History VideoGame / FrozenSynapse

* CloningBlues: Vatforms are organisms cloned from humans. They have very limited cognitive function.

-->'''Creed''': Inevitability will triumph. The war you are about to start, the death you will cause; that will cave in under the force of inevitability.

-->'''Nix''': Of course you would respond now, you only respect military force.
-->'''Shand''': I also respect good tailoring, but I'd hardly expect that from you, old boy.

--->'''Shand''': Oh come on Nix, this is a joke. We have superior numbers!
--->'''Belacqua''': But inferior hairdressing.

-->[[spoiler:'''Shand''': Why didn't you save them? Charon tells me you were busy doing what you were told.]]

-->'''Charon's Palm''': [[LampshadeHanging They'll call you "Tactics", as that's all you're good for.]]

-->TEK: Shapeform Council petitions to allow Human/Shapeform marriage

--->[[spoiler:You are me.\\

-->'''Belacqua''': They [the vatforms] cost a fair bit, so don't go suiciding them into enemy shotgunners and then giggling. Trust me, I can tell if you're giggling.

-->[[spoiler:'''Creed''': You have allowed the Panarchs to murder men and women. This was done deliberately by you. You think you had no choice at Nashar and at Stexis? This is the illusion of Distraction. We all have choice in our lives.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Charon's Palm lampshades this to Tactics, someone who he describes as "functionally temporal, and your talents are in demand", in the opening scene.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: Right, so your opponent just fired a rocket launcher and hit a seemingly unimportant section of wall. Enjoy the moment of triumph that you just evaded death by rocket, and then [[OhCrap enjoy realizing]] that this section of wall was blocking another enemy unit's line of sight to your unit's off-guard rear end.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Nix shows a lot of this, especially after the broadcast]]
** [[spoiler: You could interpret yourself as this, after the panarchs kill the innocent people in the chapel]]

--> "Inevitability will triumph. The war you are about to start, the death you will cause; that will cave in under the force of inevitability."
-->-- ''Creed''

* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: Soulsby notes how she might have started doing this a bit after you rescue her.]]
* ColorCodedArmies - Green for you, red for the enemy, yellow for friendlies.
** You can also customize these color options to your liking. The background and walls are always blue, however, with the option to change it to red if you purchased the RED DLC

* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: Early on, [[spoiler:you get a mission where you are forced to slaughter as many defenseless engineers as you can within the time limit. Made somewhat [[TearJerker depressing]] by how easy it is to do so.]]

-->'''Nix''': Of course you would respond now, you only respect military force.\\
'''Shand''': I also respect good tailoring, but I'd hardly expect that from you, old boy.

--->'''Shand''': Oh come on Nix, this is a joke. We have superior numbers!\\
'''Belacqua''': But inferior hairdressing.

* {{Elseworld}}: The Red DLC is based in one of these. It's based on a simple question: [[ForWantOfANail What if Dillinger had joined Petrov's Shard?]]

* EveryBulletIsATracer

-->'''Nix:''' Of course you would respond now, you only respect military force.\\
'''Shand:''' I also respect good tailoring, but I'd hardly expect that from you, old boy.

--->'''Shand:''' Oh come on Nix, this is a joke. We have superior numbers!\\
'''Belacqua:''' But inferior hairdressing.
* DistractedFromDeath: [[spoiler:At one point, Enyo:Nomad launches a surprise assault on the base of Petrov's Shard. After keeping the base intact for one ''very long'' turn (50 seconds, the equivalent of 10 normal turns), you find out from Charon's Palm and Shand that Soulsby was shot dead by a sniper in her attempt to escape Markov Geist.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Shand:''' Why didn't you save them? Charon tells me you were busy doing what you were told.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Tactics.
-->'''Charon's Palm:''' [[LampshadeHanging They'll call you "Tactics", as that's all you're good for.]]

* FriendlyFireproof: Played straight for bullet-launching weapons, but not for explosives. Interestingly, the fireproofing seems to affect all units (friendly, enemy, or neutral) except the specific one that the vatform is presently shooting at.
* GrenadeLauncher: Less explode-y than the rocket launcher. Also, [[GunsDoNotWorkThatWay bouncy]] - its main draw is the ability to fire around corners.

-->'''Belacqua:''' They [the vatforms] cost a fair bit, so don't go suiciding them into enemy shotgunners and then giggling. Trust me, I can tell if you're giggling.

-->[[spoiler:'''Creed:''' You have allowed the Panarchs to murder men and women. This was done deliberately by you. You think you had no choice at Nashar and at Stexis? This is the illusion of Distraction. We all have choice in our lives.]]

!!This game provides examples of:

--->[[spoiler:'''Shand:''' Why didn't you save them? Charon tells me you were busy doing what you were told.]]

FrozenSynapse is a {{Cyberpunk}} [[RealTimeWithPause simultaneous turn-based]] tactics game developed by Mode 7 Games. In this game, you and your opponent control a group of soldiers wielding various weapons with the goal to wipe the other side out. Your job is to plan and simulate the movement of both your troops and enemies' troops. Be warned, though; the enemies are doing the same as well, and one mistake could lead to the death of your [[OneHitPointWonder single-HP soldiers]]. Each turn, be prepared to adjust your meticulously thought-out plan.

* [[spoiler:RoboticReveal:]] [[spoiler:Tactics is a [[ArtificialIntelligence shapeform]].]]

* [[spoiler:WhatTheHellHero:]]

[[caption-width-right:293:We hope you like the color blue.[[hottip:*:if not, we have red for the {{DLC}}.]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:293:We hope you like the color blue.]]

** You can also customize these color options to your liking. The background and walls are always blue, however.

* TakeCover: There are two kinds of cover in the game: high walls, which are perfect for shielding and concealment for people on both sides, and low walls, which only cover full cover and concealment if the unit behind them is crouched. Units shooting over a low wall are generally less likely to be hit than those who are shooting without cover (Hint: a vatform with a rocket launcher can blow up low walls if it is crouched).
* TooDumbToLive: Vatforms have very simplistic default programming: they'll shoot at any enemy unit they see within range (and they have NoPeripheralVision), regardless of circumstances. Make sure you are EXCEEDINGLY precise about what you want them to do before you hit the launch button. Also see EscortMission, above.

-->'''Belacqua:''' They [the vatforms] cost a fair bit, so don't go suiciding them into enemy shotgunners and then giggling.

In this dystopia, you are Tactics, a being called for help by Graham Nix, leader of Petrov's Shard and former head of Enyo:Nomad. Petrov's Shard is [[LaResistance the Resistance group]] that calls for Enyo:Nomad to loosen their control of the city and the shape. They refused, and now you're leading Petrov's Shard's humans and vatforms to battle against Enyo:Nomad. The opposition you face is incredible, and will require tactical skill bordering on outright prescience for victory to be achieved, especially once you come to face shapeform who controls the armies of Enyo: Nomad, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Charon's Palm.]]

So, here's the thing: there's a system called the Shape, a virtual reality that sprang from communication systems, and there's a company that used it to control everything.

In the city of Markov Geist, you are Tactics, a being called for help by Graham Nix, leader of Petrov's Shard and former employer of [[MegaCorp Enyo:Nomad]]. Petrov's Shard is [[LaResistance the Resistance group]] that calls for Enyo:Nomad to loosen their control of the city and the shape. They refused, and now you're leading humans and vatforms to battle against Enyo:Nomad.