History VideoGame / Eversoul

It has also spawned a pre-release prequel Main/{{Webcomic}} subtitled [[https://page.kakao.com/content/60739282 "The Beginning of the Soul"]], focusing on a select few Souls and their backstories from before they ever met the Savior, namely: Mephistopheles, Ayame, Adrianne, Linzy, Talia, and Jacqueline. Do note that it's only available in Korean. There is also an [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnZxhJakt2JMnm0RWueHBnVv3-XP0wl7s OST playlist]] on [=YouTube=] containing [[ImageSong image songs]] of the mentioned characters relating to the events shown in the webcomic, alongside other [=OSTs=] uploaded by the official Eversoul KR account. Do note the songs are also only in Korean.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: A Soul's level caps out at Level 240, provided they are in Origin tier. Once you have at least one Soul at Origin tier though, this 240 is immediately turned into 245, and each subsequent Origin ascension gives five more levels to reach, up to a hard cap of Level 500. To put into perspective, if one managed to get the initial roster of 30 Souls to Origin tier within the release month, they would immediately have access to '''Level 390''', a level cap that [=F2P=] players could only DREAM of having instantaneous access to. Of course, with this trope in place, any level up beyond Level 200 will require absurd amounts of Mana Crystals '''per level'''. Ready those zodiac buffs, stock up on Town buildings with Mana Crystal buffs, have your guild start investing in Mana Crystal guild buffs, and prepare to have the patience of a god because Mana Crystals will be your future main bottleneck upon having five Origin Souls, and these don't come too plentiful from the idle rewards without any buffs whatsoever.

** As with any idle gacha game, there is a Soul Link feature that allows players to raise five Souls' levels and give some underleveled Souls access to these levels as long as they're placed within a Soul Link slot. Initially having a 24-hour cooldown time when a Soul is removed, as-is the standard for idle gachas, a later update would reduce said time to 4 hours, letting players change Souls in and out of sync more frequently in case the going gets that tough or players want to try different Soul synergies quickly.
** You can borrow a friend's Soul at any time with the Hire Soul feature, accessed through the Friends screen, for up to 5 Souls per day.

** The Normal banner, where all Souls (including pick-ups) have a chance of being summoned, there is a pity system of 30 pulls set so that once this threshold is reached without obtaining a single Epic unit, the summon will guarantee at least one.
** Pick-ups don't have the above mechanic, but instead have a mileage system where you obtain specific materials every 40 pulls, up to 200. The featured Soul's shards can be obtained within 80 pulls should bad luck set in.

* CataclysmBackstory: [[WorldWarWhatever World War III]], also known as the Soul's War. At some point in the distant past, humanity was at war with each other due to rapidly developing wartime technology following the discovery of many artifacts' Eversouls and the subsequent creation of the Souls from them. This would come to a head when they accidentally summoned Apollyon, a powerful Soul that cannot be subjugated, as it went about causing mass destruction to Earth. By the year 2389, humanity was forced to flee to the stars, leaving the earth destroyed but recoverable. Humanity would later go extinct in space while the Souls and many species that were left behind bounced back and prospered...

* CoolAirship: Two notable examples are: Mephistopheles' Ark "Metatron", which was once a CoolStarship before becoming an airship used by the Savior and his party, and Soonie's Turtle Ship, which got [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade an upgrade]] from the traditional real-life depictions of it being a strong but relatively ancient CoolBoat to a gigantic airship that could rival [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel's]] Helicarrier.

* TheProphecy: A legend passed down in the kingdom of Solrey goes as follows: ''"In the time of doom, the only hope is the Savior from the past. But in order to summon the Savior, [[EquivalentExchange you must pay the cost]]: the power of two great Souls."'' [[spoiler:[[ProphecyTwist At least that's what they all thought it meant,]] as Dr. Faust hints to the Savior during Chapter 3 that him being called to Eden is so that Yuria loses her power in the first place, confusing the young man for a good duration of the dungeon run.]]

* NestedStoryReveal: The October 2023 event ''Red Riding Hood and the Bad Wolf'', where the Savior, Erika, Lizelotte, and Velanna, the first three being monster hunters and the latter being a werewolf, are actually revealed to be practicing for a play that they plan on showing on Memorial Day (Eden's version of Halloween/All Souls' Day), with the illusion only breaking after everyone realizes that the script [[BrattyHalfPint Melfice]] wrote for them is totally rushed when it starts portraying the Savior's character like a degenerate harem king near the end.

* AllMythsAreTrue: The Souls all originate from powerful artifacts. These can be mythological (Greek, Roman, Chinese, etc.), literary (Arthurian, fairy tales, etc.), or straight-up modern (RPG-7) in nature.

* {{Wutai}}: The nation of Gaon is a stand-in for Earth's East Asian cultures, particularly those of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with the latter having a more dominant influence. It's ruled by multiple lords controlling one part of the country, with a "Great Lord" overseeing nationwide matters. As revealed in Jiho's Love Story and Operation Eden Alliance's Gaon Episode though, Gaon currently has no Great Lord due to the Gate incidents, leaving the citizens in severe distress, and the only Soul that said citizens believe could take the throne — [[spoiler:Jiho herself]] — is running away from it due to her perceived low self-confidence to actually be a ruler responsibly. Other aspects of Asian culture shown in the game have also been cited to stem from Gaon, like Petra's fire twirling stunt during the ''Endless Summer'' event having been associated with Polynesian and Southeast Asian cultures.

* AffectionateParody: Parodies ''itself'' with the event story ''"Everschool!"'', having nods and references to the main story's first few chapters being remixed in a school setting.

** January 2023's ''"Chloe's Strange Dream"'' happens due to Naiah's pets breaking a special dream powder that knocks her, Chloe, Jiho, and Soonie out, sending them into a magical dream revolving around a well-known legend in Gaon.
** April 2023's ''"Everschool!"'' almost entirely happens in the Savior's dream as he ended up reminiscing about his high school life while one-upping the Arkenine gang's lies during April Fool's Day.
** September 2023's ''"Run Rabbit! Go on a Midnight Run!"'' happens in a shared dream with the Savior, Jiho, Soonie, Aki, and Lute as the latter accidentally messed with the other four's dream powders who were intending to experience the Full Moon Festival in their sleep. It has gag [[CallBack call-backs]] to "Chloe's Strange Dream" courtesy of both Jiho and Soonie being supporting characters in that event, ending up with fleeting trauma after the fact.

* BeachEpisode: Summer 2023's two intertwined events: July's ''"Wicked Vacation"'' and August's ''"Endless Summer"''. The July event is par for the course, being a more straightforward "beach episode" PlayedForLaughs, while the August event serves as more of a "farewell" for the year's summer and a bit of a dive into the mentality of the [[{{Workaholic}} workaholics]] among the event cast: Adrianne [[spoiler:and the Savior]].

* NestedStoryReveal: The October 2023 event ''"Red Riding Hood and the Bad Wolf"'', where the Savior, Erika, Lizelotte, and Velanna, the first three being monster hunters and the latter being a werewolf, are actually revealed to be practicing for a play that they plan on showing on Memorial Day (Eden's version of Halloween/All Souls' Day), with the illusion only breaking after everyone realizes that the script [[BrattyHalfPint Melfice]] wrote for them is totally rushed when it starts portraying the Savior's character like a degenerate harem king near the end.

* {{Wutai}}: The nation of Gaon is a stand-in for Earth's East Asian cultures, particularly those of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with the latter having a more dominant influence. It's ruled by multiple lords controlling one part of the country, with a "Great Lord" overseeing nationwide matters. As revealed in Jiho's Love Story and Operation Eden Alliance's Gaon Episode though, Gaon currently has no Great Lord due to the Gate incidents, leaving the citizens in severe distress, and the only Soul that said citizens believe could take the throne — [[spoiler:Jiho herself]] — is running away from it due to her perceived low self-confidence to actually be a ruler responsibly.
** Other aspects of Asian culture shown in the game have also been cited to stem from Gaon, like Petra's fire twirling stunt during the ''"Endless Summer"'' event having been associated with Polynesian and Southeast Asian cultures.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The nation of Gaon is a stand-in for Earth's Asian cultures, particularly those of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with Korean culture having a dominant influence. Other aspects of Asian culture have also been cited to stem from Gaon, like Petra's fire twirling stunt during ''"Endless Summer"'' having been associated with Polynesian and Southeast Asian cultures.

* PlayerExclusiveMechanic: The ability to use Ultimate Skills. Only the player has access to the Ultimate gauge that allows Souls to unleash their greatest skills. Because of this, Ultimates are only accessible in PvE modes, as PvP is done asynchronously and it would be unfair to the defending player if the attacker can unleash Ultimates while their AI-controlled units can't. This also means that any Soul that relies on their Ultimate to be an effective unit is rendered almost useless in PvP.

* AllJustADream: Applies to two event stories so far:

* DamagerHealerTank: The Souls are divided into six roles, with each

''Eversoul'' is a role-playing [[IdleGame idle]] [[GachaGames gacha]] game developed by Nine Ark[[labelnote:*]]Stylized as ''NINEARK''[[/labelnote]] and published by Kakao Games. Initially announced in August 2020 as "Soul Artifact", it received the name change in 2021, was quietly delayed from its planned 2022 launch, and was finally released on January 5, 2023 globally except Mainland China and Japan.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The nation of Gaon is a stand-in for Earth's oriental cultures, particularly those of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with Korean culture being the more dominant one.

* EvilDoppelganger: The aptly-named "Evil Souls", which are AlternateTimeline versions of the Souls that hail from various timelines where the Savior was never summoned to Eden, leading them to either take drastic measures to combat the Gates or fall into despair as they never got the chance to redeem themselves. They're fought against during 1-week-long monthly mini-events named "Evil Soul Subjugation".

* EvilDoppelganger: The aptly-named "Evil Souls", which are AlternateUniverse versions of the Souls that hail from timelines where the Savior never came to Eden, leading them to take various drastic measures to combat the Gates. They're fought against during 1-week-long monthly mini-events named "Evil Soul Subjugation".

** This will get flipped on its head for the upcoming game mode Tower of Origin. Not only will enemy Souls have Keepsakes and Artifacts like player-controlled Souls, they will also have access to Ultimate Skills, while the player's Souls can only use their individual Ultimate Skill once per battle, preventing Ultimate spams and forcing players to think carefully when to use each Soul's Ultimates.

* StoryBreadcrumbs: Outside of the Main Story and the dungeons, the June 1, 2023 update brought forth the Tower of Origin, whose purpose provides additional background information for specific Souls the higher you climb up each Tower by both cutscenes and text.

** Your Souls in Town will often have missing item requests. Taking the effort to find and return them gets you either 50 (pre-Bond 9) or 100 (post-Bond 9) bond points and a keyword you can use for later Outings with them (up to three).

* ActionGirlfriend: For Souls that have explicitly romantic Love Stories, they can end up qualifying as this once players reach their True Endings. Notable cases include [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Jade]] and [[RescueRomance Talia]].

** Players can reset a Soul's level by paying 50 Everstones. This allows them to obtain all the materials used for that Soul's level ups and give it to another Soul who players might benefit more from, like a Soul with a higher rarity than the previous one.

** Auto mode will always activate Active Skills once they become available. This can sometimes end up negatively affecting the overall battle, as sometimes these skill may end up being used in situations that would render it either unnecessary or wasteful.

* WhatIf: The Love Stories are set up as "what-if" stories separate from the main one that comes about when you decide to pursue a specific Soul, set a while after the Savior has acclimated to life in Eden.

* MeaningfulName: The title "Eversoul" refers to the source of the Souls' ResurrectiveImmortality, bundled within ANIMA — formless spirits within Artifacts that the Souls originate from.

** After clearing a Soul's Love Story, said Soul's bond meter changes so that the meter will have a max cap of 3000 points. Before the March 30 update, a decay of 100 points per day was in place, putting you in a sort of balancing game to keep that meter up. You could also just outright ignore them and move on to other Souls, but they would start to have negative dialogue while visiting your Town when their bond points reach numbers lower than 1000, like them citing a feeling of neglect or a wanting to meet with you in some way. This is no longer the case following negative player feedback towards the mechanic, both functionally and emotionally.

%%* WorldWarWhatever: World War III, otherwise known as the "Souls' War", that came forth as a result of humanity misusing their newfound powers and their discovery of the Souls, turning them into weapons of war as they see fit, until they brought forth an uncontrollable Soul that almost obliterated humanity, forcing them to flee to the stars around the late 24th century.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: A Soul's level caps out at Level 240, provided they are in Origin tier. Once you have at least one Soul at Origin tier though, this 240 is immediately turned into 245, and each subsequent Origin ascension gives five more levels to reach. To put into perspective, if one managed to get the initial roster of 30 Souls to Origin tier within the release month, they would immediately have access to '''Level 390''', a level cap that [=F2P=] players could only DREAM of having instantaneous access to. Of course, with this trope in place, any level up beyond Level 200 will require absurd amounts of Mana Crystals '''per level'''. Ready those zodiac buffs, stock up on Town buildings with Mana Crystal buffs, have your guild start investing in Mana Crystal guild buffs, and prepare to have the patience of a god because Mana Crystals will be your future main bottleneck upon having five Origin Souls, and these don't come too plentiful from the idle rewards without any buffs whatsoever.

''Eversoul'' is a role-playing [[IdleGame idle]] [[GachaGames gacha]] game developed by Nine Ark[[labelnote:*]]Stylized as ''NINEARK''[[/labelnote]] and published by Creator/KakaoGames. Initially announced in August 2020 as "Soul Artifact", it received the name change in 2021, was quietly delayed from its planned 2022 launch, and was finally released on January 5, 2023 globally except Mainland China and Japan.

''Eversoul'' is a role-playing [[IdleGame idle]] [[GachaGames gacha]] game developed by Nine Ark[[labelnote:*]]Stylized as ''NINEARK''[[/labelnote]] and published by Kakao Games (''VideoGame/GuardianTales'', ''VideoGame/WorldFlipper''). Initially announced in August 2020 as "Soul Artifact", it received the name change in 2021, was quietly delayed from its planned 2022 launch, and was finally released on January 5, 2023 globally except Mainland China and Japan.

* AllSwordsAreTheSame: Averted in actual battles as Souls have their own weapons and fighting styles with the appropriate appearances and animations, but it's played straight in Town and dungeon explorations. Melee Souls will always use the same sword swinging animation and Ranged/Magic Souls will always use the same "ranged" casting animation when breaking stuff. The Savior's attack animation is basically the same as melee Souls, with the only difference being that his sword swings have red smear frames than the normal blue frames.

** Guild raids, an upcoming content that will reward guild members depending on collective performance against a guild boss.

** Your Souls in Town will often have missing item requests. Taking the effort to find and return them gets you gratitude and a keyword you can use for later Outings with them.

** When roaming in the Town, you can interact with Souls by hitting them with your cane for no reason or run past those working part-time, which makes them flinch for a bit before continuing on. Seriously, the only reason you'd do that is because you wanted to see what happens.
** After clearing a Soul's Love Story, their bond meter changes so that the meter will have a max cap of 3000 points and a decay of 100 points per day, putting you in a sort of balancing game to keep that meter up. You can also just outright ignore them and move on to other Souls, but they will start to have negative dialogue while visiting your Town when their bond points reach numbers lower than 500, like them citing a feeling of neglect or a wanting to meet with you in some way.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: In ''Eversoul'', the "elements" correspond to the Soul races/factions. The advantageous faction deals 25% more damage to the race that they counter: Humanlike (Blue) > Beast (Red) > Fairy (Green) > Undead (Purple) > Humanlike. The other two, Angel (Yellow) and Demon (Violet), counter each other.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: A significant portion of the Souls have been "alive" for so long, some of them even living as far back as the Middle Ages. Mephistopheles, in particular, has been around for at least 700 years now due to her initial duty as the Metatron's operator during humanity's HomeworldEvacuation back in A.D. 2389.