History VideoGame / EpicBattleFantasy5

** The Cosmic Monolith's status as a BossInMookClothing is lampshaded in ''[=EBF5=]'': the first time you defeat one, Anna will remark that such a powerful enemy must have been a boss and [[TemptingFate it's a good thing the party won't have to fight any more of them]]... right?

* ContinuityReboot: Matt mentions [[http://kupogames.com/2018/02/07/ebf5-writing-feedback-plz/ here]] that ''Epic Battle Fantasy 5'' is going to be this, where the characters meet up for the first time and have homes. There's some sense to it; [[spoiler:how can the heroes ''gaining the respect of their very god'' be topped? Simple: Obliterate a horror from beyond the veil that is tampering with their reality from behind the scenes! Ultimately though, this is subverted, as the events of previous games actually still happened. The Devourer just wiped everyone's memories of them.]]

* DevelopersForesight: Using a LimitBreak in ''[=EBF5=]'' that [[spoiler:shows Earth in its animation]] after [[spoiler:the Devourer's deleted the world]] will reflect that and [[spoiler:instead show the animation with Earth replaced with a black circle with a red outline and the numbers 404 in red]].

* EasierThanEasy: The new "Zero" difficulty in ''[=EBF5=]'', intended for ''super'' casual players.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Star Hammer for [=NoLegs=] in ''[=EBF5=]''. It boosts his non-elemental skills, can randomly cast Falling Star between turns, halves damage from [[FireIceLightning three main elements]], his attacks have 100% chance of dispelling buffs (critical for later bosses), and can follow up with Star Punch. The main reason, though, is that the weapon multiplies both his attack and magic by ''2.3'' and also raises both defenses by 20%. The only weapon with stronger attack bonuses reduces his HP so much it is barely usable.

* MagikarpPower: Red Ribbon in ''[=EBF5=]''. Natalie starts with it, which suggests it will fall by the wayside by the end of the game, but once leveled to maximum, it randomly grants AutoRevive, a rare and powerful effect.

* MythologyGag: With ''[=EBF5=]'' acting as a soft reboot, there's naturally quite a lot of these in the game, like Matt commenting on feeling like he remembers using his signature Heaven's Gate sword (which is no longer default) when he obtains it in the game.

* AscendedExtra: [[CuteKitten NoLegs]] was a boss in the first game, a summon from the second game onward, and was promoted to a full-on party member in ''[=EBF5=]''.

* KarmaHoudini: Lance again. Not only does he plan to take advantage of a global catastrophe to unite the world under a fascist regime, as he does in ''[=EBF2=]'', he also kidnaps several women (including Natalie) to act as [[BreedingSlave "breeding stock"]] for said regime. Once again, his only punishment upon defeat is to join the party. This time it's justified, as they're only recruiting him for his knowledge of the monoliths and they don't particularly like or trust him (especially Natalie). It's also downplayed: aside from the party's own distrust, several [=NPCs=] are astonished or appalled to see Lance just casually walking around with you. Even Lance himself is surprised that he got off so lightly.

* AfterCombatRecovery: The party automatically heals quickly over time outside of battle, not more than about ten seconds to fully heal. If there's a water bucket with a slime bunny not a screen away from you, you can just use that to fully heal the party immediately after interacting with it.

%%* ArborealAbode: All the buildings in Greenwood Village are hollowed-out trees.

* AstralFinale: [[spoiler:There is a space-themed area called The Beyond, accessed by placing orbs representing the 4 classical elements (fire, earth, air, and water) into their respective pedestals in the middle of The Rapture to activate a portal.]]

* BagOfKidnapping: There's the capture mechanic. Well, more like box/crate/container of kidnapping, but close enough.

* BossRush: The Steam version features 33 waves of every enemy in the game, including some BonusDungeon only enemies, the miniboss rush featuring Chibi Knight and the Hydras, Boss Rush, and Bonus Boss Rush. [[spoiler:No Dark Players rush this time.]]

* {{Cooldown}}: There are no more ManaPoints. Instead, stronger abilities are restricted by giving them a cooldown, in number of turns, until it can be used again. Some food can be used to have players' cooldowns be reduced, and making use of the Haste effect (allowing those with it to take an immediate additional action) does not count toward cooldowns -- they only pass by after an entire side's turn. Some enemies can inflict a status called Disable, which immediately places character's cooldown skills (and sometimes skills ''without'' cooldowns) into, well, cooldown.

* GiantMook: The giant enemies return in ''5'' for some waves. Foe Rush now has two giant enemies: a Dark Bush and a Slime Bunny. Both are also 15 levels higher than the party.

** Found after beating God in [=V1=], one of [=NoLegs=]' weapons is the Buster Sword, "the strongest sword of them all!". Well, according to the description. It's actually a much smaller replica made entirely out of "100% recycled cardboard" and duct tape. It's as useless as it sounds. [=V2=] buffed it to increase stats and made it more easily accessible, pulling it out of this trope.

* PointOfNoReturn: On the Platform/{{Steam}} store [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/432350/Epic_Battle_Fantasy_5/ page]] for the game, the "Epic Battle Fantasy 5 [[AvertedTrope does NOT feature]]..." section mentions: "Points of no return."

* UselessItem: Lampshaded by the flavor text of The Rubber Boots, which states that they 'allow you to walk on acidic tiles, but there aren't any in the game at the moment'. There still aren't after the V2 update.

* PointOfNoReturn: On the Platform/{{Steam}} store [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/432350/Epic_Battle_Fantasy_5/ page]] for the game, the "Epic Battle Fantasy 5 does NOT feature..." section mentions: "Points of no return."

The [[http://kupogames.com/public-beta/ free version]] is online, and the expanded version can be purchased on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and mobile.

* PointOfNoReturn: On the UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} store [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/432350/Epic_Battle_Fantasy_5/ page]] for the game, the "Epic Battle Fantasy 5 does NOT feature..." section mentions: "Points of no return."

** You can also do this with ''nearly every single enemy you fight, including most bosses'', with the new capture mechanic. The tougher the enemy is, the harder it is to capture them, however.