History VideoGame / CityShroudedInShadow

* HotScientist: A couple appear in the game, one aboard a research vessel investigating a mysterious shadow underwater and another in a research lab that's being threatened by Dada.

* DeathFlag: Several {{NPC}}'s you encounter throughout the game trigger these, [[InvokedTrope invoking]] such stalwarts as {{Retirony}}.

* NothingIsScarier:
** Especially when you're fleeing from hostile kaijus, collateral damage caused by the good guys facing off against them and armed criminals chasing you and your female friend throughout Ichi City.
** Dada is made of this, as it stalks you inside a building.

** [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]] in the case of the police themselves. They're not equipped to take on rampaging kaiju attacking Ichi City, but they do their job in helping civilians evacuate from the city. During Stage 2 several sacrifice themselves to save you from the Legion.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The captain of a research vessel the protagonists find themselves on in the course of their adventure is one of these. Despite their amazing story, he allows them to dry off and remain aboard. He also stresses to the HotScientist that while he understands her desire to get closer to the strange shadow the sonar detects underwater, he refuses to risk his ship and his crew for it.
** [[spoiler: Alas, the shadow they were tracking turns out to be ''Godzilla''.]]
* {{Retirony}}: The captain of the research vessel notes that this is to be his last voyage and he'll be retiring once they return to port. Naturally, he's correct that it's his last voyage. [[spoiler: Especially once Godzilla shows up.]]

* RealityEnsues: One of the game's main tropes being explored.
** Just because the Patlabors, Evangelion Units, and the various Ultras are fighting to protect the city and civilians from enemy kaiju and rogue mechs doesn't mean they don't [[DestructiveSavior cause massive amounts of collateral damage themselves]], including the deaths of the civilians they're trying to protect. [[http://knst.bn-ent.net/kusokagaku/articles/article02.php This article illustrates how a Patlabor's use of a hand cannon can cause trouble for nearby civilians trying to escape.]] Of course, this viewpoint was a key part of ''Patlabor'' already.
** As the game progresses, there will be increasing numbers of {{NPC}}'s, both civilian and rescue services, who are unable to cope with the terror brought about by the sudden appearance of the giants. Some will rail against how unfair it is, others will quietly weep and others still will be outright catatonic.

''City Shrouded in Shadow'' is a survival horror RPG game, developed by Granzella and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. A pseudo-spinoff of the ''VideoGame/ZettaiZetsumeiToshi'' series, players control one of two powerless citizens attempting to flee from kaiju attacking the city, including strange shadows that take on the form of other monsters. The game was released in Japan on October 19, 2017.

** ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'': Ultraman, Alien Zarab/Fake Ultraman, Dada,

* SpiritualSuccessor: Can be considered for one to most of the ''VideoGame/ZettaiZetsumeiToshi'' series (known in the West as ''VideoGame/DisasterReport''), especially to ''Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories'', prior to its cancelling due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku disaster. It helps that the production crew is from Granzella, the same company currently holding the copyright to the ZZT series.

* CrossThrough: The game features ''Ultraman'', ''Godzilla'', ''Gamera'', ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' in the same world. However, it's not a true crossover in that monsters from different franchise do not interact with each other; the only thing tying them together is the original characters' plot.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The Ultras 'three minute rule' is absent and all of them can be active for far more than three minutes, as stages can last for considerably longer than that. This is most noticeable in the first level, where you can just stand and watch Ultraman and Fake Ultraman/ Alien Zarab fighting for ages, and Ultraman's colour timer never changes.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The game crosses over ''Ultraman'', ''Godzilla'', ''Gamera'', ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}''. However, it's not a true crossover in that the monsters from each franchise do not interact with each other.

** ''Series/{{ultraman}}'': Ultraman, Alien Zarab/Fake Ultraman, Dada,

''City Shrouded in Shadow'' is a survival horror RPG game, developed by Granzella and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. Players control one of two powerless citizens attempting to flee from kaiju attacking the city, including strange shadows that take on the form of other monsters. The game was released in Japan on October 19, 2017.

* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' - Heisei Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Battra, Kiryu
* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' - Evangelion Unit-01, Evangelion Unit-00, Evangelion Unit-02, Fourth Angel Sachiel, Fifth Angel Shamshel
* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' - Ultraman, Alien Zarab/Fake Ultraman, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Taro, Kyrieloid II, Ultraman Belial, Dada, Ultraman Zero, Ultraseven, Pandon
* ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' - Heisei Gamera, Gyaos, Legion
* ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' - AV-98 Ingram, AV-98 Ingram Unit 2, Type-5G/1C Grau-Bear, CRL-98 Pyro-Buster, J-9 Griffin, M-5 Abraham

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The Ultras 'three minute rule' is absent and all of them can be active for far more than three minutes, as stages can last for considerably longer than that.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason the yakuza are after you. At the very start of the game you happen to catch sight of one of their deals, and they're afraid you'll be able to identify them to the cops.

* HeroicRROD: In his appearance battling Pandon, Ultraseven is suffering from this (which is directly lifted from the final episodes of his series).

* MidBattleTeaBreak: During Stage 5, the party takes a break at a restaurant to get something to eat and have a conversation while Eva-01 and Sachiel are battling it out outside..

** [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]] in the case of the police themselves. They're not equipped to take on rampaging kaiju attacking Ichi City, but they do their job in helping civilians evacuate from the city. During Stage 2 several sacrifice themselves to save you frrom the Legion.
** Further averted with the presence of the Ingrams, which are operating with the Ichi City Police. However, their actions cause unfortunate damage to the city and endanger civilians.

* ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' - Heisei Gamera, Gyaos, Legion

** Just because the Patlabors, Evangelion Units, and the various Ultras are fighting to protect the city and civilians from enemy kaiju and rogue mechs doesn't mean they don't [[DestructiveSavior cause massive amounts of collateral damage themselves]], including the deaths of the civilians they're trying to protect. [[http://knst.bn-ent.net/kusokagaku/articles/article02.php This article illustrates how a Patlabor's use of a hand cannon can cause trouble for nearby civilians trying to escape.]] (Of course, this viewpoint was a key part of some of the source works already, particularly ''Patlabor'' and ''Evangelion''.)

** Just because the Patlabors, Evangelion Units, and the various Ultras are fighting to protect the city and civilians from enemy kaiju and rogue mechs doesn't mean they don't [[DestructiveSavior cause massive amounts of collateral damage themselves]], including the deaths of the civilians they're trying to protect. [[http://knst.bn-ent.net/kusokagaku/articles/article02.php This article illustrates how a Patlabor's use of a hand cannon can cause trouble for nearby civilians trying to escape.]] (Of course, this viewpoint was looked at in some of the source works already, particularly ''Evangelion''.)

** Just because the Patlabors, Evangelion Units, and the various Ultras are fighting to protect the city and civilians from enemy kaiju and rogue mechs doesn't mean they don't [[DestructiveSavior cause massive amounts of collateral damage themselves]], including the deaths of the civilians they're trying to protect. [[http://knst.bn-ent.net/kusokagaku/articles/article02.php This article illustrates how a Patlabor's use of a hand cannon can cause trouble for nearby civilians trying to escape.]]

* SciFiKitchenSink: This is a world where Angels, kaijuu, aliens, and functional RealRobot mecha are all able to coexist. Too bad you're living in it.

* FantasyKitchenSink: This is a world where Angels, kaijuu, aliens, and functional RealRobot mecha are all able to coexist. Too bad you're living in it.

** Prior to that, as the protagonists and Yuki hurry up the stairs from the subway to flee the Legion Soldiers, another anti-riot officer can be see charging downstairs to hold them back.

* SurvivalHorror: The game is set in the perspective of Ken Misaki or Miharu Matsuhara, two ordinary humans fleeing while kaiju ravage their city. There is little chance of getting a decent weapon let alone one actually capable of doing anything meaningful to a kaiju, which means sneaking around the kaijus is the only possible thing to do. Furthermore, the yakuza are also pursuing the main characters, providing human adversaries.

* DestructiveSavior: The Evangelions, the Ultras, Gamera and the Ingrams are fighting on the side of good, but that won't prevent them from trashing the city just as badly as their respective enemy kaiju.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:The Yakuza are sent falling to their doom when Ultra Seven kills Pandon and sends the kaiju's corpse crashing through the skyscraper you're on.]]

* ClothingDamage: Both the protagonist's and Yuki's clothes can get torn up as they take damage, and switching costumes does not repair damage to the clothes. You need to find [[NPC]]s who can actually patch up the outfits.

* DeathFlag: Several [[NPC]]s you encounter throughout the game trigger these, [[InvokedTrope invoking]] such stalwarts as {{Retirony}}.

** As the game progresses, there will be increasing numbers of [[NPC]]s, both civilian and rescue services, who are unable to cope with the terror brought about by the sudden appearance of the giants. Some will rail against how unfair it is, others will quietly weep and others still will be outright catatonic.

* TheHellIsThatNoise:
** The Legion soldiers make a chattering sound as they move.
** Dada is not very quiet when it pursues the protagonists.

** Stage 10 has you being chased by a Gyaos escaping their next (in the 'good end' at least). Gamera suddenly arrives and blows it to smithereens.