History VideoGame / Anodyne

Players take the role of a white haired human named Young who awakens in a strange world simply called The Land. Young is approached by a cloaked man named Sage, the village elder and is told he needs to save the Legendary Briar from the Evil Darkness. But all is not what it seems and you don't know who you can really trust..

Compare and contrast other indie games with a ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' flavor: ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'', ''Videogame/{{Ib}}'', ''Videogame/{{OFF}}'', and ''VideoGame/SpaceFuneral''.

Compare and contrast other indie games with a ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' flavor: ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'', ''Videogame/{{Ib}}'', ''Videogame/{{OFF}}'', and ''{{VideoGame/SpaceFuneral}}''.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Or White, in Young's case.

''Anodyne'' is a 2D, Top Down ActionAdventure indie game developed by Jon Kittaka (now Joni Kittaka) and Sean Hogan during their last years in college.

Compare and contrast other indie games with a ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' flavor: ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'', ''Videogame/{{Ib}}'', ''Videogame/{{OFF}}'', and ''{{VideoGame/SpaceFuneral}}''.

Compare to ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'' and ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'', which the game creators have cited as inspiration.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: [[spoiler:Young]] Town. The entire town looks like you're looking through a staticky television. It sounds like it too.

* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: After receiving all the cards, Sage tries to stop you from going to The Briar, saying you aren't ready. He even fights you, but you overpower him. Then you have to do two relatively easy levels, one in which there are snowmen that tell you how friendship is an illusion and die, and another that lights on fire suddenly. Then, Briar is revealed to be a person. It fights you, then it teaches you how to swim, then you go off to get a sandwich. CREDITS ROLL.]]

* ShoutOut: In addition to the Link's Awakening and other adventure game references, several of the secret areas and items provide references as well. [[spoiler:For instance, there is a mini-dungeon featuring music and sprites from The Binding of Issac, and secret items such as Missingno and a heart from An Untitled Story.]]

''Anodyne'' is a 2D, Top Down ActionAdventure indie game developed by Jon Kittaka and Sean Hogan during their last years in college.

* TakeThat: Combined with a ShoutOut. The [[LegendOfZelda Link]] {{expy}} is seen perpetually hacking a bush to provide money for his family. While it is a funny reference to the Zelda games, where Link usually found rupees by destroying vases and bushes, the references to "bush cutting" and poverty can be construed as a reference to the economy cuts made by the Bush administration.

Anodyne can be purchased directly from the [[http://www.anodynegame.com/ official website]] for $9, and it also available on {{Steam}} for $9.99. Interestingly, Kittaka and Hogan themselves have uploaded the game onto Pirate Bay, making it available for free, so one may essentially pick one's price.

** There's [[http://imgur.com/bxucohn a hidden]] VideoGame/MegaMan in the background of one boss fight.

* InterfaceScrew: The green gases of the Gasguys (the yellow exterminator-type enemies in the Hotel) revert the player's controls for a few seconds. Especially annoying when you're near ledges.

* SinisterScythe: The weapon of choice of those blue reaper guys.

* [[spoiler:GainaxEnding: After receiving all the cards, Sage tries to stop you from going to The Briar, saying you aren't ready. He even fights you, but you overpower him. Then you have to do two relatively easy levels, one in which there are snowmen that tell you how friendship is an illusion and die, and another that lights on fire suddenly. Then, Briar is revealed to be a person. It fights you, then it teaches you how to swim, then you go off to get a sandwich. CREDITS ROLL.]]

->Jello there, Young! So goo to flanly meet you! Why don't you set for a minute? I was just pudding on some tea!

Players take the role is a white haired human named Young who awakens in a strange world simply called The Land. Young is approached by a cloaked man named Sage, the village elder and is told he needs to save the Legendary Briar from the Evil Darkness. But all is not what it seems and you don't know who you can really trust..

Anodyne can be purchased directly from the [[http://www.anodynegame.com/ official website]] for $9. It's also been greenlit and will be coming to {{Steam}} soon. Interestingly, Kittaka and Hogan themselves have uploaded the game onto Pirate Bay making it available for free.