Line #27 VideoGame/QuestForYrolg

Context VideoGame / QuestForYrolg

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2	[[caption-width-right:320:Yrolg and his imp]]
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4	An indie AdventureGame created by Creator/CrystalShard, found [[http://crystalshard.net/?g=8 here]]. Yrolg the Necromancer is about to finish his ultimate ritual and take over the world! Of course, this attracts the attention of a mighty warrior, cunning thief, and powerful enchantress, who venture to his cave to kill the evil Yrolg.
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6	Your job is to stop them.
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8	In an inversion of the common roles in adventure games, you play a nasty little imp who has to use his wits, traps, and the other minions in Yrolg's lair to kill the three heroes. Because otherwise the world will become a happy joyful place filled with sunshine, and what manner of imp wants that?
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10	The game has voice acting, and is translated into German, French and several other languages.
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13	!!And, of course, it contains tropes:
14	* AffectionateParody: Of ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'', mainly.
15	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: All three heroes follow a set path (marked by glowing runes on doorways) but can be easily diverted by setting down loot for them to pick up next to other doorways.
16	%%* BottomlessPit
17	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Muggit.
18	* CosmicHorror: The good ending, more or less.
19	* DragonHoard: Yrolg has his treasure guarded by a dragon.
20	* EvilCounterpart: Muggit, the distant relative of Cuppit from ''VideoGame/{{META}}''.
21	* EvilSorcerer: Yrolg, of course.
22	* FighterMageThief: The three heroes.
23	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:"I will burn and skewer them, crush them with rocks, and cast them into your bottomless pit!" That is exactly what you must do.]]
24	* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Muggit's entire schtick (that and talking at length about [[CardCarryingVillain how evil he is]] that he's not telling you what he's telling you).
25	* IndyEscape: You can cause a huge boulder to roll at the heroes
26	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Muggit, who is so evil he will not explain to you how the game works
27	* SdrawkcabName: Yrolg is "glory" backwards, alluding to ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory''.
28	* TheDragon: A literal dragon.
29	* ThemeTune: A metal and minor-[[{{Tonality}} key]] variation to the Glory march.
30	* TooDumbToLive: The heroes, literally.
31	* TooKinkyToTorture: The imp.
32	* TreasureRoom: Where Yrolg stores his riches.
33	* UnwinnableByDesign: There are a couple instances [[spoiler: (you have to pick up the glowing gem and spring the boulder trap at exactly the right times)]] where the game can be rendered unwinnable. Fortunately, the game is very short, so starting over isn't that bad. Plus it autosaves whenever a hero arrives in order to try and prevent the player from saving themselves into a corner.
34	* VillainProtagonist: An inversion of the traditional good vs evil point of view.

Context VideoGame / QuestForYrolg