History VideoGame / DokaponKingdom

** Gold amounts for many events are based on the number of weeks that elapsed instead of how much the service might actually cost, severity of the event, etc.. This means that some events like Gutz the Black Smith and Robo-Sassin can start to become prohibitively expensive and bad events like Doctor Exiles and Epidemics can easily send players into deep debt if the story mode progresses at a slow pace.

* DefendCommand: Using the Defend command drastically decreases damage received from an opponent using Attack. It also reduces damage from Offensive Magic and Strike but not as effectively.

** Gold amounts for many events are based on the number of weeks that elapsed instead of how much the service might actually cost. This means that some events like Doctor Exiles, Gutz the Black Smith, Robo-Sassin, etc. can start to become prohibitively expensive if players progress the story at a slower pace.

** Gold amounts for many events are based on the number of weeks that elapsed instead of how much the service might actually cost. This means that some events like Gutz the Black Smith, Doctor Exiles, etc. can start to become prohibitively expensive if players progress the story at a slower pace.

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: While items cost the same everywhere, and stays at an inn are based on the town's level and are only a small fraction of even towns on the starting continent, the end-game weapons' costs are comparable to an entire town's income.

* DeathIsCheap: Revivals, Angel Chokers, and the Acrobat's Play Dead field skill can all bring an adventurer [[spoiler:and Rico Jr.]] back to life immediately after being killed with half of their max HP. Regardless, adventurers will automatically revive within 1-3 days after being killed, depending on what comes for their corpse:
** Cherubs equals reviving after 1 day.
** Dark Angels equals reviving after 2 days.
** Grim Reaper equals reviving after 3 days.

* GameGourmet: There are 72 different food items for adventurers to consume, including soup, fruit, pizza, blue cheese, and beverages. Consuming some of these items does nothing, but otherwise they'll either heal half an adventurer's max HP, heal all of their HP, or raise one of their stats temporarily.

* PoorPredictableRock: Any AI opponent who doesn't [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard cheat]] will usually play to their best stat and your weakest when deciding to use a physical or magical attack, and will rarely Strike or Counter. [[LuckBasedMission That doesn't mean "never", though...]]

* HundredPercentCompletion: There's ''a lot'' to unlock for the Gallery. This includes:
** 24 jobs (male and female).
** 126 monsters.
** 67 weapons.
** 40 shields.
** 33 accessories.
** 80 local items.
** 28 hair styles.

The sixth game in the ''{{VideoGame/Dokapon}}'' series, ''Dokapon Kingdom'' is a turn-based RPG/board game hybrid developed by Creator/StingEntertainment and released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, with an English localization released by Atlus USA for the [=PS2=] the same year and on the Wii in 2010. It is a VideoGameRemake of the second Super Famicom game, ''Dokapon 3-2-1'', and thus features a similar structure and ExcusePlot while significantly overhauling the gameplay to its modern incarnation. An UpdatedRerelease titled ''Dokapon Kingdom: Connect'' was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on April 13, 2023 in Japan, featuring online multiplayer functionality, with Idea Factory releasing the game internationally a month later.

* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Arrows fired from crossbows are as lethal as any other weapon.

* BadLuckMitigationMechanic: When a player defeats the Chapter 4 boss, they have a 60% chance of dropping the Angel Wings, which are needed to unlock the Hero class. When they become a random encounter from Chapter 5 onward, they have an 87.5% chance of dropping the Angel Wings.

* ArtificialStupidity: Most monsters choose their battle commands based purely on chance (with some commands being more likely to be chosen), meaning that it's likely that they'll do things like using defensive magic against an adventurer with low MG and high AT.

* AntiGrinding: All monsters give a set amount of EXP, and with every level a player earns, the EXP they need to level up increases. Due to this, grinding weaker monsters for EXP becomes less and less practical the more levels a player earns. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with job levels; Since it's only based on how many battles a player wins, it's actually easier to grind it against the weakest monsters.

** In ''3-2-1'', Mitch Digger is a blonde man who vaguely resembles Ken from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' that employs anthropomorphic moles to dig up hot springs. In ''Kingdom'', Mitch Digger ''is'' an anthropomorphic mole.

* AntiGrinding: All monsters give a set amount of EXP, and with every level a player earns the EXP they need to level up increases. Due to this, grinding weaker monsters for EXP becomes less and less practical the more levels a player earns. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with job levels; Since it's only based on how many battles a player wins, it's actually easier to grind it against the weakest monsters.

* GameGourmet: There are 72 different food items for adventurers to consume, including soup, fruit, pizza, blue cheese, and beverages. Consuming some of these items does nothing, but otherwise they'll either heal half an adventurer's max HP, heal all of their HP, or raise one of their stats temporarily.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The game is rated a mere E10+, and yet it still manages to get away with the King saying, [[FreudianSlip "assolutely flabulous."]] The fact that this line is used in the very last cutscene of a game that approximates 30+ hours makes it rather easy for ratings boards to not find out about it.
* GetOnTheBoat: Downplayed. Players travel between Hallstatt and Clovis and between Clovis and Gunnbjorn via a boat, but its purely cosmetic and players move the same as they do on land. It's also possible to get to the continents via a Town Warp, Store Warp, or Guided Warp.

* OverlordJr: Rico Jr., Overlord Rico's son and self-proclaimed prince of darkness

%%* CampGay / CampStraight: Gold Jr.'s Camp ''Something''.

%%* OverlordJr: Rico Jr.

%%* PrincessesPreferPink: Penny.

%%** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Charm, a late-game defensive magic spell that seals the attacker’s Counter command if it’s successful.

** The world map is a [[{{Expy}} barely-modified]] map of Earth, and the mayors of the towns in each continent match up roughly with stereotypes from their real-world counterparts.

* BraggingRightsReward:
** For how much time, effort, and luck it takes to get the Hero class, its usefulness will have run out by the time you can reasonably gain access to it. 5 stat points per level instead of 4 isn't too great when you're at level 60+ with the game near ending, and while Glory can net you some good items from monsters, you'll have the best items from having worked your way to getting to Hero. The same concept applies to the Robo Knight class, though its requirements are a little bit easier to fulfill than the Hero's.
** Pranking an adventurer by changing their name or hairstyle has no gameplay effect and just serves as proof that they lost a fight.

* OneStatToRuleThemAll: SP and HP. SP increases hit rate and evasion rate for physical attacks in battle, as well as for field magic. A moderately high HP total can make up for a low, even almost 0 DF stat. These are also both stats that most pieces of equipment will not raise, so it can be especially important to invest in them.

* MetalSlime:
** The Wabbits -- they've got ''extremely'' high defense and a lot of life, they run easily, and they only appear during a special event. [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome Be vewwy vewwy quiet when hunting them.]]
** Gel Splatter, a slime creature with ridiculously high defense and speed, appears in the Tower of Rabble. It drops an equally ridiculous amount of gold on defeat.

* DifficultButAwesome: More like "luck/prediction-based but awesome", but if you get into a fight that you know you are going to lose in one hit, and you can't just give up, the best thing to do is just hit counter and pray it works. If it does work, then the enemy misses and you counterattack. If you don't have anything else to do, then it may just save your life.

** The final continent's Magic Shop does sell Super Bounce (and Giga Blaze, the Darkling offensive magic). However, it's just as expensive as you'd expect an InfinityPlusOneSword to be.