History VideoGame / Melolune

Melolune is an indie RPG game developed by Laura Shigihara, who's known for composing the music for PlantsVsZombies. The game has not been released yet, though a playable beta is out, which is free to download [[http://leebleforest.wordpress.com/demo/ here]].

!! Tropes:

* AnimateInanimateObject: Wooden Sign... multiple instances of them.

* BerserkButton: A [[SociopathicSoldier sociopathic Ciro soldier]] successfully triggers this on Achaius.
** "''How about this. After we poison them, I'll let you bury their dead bodies.''", uttered the Soldier, referring to the entire population of Leeble Village... no surprise he got a kick on the ass.

* FanWork: Fan work for Melolune is pretty much encouraged and appreciated. Sometimes the creator announces contests to motivate fans to create fan work. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZomYI84w-Y Here]] is an example.
** If Laura really loves your fan work, it might [[AscendedFanon end up]] on her websites, in her forum avatars/signatures, or even in the game, as honor.

** Averted for the least of the demo.
*** Though it's pretty likely that [[{{Fanon}} it'll have key role later]], in the finished game. It would [[BackgroundMagicField just make a lot of sense]].

* SequenceBreaking: Due to the game's beta state, many possibilities haven't been tested and fixed yet, so you can easily provoke some odd phenomenons.

* SociopathicSoldier: The Ciro soldiers who camped next to Leeble Village.

** Achaius and Dominic are not really liked by Ciro soldiers.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic

* {{Fanon}}: Since the game is not released yet, fans may only have slight theories about what will happen in the game after the point where the demo ended. Since some information has been hinted by WordOfGod, fans can't resist to use them to set up some theories. Common speculations:
** Likely that Achaius will meet Caleigh.
** Likely that they'll both deal with Melolunes...
** And what about "''big sister''"?
** What is ''The Blue Star''?
** Who is ''Liele''? Since [[http://laurashigihara.bandcamp.com/track/traces-vocal she has such a heart-breaking theme]] after all.

* TearJerker: Melolune has several approaches to emotionally affect the player.

* {{Mooks}}: Ciro soldiers. They are nameless and are free to be slaughtered without any moral consideration. No one will ever shed a single teardrop for them, or [[Fanon think of their orphaned kids they left behind]].

* MusicalGameplay: The very beginning of the game, when you need to put Melolunes on pedestals. When you place a Melolune on a pedestal, a music sample starts to play. When you remove it, the sample stops being played.

*** Though it's pretty likely that [[Fanon it'll have key role later], in the finished game. It would [[BackgroundMagicField just make a lot of sense]].

* {{Flashback}}: Happens a lot in the game.

* HeroicBSOD: Achaius, Dominic, and Aero are pretty much freaked out after [[spoiler: a Ciro soldier attacked Mani]].

* ItGotWorse: Though some Leebles express their worries about the increasing number of Ciro soldiers camping near the village, it's not really a problem as long as the soldiers are neutral. But it turned out [[spoiler: they intend to destroy Leeble Village]].

* KickTheDog: Near the beginning of the game, a Ciro soldier [[spoiler: attacks a Leeble]]. Besides that it demonstrates the cruelty of Ciro soldiers, it starts up the story.

* {{Mooks}}: Ciro soldiers. They are nameless and are free to be slaughtered without any moral consideration. No one will ever shed a single teardrop for them, or think of their orphaned kids at home.

** No matter how long journey have you already made, you can easily go back to Leeble Village anytime... where the Leebles are still saying goodbyes and wishes you the bests on your journey...

* MookDebutCutscene: Ciro soldiers are only seen in cutscenes for quite a while, the player only encounter them afterwards.

** There is an inn, where a woman suggests you to go out and [[EverythingTalks talk to a wooden sign]] ([[AnimateInanimateObject which again, works!]]) and sleep there. After you did so, just go back to the inn, and the woman will continue to suggest you the same, despite it's already morning.

* YouMeddlingKids: Achaius and Dominic. Not all Ciro soldiers like them.

* Mooks: Ciro soldiers. They are nameless and are free to be slaughtered without any moral consideration. No one will ever shed a single teardrop for them, or think of their orphaned kids at home.
* MusicalGameplay: The very beginning of the game, when you need to put lights on pedestals. When you place a light on a pedestal, a music sample starts to play. When you remove the light, it stops.

*** Though it's pretty likely that [[Fanon it'll have key role later, in the finished game]]. It would [[BackgroundMagicField just make a lot of sense]].

* BackgroundMagicField: "''In my world, there are silent melodies all around us... If you listen carefully, you can catch them, and turn them into a song. Some of us can turn them into more than that. We call these fragments Melolune.''"
* BattleThemeMusic: "''Sweet Unlucky''" is the most memorable one, and don't forget about "''Ultimate Battle''"[[http://laurashigihara.bandcamp.com/track/ultimate-battle]] which is also played in PlantsVsZombies.

* ChildrenForcedToKill: And how! Our heroes literally slaughter an entire Ciro soldier camp next to Leeble Village! (Though they [[RespawningEnemies always respawn]].)

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The end of the demo - the story [[LeftHanging remains unresolved]] until the full game gets released.

** Subverted with ''Leebles'': they are not cats, though sometimes they also [[RuleOfCute have the same function]].

* CatFolk: Leebles: cat-like, small, cute, sentient, talking creatures.

* ItsAllMyFault: Dominic believes he's responsible [[spoiler: for Mani [[KickTheDog got injured]] by a Ciro soldier]].

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The end of the demo - the story [[LeftHanging remains unresolved]] until the full game doesn't get released.

* Cliffhanger: The end of the demo - the story [[LeftHanging remains unresolved]] until the full game doesn't get released.

* LongLostRelatives: Achaius and Caleigh. Although they haven't find each other yet in the demo, supposedly they will in the full version of the game.

** No matter how long journey have you already make, you can easily go back to Leeble Village anytime... where the Leebles are still saying goodbyes and wishes you the bests on your journey...
** There is an inn, where a woman suggests you to go out and [[EverythingTalks talk to a wooden sign]] ([[AnimateInanimateObject which again, works!]]). After you did so, just go back to the inn, and the woman will continue to suggest you the same, despite it's already morning.

* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: You are free to change your clothes, though you won't see any change on the characters, for they don't have various sprites for various clothes. Still you can see what do your characters wearing in the menus.

* CuteKitten: Yes, played straight with ''real'' kittens!
** Subverted with ''Leebles'': they are not cats, but sometimes they also [[RuleOfCute have the same function]].

* HyperspaceArsenal: The player also carries various weapons and armory in their Hammerspace.

** There is an inn, where a woman suggests you to go out and [[EverythingTalks talk to a wooden sign]]. After you did so, just go back to the inn, and the woman will continue to suggest you the same, despite it's already morning.

* CatFolk: Leebles.

** Subverted with ''Leebles'' (cat-like, small, cute, sentient, talking creatures): they are not cats, but sometimes they also [[RuleOfCute have the same function]].

* ItsAllMyFault: Dominic believes that he's responsible [[spoiler: for Mani [[KickTheDog got injured]] by a Ciro soldier]].

* TearJerker: Melolune has several approaches to emotionally affect the player.

* EverythingTalks: Besides animals, wooden signs also talk sometimes... and who know what other stuff?

* {{Hammerspace}}: The player is able to carry an infinite number of items of various sizes. Suby's enormeous slider, for example, just fits in Achaius' pocket.

* {{Fictionarynn: The Ciroan language. WordOfGod says there are syllabic similarities to both Latin and Japanese. Moreover, the Ciroan songs on the [[http://laurashigihara.bandcamp.com/album/melolune-original-soundtrack-part-1 Melolune OST]] ("''Melolune''" and "''Carya de Mio''") do have meanings. But this is all we know: actual meanings of specific words, phrases, lyrics are not revealed.

** There is an inn, where a woman suggests you to go out and [[EverythingTalks talk to a wooden sign]]. After you did so, just go back to the inn, and the woman will continue to suggest you the same, despite it's already morning.

** Subverted with ''Leebles'' (cat-like, small, cute, sentient, talking creatures), but sometimes they also [[RuleOfCute have the same function]].

* Premiseville: The Leeble Village.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Flesh-eating zombies in the swamp... and high-class zombies. Ahh, and there is one who really [[PlantsVsZombies loves plants]].

* AmbigouslyGay: There is a guy in Dabonet who is really impressed by Achaius' blue eyes.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Flesh-eating zombies in the swamp... and high-class zombies.