History VideoGame / NoelAndTheTowerOfDoom

* BladeOnAStick: Spears are an avalible weapon type, being usable by paladins and clerics.

* GuideDangIt!: The requirements to reach the true ending, which require that you [[spoiler:Defeat every BonusBoss, obtain every weapon and armor, register them all in a secret area, get past the crushers in the NEVI Storehouse, turn the Cursed Ring into the Anchuent Ring, travel to the secret depths, defeat all three hidden "EX Bosses", light the fire in Hellion, burn EVERY secret report, defeat Nightstar, and then defeat the TrueFinalBoss Infini III.]]

* MagikarpPower: The weapon "Aspect of Jimmy," normally one of the weakest weapons in the game that costs an absurd amount of money, ($9900 on a good day) can be upgraded using the "Legal Papers" item obtained from the BonusBoss Brutalist Hellberg into the strongest weapon in the game BY FAR.

** [[spoiler:Brutalist Hellberg, the only BonusBoss who is not required for the GoldenEnding and is a recolor of the normal Hellberg enemy found in the Final Ascent. He possesses incredibly strong attacks and is 50 levels higher than the TrueFinalBoss. Good freaking luck.]]

Noel and the Tower of Doom is a traditional turn-based RPG made in RPG Maker MV with heavy dungeon crawling elements made by the developer [=KrimsonKatt=], released in November 2023. In this game you explore a massive tower, Fornax-3, in order to stop an apocalyptic event known as the "Neon Genesis," the continuation of the incursion. The tower has exactly 60 floors, and it's your job to climb all of them to reach the top. Floors are bite sized and easily repayable, with every 10 floors featuring a powerful boss monster you must defeat to move forward. The game's story features a human boy turned female fairy who must climb the fabled "Tower of Doom," Fornax-3, alongside her sickly brother turned Frost Dwarf Goliath, her English teacher Sterling Snow, and a mysterious samurai from another world named Zed. Together they must climb the great tower of fight off a group of racist fursonas created from the cognition of the false one, the owner of the Zohar Artifact and the one destined to bring forth the beginning and the end. But what at first seems like a silly, lighthearted adventure turns into a living nightmare as more and more about the history of the tower, it's overseer, and the dark secrets held within are slowly revealed...

!!''Noel & The Tower of Doom'' provides examples of:

* [[Cap]]: Every stat has a cap. The HP cap for allies is 9999, while the HP cap for enemies is 9,999,999. The AP cap for both enemies and allies is 999. The stat cap for both enemies and allies is 9999, though it's unlikely it will ever go above 999. The level cap for both enemies and allies is 99, but some enemies break the cap, namely the TrueFinalBoss who is [=Lv100=] and the {{superboss}} [[spoiler:Brutalist Helberg]].

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The "awakened power" passives are only obtained in the true ending route and only right before the end. They are incredibly powerful however and a huge help against the remaining bosses.

* ActionGirl: Noel, Sterling, and [[spoilers:Zed]].

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoilers:Magistrate transforms into Magus-Eos upon his defeat.]]

* VideoGameCruetyPotential: Just like in the [[spoiler:VideoGame/Doom2 mod VideoGame/MyHouse]] you can kill the little dog (called "Babiberg* in this game) in the [[spoiler:secret depths]] in order to instantly kill the {{Superboss}} [[spoiler:Brutalist Helberg]]. However, doing so will permanently lock you out of obtaining the legal papers in this playthrough, and you'll only get a second cursed ring as a reward.

* NewGamePlus: Once you defeat the final boss [[spoiler:Magus Eos]] you will be be able to access NG+ from the title screen, allowing you to replay the game from the beginning to get any potential PerminatlyMissableContent.

* {{One-Gender Race}}: Mermaids and pureblood Alfar like Noel.

* SpaceFleaFromNowhere: The boss fight with [[spoiler:The Child]] comes out of nowhere, with an epic score, cinematic visuals, and an extremely challenging boss worthy of final boss status. He is never mentioned again before or after.
* SummonedMonster: The boss Bubbles and the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Angler Eye]] summons an ally halfway through their fights.

** The "Forgetfuk Ending" is missable after recruiting Goliath.

** All the bad endings linked to the BonusBoss encounters are missible if you beat the bosses on your first attempt.
** The Mermaid Ending is missable if you either defeat the bonus boss [[spoiler:Angler Eye]] on your first attempt OR you end up killing [spoiler:Angler Eye's]] SummonedMonster [[spoiler:Patriot Defender]] first and then losing, which will give you the Sacrifice Ending instead.
** The legal papers item is completely missable if you decide to kill the Babiberg enemy, which will permanently get rid of the Brutalist Hellberg BonusBoss.

** In an early cutscene (right after you leave the starting room) Noel mentions a memory of she and her brother fighting the final boss of VideoGame/Kirby’sReturnToDreamland.

** Pokemon is referenced numerous times, as the bosses you fight are all heavily corrupted Pokemon.

** [[spoiler:Chris Chan’ Ponysona “Night Star” appears as an optional post-game boss. She is a required fight to access the true ending.]]

* {{One-GenderRace}}: Mermaids and pureblood Alfar like Noel.

* OneGenderedRace: Mermaids and pureblood Alfar like Noel.

** Explosion Ending: To get this ending, you must lose to the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Motormouth]]. In this ending 25% of the planet explodes and billions die. The end.
** Nightmare Ending: To get this ending, lose to the secret boss [[spoiler:King Kill]], In this ending Noel gets stuck in a never-ending eternal nightmare. The end.

** Toilet Ending: To get this ending, lose to the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Wonder Wizard]]. In this ending Noel is turned into a toilet. The end.
** Sacrifice Ending: To get this ending, lose to the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Angler Eye]] when [[spoiler:Patriot Defender]] is not the only one left on the field. In this ending Noel and everyone else is gruesomely sacrificed to the dark god.
** Mermaid Ending: To get this ending, lose to [[spoiler:Patriot Defender]] after the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Angler Eye]] has already been defeated. In this ending everyone is transformed into mermaids and seemingly live happily, but the pillars still exist and will inevitably activate without anyone being able to stop them, dooming the world.

* TheDragon: Magistrate is implied to be one to the false one, as well as [[spoilers:Infini-III.]]
* DualBoss: All the EX bosses fought in the true ending route count as this. [[spoilers:The pairs are Punchy and Angelica, Bubbles and Blake, and Wild and Magistrate.]]

** True Ending: To get this ending you must first unlock the [[spoiler:Secret Depths.]] To unlock the [[spoiler:Secret Depths]], you must [[spoiler:register every single weapon and armor in the NEVI Storehouse. This includes unlocking and defeating the four secret bosses. Once you have registered every weapon and armor you can safely pass the crusher in the warehouse and reach a special shrine where you can transform your Cursed Ring into the “Anchuent Ring.” Then, re-enter the entrance to Fornax-3 and a cutscene will play that will unlock the secret Depths. Then, once in the secret depths, you must find and defeat the three EX bosses to obtain their Secret Reports. Then, in Hellion, (Floor 6 of the secret Depths) after using the lighter fluid to light the bonfire you must burn every secret note. Then the boss “Nightstar” will appear in the Gas Station. Defeat Nightstar to unlock the path to the 8th floor of the secret depths and the true final boss. Then defeat the true final boss.]] In this ending [[spoilers:Mewtwo is purified and deactivates all the enochian pillars across the globe. With the power of the pillars gone, Zed disappears due to the false one’s power being no longer able to sustain her existence, thanking the other three heroes for helping her find redemption. The other three heroes carry on while Mewtwo heads back to his own dimension, pledging to find the other two fragments of god and defeat the False One once and for all.]]

* HellIsThatNoise: Getting caught by the creature in the nightmare ending uses an edited version of the JumpScare sound effect from VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddy's.

* IceMagicIsWater: Ice-elemental spells are considered water elemental. This is to stop element bloat which was a problem in previous KrimsonKatt games.

* EvilTowerOfOmninousness: The entire game revolves around one of these, the eponymous “Tower of Doom.” The game’s title screen even uses the trope image!

* [[Cap]]: Every stat has a cap. The HP cap for allies is 9999, while the HP cap for enemies is 9,999,999. The AP cap for both enemies and allies is 999. The stat cap for both enemies and allies is 9999, though it's unlikely it will ever go above 999. The level cap for both enemies and allies is 99, but some enemies break the cap, namely the TrueFinalBoss who is Lv100 and the {{superboss}} [[spoiler:Brutalist Helberg]].

* BonusBoss: Numerous examples. All but [[spoiler:Brutalist Hellberg]] are required for the GoldenEnding.
** [[spoiler:Motormouth, a steam-powered android with a mechanical jaw. He can bite down on your allies for absurd damage, most often killing them in a single hit. However, he has a major weakness. He only targets whoever has the lowest current HP. Meaning that you can just set up one of your guys as bait and constantly revive them to get Motormouth onto an infinite loop.]]
** [[spoiler:King Kill, the nightmarish “king of bats” who specializes in debuffs.]]
** [[spoiler:Wonder Wizard, the mad rainbow magical wizard man who possesses incredibly strong spells and the ability to drain ALL your AP.]]
** [[spoiler:Angler Eye, a demonic angler fish who specializes in defense-piercing attacks and summons a powerful ally, Patriot Defender, at 50% HP.]]
** [[spoiler:Nightstar, a demonic stallion who constantly buffs his own evasion and lowers your accuracy.]]
** [[spoiler:Brutalist Hellberg, the only BonusBoss who is not required for the GoldenEnding and is a recolor of the normal Hellberg enemy found in the Final Ascent. He possesses incredibly strong attacks and is 50 levels higher than the TrueFinalBoss. Good freaking luck.]]

* [[Cap]]: Every stat has a cap. The HP cap for allies is 9999, while the HP cap for enemies is 9,999,999. The AP cap for both enemies and allies is 999. The stat cap for both enemies and allies is 9999, though it's unlikely it will ever go above 999. The level cap for both enemies and allies is 99, but some enemies break the cap, namely the TrueFinalBoss who is Lv100 and the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Brutalist Helberg]].

* CoolHorse: The BonusBoss [[spoiler:Nightstar]], who is the closest thing in the game to fighting the false one legitimately.

* GiantHandsOfDoom: The true final boss, [[spoilers:Infini-III]], has two hands that you have to deal with along with the body.

** Pretty much every BonusBoss.

** The BonusBoss "Brutalist Hellberg" is a reference to the TV Show LiveActionTV/BetterCallSaul along with [[spoiler:Chris Chan's Lawyer.]]

** [[spoiler:Mewtwo is the true final boss, albeit in a heavily corrupted form. This form is also a reference to the old rumors of a “Mewthree” Pokemon.]]

* VideoGameCruetyPotential: Just like in the [[spoiler:VideoGame/Doom2 mod VideoGame/MyHouse]] you can kill the little dog (called "Babiberg* in this game) in the [[spoiler:secret depths]] in order to instantly kill the BonusBoss [[spoiler:Brutalist Helberg]]. However, doing so will permanently lock you out of obtaining the legal papers in this playthrough, and you'll only get a second cursed ring as a reward.

* ClassSystem: You can freely change classes in the menu between 8 different options: Vanguard, Warden, Thief, Artificer, Paladin, Wizard, Cleric, and Warlock. Classes gain JP by defeating enemies which can be used to learn new skills, each class having 10 of them.

->''"In this journey, I've learned so many things. Both of myself, and the world. But one thing hasn't changed, who I am inside. For I am… Noel"''

-->-- '''[Noel Strongarm}''', ''VideoGame/NoelAndTheTowerOfDoom''

''"In this journey, I've learned so many things. Both of myself, and the world. But one thing hasn't changed, who I am inside. For I am…
Noel"''
''[Noel Strongarm}''



You can find the game here: https://rpgmaker.net/games/12239/

* BattleThemeMusic: As typical with a <<KrimisonKatt>> game, the game has numerous boss themes, all of them being rips from other games.

* BattleThemeMusic: As typical with a KrimisonKatt game, the game has numerous boss themes, all of them being rips from other games.

->''"In this journey, I've learned so many things. Both of myself, and the world. But one thing hasn't changed, who I am inside. For I am…

-->-- ''Noel Strongarm}'''

* AmbigousGender: The false one, who’s pronouns change constantly throughout the game making it unclear to what their gender actually is, [[spoiler:similar to their real-life counterpart.]] This is explained in one of the Secret Reports by something called [[spoiler:”Zoharic Subconscious Fluxuations". Or “ZSF”. Basically when someone with an impure heart activates the Zohar Artifact, their subconscious is layered onto humanity’s overall perceptions to create a cognitive wall between the evil desires of the activator and the true power of the Zohar as a sort of power limiter. Since the False One’s identity and sense of self is so warped and incoherent due to severe mental illness, this warped sense of self is layered onto the subconscious of humanity, causing everyone to constantly change pronouns in reference to the false one constantly.]]

* BloodierAndGorier: Compared to VideoGame/ChroniclesTheLostPage and VideoGame/ChroniclesMeteorfall, this game is far more gruesome than the other two with more horror elements and EXTREMELY gruesome and violent bad endings.