History VideoGame / Heroland

''Heroland'', known as ''WORK×WORK'' in Japanese, is a 2019 RolePlayingGame released in December 2019. The game was developed by [=FuRyu=] Corporation, and published by Xseed Games, a subsidiary to Marvelous Inc. Notably, it was directed by Takahiro Yamane, who also directed ''VideoGame/Mother3''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Prince 18 (with crown), and his assistant Oak. Lucky is hiding behind the "A".]]

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''Heroland'' is a 2019 RolePlayingGame released in December 2019. The game was developed by [=FuRyu=] Corporation, and published by Xseed Games, a subsidiary to Marvelous Inc. Notably, it was directed by Takahiro Yamane, who also directed VideoGame/Mother3.

* BadBoss: Ada, the theme park's manager that uses indentured servitude to keep the place running.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Oak, 18's white-haired steward and the Minister of Knowble.
* ClingyCostume: Alfie, an employee in the same kind of debt as Lucky, has a bear mascot head that's been magically sealed to his neck.
* EvilCounterpart: Mel, 16th in line to Knowble's throne compared to Elric's 18th, is a prettyboy who isn't troubled by attacking his own siblings to move up in rank.
* FairyCompanion: Lua, though she tends to be quite sarcastic.
* FunnyAfro: Lucky's hairstyle, which is compared to a cauliflower by Elric's groupies.
* FunnyAnimal: Talking otters are a common occurrence, such as the narrator, and Otterman, who's either a man that looks like an otter or an otter convinced he's really a man.
* GroupieBrigade: There's a trio of girls that are very eager to spend time with 18, and the prince is shown deliberately trying to avoid them. After the first chapter, you can even choose to take them on your tours with 18.

* IronicNickname: Lucky, who begins pretty poor and quickly goes into massive debt after a possibly-engineered accident.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Lucky, after 18 calls him that; you can choose his real name at the start, but aside from some letters from family, nobody will refer to the protagonist by it.

* StrengthEqualsWorthiness: 18's main motivation is based around this, hoping that the defeat of a Dark Lord (or at least an actor that can credibly pass as one) will be enough to make him the first in line for the throne.
* SupportingProtagonist: Lucky never actually fights, as that's a key part of the tourism experience; instead, he can use healing items from his personal inventory, or advise the tourists to use specific tactics or special skills.

* WorkOffTheDebt: At the end of the tutorial dungeon, a shopkeep named Ruby bumps into Lucky while carrying a million-$tarfish vase, forcing him to repay the debt. Given Ada's delight at your misery instead of grief over a broken treasure, and the fact that you're not the first to have broken such a vase, it's implied to be a scam to gain permanent employees.
* YouAreNumber6: 18, whose real name is Prince Elric, but is 18th in line for the throne of Knowble.

* DropTheHammer: Oak's weapon of choice is a one-handed war hammer.

* FunnyAfro: Lucky's hairstyle.

* HeroesPreferSwords: 18's weapon of choice.

* MarketBasedName: In Japanese, the game is known as ''WORKxWORK''.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Lucky; you can choose your real name at the start, but aside from some letters from family, nobody will refer to the protagonist by it.

* WeirdCurrency: $tarfish.

* WorkOffTheDebt: At the end of the tutorial dungeon, a shopkeep named Ruby bumps into Lucky while carrying a million-$tarfish vase, forcing him to repay the debt. Given the theme park's manager Ada's delight at your misery instead of grief over a broken treasure, and the fact that you're not the first to have broken such a vase, it's implied to be a scam to gain permanent employees.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Oak, 18's white-haired steward.

* WorkOffTheDebt: At the end of the first chapter, a shopkeep named Ruby bumps into Lucky while carrying a million-$tarfish vase, forcing him to repay the debt. Given the theme park's manager Ada's delight at your misery instead of grief over a broken treasure, and the fact that you're not the first to have broken such a vase, it's implied to be a scam to gain permanent employees.

[[caption-width-right:350:Prince 18 (with crown), and his assistant Oak]]

* FunnyAnimal: Talking otters are a common occurrence, such as the narrator, and a man that looks exactly like one named Otterman.

* WorkOffTheDebt: At the end of the first chapter, a shopkeep named Ruby bumps into Lucky while carrying a million-$tarfish vase, forcing him to repay the debt. Given the theme park's manager Ada's delight at your misery, and the fact that you're not the first to have broken such a vase, it's implied to be a scam to gain permanent employees.