Line #66 VideoGame/ForeversEnd


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2	In development since 2008, [[LetsPlay/NicoB NicoB's]] [[FreewareGames freeware]] {{RPG}} ''Forever's End'' at first appears to be nothing more than a standard EasternRPG. Most of the story revolves around the [[RoyallyScrewedUp power-hungry]] King Richard, his [[EvilChancellor sinister advisor]] Marcellus, and the the blue-haired [[TheHero protagonist]] Epoch. After resigning from his position as Captain of the Dragon Knights and being labeled a traitor by his countrymen, Epoch must find a way to stop King Richard from collecting the [[PowerCrystal six legendary crystals]] and ruling the world.
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4	That means this is essentially ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' in a nutshell. Good news is that it plays a lot better than it sounds. After the first hour or so, the [[RolePlayingGame RPG tropes]] begin to settle down, and ''Forever's End'' becomes more its own beast. In addition, the game offers players plenty of custom systems, plot twists, original artwork, and catchy tunes to keep any RPG fan hooked for hours.
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6	You can download the game [[http://rpgmaker.net/games/650/downloads/ here]].
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8	!!This game provides examples of:
9	* AbusivePrecursors: Funnily enough they were called the Precursors even when they were still around, and boy did they screw things up.
10	* ActuallyFourMooks: Monsters appear as black spirits.
11	%%* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts
12	* AnAdventurerIsYou: Each character is given a class based on their abilities and occupation. [[spoiler:After Epoch abandons his Captain position, his class changes from Captain to Traitor. His abilities, however, remain the same.]]
13	* AnEconomyIsYou: Coincidentally, all shops seem to be equipped with just the right kind of weapons for the characters currently in your party...
14	* ArbitraryGunPower: Ziggy and Claude's weaponry.
15	* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only allowed four people in battle at once.
16	* AteHisGun: [[spoiler: After Claude is forced to betray you, as Epoch you overhear him in the sewers asking for extra bullets...Then his blood pours down where Epoch is standing.]]
17	* BagOfSharing: Your inventory is swapped between characters split over continents, characters who haven't met each other yet, characters who are centuries in the past being accessed through dreams...
18	%%* BattleThemeMusic
19	* BGMOverride: Occurs at many points, such as the invasion of Levantia at the beginning of the game.
20	* BlackAndWhiteMagic: Most heraldry magic.
21	%%* CharacterLevel
22	%%* ConvenientQuesting
23	* CurbStompBattle:[[spoiler: When Epoch breaks and doesn't complete his mission objective, Marcellus reveals himself and cans you good.]]
24	%%* CriticalHit
25	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Cyrus is a drunkard, no doubting that. However, his drunkenness is almost directly proportional to how much ass he can kick, seeing as how drinking alcohol acts like a mid-battle class change for him.
26	%%* DefendCommand
27	* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:Lyonell Manor]].
28	* DrunkenMaster: Cyrus, who can gain additional stances and powers by drinking different types of booze.
29	* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Everyone has a strength or weakness. And considering how tough some bosses can be, you're going to be exploiting them a lot.
30	* EnemyMine: Slade the demon hunter and Epoch are forced to team up for the same goal but different reasons.
31	%%* EveryoneMeetsEveryone
32	%%* ExperiencePoints.
33	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Marcellus was once a Crusader. Now he's one of the main villains.]]
34	%%* FightWoosh
35	* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler: Emily + Alexander from the past --> Epoch + Elizabeth in the present, right down to how they met.]]
36	* GetOnTheBoat: Epoch heading off on his first mission. Also, the train used by Goldo and Lee to cross the ocean.
37	* GottaCatchThemAll: Monster capturing, not only does it help give you good items if you capture them all in a region, But also each capture counts as a kill so it makes your work load easier. Basically capturing is feed them their favorite food, throw capture crystal, ???, profit.
38	* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:Burns and Claude (although you don't know it at the time).]]
39	* GunsAreWorthless: For some reason, Claude's rifle is considerably weaker than everyone's standard sword and dagger.
40	** Ziggys, on the other hand, is [[AvertedTrope about as powerful as any other weapon, and can be upgraded to keep up with everyone else's ever-improving equipment]]
41	* HeroesPreferSwords: Epoch wields a sword.
42	%%* HitPoints
43	%%* HyperSpaceArsenal
44	%%* ImprobablePowerDiscrepancy
45	%%* InexplicableTreasureChests
46	%%* InformedEquipment
47	* InnSecurity: [[spoiler:Elise waking up to Marcellus attacking the innkeeper.]]
48	* IrrelevantSidequest: Monster catching. That said, doing this is a really good way to get some impressive equipment that will last you for quite a while, so...
49	* ItemCrafting: Goldo's Bag system require him to mix together multiple items to make new skills. [[JustAddWater Get the items. Click on the recipe. Presto!]]
50	* ItsAllAboutMe: Hyuga's outlook. He doesn't care who else suffers or how much he has to dirty his hands, as long as it brings him closer to the top.
51	* ItWasAllJustADream: Epoch's dreams about the Crusaders. [[spoiler:[[OrWasItADream Dreams may be actual past events]].]]
52	* JobSystem: Cyrus has the ability to change his class at any time, both in and out of battle, by drinking specific alcoholic beverages.
53	* JumpedAtTheCall: Epoch decides he must be the one to save his whole kingdom from Richard's insanity! Thankfully, he runs into about eight other people willing to help out.
54	** Err not quite jumped, but was nudged in this direction [[spoiler: By the villain no less.]]
55	* JustifiedTutorial: Dr. Farnstein's explanation of the monster catching system. Elise's explanation about heraldry magic.
56	* KidHero: Lee during his arc of the game.
57	* KleptomaniacHero: Chests, vases, barrels, rocks...there are items everywhere!
58	%%* LazyBackup
59	* LegionsOfHell: The Lost appear to be something of this nature.
60	* LetsSplitUpGang: [[spoiler:After Lyonell Manor, Epoch, Elise, and Slade are each transported to different locations.]]
61	* LetsGetDangerous: Cyrus is reckless drunken idiot who when motivated will kick your ass no matter who you are. And bonus points for booze actually powering him up.
62	%%* LevelGrinding
63	* MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest: Kill all the monsters in an area, win a stat upgrade!
64	* MoneySpider: These monsters are loaded.
65	* MonsterAllies: Captured monsters can fight alongside party members in battle.
66	* NoHeroDiscount: Epoch and co. can't catch a break.
67	* NominalImportance: All you need to know is that he's a man who doesn't mind chatting it up with complete strangers.
68	%%* NoExperiencePointsForMedic
69	%%* NoStatAtrophy
70	* ObfuscatingStupidity: As much as other people [[spoiler: and he himself]] play up his incompetence at fortune telling, [[spoiler: it's clear that Seti O'Hare knows way more about what's going on than he let's on, seeing as how he was able to figure out Fredrick had something to do with Epoch's dreams.]]
71	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons are more akin to [[EldritchAbomination massively powerful (albeit unintelligent) and almost Lovecraftian horrors]], able warp time and space by their mere presence (a demon that stays in one place for too long causes the location it's trapped in to become a living, breathing part of itself). They tend to kill human because they enjoy doing so, but those they don't just rip apart have their souls eaten either by binding the human to them [[spoiler: or by binding themselves to a host, much like the "demon" that possessed Slade, although Slade's case is unusual because he isn't a demon, but Malvir himself, who is a Lost.]]
72	%%* PartyInMyPocket
73	* PersonOfMassDestruction: A few. Hooded Man, Marcellus,...[[spoiler: Elise after we find out she can do psychic bursts that nuke castles, then later on find out if she dies half the planet will feel that burst.]]
74	* {{Plunder}}: Encounter enemy, kill enemy, ????, profit.
75	%%* PowerEqualsRarity
76	* PreexistingEncounters: Enemies can be seen chasing you on the map.
77	* PunchClockVillain: Slade actually has nothing against Epoch, it's just that he was hired by King Richard, and he intends to do his job.
78	%%* PuttingTheBandBackTogether
79	* RatStomp: Sewer rats.
80	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Keeper, and Atlas, one of the Crystal Guardians, have been alive for more than a thousand years, as has [[spoiler: Marcellus]]. Seti O'Hare claims be over a millennium old as well, but he might just be [[BlatantLies lying out his ass]].
81	** [[spoiler: That said, there is evidence Seti may not be lying after all...]]
82	%%* RequiredPartyMember
83	* RedemptionDemotion: Acknowledged, and justified, in universe. When Elsie joins the party she warns that her magic is weaker now 'for some reason' It's later revealed to be [[spoiler: a side effect of the main villian's attempt to tap her powers and separate her from the crystal]]
84	%%* ResourcesManagementGameplay
85	* SavePoint: Called "Memory Pool".
86	* TechPoints: Ability points (AP) used to learn heraldry spells.
87	* TheSixStats: HP, MP, Attack, Defense, Agility, Magic.
88	* StandardRPGItems: But it's called "Extract" instead of "Potion." That makes it completely different!
89	* StarterEquipment: If this is the only weapon of its type in existence, why is it so much weaker than weapons I can buy at any shop in the world?
90	%%* StatisticallySpeaking
91	%%* StatusEffects
92	* SuperPoweredEvilSide: C'mon you knew [[spoiler: Slade had one, and when Hyuga releases it the look on his face says it all, followed by the screaming.]]
93	* SummonMagic: Turns out [[spoiler: Emily (of the crusader era) and Elizabeth are capable of this.]]
94	%%* TakeYourTime
95	%%* TalkToEveryone
96	* ATasteOfPower: [[spoiler:The Hooded Man.]]
97	* DevelopersForesight: If you use a scan crystal on [[spoiler: [[HopelessBossFight Marcellus]]]], the crystal will break, preventing you from seeing any spoileriffic information about him.
98	%%* ThereAreNoTents
99	* TimeStandsStill: Zanziba (Lee's father) is capable of this. [[spoiler: Atlas reveals that this power is actually a trait of Lee's family as a whole, not just his father, because of the crystal they guard. Whether or not this will become a gameplay element is unknown.]]
100	* TimeTravel: Lynorr Mansion
101	* TookAShortcut: [[spoiler:Wait...how did Hyuga get in front of me?]]
102	%%* TraumaInn
103	%%* TwentyFourHourArmor
104	* UnhandThemVillain: When the Black Demon is holding Hyuuga over a cliff, Epoch asks that he let him go. The demon obliges.
105	%%* UniversalPoison
106	%%* WalletOfHolding
107	%%* WeBuyAnything
108	%%* WelcomeToCorneria
109	* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Atlas, one of the crystal guardians, flat out states he finds his eternal youth to be more of a burden than a gift.
110	%%* YouAllLookFamiliar

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