Line #21 VideoGame/TheSwordAndTheFish


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2	->''You are Clifford, [[IdiotHero a scrubby hick]] with a penchant for amorality, [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]], and [[HeroesPreferSwords thumping stuff before thinking]]. Along with his comrades, Clifford travels a twisted path towards his great fate: to be the one destined to "try" and fight [[BigBad Gwar]], the demonic villain whose name is only coincidentally after the 80's metal band. Along [[TheQuest this path]] your journeys take many unstereotypical routes - such as a BattleOfTheBands, DNA cloning, ghost pirate sea ballads, and an infectious disease that sounds more like a cereal. The journey also contains particularly stereotypical routes - such as the Generic Tower, discussions over whether towers are more evil than caves, and the Island of Too Many Towers.''
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4	''The Sword and the Fish'' is a freeware comedic-RPG created by Joel Minty and his brother, Tyler Minty, using RPG Maker 2000. Released Summer of 2006, the game was a huge hit. Featuring a large cast of sidekicks, over 1,500 maps, loads of items and optional quests galore, this game is long. Nonetheless, its quirky plot and the interesting cast of characters (and awesome music) will keep you dying to know what happens next. Download it here: [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/7459/]]
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6	You can also access the game's facebook page here: [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2226328780/]]
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10	!!This RPG includes examples of:
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12	%%* TheAce: Presto Mundo, without question!
13	%%* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Clifford is this for Apocalypso.
14	%%* BagOfSharing
15	%%* {{BFG}}: Quadlink's weapon.
16	%%* BlowYouAway: Forgor's tech skills consist of these.
17	* CantDropTheHero: Clifford is with you from beginning to end.
18	%%* CastingAShadow: Zaknafien's tech skills.
19	%%* TheCharmer: Sweet C
20	* CuteBruiser: Princess Anna Headbutt. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Try to guess what her fighting technique consists of]].
21	%%* CuteWitch: Penelope. And she has wings, too!
22	%%* TheCutie: Penelope again.
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Most of the characters have their moments, but Clifford is the king.
24	* DisappearedDad: We never see or hear anything about Clifford's father.
25	* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: Okay, so, you've broken through the barrier and are about to confront the madman behind everything. The dungeon is difficult and the music is properly epic. By the time the dungeon is over with, a new character has joined your party, seven powerful demons have been released and you're off to a new chapter...the longest one yet!]]
26	* DishingOutDirt: Sasha's tech skills.
27	* DualWielding: Zaknafien and Risco Rah
28	* DungeonBypass: [[spoiler:When you head to the ruins of Roma to save Clifford's mother, you're expected to take the secret entrance into the castle for a standard dungeon romp...''or'' you can just go through the front door, kill the boss and leave.]]
29	* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:The Curves are awfully chummy towards Clifford when he reunites with each one despite the fact it was ''entirely his fault'' they broke up in the first place.]]
30	* ElementalPowers: Each character's tech skill consists of magic that is geared towards a specific elemental property, as well as skills that are related to his or her weapon of choice.
31	* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Demons, wild animals, drugged out groupies, diseased orphans, ''rabid old men'', and much much more.
32	* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Moop, which was actually a pretty surprising twist.]]
33	* FakeLongevity: Mostly absent, though in the original release random encounters were much longer than they should have been.
34	* {{Flanderization}}: Zaknafien seems to get dumber as the game goes on.
35	* GenkiGirl: Gwen and Princess Headbutt.
36	* GetOnTheBoat
37	* GlobalAirship: Obtained towards the end.
38	* TheHeart: Sasha
39	* {{Housewife}}: Clifford's mom, more or less.
40	* IJustWantToBeBadass: Zaknafien sets out to do this by [[spoiler: joining a pack of vampires]].
41	* ImprobableWeaponUser:
42	** Sasha - Bass
43	** Edge - Guitar
44	** Anna - Her ''head''
45	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Apocalypso and his goons.
46	* InUniverseNickname: She's called Princess ''Headbutt'' for a reason!
47	* KillItWithIce: Quinn and Anna
48	* KillItWithWater: Presto Mundo's tech skills.
49	* LightEmUp: What Clifford's tech skills mostly consist of.
50	* TheMedic: Clifford alternates between this and [[LightningBruiser Lightening Bruiser]].
51	* MillionairePlayboy: Forgor. His mansion has more people living in it than some of the game's villages.
52	* MoneySpider: This is a traditional RPG. It's to be expected.
53	* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Especially during the final chapter, in which the game becomes totally nonlinear.
54	* OneOfTheBoys: Sasha, and this extends beyond her role in the band.
55	* PartyInMyPocket
56	* PermaShave: None of the male characters have facial hair (well, Quinn 'may', but you can't tell)
57	* RecurringCharacter: Presto Mundo starts as this before becoming a regular member of the team.
58	* TheRival: Apocalypso (at least he tries to be)
59	* RunningGag: The mirror demon, Clifford only being able to play "Bad Cops" on pianos, and Clifford constantly being referred to as "that freaky haired lout".
60	* ShockAndAwe: Quadlink's and Edge's tech skills.
61	* SpoilerOpening: The title screen shows off ''every major villain in the game''.
62	* {{Tomboy}}: Sasha
63	* UpdatedRerelease: One was released a year or so after the original version. It fixed balances issues including (but limited to) lowering the encounter rate and decreasing some of the normal encounters' health points.
64	* UselessUsefulSpell: Subverted with Presto Mundo's "Me Love Me Life" tech skill. It recovers 40 health and magic points to the whole party. Unfortunately, by the time Priesto joins, enemies will be dishing out 3x that amount of damage ''every single turn'' and recovering 40 magic points (give or take) is barely enough to cover one round. So what exactly is it good for, you ask? As long as Presto has enough magic points to cast the spell while on the ''field map'', you'll pretty much NEVER have to buy another healing item ever again. This is especially useful in that healing items (and money) are not as plentiful as you'd probably like, especially at that stage of the game, so to have the opportunity to enter every battle fully-recovered gives you a HUGE advantage. Not that it makes the rest of the game a piece of cake mind you, but it does make certain dungeons much less stressful ([[ThatOneLevel The Inca Ruins]], for an example).
65	* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: Gwar's Castle]]
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