History VideoGame / BTSUniverseStory

** "Distance of the Heart": as Taehyung keeps killing his father in every loop, Seokjin decides to investigate if there's a way to prevent the tragedy.

* AnswerCut: If the stories are played in order, [[spoiler:Jungkook's story ends with Seokjin wondering who could save Jungkook instead of him - with the next story being Yoongi's. And when he asked himself the same question in Jimin's chapter, the next chapter is Hoseok.]]

* AnswerCut: If the stories are played in order, [[spoiler:Jungkook's story ends with Seokjin wondering who could save Jungkook instead of him - with the next story being Yoongi's.]]

''BTS Universe Story'' is a  MobilePhoneGame set to be released in September 24th, 2020. Developed by [=NetMarble=] along with [=BigHit=] Entertainment (who previously teamed up for ''VisualNovel/BTSWorld''), it was first unveiled in [=BigHit=]'s "Corporate Briefing with the Community" in the second half of 2019, announced as a new entry in the Music/BTSUniverse, Music/{{BTS}}' multimedia fictional story.

* '''Story creation''': The biggest part of the game. Players have the opportunity to create and share their own AlternateUniverse stories using the characters with a wide selection of resources (with some content restrictions). Creators and readers can get in-game currency from feedback to use on more story options.

* YouAllLookFamiliar: Like with backgrounds and music, creators get a selection of [=NPCs=] to use as supporting characters (or main characters if you so choose), with the possibility of purchasing more. [=NPCs=] therefore work as a limited cast of animated actors to play various roles - which also means that you can have [=NPCs=] used major supporting characters in ''< I'M FINE >'' such as Seokjin's father and Jimin's mother play a random or even heroic businessman or lady, respectively.

* RepeatableQuest: You can earn money or daily Jewels by reading chapters of stories by community creators. Nothing is stopping you however of re-reading the same chapter to get the same rewards.

* SpritePolygonMix: Characters are 3D while backgrounds are 2D. The creator has the ability to choose which characters appear on the foreground (if there's more than one) and change their sizes to give the illusion of perspective, but backgrounds can't be edited other than picking where to focus the camera and moving the camera around. Not positioning characters the right way can make characters look like they're floating.

* AlgorithmicStoryBranching: Story branches in user-created stories are determined in 2 different ways - directly through Regular Choices, or indirectly through Automatic Choices (which automatically set a story branch based on the Affinity and Progress Points gained until that point). While Regular Choices can have the players directly influence the story by picking one of different options (so not an example of this trope), they can also increase or decrease character Affinity Points and/or Progress Points (visible for the reader) depending on the option picked by the player. A pre-set amount of points (invisible for the player) set by the author can unlock later choices that have Affinity[=/=]Progress points requirements and/or trigger an Automatic Choice into a specific story branch. Has become more downplayed with the patch that made Jewels easier to obtain.
* AllegedlyFreeGame: The game itself is free, but Jewels go a long way for both for a reader (to be able to access certain story choices and stories, including ''< I'M FINE >'' stories after the first one) and for a creator. Jewels can be obtained either by free Daily achievements (read 1-3 chapters from a story by a Skilled creator for 2 Jewels each, 1-3 chapters of a story by a Pro creator for 4 Jewels each), by taking up to 2 free Daily Roulette Spins (you watch an ad and get 5-10 Jewels per spin)... or by purchasing them directly from the store. The game also has paid Premium memberships, which give Ticket and Jewels benefits as well as exclusive access to certain stories.

* AlgorithmicStoryBranching: Story branches in user-created stories are determined in 2 different ways - directly through Regular Choices, or indirectly through Automatic Choices (which automatically set a story branch based on the Affinity and Progress Points gained until that point). While Regular Choices can have the players directly influence the story by picking one of different options (so not an example of this trope), they can also increase or decrease character Affinity Points and/or Progress Points (visible for the reader) depending on the option picked by the player. A pre-set amount of points (invisible for the player) set by the author can unlock later choices that have Affinity[=/=]Progress points requirements and/or trigger an Automatic Choice into a specific story branch.

* LimitedAnimation: Other than [[AnimationBump some select cutscenes]] from the ''I'M FINE'' story (see the folder below), the game gives authors an (admittedly long and varied) selection of character animations and expressions, with a list of preset 2D backgrounds. The result is that stories become akin to visual novel cutscenes with moving camera and CGI characters.

* AnimationBump: There are very specific points in the ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: I'M FINE'' story where we get cutscenes - that is, scenes that are not controlled by the player and are fully animated instead of relying on the story creation LimitedAnimation. These include the game intro cutscene, the very first chapter in Namjoon's story, [[spoiler:Jungkook jumping off in his story, and Yoongi and Jungkook playing piano in Yoongi's story]].

* GoingThroughTheMotions: How animations work in stories. The game gives creators a limited selection for character animations ("Speaking - No expression", "Standing - Slightly Surprised", [[EggsBreadMilkSquick "Funny - Giving a Wedgie"]], etc.) for all characters to use, with limitations on what a character can do at a time. Having your character's animations feel natural and flow well when everyone does near the exact same poses while "Thinking", for example, can be somewhat of a challenge.

* CutAndPasteEnvironment: The game provides a wide but still limited amount of 2D backgrounds for stories (with additional ones unlock-able with Jewels or Creator achievements, including day and nighttime versions), so you'll be bound to see certain backgrounds making recurring appearances in different stories. Several of these are also very obviously created for the ''< I'M FINE >'' story (such as Seokjin's room or Yoongi's workroom), increasing the recognizability.

The game - which contains [[CellShading cel-shaded]] 3d animations, plus some live-action sequences - presents itself as a "sandbox storytelling game", with 2 main aspects:

* CellShading: The technique used for the animations in general. Aside from giving the visuals a softer feel, it also helps characters blend better with the 2D backgrounds.

The game - which contains cel-shaded 3d animations, plus some live-action sequences - presents itself as a "sandbox storytelling game", with 2 main aspects: