Line #16 VideoGame/CurseOfEnchantia


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2	[[caption-width-right:256:Totally not like ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVIIThePrincelessBride King's Quest VII]]]]''
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4	''Curse of Enchantia'' is a classic point-and-click comedy [[AdventureGame adventure game]] from Creator/CoreDesign, better known as creators of ''Franchise/TombRaider''. It is probably best remembered for its often strange design ideas and [[MoonLogicPuzzle nonsensical puzzles]].
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6	The game's story tell of a [[MagicalLand magical land]] of Enchantia, where an [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen evil witch queen]] wants to be [[OlderThanTheyLook stay young]] for all eternity, but one missing ingredient to cast this spell is [[HumanResources a male child]] from [[AnotherDimension another world]]. The witch creates a [[CoolGate magic portal]] to the 1990s Earth, spots the young Brad, who just happened to come to play UsefulNotes/{{baseball}} with his sister, and immediately incants the [[SummonMagic summoning spell]]. The game begins in a dungeon, from which Brad must [[PrisonBreak escape]] and then find a way to vanquish the witch and [[TrappedInAnotherWorld get back to his own dimension]].
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8	Curse of Enchantia was supposed to be followed by a sequel in which Brad would return to [[SavedForTheSequel destroy the rest of the witches]], but instead it was made into ''Universe'', [[SpiritualSuccessor a similar game with an entirely unrelated plot]].
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11	!!This game provides examples of:
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13	* AnachronismStew: Lots of very modern things in the otherwise {{Fantasy}} world, especially in the volcanic garbage dump area.
14	* BarefootSage:
15	** {{Parodied}} with the old barefoot guru who meditates while smashing two stones against each other. He even has the sign "Rock Basher Meditators Inc." in his cave!
16	** The old magician in the "Mage's Shop of Wonders" is also barefooted, overlapping between this and MagicalBarefooter.
17	* BuriedAlive: At one point, a MagicMisfire by a mage transports Brad into a coffin in an old grave.
18	* CombinatorialExplosion: There are a whole mess of items in the game you ''could'' use for multiple tasks, but of course each item is only used for a specific situation. Figuring out the situations themselves (e.g. breaking a fishing rod to make a fire) is another matter.
19	* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Taken to an extreme - death is not even possible. Anything that would kill the player character in any other game is a mere hindrance that at worst causes AmusingInjuries that Brad instantly recovers from.
20	* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Subverted. Brad encounters quite a few dangerous things, situations and creatures, but he can't actually die in the game.
21	* ForTheEvulz: The coven of witches that rules over Enchantia is described as "committing the most terrible deeds for no reason".
22	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The witch queen in the end when she is hit by her spell and then destroyed with her own RingOfPower.
23	* IceQueen: Quite literally, as the game also features a very Ice Queen-like witch who is living in an IcePalace and has an EjectionSeat in her throne for whatever reason.
24	* MagicVersusScience: During the FinalBattle, including combating a conjured ghost with a vacuum cleaner (WeaponsThatSuck, literally) to prove once and for all that BlackMagic [[IncrediblyLamePun sucks]].
25	* MalevolentArchitecture: The evil queen's castle - complete with PortraitPaintingPeephole, SurpriseSlideStaircase and BookcasePassage.
26	* NoBodyLeftBehind: An unconscious bandit vanishes after being stabbed with his own sword.
27	* PragmaticHero: Brad's quite ruthless use of KickThemWhileTheyAreDown.
28	* RedHerring: "The Red Dragon" inn. It plays no role in the plot, as the bouncer wouldn't let Brad in, and there's no way to get around him.
29	* SolveTheSoupCans: The game is ''packed'' with these kinds of puzzles. Most of the solutions to the problems you encounter turn out to be very arbitrary, even by adventure game logic.
30	* SpinToDeflectStuff: Using a fan as AttackReflector for a ProjectileSpell.
31	* VainSorceress: Obviously. With HellishPupils and FemmeFatalons and all that.

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