History VideoGame / SomaUnion

* DifficultyLevels: There are four difficulty levels: Story, Easy, Normal, and Hard. However, the difficulty level is ignored for the final BonusBoss, the [[spoiler:Copier]].

* BonusBoss: The game lets the player save after they beat the game once, allowing them to fight the [[spoiler:Sunset Squad, the Cooler Crusader, and the library's copy machine]].

The sequel changes things up from the first game- instead of DualWorldGameplay that determines which abilities each party member can use, now each member can switch between attack and support abilities more-or-less freely. In addition, you also gain access to Star abilities, which need slowly-generated Star Points to be used. Story-wise, there are no longer multiple story paths like in the first game, but instead a single path leading to two endings, with slight variations depending on whether you collect Orbs of Destiny or Orbs of Freedom. This all works to create a very different experience from the first game, essentially blending the gameplay of the original with that of ''VideoGame/BraveHeroYuusha''.

* BigBad: [[MadScientist Professor M]] is trying to stop Zero from putting the prices of the planet Soma back together, and sends his three minions to seize the four orbs that hold the key to repairing Soma. He is revealed to be [[spoiler:Mason from the previous game, who is trying to stop the return of [[EldritchAbomination Absolution]] and needs Zero to contain the orbs which hold the entity- [[DiscOneFinalBoss however]], he is superseded by Absolution itself, who shattered Soma in the first place and has been using Captain Guidance/Zeta to manipulate the heroes into restoring it and aims to [[OmnicidalManiac return the world to nothingness]]]].
* BonusBoss: The game lets the player save after they beat the game once, allowing them to fight the [[spoiler:Sunset Squad, the Cooler Crusader, and the library's copy machine.]]

** In the first choice, [[spoiler:the party chooses to use the fragments of Absolution to reassemble Soma, but do so knowing they risk Absolution returning to attempt to destroy the world again.]]
** In the second choice, [[spoiler:the party destroys Absolution permanently, but forgoes their only chance of restoring Soma. As a result, Starship Virtue continues to travel the cosmos looking for a new home.]]

* OnceMoreWithClarity: A rare example that shows a flashback from ''the previous installment''. [[spoiler:The first game opens with a flashback showing Form and Dissonance about to fight the tyrannical Sun King, who arrogantly declares himself ruler of all Soma and {{a god|AmI}}, to free Soma from his tyranny. The second game shows what happened up to that point, where we see that the Sun King Bright was actually a NiceGuy in over his head while Form and Dissonance were the aggressors who pit people against each other, and had just killed Bright's two best friends- who were ''[[WouldHurtAChild children]]''- so they could steal the power of Absolution for themselves. Bright fought them to stop their evil. When the scene happens again, it becomes clear who the real hero and villains were in that scenario.]]

Can be downloaded from [[https://torch60.itch.io/soma-union Itch.io]] or [[https://rpgmaker.net/games/11285/ RPGMaker.net]].

The sequel changes things up from the first game- instead of DualWorldGameplay that determines which abilities each party member can use, now each member can switch between attack and support abilities more-or-less freely. In addition, you also gain access to Star abilities, which need slowly-generated Star Points to be used. Story-wise, there are no longer multiple story paths like in the first game, but instead a single path leading to two endings, with slight variations depending on whether you collect Orbs of Destiny or Orbs of Freedom. This all works to create a very different experience from the first game.

* HappyEndingOverride: Despite all of Heart and Soul's efforts to save Soma in the previous game, this game has Soma destroyed and scattered across space. [[spoiler:It's revealed that while they defeated Form and Dissonance's Absolution form, that was only a portion of the real Absolution, whose completion caused the current crisis.]]

* EndgamePlus: Unlike the predecessor which had NewGamePlus, this game drops you back at just before the final boss and unlocks several extra bosses.

Teaming up with the perpetually happy Reca, the sour Doctor Lumen, the small Dockington, and a strange light who resides in their dreams, Zero is tasked by Captain Guidance to explore the fragments of Soma and discover a way to put it back together. Along their way, they discover that the key lies in four orbs scattered on each fragment. But collecting them will not be easy, for the mysterious individual known as [[BigBad Professor M]] does not want Zero to succeed in the mission, and sends his minions to impede their progress. This begins the race to find the orbs and decide the fate of Soma.

Teaming up with the perpetually happy Reca, the sour Doctor Lumen, the small Dockington, and a strange light who resides in their dreams, Zero is tasked by Captain Guidance to explore the fragments of Soma and discover a way to put it back together. Along their way, they discover that the key lies in four orbs scattered on each fragment. But collecting them will not be easy, for the mysterious [[BigBad Professor M]] does not want Zero to succeed in the mission, and sends his minions to impede their progress. This begins the race to find the orbs and decide the fate of Soma.

100 years after the true ending of ''VideoGame/SomaSpirits'', a mysterious light appears in the sky and shatters the planet of Soma. While there are many survivors on the fragments of Soma, several are crew members of Starship Virtue, a ship dedicated to finding the pieces of Soma and restoring the planet. The protagonist, Zero, is a spirit with no idea what aspect or life or emotion they're supposed to represent, but maybe doing reconaissance for the Virtue will help them find their purpose.

* StanceSystem: All playable characters can switch between Power and Support roles, with the former giving them offensive skills and the latter giving them support skills. They can change their role in battle, but if they end the turn in a different role from what they started the turn in, a cooldown will be placed on their role changing command.

** In the flashback, Bright is friends with Rozen, a cheerful boy who tends not to think of the consequences, and Silvio, a snarky boy who prioritizes rationality. [[spoiler:These are hints that they are the original human incarnations of Heart and Soul.]]

* EarthShatteringKaboom: Unlike the previous game, where Soma and its people were simply split into Joy and Sorrow halves, this game has Soma being blown to pieces. Strangely, each piece is still capable of sustaining life.