History VideoGame / LastDream

* AllMythsAreTrue: Pretty much everything mentioned in passing by various [=NPCs=] turns out to be real, including the Well of Souls, the BonusBoss Kali and more.

* BossBattle:
** BonusBoss:
*** [[spoiler:The corrupted elf Nyx]], who resides at the bottom of the 50-level deep Abyss.
*** The four Legendary Hunter's Guild contracts, which are located in remote parts of the world map. They require the player to be ''at least'' level 50+, and are the strongest monsters in the game. Beat them, however, and you have access to the [[InfinityPlusOneSword most powerful armor, ring and sword in the game]]. Beating the four bosses also unlocks [[spoiler:the second coming of the Dark Lord]], who has the most HP of any single creature in the game (750,000!).
** BossBonanza:
*** The four Legendary Thieves' Guild contracts are incredibly powerful bosses. Two of them have more HP than the final boss himself.
*** [[spoiler:The Outer/Inner Sanctum is a long parade of these, made up of the disembodied (and far more powerful) souls of all the bosses you've killed throughout the game, who are heavily pissed off and looking to take you down for good]].
** ClimaxBoss: The battle against General Hannibal and the 9 Pandoran Elite Legions results in one of two choices: either call for help and let Atticus and the Spartans battle them (which results in Spartan casualties and Atticus [[YouKilledMyFather getting revenge for Hannibal killing his father]])... or you can decide to take on all of the Legions and Hannibal yourself, which results in an OhCrap moment when Hannibal realizes he has no one left and tries to take you on by himself.
** CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Helios in the Forest Tower Basement]]. Whether you are knocked down to no health or (rarely) defeat him, the battle is resolved by a mysterious individual appearing and effortlessly wiping it out.
** EarlyBirdBoss: The Ancient Gargoyle/Master of the Forest in the Forest of Despair, who have 2,500/7,500 HP, respectively. They're usually far beyond the party level on their first time through, but come back later and they can be easily trounced, and net some powerful rings and a large chunk of money.
** FinalBossNewDimension: The Well of Souls leads to [[spoiler:The Outer/Inner Sanctum, a repository for all the souls in the universe, and the location where the Dark Lord resides]].

* DungeonCrawling:
** DiscOneFinalDungeon: The Forest of Despair, which offers the most powerful enemies up to that point in the story.
** TheMaze: The Hedge Maze, a [[HarderThanHard brutally-difficult]] puzzle that requires memorization (or a [[GuideDangIt guide]]), speed and a lot of luck to hit all ten sigils without running out of time.

* HumongousMecha: The half-stone, half-machine Vanir Golem, a BonusBoss found through the Hunter's Guild contracts.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Adamantium/Saint-level equipment, which can only be found in the Mines of Dvergar. Despite being overshadowed by the upgraded Adamantium/Saint equipment and the items/armor found on the [[BonusBoss bonus bosses]] and The Abyss, they are the easiest to get in the course of gameplay, and are capable of mopping the floor with most enemies.

** The Vanir Sword, which is only found as a mandatory drop from the Vanir Golem BonusBoss, and is a stealable item from the Kali bonus boss. It greatly increases the user's attack and agility stats, and is by far the best sword in the game.
** The Rainbow Robe/Armor, which protect the user from status effects and are more powerful than upgraded Adamantium equipment. They can be found on the Grotesque BonusBoss and as a reward for getting to levels 46/48 of The Abyss.

* LevelGrinding: Defeating the four [[BonusBoss bonus bosses]] requires that the player either get very lucky with completing sidequests (like finishing all tiers of the Mystic Cave and The Abyss) around level 40, or grind like a madman until they reach level 50. Notably, this also comes back to bite the player later on - [[spoiler:the Dark Lord harnesses their souls to become even more powerful than before]].

* AdultFear:
** Dante blames himself for allowing his daughter to go out on her own (where she was subsequently captured by the Dark Lord's forces) and begs the player to rescue her.
** In the opening, the player character expresses fear about leaving his kids alone, even for just a few minutes, to gather firewood.

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Defeating the four Legendary Hunter's Guild contracts results in the Dark Lord harnessing their souls to power himself up, heralding his second and upgraded form]].

''Last Dream'' is a 2014 role-playing game developed by White Giant RPG Studios in the VideoGame/RPGMaker VX engine, which follows a group of heroes as they seek to save the world from an impending dark force.

* NintendoHard:
** The Expert-level Giant Moa Race is an exercise in extreme frustration, as it requires that you essentially master a three-minute sequence of button mashing, reflex time and near-pinpoint accuracy. Make more than four mistakes, and the race is over before you know it, as you'll never get enough of a lead back to overtake the competitors.

A sequel/expansion called ''Last Dream: World Unknown'' was released in 2018. The game is available on [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/266230/ Steam]].

An expansion pack and sequel are currently in development. The game is available on [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/266230/ Steam]].

** The entire party gets this upon beating all of the contracts in the Hunter's Guild - they go from a standard party of adventurers dispatching minor nuisances to ''fighting urban legends and demigods thought to be a myth'' by the time the fourth tier is completed, and their deeds are respected and talked about by numerous NPC's throughout the game world. In the GoldenEnding, Locke admits that the player and his/her party are simply the greatest warriors alive, even moreso than Atticus and Ajax.

* WithThisHerring: Played straight and averted. After you complete the first leg of the game (clear the Forest of Despair/find the Relics), if you choose to forego the King of Doria's offer of a ship, he will instead give you a ton of cash and a full set of Mythril armor and weapons. Not only are they worth a lot of money, but the gear is far better than what you have at that point. However, the King only gives you the most powerful gear in his armory (the Dragon Armor and the Ascendant Ring) if you rescue the King of Midgard much later in the game.

Developed in part as a throwback to early-[[TheNineties 90's]] RPG's, the game bills itself as an "ode to ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''", and features multiple references and [[ShoutOut shout-outs]] to various RPG franchises. The game also includes many different paths of exploration and a wide assortment of sidequests.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Pretty much everything mentioned in passing by various NPC's turns out to be real, including the Well of Souls, the BonusBoss Kali and more.

*** The four Legendary Thieves' Guild contracts are incredibly-powerful bosses. Two of them have more HP than the final boss himself.

* BraggingRightsReward: Defeating the Kraken ''without'' going the obvious route (killing the Gorgon and using its head to turn the Kraken to stone), and beating it in direct combat. It has a whopping 25,000 HP, and can put the hurt on the player's party without preparation. You don't get much for it besides some cash and an achievement, but the NPC's constantly referencing how awesome you are for saving them is thanks enough.

* ((Ninja)): The Thief's upgraded form after his Class Change, though only in the loosest sense of the word - he's an upgraded thief with shurikens, better weapons and more abilities.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: One of the NPC's you meet at an inn laments her lot in life and tells the player character that she plans to find a good soldier to settle down with after the war is over.

* TheDarkSideMakesYouForget: [[spoiler:Gabriel originally wanted immortality in order to gain enough time to reform his country. After losing his sanity from traveling back and forth between worlds, he now only pursues immortality for its own sake.]]

* LostForever: Several of the treasures in the Mines of Dvergar, which can become inaccessible if they aren't picked up before the bridge the party crosses breaks apart.

* BraggingRightsReward:
** Defeating [[spoiler:Helios in the Forest Tower Basement]] (which usually isn't possible, because he is far past the average party level and lobs devastating attacks) results in a different cutscene and the party receiving a powerful set of Dragon armor for a White/Black Mage, which is good enough to use for the majority of the game.
** Defeating the Kraken ''without'' going the obvious route (killing the Gorgon and using its head to turn the Kraken to stone), and beating it in direct combat. It has a whopping 25,000 HP, and can put the hurt on the player's party without preparation. You don't get much for it besides some cash and an achievement, but the NPC's constantly referencing how awesome you are for saving them is thanks enough.
** Beating all 5 tiers of the Arena results in a ton of cash, the recipe for the powerful Onyx Armor and NPC's remarking on [[AWinnerIsYou how badass your team is]]. Furthermore, beating all tiers and clearing the first three sets of Hunter's Guild missions allows the player to buy powerful rings from the VIP store.
** Clearing the Abyss, a dungeon that runs 50 levels deep. Doing so nets you one of the best rings in the game (Amaranthine Ring), a powerful armor set and robe, and multiple rings that are otherwise only acquired via stealing from the [[BonusBoss bonus bosses]].

* TooAwesomeToUse: The Leviathan healing items (which restore 100% of the party's HP/MP). There are only three found in the game before fighting the final boss (two in the Leviathan graveyard, and another which can be stolen from Kali). However, when you fight the Dark Lord, you can steal Leviathans from him with reckless abandon and use them to restore your party back to full strength if needed.

* HumongousMecha: The half-stone, half-machine Vanir Golem, a BonusBoss found through the Thieves' Guild contracts.