History VideoGame / LiberalCrimeSquad

* HundredPercentHeroismRating: Opinions on the LCS are tracked, divided into respect for it's power, and whether people actually like it. In practice, it mostly affects how much cash you get by soliciting donations.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: While normally [[AvertedTrope averted]] by both liberals and conservatives using the same guns, the AK-47 is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] and [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example, as

* JokeItem: Mithril Armor. The original developer, Tarn Adams, insisted that it was just as effective as in real life whenever asked about it. Which is to say that it's just spraypainted cardboard. It is the ''least'' useful clothing type in the game, having no disguise value and an armor rating of 0. To contrast, basic, everyday clothing has an armor rating of one.

* InfiniteSupplies: As long as you stay in the homeless shelter, your needs will be provided for. Anywhere else, and you will need to pay for rent and groceries. This is balanced out by the homeless shelter being impossible to upgrade, and effectively impossible to defend if raided.

* BackStab: Any liberal with a combat knife can perform a sneak attack if the alarm isn't yet raised. If the victim dies (easily achieved due to the damage bonus) and there's nobody to witness it, no alarm will be raised.

* MuggingTheMonster: Some conservatives are members of the Conservative Crime Squad, and good with the guns they carry. And at C+ gun control laws, any random conservative can carry a 9 mm or .45 semi auto.

** Shotguns. Common, inexpensive, easy to use, powerful, relatively simple to conceal (can be hidden under a trenchcoat), and the only firearms that are ''always'' legal no matter how liberal the gun control laws are, they're also single-shot-only, have virtually no critical hit chance, have poor armor penetration, and overall have substantially less 'cool' factor than assault rifles or [=SMGs=].

* CannonFodder: Hippies and gang members are easy to find and very likely to be liberal (always liberal, in the case of hippies), making them easy to recruit in large numbers. Additionally, many gang members come packing guns already.

The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] ''New Age'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].

* HumanShield: Every hostage taken during a raid automatically becomes one, as you can give them away to avoid an encounter. [[ShootTheHostage Not that this otherwise stops you from getting shot at]].

** In ''New Age'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.

** ''New Age'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.

The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]] ''New Era'', which is a web port, SettingUpdate to TheNewTwenties, and a further continuation of LCS, can be found [[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=182516.0 here]].

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: ''New Era'' adds a few:

* {{Determinator}}: Each character has political conviction attributes (Heart for liberism, Wisdom for conservatism), and characters with a high attribute for their side will be extremely resistant to influence, with eminent conservatives being a notable example, as they're difficult to brainwash or persuade. ''New Era'' also has them replace the Health attribute, with characters using the appropriate attribute to determine their maximum health (moderates use the lower of the two attributes), making it possible to shrug off gunshots just by believing very hard in liberalism.

** In ''New Era'', [[WouldNotShootACivilian the LCS will not attack fleeing conservatives]], even though taking them hostage is still okay.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Any prostitute with a high heart stat, naturally.

* MaximumHPReduction: Since ''New Era'' bases a character's HP on their political conviction attributes, losing Heart from executing/torturing captives will also render the liberal easier to kill.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In ''New Era'', the CCS going on a rampage will decrease its support, as expected. However, it will also increase support for gun control, meaning that the CCS indirectly assists you in the goal of improving gun laws.

* NoPointsForNeutrality: Very deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] in ''New Era'' in an unusual variant where it affects [=NPCs=], as moderates base their maximum HP on the lower of Heart or Wisdom, causing them to be rather fragile. This doesn't normally come up (since moderates generally don't get involved in combat), but if it does, it can easily result in a dead moderate.

* SettingUpdate: ''New Era'' serves as one, moving the game from the 2000's to 2020's, with parts of the game being rewritten to reflect more contemporary issues.

* SlaveToPR: ''New Era'' makes support matter far more for CCS and LCS, as it determines how much of an impact they make on issues. Since any murder also decreases their support, this makes it necessary for them to engage in non-violent activities in order to keep their support high.

* VagueHitPoints: A character's health is shown in five states - conservative/liberal, lightly injured, moderately injured, badly wounded, near-death. ''New Era'' averts this, however, as you're shown a character's exact HP when they're wounded.

** Executing or torturing a captive will make the executioner gain Wisdom or lose Heart, eventually rendering them useless for any skills that demand the latter attribute. In ''New Era'', this also means that they'll lose maximum HP.
** In ''New Era'', any murder during an infiltration will immediately alienate everybody, causing the media to portray you negatively and reduce your support.

** ''New Era'' will ''always'' have murder alienate everybody, guaranteeing that the media will paint you as terrorists.
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in ''New Era'', as while you can still murder innocent conservatives before the alarm starts and take them hostage at any time (which allows you to threaten to kill them), you're not allowed to kill fleeing conservatives during an alarm, as your squad will simply yell threats at them.

** If you alienate the moderates (or everyone) during an infiltration, the resulting article of Liberal Guardian will have LCS apologize for the incident, as they only intend to fight the conservatives and nobody else.

The last 'official' release [[http://bay12games.com/lcs/ can still be downloaded]], and the latest open-source version can be found [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcsgame/files/latest/download?source=files here]]. A port for Android can be found [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lcs.android here]]. The wiki can be found [[http://lcs.wikidot.com/ here]]. The Github version, which adds new features such as Augmentations and multiple save files, can be found [[https://github.com/Kamal-Sadek/Liberal-Crime-Squad here]]. A Unity remake that includes graphics and other features can be found [[https://the-cheshire-cat.itch.io/lcs here.]]

** If a liberal gets arrested without actually commiting a crime, they'll be charged with loitering even if they weren't actually idling. Depending on the laws and the quality of one's defense, it's entirely possible to be [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced to death[] for loitering.

* PayEvilIntoEvil: The standard modus operandi of the LCS, as all of the conservatives either support fascism or are actively participating in it. Thus, wanton murder, theft, hostage-taking, kidnapping, and brainwashing are completely okay, so long as it's done against conservatives. [[EveryoneHasStandards The only limit is torture or murder of captives]].

* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: As a general case, your group performs these to raise awareness. On a smaller scale dedicated to single people, LCS can attract followers by a pickup line or by discussing an issue. The LCS may also spend a day and materials to convert a kidnapped hostage to liberalism. It's not perfectly one-sided: enemies can try to do the same to your characters using one combat round of effort.

* CrowbarCombatant: Crowbars are one of the available weapons in LCS. Their real perk is guaranteed forced entry of course.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Most high-juice squad members can be this, as getting to this point usually meand commiting crimes. Well-armed CCS members are definitively this.
** The founder, in particular, starts off as an unremarkable young adult with an [[DarkAndTroubledPast awful childhood]], who gets the idea in their head to found the LCS. In a normal playthrough, they'll become the leader of the most succesful terrorist organization in USA, with hundreds or even thousands of violent crimes being commited on their behalf.