History VideoGame / EvolutionWorlds

* ForMassiveDamage: Insecticide spray against insect based enemies.

* OffModel: A rather weird thing happens to Mag's white jacket suddenly disappearing during animated cutscenes. By the next normal cutscene, it's back there on him. [[CoversAlwaysLie Why, the boxart on this page also suffers from this.]]
** That's because in ''World of Sacred Device'', the game from which the cut scenes came from, he never wore the adventurer jacket. The jacket was added in ''Far Off Promise'', from which most of the character models came from.

* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: Eugene's Ship, due to it no longer being the final dungeon. Outside of a few enemy waves, there is nothing but a BossRush with three bosses one after another (with breaks in-between all of them).]] It's entirely jarring if you didn't store many healing items and didn't do some LevelGrinding beforehand. And yes, to add insult to the injury, it's a temporary PointOfNoReturn till you [[spoiler:save Linear]].

* GlobalAirship: Mag's Sea Otter Seaplane can get him to anywhere in the first portion. It gets forgotten after the second portion comes in.

* HitPoints

* MysteriousWaif: Linear. Mysteriously shows up one day, is timid and quiet, [[spoiler: turns out to be Evolutia...

* [[spoiler:RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil]]: Eugene's initial infatuation with Linear is very [[UnfortunateImplications unsettling]] [[spoiler: Thankfully, by the time he kidnaps her, Eugene realizes that she's Evolutia.]]

* [[spoiler:TankGoodness: Mag and Linear run away from an army made entirely of this. Later Mag and his rescue party face one as a boss while trying to get to Linear. Weirdly enough, both Forest Depths and Crypt Maze have tank-like bosses that are not related to the dungeon element-wise. The latter does employ an ice attack though, but that's it.]]

* AmbitionIsEvil: [[spoiler:Prof. Whitehead]] tends to be really nice towards Mag and the rest of the characters, but he's secretly trying to obtain ultimate wisdom all for himself.
** [[spoiler:Whitehead ends up feeling guilty for using Mag and for trying to finish his plan. He feels so guilty for helping Yurka achieve his goals that he offers to help Mag and co. as much as he can.]]

* {{Badass}}: All the party members (except maybe Linear, sorry) are this.

* BareYourMidriff: Pepper
* BigBad: For the first portion, Eugene. For the second portion, [[spoiler:Yurka.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Spiders are as big as their bodies.
** And then there are huge robot spiders in the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon that take up all the enemy side. Killing these hard-hitters net you lots of EXP.

* BlowYouAway: One of [[spoiler:Carcano's]] attacks is ''literally'' called like this word by word. It [[CaptainObvious blows enemies away]].

** VillainWithGoodPublicity: This really shows since he happens to have a legion of fans.

* [[spoiler:CombiningMecha: The Ulticannon needs both Yurka and Linear to work properly.]]
** [[spoiler:But then before you get the chance to fight it, Linear breaks out from the machine. However, Yurka, driven insane with jealousy, descends into madness, and the robot's loosely angelic-look turns into a gruesome devil-look, complete with a beating heart-like organ hanging to the right side.]]

** A very young kid behind Chain's bus home has the hots for Linear, but he doesn't like the idea that Mag scorts her everywhere she goes.

* [[spoiler:DemotedToExtra: Poor Linear will never have a chance to fight the final boss on both parts.]]

* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: Eugene's Ship, arguably, since there are no enemies but a BossRush with three bosses one after another (with breaks in-between all of them).]] It's entirely jarring if you didn't store many healing items and didn't do some LevelGrinding beforehand. And yes, to add insult to the injury, it's a temporary PointOfNoReturn till you [[spoiler:save Linear]].
* DistaffCounterpart: Even though it's not a bit too obvious at first glance, [[spoiler:Linear is this to Yurka. And to add it up, they are the complete opposite of each other. Linear is a pretty shy girl who likes flowers and some people besides Mag while Yurka is really merciless and hates humans with a passion.]]
** [[spoiler:Oh, and ForTheEvulz, Yurka takes a flower's life away right in front of Linear, who then gives life back to it and more flowers.]] This clearly cements [[spoiler:how Linear is related to regeneration while Yurka is related to destruction]].

** AbusiveParents

* LethalLavaLand: Oddly subverted. Although Blaze Ruins sounds like a dungeon where fire is present (bomb traps are everywhere in all dungeons), it's just InNameOnly.
** Even weirder is the fact that the boss of said ruins is the non-fire elemental, [[BlowYouAway Storm Bird]].

* {{Meganekko}}: Nina of the Society.

** BareYourMidriff

* MurderTheHypotenuse: If it weren't any obvious, [[spoiler:Yurka]] tries to invoke this to keep Linear away from Mag. He even hurts him.
** Too bad he doesn't know [[ObliviousToLove Mag]] is a ChasteHero.
* MysteriousWaif: Linear.

** That's because in ''World of Sacred Device'', the game from which the cut scenes came from, he never wore the adventurer jacket. The jacket was added in ''Far Off Promise'', from which most of the character models came from.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Mag, Linear, and Chain are 16, 17, and 15 respectively. None of them look even close to their age.
* OneManParty: Mag is easily the strongest character. The other characters levels will appropriate to what level you are, but Mag always seems to have the edge in strength.
** [[spoiler:This gets subverted once Carcano joins the group, making him the second strongest character in physical attacks.]]

* OverlyLongFightingAnimation: Magna Rave and Sledge Hammer.

* [[spoiler:PowerGivesYouWings: Linear suddenly creates a phoenix-like form to fly away with Mag to save him from being killed.]]
** [[spoiler:Yurka pulls his long blue wings out when he's fought. And true to the trope, he ''really'' is a deadly boss.]]

* [[spoiler:RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil]]: Oh, come on! Eugene is HEAVILY invoking this trope whenever he makes that SlasherSmile when talking about Linear.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Yurka.

* TheRival: Chain the first five minutes of the game. After that, it doesn't really sound like she's being a rival at all if she demands Mag to take her to dungeons all the time.
** This is her reason for following him all the way to Museville.

* RunDontWalk

* SlasherSmile: Eugene does this whenever thinking about doing dirty stuff to Linear or whenever he slowly descends into insanity.

* SuccessionCrisis: [[HeirClubForMen The Gun Clan has been known for having male heirs as the ones turned into adventurers.]] But then they came to a full stop with Chain. To remedy this issue, the clan had no choice but to give Chain special education so that she could continue their legacy.
** ...Which is extremely weird considering how her father treats her as TheUnfavourite behind her back.

* [[spoiler:TankGoodness: Mag and Linear run away from an army made entirely of this.]]
** [[spoiler:And then Mag and his rescue party face one as a boss while trying to get to Linear.]]
*** [[spoiler:Weirdly enough, both Forest Depths and Crypt Maze have tank-like bosses that're not related to the dungeon element-wise, the latter does employ an ice attack, though, but that's it.]]
* TechPoints: The characters all have a wide movepool to which they can unlock by gathering TP in battles. Since Linear and Gre don't have the same benefits to upgrade/change their weapons like the other Cyframe users of the party, they instead have more areas they can choose from the beginning.
** In the second part, there's a dungeon specifically made so that the party gains more TP than EXP from the enemies in there.

* TimeSkip: Six months after the events of the first game, to be specific.

* WhiteMage: Linear, has tons of magic attacks and only two are attack.
* WorkOffTheDebt: Both Mag and Chain were left with a huge debt after their parents disappeared. Chain paid it off by selling her house, while Mag is playing this trope.
** [[spoiler:By the end of the second half, it turns out the Society didn't actually pay for the lodging in the Museville Hotel, so the hotel owners added 30,000 to the Society's bill, adding it all up.]]

Mag Launcher is the current head of the family thanks to his [[DisappearedDad father going missing]] three years ago. However, he learned about the news with the mysterious girl named [[MacGuffinGirl Linear Cannon]] who carried the letter to him. In the letter, his father told him to take care of Linear no matter what happens to her. Following his father's words, Mag makes Linear part of his family and, together with [[BattleButler Gre]], they work hard day and day to pay off a huge debt to the Society while looking for the legendary Evolutia. Tagging with them in the long run are the Launchers' rival [[{{Tsundere}} Chain]] [[TheRival Gun]], and thrill-seeker, bounty hunter [[MsFanservice Pepper Box]].

For the second part of the game, Mag's achievements are recognized by the head of the Society, prompting him to take more quests around the main HQ. On the way there, the train he's taking is robbed by [[GentlemanThief Carcano]], who becomes known to the Launcher trio. During their visit in Museville, the mysterious character Yurka, who seems to know Linear very well, speaks with her whenever she's alone by herself. [[spoiler:To add more variety, they get assisted by Carcano later in the game.]]

* MacGuffinGirl: Linear.

''Evolution Worlds'' is a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube {{RPG}} created by StingEntertainment. It was a compilation of ''Evolution: World of Sacred Device'' and ''Evolution 2: Far Off Promise'', two previous SegaDreamcast games, and merged the two together for the Gamecube release.

''Evolution Worlds'' is a NintendoGameCube {{RPG}} created by StingEntertainment. It was a compilation of ''Evolution: World of Sacred Device'' and ''Evolution 2: Far Off Promise'', two previous SegaDreamcast games, and merged the two together for the Gamecube release.

* ButThouMust: There's no way to take Linear off the party to ask another member to join during ruins exploration [[spoiler:unless she's kidnapped]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that Mag promised his father to not leave Linear alone.

* ChickMagnet: A rumor in the Society explicity says that Carcano is popular among girls.

** [[spoiler:Oh, and ForTheEvulz, Yurka takes a flower's life away right in front of Linear, who then gives life back to it and more flowers.]] This clearly cements [[spoiler:how Linear is related to regeneration while Yurka is related to destruction.]]
* DistressedDamsel: This was obviously bound to happen to Linear judging Mag's father told him to keep her safe from everyone at all times. [[spoiler:The second time this happens is subverted since she's convinced to leave Mag to keep him safe instead.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Carcano's lot]] refuses to kill people while on the job, but [[spoiler:they only steal appraisal items.]]

* [[spoiler:HumansAreFlawed: Yurka]] doesn't really like humans because of this reasoning [[spoiler:since he and Linear are Evolutia.]] He comments on this [[spoiler:when getting rid of Whitehead for his fascination with the ancient civilization.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Mag's CrowningMomentOfAwesome gets screwed over by a tank bullet exploding on him and Linear that he accidentally caused.]]

* OffModel: A rather weird thing happens to Mag's white jacket suddenly disappearing during animated cutscenes. By the next normal cutscene, it's back there on him. [[CoversAlwaysLie Why, the boxart on this page also suffers from this]].

* [[spoiler:RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil:]] Oh, come on! Eugene is HEAVILY invoking this trope whenever he makes that SlasherSmile when talking about Linear.

** ...Which is extremely weird considering how her father treats her as TheUnfavorite behind her back.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: No, Carcano isn't [[spoiler:going to help Mag and the others get into the Society Museum to rescue Linear.]] It just happened.

* TheClan: Chain's family is a clan.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Yurka is this, his only purpose for helping Whitehead being to open the path to the ancient civilization by controlling Mag and his party to search the keys hidden in the ruins.]]
* TheLostWoods: Forest Depths.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Linear? Yeah, she's the Evolutia. Nobody could find the legendary Cyframe since everyone thought it was a relic or a machine, but not a sentient human(?) being. Eugene manages to find this out by using a hi-tech radar.]]
** [[spoiler: And then there's the fact Yurka is also an Evolutia.]]
* TheRival: Chain the first five minutes of the game. After that, it doesn't really sound like she's being a rival at all if she demands Mag to take her to dungeons all the time.
** This is her reason for following him all the way to Museville.
* TheUnfavorite: Chain's dad ''really'' doesn't like her. He even implores Mag to take her to his missions just so that she's not around the house.
* TheWarSequence: [[spoiler:A really over-the-top cutscene happens when Mag and Linear run away from Eugene's tank army. What's really shocking is that Mag's PowerFist actually manages to fend them off with an earthquake...[[NiceJobBreakingItHero except a tank falls back in a hole while firing a bullet up to the air that screws his moment by falling on both of them]].]]

* UndergroundLevel: Crypt Maze and [[spoiler:Carcano's Thieves' Trap.]]

* FamilyRivalry: The Launchers have been long rivals with the Gun Clan.

* BadExportForYou: Considering how nearly finished the entire second half of the game is, it makes you wonder why they would consider doing both games on one disc considering what they DID with the first half of the game (See Porting Disaster).

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:With no need to find the keys with the unconditional help of Mag's actions, Yurka disposes of Whitehead.]]

* PortingDisaster: The second half of the game is a near perfect port of Evolution 2: Far off Promise, with only a few minor flaws here or there, the most notable being the lack of the basement in the random dungeon, and the lottery being removed. The first half of the game (if one can even CALL it half) is pitiful and completely butchered. Not only are 3 of the dungeons removed, but only two bosses show up for fights (far easier than their original counterparts), you can't revisit these stages, and 80% of the town is totally cordoned off from access like they didn't port the entire city (and considering how small it is, that's pretty bad). To make matters worse, they put every cutscene from the first game in, which can make anyone realize quickly they obviously tore large chunks of the original Evolution out and just flood 5 to 10 minutes at a time with cutscenes and dialogue.

For the second part of the game, Mag's achievements are recognized by the head of the Society, prompting him to take more quests around the main HQ. On the way there, the train he's taking is robbed by [[GentlemanThief Carcano]], who becomes known to the Launcher trio. During their visit in Museville, the mysterious character [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Yurka]], who seems to know Linear very well, speaks with her whenever she's alone by herself. [[spoiler:To add more variety, they get assisted by Carcano later in the game.]]

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Yurka, with [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy white hair]] thrown in for good measure.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Yurka.

Mag Launcher is the current head of the family thanks to his [[DisappearedDad father going missing]] three years ago. However, he learned about the news with the mysterious girl named [[MacGuffinGirl Linear Cannon]] who carried the letter to him. In the letter, his father told him to take care of Linear no matter what happens to her. Following his father's words, Mag makes Linear part of his family and, together with [[BattleButler Gre]], they work hard day and day to pay off a huge debt to the Society while looking for the legendary Evolutia. Tagging with them in the long run are the Launchers' rival [[{{Tsundere}} Chain]] [[TheRival Gun]], and thrill-seeker, bounty hunter Pepper Box.

* Ms Fanservice: Pepper. Half ripped jeans, curled blond hair, jacket ripped open showing a black bra, and her theme music which is saxophone music. Let's see here for more details.

Mag Launcher is the current head of the family thanks to his [[DisappearedDad father going missing]] three years ago. However, he learned about the news with the mysterious girl named [[MacGuffinGirl Linear Cannon]] who carried the letter to him. In the letter, his father told him to take care of Linear no matter what happens to her. Following his father's words, Mag makes Linear part of his family and, together with [[BattleButler Gre]], they work hard day and day to pay off a huge debt to the Society while looking for the legendary Evolutia. Tagging with them in the long run are the Launchers' rival [[{{Tsundere}} Chain]] [[TheRival Gun]], and thrill-seeker, bounty hunter [[MsFanService Pepper Box]].

* MsFanservice: Pepper. Half ripped jeans, curled blond hair, jacket ripped open showing a black bra, and her theme music which is saxophone music. Let's see here for more details.

** This is adverted for Museville, but then you'd say everyone eats three kinds of fruit and gets DrunkOnMilk at the local bar.

* CoolLoser: The Launcher Family is popular among other hunters in that they have an horrendous debt to pay to the Society, so Mag has to WorkOffTheDebt to keep his BigFancyHouse. Luckily, the Gun Family adverted going through this by doing the opposite, but it's still kind of pathetic they now live in a bus.

** That's because in ''World of Sacred Device'', the game from which the cut scenes came from, he never wore the adventurer jacket. The jacket was added in ''Far Off Promise'', from which most of the character models came from.

** That's because in ''World of Sacred Device'', the game from which the cut scenes came from, he never wore the adventurer jacket. The jacket was added in ''Far Off Promise''.

* BadassGrandpa[=/=]BadassNormal[=/=]BattleButler: Gre is entirely capable of serving Mag at home and in the battlefield despite his age. He also fights without the use of a Cyframe and, unlike Linear, has no hidden powers.

** A very young kid behind Chain's bus home has the hots for Linear, but he doesn't like the idea that Mag scorts her everywhere she goes.

* MsFanservice: Pepper. Half ripped jeans, curled blond hair, jacket ripped open showing a black bra, and her theme music which is saxophone music. Let's see here for more details...
** BabyGotBack