Follow TV Tropes

Following

History VideoGame / HeroHoursContract

Go To

OR

Added: 83

Removed: 83

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MagicallyBindingContract: One of the game's main elements is renegotiating yours.


Added DiffLines:

* MagicallyBindingContract: One of the game's main elements is renegotiating yours.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:


A free sequel was released on September 7, 2022, titled ''Hero Hours Contract 2: A Factory for Magical Girls''. In it, the magical girl trio from the original game have to face their greatest challenge yet: a gig economy.

Added: 350

Changed: 6

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

----






* FighterMageThief: How the trio shakes out, though it is a little shaky since a lot of the usual tropes don't work due to the girls being [[InvincibleHero invulnerable.]]

to:

* FighterMageThief: How the trio shakes out, though it is a little shaky since a lot of the usual tropes don't work due to the girls being [[InvincibleHero invulnerable.]]invulnerable]].


Added DiffLines:

* MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Rather than being the embodiments of purity and justice, Magical Girls are treated as mere employees of a larger system, and having to regularly protect the world from the forces of evil has interfered with Bea's education and left her with no possible career other than working in a (struggling) family-owned store.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Subverted; having to fight evildoers every night instead of focusing on homework eventually led to the main protagonist flunking out of high school with no marketable skills. It's implied her mother did the same thing.

to:

* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Subverted; Deconstructed; having to fight evildoers every night instead of focusing on homework eventually led to the main protagonist flunking out of high school with no marketable skills. It's implied her mother did the same thing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The Tower in general. It puts different rules on each set of floors, such as racing against an AdvancingWallOfDoom or racing to reach a point total before the enemy.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FighterMageThief: How the trio shakes out, though it is a little shaky since a lot of the usual tropes don't work due to the girls being [[InvincibleHero invulnerable.]]
** Bea is the Fighter, as she can dish out large amounts of damage. She's not good for much else though.
** Genius Beauty Knight is the Thief, able to speed about the battlefield and knock back enemies.
** Magical Science Angel is the Mage, since she can take out large chains of enemies in a row with a single attack.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NoNameGiven: The main character of the story is listed as "Nameless Protagonist" on the Kickstarter page.

to:

* NoNameGiven: The main character of the story is listed as "Nameless Protagonist" on the Kickstarter page. In the game proper, she is actually called Magical Girl [Provisional] 927 B. She says just call her "Bea".



* RichBitch: Genius Beauty Knight's profile on Kickstarter implies this, as she's from a wealthy family, [[{{Narcissist}} she proclaims that she's modest but came up with her own title]], and she mainly fights for fame and adoration.

to:

* RichBitch: Genius Beauty Knight's profile on Kickstarter implies this, as she's from a wealthy family, [[{{Narcissist}} she proclaims that she's modest but came up with her own title]], and she mainly fights for fame and adoration. She also has Magical Science Angel do her homework.



* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Subverted; having to fight evildoers every night instead of focusing on homework eventually led to the main protagonist flunking out of high school with no marketable skills.

to:

* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Subverted; having to fight evildoers every night instead of focusing on homework eventually led to the main protagonist flunking out of high school with no marketable skills. It's implied her mother did the same thing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Hero Hours Contract'' is a turn-based strategy game planned to be released on August 27, 2020, following a successful Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign. It is primarily created by Steve O'Gorman, who also made ''The Rainsdowne Players''.

to:

''Hero Hours Contract'' is a turn-based strategy game planned to be released on August 27, 2020, following a successful Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign. It is primarily created by Steve O'Gorman, who also made ''The Rainsdowne Players''.
''VideoGame/TheRainsdownePlayers''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* InMediasRes: The protagonist has already been a MagicalGirl for four years when the game begins.

to:

* InMediasRes: The main protagonist has already been a MagicalGirl for four years when the game begins.



* MagicKnight: Genius Beauty Knight, whose her weapon of choice is a rapier that can pierce through multiple foes.

to:

* MagicKnight: Genius Beauty Knight, whose her weapon of choice is a rapier that can pierce through multiple foes.



* ScienceHero: Magical Science Angel leans into this, having her own laboratory and fighting with high-tech such as a bazooka.
* SecretIdentity: All of the {{Magical Girl}}s have one; the main protagonist, for example, is a flunked-out student who also works in her family's struggling convenience store.
* SignedUpForTheDental: Averted; one of the main demands by the protagonists is for proper healthcare, which includes dental.
* SummonMagic: The protagonist's special ability is to summon the spirits of her closest friends and family to fight on her behalf.

to:

* ScienceHero: Magical Science Angel leans into this, having her own laboratory and fighting with high-tech weaponry such as a bazooka.
* SecretIdentity: All of the {{Magical Girl}}s have one; the main protagonist, for example, is a flunked-out student school dropout who also works in her family's struggling convenience store.
* SignedUpForTheDental: Averted; one of the main major demands by of the protagonists is for proper healthcare, which includes dental.
* SummonMagic: The protagonist's special ability is to summon the spirits of her closest friends and family to fight on her behalf. [[RelationshipValues The stronger the bond]], the more they can do.

Added: 1054

Changed: 36

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ChildProdigy: Magical Science Angel is described as such, as she's only twelve years old but has an intimate understanding of chemical compounds.
* GamerChick: Another stretch goal reached is a side-story for Genius Beauty Knight, who wants to know the identity of the person beating all of her high scores at the local arcade.



* MagicalGirlWarrior: All of the playable characters fall under this sub-type, having to fight villains on a near-nightly basis.
* MagicKnight: Genius Beauty Knight, whose her weapon of choice is a rapier that can pierce through multiple foes.



* RelationshipValues: You can power up your abilities by making new social connections.

to:

* RelationshipValues: You can power up your abilities by making new social connections.connections and developing your bonds with them.
* RichBitch: Genius Beauty Knight's profile on Kickstarter implies this, as she's from a wealthy family, [[{{Narcissist}} she proclaims that she's modest but came up with her own title]], and she mainly fights for fame and adoration.
* ScienceHero: Magical Science Angel leans into this, having her own laboratory and fighting with high-tech such as a bazooka.


Added DiffLines:

* SignedUpForTheDental: Averted; one of the main demands by the protagonists is for proper healthcare, which includes dental.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hero_hours_contract_header.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Genius Beauty Knight, the main protagonist, and Magical Science Angel]]

''Hero Hours Contract'' is a turn-based strategy game planned to be released on August 27, 2020, following a successful Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign. It is primarily created by Steve O'Gorman, who also made ''The Rainsdowne Players''.

!!Tropes:

* BeachEpisode: Due to a stretch goal being reached, one of these can be negotiated into your contract.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Your primary foes in the tactical segments are brainwashed zombie minions.
* InMediasRes: The protagonist has already been a MagicalGirl for four years when the game begins.
* InvincibleHero: The MagicalGirl protagonists are so powerful that regular minions cannot hurt them in any way, making the tactical segments a challenge of efficiency and speed rather than strength.
* MagicallyBindingContract: One of the game's main elements is renegotiating yours.
* MentorMascot: The creatures that empower the {{Magical Girl}}s look like tiny phones with charms.
* NoNameGiven: The main character of the story is listed as "Nameless Protagonist" on the Kickstarter page.
* RelationshipValues: You can power up your abilities by making new social connections.
* SecretIdentity: All of the {{Magical Girl}}s have one; the main protagonist, for example, is a flunked-out student who also works in her family's struggling convenience store.
* SummonMagic: The protagonist's special ability is to summon the spirits of her closest friends and family to fight on her behalf.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Subverted; having to fight evildoers every night instead of focusing on homework eventually led to the main protagonist flunking out of high school with no marketable skills.
* WeirdTradeUnion: The game's primary focus is managing a "Union of {{Magical Girl}}s" who, when they're not fighting brainwashed monsters in turn-based strategic combat, are negotiating with the coalition of magical creatures that gave them their powers for better pay and benefits.

Top