the fact that all player characters are Revelators, several non-player characters are also considered Revelators as well. In a LeaningOnTheFourthWall moment, one NPC in the western Šiauliai Woods comments on the sheer number of Revelators running about.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: In spite of the game's vibrant environment, the game's story can become very dark, with [=NPCs=] getting killed by monsters or turned into demons.

* RegionalRiff: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujKwn3hGUj4"Triste"]] (the theme of Klaipeda) is evocative of traditional Lithuanian music, albeit in a morose style (as befitting of the song's name).

* RegionalRiff: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7bCAnhbh-M "Triste"]] (the theme of Klaipeda) is evocative of traditional Lithuanian music, albeit in a morose style (as befitting of the song's name).

That day came to be known as Medizo Diena, or the Day of the Divine Tree. Since that day, the Goddesses have been gone from the world, unresponsive to the prayers of the Kingdom's people.

* {{Gotterdammerung}}: One woman in Klaipeda mentions that even before Medis Diena, the Goddesses have been disappearing one by one. Gabija stopped replying a long time ago, followed by Vakarinė just before Medis Diena, then Zemyna and Saulė shortly afterward. The common people aren't even sure if Laima is truly a goddess, as they have never seen her. Ever.
* HardCodedHostility: Ever since Medis Diena, all manner of creatures have become increasingly, implacably violent to humans, where before it was only the Vubbes that acted this way. One soldier notes early on that plant-based monsters didn't exist at all before that day. When you reach Srautas Canyon, you'll discover that the goat-like Pantos were once friendly to and mingled with humans, but ever since Medis Diena they have become increasingly hostile.

* PurelyAestheticGender: Characters can be either male or female, which merely determines what outfits they'll be getting.

That day came to be known as Medis Diena, or the Day of the Divine Tree. Since that day, the Goddesses have been gone from the world, unresponsive to the prayers of the Kingdom's people.

* DynamicDifficulty: Instanced missions at the Mercenary Post are scaled to the highest-leveled player in the group, though players need to be at least level 100 to access them in the first place.