History VideoGame / ClarentSagaTactics

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/709670/Clarent_Saga_Tactics/ Clarent Saga: Tactics]]'' is a StrategyRPG created by David Nguyen made with Srpg Studio. Though originally released commercially in 2017, it became a {{Freeware Game|s}} in May 2020. It is set in the same world as ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/497560/Crimson_Sword_Saga_The_Peloran_Wars/ Crimson Sword Saga: The Peloran Wars]]'', a RolePlayingGame made with RPG Maker, but one does not need to play it to understand this game.

* TragicHero: Towards the halfway point of the game, [[spoiler:the Cult of Brax traps and kills Abel and his army]].

* BrotherSisterIncest: In the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the leaders of the Cult of Brax, Ishkur, has a half-sister named Ishtar and together they gave birth to Sin and Blossom]].
* PervertDad: Azrael looks at his beautiful daughter Sarah with hungry eyes.

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/709670/Clarent_Saga_Tactics/ Clarent Saga: Tactics]]'' is a StrategyRPG created by David Nguyen made with Srpg Studio. It is set in the same world as ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/497560/Crimson_Sword_Saga_The_Peloran_Wars/ Crimson Sword Saga: The Peloran Wars]]'', a RolePlayingGame made with RPG Maker, but one does not need to play it to understand this game.

The story follows two factions: Pherrelios, as they fight to unify the land of Valeria, and the army of Prince Abel of Meyr, as they battle to repel Pherrelios invasion.

* TragicHero: Towards the half of the game, [[spoiler:the Cult of Brax traps and kills Abel and his army]].

* GambitPileup: King Siegfried did of the Pherrelios Empire plans to use the power of darkness that the Cult of Brax is tempting him with to eventually wipe them out, while the cultists are planning to revive their DarkMessiah Baal the fallen angel.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Abel and Siegfried share the same mother making them half brother.]]

* RecurringBoss: Azrael of the cult of Brax is encountered three times throughout the story, the last is [[spoiler:as a corpse resurrected by the Cult of Brax]].

* PervertDad: Azrael look at his beautiful daughter Sarah with hungry eyes.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Each of the endings features a bit of text describing what happened to the playable characters after the war.

* Brother–SisterIncest: In the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the leaders of the Cult of Brax, Ishkur, has a half-sister named Ishtar and together they gave birth to Sin and Blossom]].

* LongLostRelative: Abel and Siegfried share the same mother making them half brother.
** KissingCousins: This make Cain -Abel's son- and Awan -Siegfried's daughter- cousins. Despite that, they still are attracted to each other.

* Brother–Sister Incest: In the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the leaders of the Cult of Brax, Ishkur, has a half-sister named Ishtar and together they gave birth to Sin and Blossom]].

* Tragic Hero: Towards the half of the game, [[spoiler:the Cult of Brax traps and kills Abel and his army]].

** Kissing Cousins: This make Cain -Abel's son- and Awan -Siegfried's daughter- cousins. Despite that, they still are attracted to each other.

* GambitPileup: King Siegfrie did of the Pherrelios Empire plans to use the power of darkness that the Cult of Brax is tempting him with to eventually wipe them out, while the cultists are planning to revive their DarkMessiah Baal the fallen angel.

* GambitPileup: King Siegfriedid of the Pherrelios Empire plans to use the power of darkness that the Cult of Brax is tempting him with to eventually wipe them out, while the cultists are planning to revive their DarkMessiah Baal the fallen angel.

* SiblingRivalry: In the "B" story branch, it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the leaders of the Cult of Brax, Issal, has a sister named Ishtar that turns against them because of how the cult treated them as kids]].
* SixthRanger: In the "B" story branch, this role goes to [[spoiler:Ishtar, the rebellious cultist that gives David the ring he needs to wield Clarent without harm]].
* StoryBranching: The game has three different routes, with splits occurring at the 16th and 19th battles of Abel's campaign, dependent on whether the player wins or loses those battles.

* TitleDrop: "Clarent" is the name of the dark sword that's connected to the revival of Harpan.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: David's ultimate goal is to bring peace and unite the land, by crushing all of his potential opposition.
* VillainProtagonist: King/Emperor David, for the first seven maps of the game. [[spoiler:And from the seventeenth on, should you let Prince Abel die in the sixteenth]]. There's also [[spoiler:Dark Abel]] in the "C" story path.

* GambitPileup: King David of the Ranasseh Empire plans to use the power of darkness that the Cult of Brax is tempting him with to eventually wipe them out, while the cultists are planning to revive their DarkMessiah Harpan the fallen angel through David.
* HappilyAdopted: Zeke idolizes his foster father David. Additionally, [[spoiler:Abel learns that the king of Meyr couldn't produce offspring, but he still considers the king to have been a wonderful father]].
* LongLostRelative: Near the start of David's campaign, Brenda and Paul (who were abandoned as children) can encounter their long-lost uncle Luke protecting a holy bow. Unfortunately, Paul has UndyingLoyalty to David, and Brenda can't say anything in her defense due to having no voice.
** Additionally, both Abel and David are candidates for a dark god's reincarnation due to their bloodline, making them distant relatives.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In the "B" story branch, without any prior indication that it will happen, [[spoiler:David is given a holy ring that allows him to wield the dark sword Clarent without being possessed by Harpan]].
* OfferedTheCrown: The previous king of the Ranasseh Empire had no offspring, and so passed down his crown to his most notable general, David.
* PregnantBadass: In the sixteenth map, should she be defeated in battle, David's wife Abigail reveals she's carrying his child.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Pascal, John, and Daniel all originate from ''The Peloran Wars''.
* RecurringBoss: Cyrus of the Ranasseh Empire is encountered by Abel's forces five times throughout the "A" story, though the first is a HopelessBossFight at the start of Abel's campaign, and the fifth is [[spoiler:as a corpse resurrected by the Cult of Brax]].

* Tragedy: Towards the half of the game, [[spoiler:the Cult of Brax traps and kills Abel and his army]].
* FightingYourFriend: In the "C" story path, [[spoiler:Abel's dark side triumphs, and the final battle is against all of Abel's friends]].
* FinalDeath: The game has a variety of difficulty levels, and picking "Normal" or higher means that any units that fall in battle are gone forever.

* CuteMute: Sin, the Dark Priest of the Liberation Army, don't like to speak.

* EnemyWithout: Towards the end of the main story path, the Cult of Brax traps Abel and makes him fight the embodiment of his inner darkness.
* TheFaceless: David is always seen wearing a helmet, including in his dialogue portrait.

* AloofAlly: John, the Assassin in the Ranasseh Empire; he claims to be sticking around just because it puts a steady flow of cash in his pocket, but ends up being driven to avenge them should Abel's forces defeat David in combat.

* BackFromTheDead: Daniel, a friend of Abel's father, is revived by a one-time-use staff after the Ranasseh Empire kills him before Abel's eyes. Also, in one story branch, [[spoiler:Abel's entire army, as well as the brother of his swordswoman, are brought back by a powerful saint to fight David]].
* BattleCouple: David and Abigail, as well as Abel and Ari.
* BonusBoss: Your reward at the end of all three story branches is a battle against [[spoiler:every named character in the game, including your own army, at the maximum level]].
* BrotherSisterTeam: The Ranasseh Empire features two, consisting of Paul & Breena, and Cyrus & Deanna.
* ControllableHelplessness: The first non-tutorial map of the game is from the perspective of four unarmed kids (two of which aren't even named) against armed cultists planning to sacrifice them, which the player is guaranteed to lose.
* CuteMute: Brenda, the Bow Knight of the Ranasseh Empire, is unable to speak.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Zeke, David's foster son and a talented mage, despises his birth father because he pimped out his mother, then offed himself when she perished and he could no longer pay his debts.

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[LoveInterest Ari]], [[TheHero Abel]], and [[RecurringBoss Cyrus]]]]

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The first seven battles of the game have you control the Ranasseh Empire's army, while the eighth on switches over to Prince Abel as he fights to reclaim his throne and stop the Empire's tyranny.

The story follows two factions: the Ranasseh Empire, as they fight to unify the land of Pelora, and the army of Prince Abel of Meyr, as they battle the Ranasseh Empire and the monsters they unwittingly awaken.

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/709670/Clarent_Saga_Tactics/ Clarent Saga: Tactics]]'' is a StrategyRPG created by David Nguyen. It is set in the same world as ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/497560/Crimson_Sword_Saga_The_Peloran_Wars/ Crimson Sword Saga: The Peloran Wars]]'', a RolePlayingGame made with Srpg Studio, but one does not need to play it to understand this game.

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/709670/Clarent_Saga_Tactics/ Clarent Saga: Tactics]]'' is a StrategyRPG created by David Nguyen and David Chang. It is set in the same world as ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/497560/Crimson_Sword_Saga_The_Peloran_Wars/ Crimson Sword Saga: The Peloran Wars]]'', a RolePlayingGame made with Srpg Studio, but one does not need to play it to understand this game.

''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/709670/Clarent_Saga_Tactics/ Clarent Saga: Tactics]]'' is a StrategyRPG created by David Nguyen and David Chang. It is set in the same world as ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/497560/Crimson_Sword_Saga_The_Peloran_Wars/ Crimson Sword Saga: The Peloran Wars]]'', a RolePlayingGame made with RPGMaker, but one does not need to play it to understand this game.

* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Pascal, from ''The Peloran Wars'', appears in this game with a new portrait.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: As with ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', a series this game was inspired by, there is a Weapon Triangle of swords, lances, and axes.

The story follows the army of Prince Abel of Meyr, as they battle the Ranasseh Empire and the monsters they unwittingly awaken.

* BackFromTheDead: Daniel, a friend of Abel's father, is revived by a one-time-use staff after the Ranasseh Empire kills him before Abel's eyes.
* BattleCouple: Abel and Ari, a cleric he befriends early on

* LongLostRelative: Near the start of David's campaign, Brenda and Paul (who were abandoned as children) can encounter their long-lost uncle Luke protecting a holy bow. Unfortunately, Paul has UndyingLoyalty to David, and the Bow Knight can't say anything in her defense due to having no voice.

* RecurringBoss: Cyrus of the Ranasseh Empire is encountered by Abel's forces four times, though the first is a HopelessBossFight at the start of Abel's campaign.
* StoryBranching: The game has four different routes, with splits occurring at the 16th and 19th battles of the game, dependent on whether the player wins or loses those battles.

* VillainProtagonist: King/Emperor David, for the first seven maps of the game. [[spoiler:And from the seventeenth on, should you let Prince Abel die in the sixteenth]].
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: The majority of battles have the defeat of the main character as an instant-lose condition.

* AloofAlly: The Assassin in the Ranasseh Empire, who claims to be sticking around just because it puts a steady flow of cash in his pocket, but ends up being driven to avenge them should Abel's forces defeat David in combat.

* CuteMute: The Bow Knight of the Ranasseh Empire is unable to speak.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The young mage in David's army sees David as a father figure, because his actual father pimped out his mother, then offed himself when she perished and he could no longer pay his debts.

* GambitPileup: King David of the Ranasseh Empire plans to use the power of darkness that a cult is tempting him with to eventually wipe them out, while the cultists are planning to revive their DarkMessiah through David.
* LongLostRelative: Near the start of David's campaign, his Bow Knight and General (who were abandoned as children) can encounter their long-lost uncle protecting a holy bow. Unfortunately, the General has UndyingLoyalty to David, and the Bow Knight can't say anything in her defense due to having no voice.

* PregnantBadass: In the sixteenth map, should she be defeated in battle, David's wife reveals she's carrying his child.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The first chapter of the game has you control the Ranasseh Empire's army, while later chapters switch over to main character Prince Abel as he fights to reclaim his throne.
* ControllableHelplessness: The first non-tutorial map of the game is from the perspective of four unarmed kids (two of which aren't even named) against armed cultists, which the player is guaranteed to lose.

* StoryBranching: The game has four different routes, with splits occurring at the 16th and 19th battles of the game.

* ControllableHelplessness: The first non-tutorial map of the game is from the perspective of four unarmed kids against armed cultists, which the player is guaranteed to lose.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: As with ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', a series this game was inspired by, there is a Weapon Triangle of swords, lances, and axes.