History VideoGame / WineAndRoses

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: The Byrde, both to you and from you. All of its attacks are weak, but hit multiple times. It also
inflicts daze, which reduces the exorcists' energy -- this only allows you to use their weaker attacks, most of which are weak but hit multiple times.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: The Byrde, both to you and from you. All of its attacks are weak but hit multiple times. It also
inflicts daze which reduces you're characters energy. This only allows you to use their weaker attacks, most of which are weak but hit multiple times.

* CrazyPrepared: Nynavea wears an acid-proof turtle-neck.

* CrazyPrepared: Nynavea wears and acid-proof turtle-neck.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy / LongHairedPrettyBoy: Francisco has ''very'' long and remarkably silvery hair, though the latter could be a result of his curse.

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Argent.

** However, The Ordeal is possibly closer to the spirit of the trope. He is technically part of the first area, making it likely that players will stumble across him early on. However, he is far more powerful than the other enemies at that point, likely requiring players to come back later in the endgame to stand a chance. He's not stronger than the FinalBoss, though.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Downplayed. There are only two, Solar and Lunar, and they are diametrically opposed for the most part. They mainly do this by lumping all of the typical ElementalPowers together:

* PowerOfTheVoid: Lunar magic could be interpreted as this -- it utilizes [[CastingAShadow darkness]] and [[AnIcePerson cold]], which are ''literal'' voids of energy in the physical sense, and contrasts with the more energetic, flashy spells of the Solar element.

* ContractualBossImmunity: With the exception of the extremely debilitating Madness ailment, averted. Some enemies do have higher resistances to certain ailments, but for the most part, you're free to let loose with the StandardStatusEffects.

** LightEmUp / PlayingWithFire / ShockAndAwe: Solar
** CastingAShadow / AnIcePerson / MakingASplash: Lunar

* IncrediblyLamePun: Francisco is fond of these.
-->'''Francisco:''' I'm sorry, I lost my wife and son. My puns are all I have left.
* LethalLavaLand: Bohea sector.
* OrderVersusChaos: Angels devote themselves to this cause; they choose one side or the other to adhere to, and spend the rest of their existence fervently fighting to uphold it. With both sides pushing, however, neither ideal can be achieved, so it simply results in a balance.

** All of the gifts contain references too, some of their flavor texts being direct quotes. Referenced material includes ''Videogame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', ''Anime/SummerWars'', ''Manga/BlueExorcist'', and The Big Lebowiski.

The premise of the story is simple. A lord by the name of Luc Francisco has been usurped from his home of Fort Adder and placed under a curse that makes him [[DemBones skeletal]]. He enlists the aid of three exorcists to clear his manor of the infestation of demons and undead that are now plaguing it. As time goes on, however, the exorcists begin to question Francisco's ethics and wonder if his curse was not unwarranted.

Though there are strategically-placed StoryBreadcrumbs relating to this, the meat of the game revolves around exploration of Fort Adder and creative EasternRPG battles with the various enemies within. The game is described as a rough mix of Videogame/ShadowOfTheColossus and Videogame/MegaMan -- each enemy is unique and often appears frighteningly powerful, but defeating them grants access to a specialized slew of specific rewards, which can be used to enhance the player's strategy and often contain an AchillesHeel to another foe. The game is highly nonlinear, to the point of being almost a {{Metroidvania}} in RPG form; though there is an intended order in area progression, there is nothing preventing players from exploring every area from the start, and powerful enemies can even be defeated far before they're "supposed" to with clever strategizing.

** FragileSpeedster: Nynavae

* DemBones: Francisco's curse has turned him into this. [[spoiler:His entire household, too, though they have no retained their sanity.]]

* WolfpackBoss: The three witches (Red, Yellow, and Indigo) and the Angelis trio are both examples.

* ElementalRocksPaperScissors: Downplayed. There are only two, Solar and Lunar, and they are diametrically opposed for the most part. They mainly do this by lumping all of the typical ElementalPowers together:

** Every upgrade that isn't tied to one of the three exorcists specifically elicits a quote from Francisco that references, alternatively, MaryShelly, HPLovecraft, StephenKing, BramStoker, AnneRice, and Ursula K. le Guin. The game even comes with a text file citing them all!
** All of the gifts contain references too, some of their flavor texts being direct quotes. Referenced material includes LeagueOfLegends, Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire, SummerWars, BlueExorcist, and TheBigLebowiski.

* StoryBreadcrumbs: Interacting with any of the gift-giving spirits will elicit a monologue from one of the exorcists reflecting or commenting on the situation. With enough of them, you can start to paint a picture about the events of the BackStory and other events in the world. Francisco's battle commentary also contains occasional examples of these.