So definitely not that other Dokuro.
The Game is presented in an odd way, everything seems to be designed around chalk-on-blackboard drawings, but move in a stop-motion-like, or segmented way. The game received reviews of varying success, many praised its puzzles and presentation, but pointed out the limited soundtrack; while others didn't find the gameplay enjoyable and pointed out other such flaws, like the touchscreen controls.
Tropes used in this game
- Adorable Evil Minions: the skeletons.
- Babies Ever After: In the end, we see the princess and Dokuro with their two children.
- Badass Adorable: Dokuro himself, when he turns into a prince though he's more of a Badass Normal, since this form is mainly used to carry the Princess and use a sword.
- Bad Boss: Surprisingly averted for the most part, The only time we see a minion abused is when Dark Bishop knocks Dokuro aside in the intro. And when he is subsequently chased by Dark Lord for his potion failing.
- Big Bad: Dark Lord, in any other game this would be obvious, but its interesting that your main opposition is the guy you used to work for.
- Dem Bones: lots of skeletons live in this castle, including a large dragon skeleton.
- Eldritch Abomination: Most of the bosses, such as the Gatekeeper a giant, twin-headed raven man.
- Escort Mission: The entire first half of the game.
- Evil Chef: The Evil Chef.
- Evil Minions
- Evil Overlord: Dark Lord
- Final-Exam Boss: Dark Bishop, who teleports you to previous arenas to fight the previous bosses again.
- Giant Spider: The Evil Chef.
- Go Through Me: The Princess does this when the Dark Lord is about to kill Prince Dokuro.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Whilst escaping the Dark Lord's crumbling castle, a toppling tower is about to fall on the Princess, but Prince Dokuro risks his life and pushes her aside. Whilst he survives the initial crush, he can only bid the Princess farewell as the rest of the castle crumbles on top of him.
- Heroic Second Wind: When Dokuro remembers how the Princess gave up her freedom in order to spare him from the Dark Lord, his love for her grows so strong that combined with the sacred bell he wears, he changes into the Prince at will. This time, he has the strength to jump higher, fight enemies harder, and remain a prince indefinitely. Or at least, indefinitely until towards the end...
- Hope Spot: Initially, it seems the Gatekeeper was the final boss, and our Prince Dokuro and Princess get to escape the evil castle in peace. And so our hero and his princess walk to some romantic music as they gaze at a night sky full of twinkling stars. ...One of those stars turns out to be a blast from the Dark Lord, who incapacitates our hero and almost kills him until the Princess sadly gives herself up to save him.
- Invisible to Normals: Dokuro is invisible to the princess while he's a skeleton.
- Lethal Chef: The Evil Chef, both in his cooking (as he uses an evil salt shaker and flying fish), and in his actions (using a large butcher's knife).
- Love Potion: what the potion was first intended for when Dark Bishop first introduces it. However The potion turns Dark Lord into an odd buff minotaur like thing, after which he gets pissed and chases Dark Bishop Offscreen.
- Mooks: The little skeletons that serve Dark Lord, as well as the main character.
- Murder the Hypotenuse: The only reason Lady Dark lets you go when she catches you is because she expects you to somehow get the princess killed, allowing her to marry the Dark Lord instead.
- Once Upon a Time: The final cutscene is actually called this in the scene viewer.
- One-Word Title: Also a Protagonist Title.
- Our Monsters Are Different: Monster Maids, tiny hopping cycloptic fire demons, a giant one-legged ogre, a Giant Spider Evil Chef are just some of the bizarre things to combat here.
- The Reveal: Dokuro is revealed to have once been a selfish prince cursed into being a skeleton with no memories of his previous self, eventually winding up as a servant of The Dark Lord. All this time, the potion was turning him back into his previous self. And the Princess's love for him broke the spell.
- Save the Princess
- Smash Mook: The living suits of armor.
- Sweet and Sour Grapes: Prince Dokuro saves the Princess with the last of his strength before he turns into a skeleton and is presumably crushed to death by the crumbling castle. And he waves good-bye to her, content to save the woman he loves. It quickly turns into a Disney Death as her love for him not only revives him, but breaks the curse and turns him into a prince.
- Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: Well, Your Princess Is in Another (Part of the) Castle: You manage to lead the princess all the way out of the castle, and who should be waiting to curb stomp you but the Dark Lord and a small army. He takes the princess and leaves you in a crumpled heap, meaning you have to climb back up through a different part of the castle to save her again.
