Line #34 VideoGame/WizardOfLegend


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3	''Wizard of Legend'' is a 2D top-down action {{Roguelike}} developed by [=Contingent99=]. You play as a wizard adventuring through a series of randomly-generated dungeons, with each section of levels themed after a member of the Council of Magic that will be battled.
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5	In the history of the Lanova Kingdom, the Council of Magic held the annual Chaos Trials. Clearing them proved the participant to be worthy of becoming a [[TitleDrop Wizard of Legend]]. A wizard visits the Lanova Museum in the present day to learn about Arcana and the Chaos Trials, but at the end of the exhibition, the Insignia of Legend brings them to the past. The next thing they know, they are a last-minute entree taking part in the Chaos Trials.
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7	It was released for [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] on 15 May 2018. You can buy it on Platform/{{Steam}} [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/445980/Wizard_of_Legend/ here]] or Website/GogDotCom [[https://www.gog.com/game/wizard_of_legend here]]. [=Contingent99=] has also partnered with Creator/HumbleBundle to release ''Wizard of Legend'' for Platform/PS4, Platform/XboxONE and Platform/NintendoSwitch on the same date.
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9	!!Tropes of Legend:
10	* BoringButPractical: Basic arcana are not as grand or flashy as others, but they lack cooldowns, so they are the ones mostly used.
11	* CardsOfPower: The arcana that the player must equip to use spells all take the form of cards; additionally, many of the enemies in the Chaos Trials are summoned into the dungeon via giant cards.
12	* CastFromMoney: A Cursed Relic, Armor of Greed, causes you to lose gold upon hit in exchange for a huge boost in armor.
13	* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Your robes can give you various bonuses, such as the robe of Vigor raising your health and defense. The ones you start off with doesn't give any bonuses until you get enough robes, however.
14	* DarkIsNotEvil: While the cursed relics are definitely ''dangerous'', they are ''not'' inherently evil. Nox, likewise, is a shady but ultimately benevolent character.
15	* ElementalRockPaperScissors: One element is effective against the other in the following cycle: Fire > Air > Earth > Lightning > Water > Fire.
16	* ElementNumberFive: Except contrary to the numbering, this does not apply to Lightning, as it's grouped together with the other four classical elements, having a weakness and resistance just like them. Instead, there is a sixth element variant with Chaos, which represents the raw power used to create arcana.
17	* FighterMageThief: The museum introduces you to the three types of enemies you could face: the sword-wielding Chaos Knight, the Chaos Mage that casts magic bolts in many directions, and Chaos Rogue that specializes in stealth such as through invisibility.
18	* FireWaterJuxtaposition: A relic, Poem of Fiery Rime, is a fire-ice variant, boosting fire damage as well as certain water damage. It also adds the chance of burning and freezing for the respective elements.
19	* FullContactMagic: All basic spells are pretty-much melee ranged and many others involve some degree of close combat. Not to mention all the dodging you'll be doing.
20	* GlassCannon:
21	** A Cursed Relic named after this trope raises damage dealt in exchange for lowering your max health.
22	** Another named Double Trouble lets you deal double damage, but you'll also take double in return.
23	* GroundPound: As an earth spell, natch.
24	* IceMagicIsWater: Ice-based arcana are classified under the water element.
25	* InTheHood: Some wizards, but not all, wear robes with hoods that cover their heads and mask their faces. [[spoiler: Master Sura puts on his hood during the second phase of his fight.]]
26	* JustifiedTutorial: The game tutorial takes place in the Lanova Museum, with its special opening allowing you to go through it as if it's a Chaos Trial while learning the game mechanics.
27	* LikeCannotCutLike: Downplayed. Enemies do take less damage from arcana of the same element as them, but they still do damage from all spells.
28	* LimitBreak: When fully charged, an enhanced version of your equipped signature arcana can be used. Several relics and builds are focused around spamming your signature as frequently as possible.
29	* MadeOfExplodium: The Chaos Trials have a number of rooms that are occupied by exploding barrels. It's very easy to bait enemies into detonating them, too.
30	** By equipping relic called Whimsical Explodium, a wizard may cause the defeated enemy to explode.
31	* NaturalElements: Most arcana fall under either fire, water, earth air or lightning. The rare exceptions are under chaos-elemental instead.
32	* NonElemental: Downplayed with the rare element, chaos, which has neither advantage nor disadvantage against any of the other elements. However, it is resisted by Chaos-elemental users, notably [[spoiler:Master Sura, head of the Magic Council]].
33	* OurMagesAreDifferent: Rather than full-on spells, the Arcana seem to be equippable cards in-universe.
34	** In-universe, there are two consistently mentioned types of wizards. Artisans who create relics, and Virtuosos who paint arcana into existence.
35	* RainbowText: Damage counters are colored orange when a target is hit with an elemental weakness, and blue when the target is hit with an elemental resistance.
36	* ShoutOut: A number of different examples.
37	** One cursed relic is a double-sided knife called [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Titan's Equilibrium]].
38	** The outfit Shift strongly resembles [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Raven.]]
39	** Some achievements are references as well.
40	*** [[VideoGame/KillerInstinct ULTRAAAAA]]: Land a 50 hit combo on any boss.
41	*** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Flawless Victory]]: Defeat a boss without taking damage.
42	*** [[Film/MenInBlack I Make This Look Good]]: Unlock 9 outfits.
43	*** [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Gotta Go Fast]]: Clear the Chaos Trials in 25 minutes.
44	* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Several arcana involve briefly creating spears or blades out of elemental magic.
45	* SpinningPiledriver: Terra Ring, an earth arcana: strictly AwesomeButImpractical, as despite its massive single-target damage it doesn't work on anything you'd want it to.
46	* StoneWall: A Cursed Relic, Tortoise Shield, raises armor while decreasing damage output.
47	* PowerAtAPrice: Cursed relics have negative effects that comes together with positive ones... Though some of those negative effects can be diminished, or even [[CursedWithAwesome ignored outright]] under the right circumstances.
48	* RewardingVandalism: Some props leave behind coins or health pickups when destroyed.
49	* TrainingDummy: The Lanova Museum and your house have several dummies to test your arcana on.
50	* TrappedInThePast: The player wizard is blasted to the past after the tutorial. Getting back to the future is the main goal of the protagonist, though this is easier said than done.

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