History VideoGame / GloryOfHeracles

* ''[[GloryOfHeraclesIVGiftFromTheGods Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono]]'' (''VideoGame/GloryOfHeraclesIVGiftFromTheGods'', 1994, Super Famicom) - You play as a {{body surf}}er.

* ''Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku'' (''Glory of Heracles III: Silence of the Gods'', 1992, Super Famicom) - Heracles has lost his strength for defying Zeus.

* ''Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono'' (''VideoGame/GloryOfHeraclesIVGiftFromTheGods'', 1994, Super Famicom) - You play as a {{body surf}}er.

** Which one?
*** [[UpToEleven All of them.]]

->-Tōjin Makyō-den Heracles no Eikō (Legend of the Fighting Demon's Lair-Glory of Heracles), 1987 Famicom. Young Heracles goes to Hades.
->-Heracles no Eikō II: Titan no Metsubō (Glory of Heracles II: Titan's Downfall) 1989 Famicom. Heracles is a legendary hero now and one of the Titans offspring has declared himself to be the prince of darkness.
->-Heracles no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku (Glory of Heracles III: Silence of the Gods) 1992 Super Famicom. Heracles has lost his strength for defying Zeus.
-->--Heracles no Eikō: Ugokidashita Kamigami (Glory of Heracles: The Gods Began to Move - The Snap-Story) 1992 Gameboy. Zeus summons Heracles to prevent Cronus’s release.
->-Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono (VideoGame/GloryOfHeraclesIVGiftFromTheGods) 1994 Super Famicom, you play as a {{body surf}}er
->-Glory Of Heracles 2008 DS, a group of immortals has lost their memory.

!!Tropes that the series utilizes:

The first two games in the series, available on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] are pretty much just straight-up ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]], although the complete and total focus on Myth/GreekMythology (right down to using the proper Greek name of Greek mythology's legendary hero) was and is unique for the genre. The latest title, released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, includes light strategy elements, making the game feel similar to ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''.

The first two games in the series, available on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] are pretty much just straight-up ''DragonQuest'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]], although the complete and total focus on Myth/GreekMythology (right down to using the proper Greek name of Greek mythology's legendary hero) was and is unique for the genre. The latest title, released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, includes light strategy elements, making the game feel similar to ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''.

* SpritePolygonMix: Surprisingly averted for the DS game. It looks the part, but outside of menu screens, it's all 3D.

* ActionCommands: Entirely optional in the DS game. Doing short touch screen powerups will boost your skills or magic notably though.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Surprisingly, quite a few in the DS game. The two most notable: [[spoiler:the real Heracles joining your party in place of his brother's ghost]], [[spoiler:Eris regaining her true form and the power that comes with it]], and [[spoiler: Axios fusing with Agon getting an enormous power boost from that]].

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: From the "Elemental Traits" entry in the Glossery: Light > Dark > [Water > Fire > Earth > Wind > Water]

* TheFogOfAges: ''Glory of Heracles III'' is the earliest known videogame to feature a protagonist who is an immortal suffering from amnesia. The plot element is used again in a later sequel, ''Glory of Heracles'' for the DS, where the protagonist is also an amnesiac immortal.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted: there's no less than 3 characters that call themselves Heracles, 2 of them being playable characters. For convinence's sake, the first one is a SilentProtagonist and [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks goes by ??? until the player gives him a nickname]] that doubles as his real name for the rest of the game and the third is a NPC with a title of General Heracles.

* Reincarnation: [[spoiler: This is pretty much how the cycle of life works in this series, those that die go to Hades, and drink from Lethe to have their memories erased and then sent back as new life.]]

** In ''Glory of Heracles III'', the Protagonist is [[spoiler: Baor, a warrior cast from his Utopian village who also is responsible for many of the game's wrongs, including petrifying the inhabitants of Atlasia, kidnapping Oceanus' child so he can petrify the titan in order to make a bridge to his former village so the rest of world can mate with its perfect inhabitants, and hurting Mother Gaia (albeit unintentionally). After he's killed by Zeus for these actions, he goes to the Underworld where Hades revives him and grants him a new body in exchange for allowing Hades to send his own minions to the surface to wreak havoc.]] Reion is [[spoiler: a descendant of Heracles on a quest to learn magic for future generations.]] Steira is [[spoiler: a shrine maiden (real name Stella) in Oceanus' service.]] The Hero is [[spoiler: the Protagonist, Boar's, son.]] And the Dark One is [[spoiler: Oceanus.]]
** In ''Glory of Heracles IV'' It is revealed early on by the Moirae that the Protagonist and Plato have had their threads of fate erased. [[spoiler: Epipha however has just been reincarnated numerous times by cutting deals with Charon to not have her memories erased, she has been through countless iterations of life over 9,000 years, with her most recent incarnation as Palis, the attendant of the King of Greece.]][[spoiler: Also Arlmoa was possessed by one of the evils of Pandora's Box; Revenge and that he can do the same thing you and Plato can]]

* ShoutOut: Quite a few in the DS game. Including the reference below, there's also: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda "A secret to everyone"]], [[FireEmblem "Archanea? Never heard of it."]], [[PunchOut "How about a TKO from Olympus?"]], and when your naming your character, Leucos will suggest the name [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]] as mentioned below.

*** It goes one step further when you realize [[GuestStarPartyMember Guest Star Party Members]] Patroclus, Eudorus, and [[spoiler: Arnos]] apply. The only one who doesn't fit is [[OddNameOut Captain Gazuth]].
* TimeSkip: [[spoiler: In 4, You and Plato jump 9000 years into the future after being thrown into Pandora's Box, Heracles is waiting at what is left of Atlantis]]

* TheToblerone: Look no further than the DS game... Heracles, Heracles, Heracles, Heracles... Did I mention Heracles?
** Which one?
*** [[UpToEleven All of them.]]

The first two games in the series, available on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] are pretty much just straight-up ''DragonQuest'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]], although the complete and total focus on Myth/GreekMythology (right down to using the proper Greek name of Greek mythology's legendary hero) was and is unique for the genre. The latest title, released for the NintendoDS, includes light strategy elements, making the game feel similar to ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''.

* UnidentifiedItems: The NintendoDS version has rusty items which need to be taken to a polisher to make them proper weapons.

->-Heracles no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono (Glory of Heracles IV: Gift from the Gods) 1994 Super Famicom, you play as a {{body surf}}er

** Then again... it's copies are fragile and thus can be Overkilled for MP Recovery...
*** Yes, but that's the first time a boss does something of the sort. It gets players by surprise and not everyone understand the trick on the first go.

* ThemeNaming: From the DS version, the 3 parts of Oceanus. [[spoiler: Arnos, Axios, and Agon.]]

* TakeThat: On the DS game, when it is first suggested the amnesiac hero comes up with an alias, Leucos suggests [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]]. Axios' response amounts to, "What kind of name is that? It doesn't even sound Greek!".

* ToHellAndBack: In the third game: outside of the first incident, there are holes to the underworld all over the place. Jump in, find a treasure chest, and hop on a geyser to pop right out.
** In the 4th game, Hades sends the party to Tartarus, however unlike the 3rd game, there's a secret exit.

* PublicDomainArtifact: Pandora's Box in the 4th game.

** In the DS game, the Hero is [[spoiler: Daedalus' son and thus, Icarus. Or a marionette.]] Leucos is [[spoiler: Piazza's older half-sister who was granted immortality by Prometheus.]] Axios is [[spoiler: a third of the titan Oceanus, the others being Arnos and Agon.]] Heracles is [[spoiler: Iphicles, the REAL Heracles' brother.]] Eris is [[spoiler: Prometheus' amnesic wife.]] And General Heracles is [[spoiler: Daedalus, the Hero's father.]] Whew!

The first two games in the series, available on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] are pretty much just straight-up ''DragonQuest'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]], although the complete and total focus on GreekMythology (right down to using the proper Greek name of Greek mythology's legendary hero) was and is unique for the genre. The latest title, released for the NintendoDS, includes light strategy elements, making the game feel similar to ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''.

* GreekMythology: Gyeah, boyee!

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Surprisingly, quite a few in the DS game. The two most notable: [[spoiler:the real Heracles joining your party in place of his brother's ghost]] and [[spoiler:Eris regaining her true form and the power that comes with it]].

* FanTranslation: The '80s-to-'90s games were not localized when they were current. However, as January 2012, there are fan translation patches for the first three numbered entries in the series (the two NES games, one of the SNES games), as well as a Gameboy spinoff called Snap Story. Furthermore, fans made their own patch for the DS game before it was confirmed for localization.

* NoExportForYou: Until the DS game, the only way to have played the series in English was with fan translations of 2 and 3. Sadly, it looks like the cellphone remix of 3 is not coming overseas either.

* TakeThat: On the DS game, when it is first suggested the amnesiac hero comes up with an alias, Leucos suggests [[KidIcarus Pit]]. Axios' response amounts to, "What kind of name is that? It doesn't even sound Greek!".

* ShoutOut: Quite a few in the DS game. Including the reference below, there's also: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda "A secret to everyone"]], [[FireEmblem "Archanea? Never heard of it."]], [[PunchOut "How about a TKO from Olympus?"]], and when your naming your character, Leucos will suggest the name [[KidIcarus Pit]] as mentioned below.

The first two games in the series, available on the [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] are pretty much just straight-up ''DragonQuest'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]], although the complete and total focus on GreekMythology (right down to using the proper Greek name of Greek mythology's legendary hero) was and is unique for the genre. The latest title, recently released for the NintendoDS, includes light strategy elements, making the game feel similar to ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''.