History VideoGame / Bronze

* BetterOffWithTheBadGuys: The game starts with Beauty returning to the castle, seven days after Beast released her. The prologue, told on Beauty's point of view, reveals that her return home wasn't as she expected. Her father doesn't talk to her because he thinks she is DefiledForever; her sisters treat her better, but it's more because they have someone they can talk about the boys in the village, and Beauty feels that they won't miss her that much. In spite of her unhappiness as Beast's 'guest', he treated her very decently even before they warmed up to each other, and in the castle she can do things her way without being judged. As soon as she leaves her family again (probably for good), Beauty admits she can "breath more easily".

* BetterOffWithTheBadGuys: The game starts with Beauty returning to the castle, seven days after Beast sent her back home. The prologue, told on Beauty's point of view, reveals that her return home wasn't as she expected. Her father doest't talk to her because he thinks she is DefiledForever; her sisters treat her better, but it's more because they have someone they can talk, and Beauty feels that they won't miss her that much. In spite of her unhappiness as Beast's 'guest', he treated her very decently and at least in the castle she can act as she pleases without judgement. She admits that, after she leaves her family again, she can "breath more easily".

** The spirits of several people are trapped in the castle and forced to serve whoever lives there and rings a bell or another music instrument. They have been doing this for ''centuries''.

* BetterOffWithTheBadGuys: The game starts with Beauty returning to the castle, seven days after Beast sent her back home. The prologue, told on Beauty's point of view, reveals that her return home wasn't as she expected. Her father doest't talk to her because he thinks she is DefiledForever; her sisters treat her better, but it's more to have someone they can talk to and Beauty feels that they won't miss her that much. In spite of her unhappiness as Beast's 'guest', he treated her very decently, and at least in the castle she can act as she pleases without judgement. She admits that, after she leaves her family again, she can "breath more easily".

As soon as she finds her way back to the castle, she "breaths more easily".

* BetterOffWithTheBadGuys: The game starts with Beauty returning to the castle, seven days after Beast sent her back home. The prologue, told on Beauty's point of view, reveals that her return wasn't as she expected. Her father doest't talk to her because he thinks she is DefiledForever; her sisters treat her better, but it's more to have someone they can talk to and Beauty feels that they won't miss her that much. As soon as she finds her way back to the castle, she "breaths more easily".

* BetterOffWithTheBadGuys: The game starts with Beauty returning to the castle, seven days after Beast sent her back home. The prologue, told on Beauty's point of view, reveals that her return wasn't as she expected. Her father doest't talk to her because he thinks she is Defiled Forever; her sisters treat her better, but it's more to have someone they can talk to and Beauty feels that they won't miss her that much. As soon as she finds her way back to the castle, she "breaths more easily".

* UngratefulBastard: Beauty sacrificed herself taking her father's place as a prisoner in the castle but, when she comes back home, her father avoids her like the plague. His only concern is about her "virtue"; her feelings and all the rest don't matter.

* LastPlaceYouLook: A variation; the Beast will not be found until over half of the castle (29 rooms out of 55, to be exact) has been explored.

* FracturedFairyTale: ''Bronze'' is a fractured retelling of "Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast" that makes the Beast more morally ambiguous, fills his castle with numerous secrets that the PC of Beauty/Belle has to uncover herself, and even gives her the option to kill the Beast if she wishes to do so. [[spoiler: Whole game is centered around [[DealWithTheDevil demonical ''contracts'']] and [[CycleOfRevenge long spanning revenge]] that started with first king defeating demon Mephistopheles and taking his pen he (Devil) used to create aforementioned contracts. This however turned to be [[BatmanGambit trick]] as it corrupted royal family, who used pen to bind demons and people to serve them in life and death. After that, one of future kings married Devil's [[HalfHumanHybrid daughter]] Lucrezia, who brought new magics and binding ways from Medici-Credenza. Last king-Beast-used to kidnap girls and force them to serve him. Last before Beauty, Yvette, turned out to be Lucrezia's great-great-granddaughter. Beast stole her away and [[RetGone got rid]] of her marriage contract. Her father was as result, financially destroyed. She became pregnant,feared that child will be monster too, and using her magic girdle, transformed king into Beast before taking her own life.]]

* FracturedFairyTale

The game can be downloaded for free [[http://www.inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/bronze/ here]].

-->''When the seventh day comes and it is time for you to return to the castle in the forest, your sisters cling to your sleeves.''

''Bronze'' is a work of InteractiveFiction by Emily Short and a darker retelling of the "Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast" tale. You play as Beauty, on the day that you must return to the Beast's castle as part of the magical binding contract you have made in exchange for your father's freedom. However, upon re-entering the castle's gates, you soon find that something is amiss.

!!This Game Contains Examples of:

* TheDogBitesBack: The bronze gong can be used to summon a vengeful spirit [[spoiler:who kills the Beast for imprisoning him]].

* RedRightHand: Lucrezia, who's strongly implied to be the Devil's daughter, is shown in a hidden portrait to have cloven feet.

* MultipleEndings

''Bronze'' is a work of InteractiveFiction by Emily Short and a darker retelling of the BeautyAndTheBeast tale. You play as Beauty, on the day that you must return to the Beast's castle as part of the magical binding contract you have made in exchange for your father's freedom. However, upon re-entering the castle's gates, you soon find that something is amiss.

* {{Grimmification}}

* HouseOfBrokenMirrors: Beauty has moved all the mirrors in the Beast's castle into her room, at first to keep the Beast away, and then, later, when she comes to know him, says that she'll keep them there because she knows the Beast doesn't like seeing them around the castle.