History VideoGame / MarsWarLogs

''Mars: War Logs'' is a cyberpunk/space opera WesternRPG developed by Creator/{{Spiders}} and published by Creator/FocusHomeInteractive for [[Platform PC]], Platform/PS3 and Platform/Xbox360 in 2013. Two centuries after the colonization of Mars, an event known as [[CataclysmBackstory The Turmoil]] destroys much of the progress humanity has made in taming the red planet’s harsh landscape, [[CrapsackWorld ushering in a new Dark Age]]. [[AfterTheEnd Seventy years later]], two of the surviving city states, Aurora and Abundance, are engaged in a bloody civil war that is exacerbated by greedy corporate interests intent on monopolizing the planet’s water supply. Amidst this backdrop, Auroran [[PowCamp [=POWs=]]] Roy Temperance and Innocence Smith plot a daring escape from prison. Upon returning to Aurora, they become embroiled in a power struggle against its [[TheCaligula power mad dictator]].

''Mars: War Logs'' is a cyberpunk/space opera WesternRPG developed by Creator/{{Spiders}} and published by Creator/FocusHomeInteractive for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/PS3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360 in 2013. Two centuries after the colonization of Mars, an event known as [[CataclysmBackstory The Turmoil]] destroys much of the progress humanity has made in taming the red planet’s harsh landscape, [[CrapsackWorld ushering in a new Dark Age]]. [[AfterTheEnd Seventy years later]], two of the surviving city states, Aurora and Abundance, are engaged in a bloody civil war that is exacerbated by greedy corporate interests intent on monopolizing the planet’s water supply. Amidst this backdrop, Auroran [[PowCamp [=POWs=]]] Roy Temperance and Innocence Smith plot a daring escape from prison. Upon returning to Aurora, they become embroiled in a power struggle against its [[TheCaligula power mad dictator]].

* PunchClockVillain: The game does a lot to show that most of the Abundance prison guards and Aurora soldiers are just regular guys doing a job; in fact quite a lot of the guards in the prison camp are fairly [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Reasonable Authority Figures]].

* AbortedArc: The entire war arc is completely abandoned once Roy and Innocence escape from prison. In the time it takes to get to the city, the war has apparently ended.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Mary.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:
** Generosity and the Captain of the Praetorian Guard have about twice as much health as regular Technomancer enemies, and also use more aggressive Technomancer abilities such as Electric Storm. Sean actually isn't noticeably more durable than a regular Technomancer (he has slightly more health but slightly worse armor, which kind of evens out), but does use "boss" Technomancer abilities.
** Averted with Dowser Wisdom, who despite being a former war hero, is a NonActionBigBad who [[spoiler: gets executed in a cutscene without a fight... and not even by you. If you choose the Resistance path, he doesn't even get a chance to say anything before being shot in the face.]]

* IronicName: Generally averted, despite the game's SevenHeavenlyVirtues naming convention. Aurora has plenty of assholes, but their vices generally aren't an ironic fit to their virtue name. One character even notes that someone's personality being the opposite of their virtue name has become something of a worn-out joke. There are a few exceptions, though. Notably, the JackTheRipOff serial killer who targets women is named [[spoiler: Gallentry]]and there's a dirty cop called Integrity.

* IronicName: Generally averted, despite the game's SevenHeavenlyVirtues naming convention. Aurora has plenty of assholes, but their vices generally aren't an ironic fit to their virtue name. One character even notes that someone's personality being the opposite of their virtue name has become something of a worn-out joke. There are a few exceptions, though. Notably, the JackTheRipOff serial killer who targets women is named [[spoiler: Gallentry]].

** Other names are meaningful in how much they are contradicted by their holders such as Gallantry [[spoiler: (a serial killer who targets women)]] and Integrity [[spoiler: (a dirty cop).]]

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Much of the game’s promotional material makes it look like Sean is going to be TheHeavy, but he is killed at the end of Act 1.