History VideoGame / AxiomVerge

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'''''Axiom Verge''''' is an 2D indie retro-style {{Metroidvania}} game developed by Thomas Happ. It was released in Spring 2015 for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation4}} Playstation 4]] and {{Steam}}, and Summer 2015 for the PlaystationVita.

Announced in 2012 [[note]]Actual development began in 2010 as a hobby[[/note]], the game serves as an {{homage}} to several games of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] and [[UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames 8-bit era]], drawing inspiration from classics such as ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'', among others. It also adds its own unique touch by utilizing the glitches and bugs found in games of that period as a game mechanic, allowing players to uncover new areas, the ability to "hack" and change enemy behavior and bypass obstacles. The entire game (including art, code, game and sound design) was developed solely by Happ over a period of four years.

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* TheChosenOne: Trace was brought to Sudra because he was discovered to be the only "[=PatternMind=]" in existence other than Athetos. As no one else has the ability to wield Athetos' weapons and technology, along with the [=PatternMind=]'s ability to manipulate reality, this makes Trace the sole person capable of stopping Athetos. [[spoiler:This is because Trace ''is'' actually Athetos, or a younger and more idealistic version that would be more willing to help the Rusalki stop him.]]

* SpeedRun: The game includes a Speed Run mode available from the beginning. Randomized events and story elements are completely absent, and a timer is placed at the top of the screen, highlighting how long it takes to defeat each boss. One of the MultipleEndings in story mode is also seen if the game is completed under four hours.

* StoryToGameplayRatio: The game leans heavily toward the gameplay side. The main plot is told through text boxes and cutscenes, while the lore behind the game's events is found through notes hidden in the game. The game's Speed Run mode, available from the beginning, does away with the story entirely.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: [[spoiler:In the game's ending, Trace is returned to Earth shortly after the lab explosion occurred, uninjured, but no one finds it strange. He quits shortly afterward and is unable to start a new life, determined to return to Sudra and find the truth behind the technology he came across.]]

Announced in 2012 [[note]]Actual development began in 2010 as a hobby[[/note]], the game draws inspiration from several games of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] and [[UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames 8-bit era]] such as ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'', among others. The game also utilizes the glitches and bugs found in games of that period as a means of uncovering new areas, "hacking" enemy behavior and bypassing obstacles. The entire game (including art, programming, game and sound design) was developed solely by Happ over a period of four years.

* TheChosenOne: Trace was brought to Sudra because he is a "[=PatternMind=]" like Athetos. [[spoiler:Or rather, because he ''is'' Athetos, or a younger and more idealistic version that would likely help the Rusalki stop him.]]
* CloningBlues:[[spoiler: When Trace is about to be sent back to earth after Athetos' death, he wonders what life there is for him as the clone of a mass murderer. Additionally, all of the bosses you've been killing, with the exception of Sentinel and maybe Ukhu, are all but stated to be clones of Athetos, which in turn makes them clones of Trace.]]

* GuideDangIt: Players will most likely need to rely on one if they're collecting all items for HundredPercentCompletion, as many items are hidden without hints to their location.

* LightningGun: A very powerful example of one, since the lighting branches out widely and often allows the player to hit several enemies at once or attack them from around corners.

* DeathIsCheap: Dying only causes Trace to be sent back to the nearest rebirth chamber, with item collection and exploration progress saved. [[spoiler: This is used as a plot point later when Trace says he doesn't want to kill any more of Athetos' clones and wishes to try and talk to Athetos to figure out what's going on. When he refuses to cooperate, Elsenova kills him, quite painfully, and Ophelia says she will keep reviving and killing him unless he continues to help them against Athetos.]]

* CloningBlues:[[spoiler: When Trace is about to be sent back to earth after Athetos' death, he wonders what life there is for him as the clone of a mass murderer.]]

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'''''Axiom Verge''''' is an 2D indie retro-style {{Metroidvania}} game developed by Tom Happ. It was released in early 2015 for the [[UsefulNotes/{{Playstation4}} Playstation 4]], {{Steam}}, and planned for the PlaystationVita in the same year.

Announced in 2012 [[note]]Actual development began in 2010 as a side project[[/note]], the game draws inspiration from games of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] [[UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames era]] such as ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'', among others. The game also utilizes the glitches and bugs found in games of that period as a means of uncovering new areas, "hacking" enemy behavior and bypassing obstacles. The entire game (including art, programming, game and sound design) was developed solely by Happ over a period of four years.

In the game, the player controls a scientist named Trace who awakens in a bizarre alien world after a lab accident. With the voice of a mysterious female being guiding him, Trace explores the alien world in a fight for survival as well as the truth behind his presence there.

* FaceHeelTurn: Athetos [[spoiler:is the original Trace, who committed genocide on an entire race for denying the outside world access to their technology. The ending also hints at Trace's own StartOfDarkness and succumbing to his fate at becoming Athetos, determined to return to Sudra to find the truth behind what he encountered there.]]
* GuideDangIt: Players will most likely rely on one if they're collecting all items for HundredPercentCompletion, as many items are hidden without hints to their location.

* HundredPercentCompletion: The player is awarded various trophies/achievements for finding all of the tools and utilities, health upgrades, notes, weapons, and uncovering each tile on the map. And there's another for getting everything. It's also possible to obtain more.

* FaceHeelTurn: Athetos [[spoiler:is the original Trace, who committed genocide on an entire race for denying their technology to the outside world. Trace also appears to succumb to his future fate in the ending, determined to return to Sudra to find the truth behind the technology he encountered there.]]

* MyFutureSelfAndMe: [[spoiler:Athetos is actually Trace's future self who has gone through a FaceHeelTurn, committing genocide on an entire race and serves as the game's FinalBoss. In a couple of the MultipleEndings, Ahtetos confronts Trace back on Earth, telling him that he cannot escape his fate.]]

** Daraga is actually a minor Rusalki, implying there are more kinds of Rusalki than the giant woman robots.

''Axiom Verge'' is an indie retro-style {{Metroidvania}} game developed by Tom Happ. The player controls a scientist named Trace who awakens in a bizarre alien world after a lab accident.

* BaitAndSwitch: ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' fans will be on the receiving end of this for pretty much the whole game: you will see pretty much every single obstacle you would find in a Metroid game (breakable walls, small gaps, ledges unreachable by jumping) but when you come to an item and think "This must be when I get the power bomb/morph ball/space jump", the game will provide an entirely new solution to the problem.

* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' meets Creator/HRGiger with dashes of everything from ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' to ''[[spoiler:VideoGame/BionicCommando]]'