History VideoGame / TheLastRemnant

* EarnYourBadEnding: Well, earn [[ThatOneBoss That One Final Boss]] technically. The Conquerer's strength in the final boss varies depending on what percentage of all the quests you've done. But counter-intuitively, the more quests you do, the ''stronger'' he gets. Thus if you just run the main quests and ignore all the side quests (which is admittingly hard to do as the main quests are no push over) he will be the weakest strength possible. But if you do 100% completion, he is one of the strongest bosses in the entire game.

* {{FlamingSword}}: Most notably Vespe, though several upgraded weapons qualify.

%%* IdiotHero: Rush Sykes.

* JigglePhysics: watch the sovanis' ears especially.

* ManaBurn: Cachexia, Artsap and occasionally Land Mine. 0AP for you! Also the basis for many bonus boss strategies.

* SharedLifeMeter: The game has this for the squads you build to fight enemies. An especially lucky enemy roll could leave five characters badly injured but alive... ,sharing all of ''one'' HP. Conversely, some enemy attacks can KO individuals without doing much damage, couple that with healing spells not automatically reviving fallen units and you can end up with a single wakeful character while the other four are KO'd.

%%* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Wagram.]]
* UniversalPoison: One poison, but few methods to cure it, thanks to various Arts. Lotions and Remedies. Pick one.

%%* VictoryPose

%%* YourHeadAsplode: Duke Hermien's final fate.

* ChallengingTheChief: Leucetius attempts during his [[CharacterDevelopment bonus talks.]] He doesn't believe that [[TheHero Rush]] should be leading the party against The Conqueror, so he goes to [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority persuade]] others on the matter. [[BoisterousBruiser Blocter]] overwhelms him, claims that he WouldntHitAGirl after losing to [[LadyOfWar Emmy]], and receives an [[CrowningMomentOfFunny intimidating glare]] from [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething David]]. He gets it in the end.

In September 2018, Square Enix ceased sales for the PC version. An HD Remaster for the Playstation 4, containing the content previously exclusive to the PC version along with updated graphics, has been announced for a December 6, 2018 release in Japan.

In September 2018, Square Enix ceased sales for the PC version. An HD Remaster for the Playstation 4, containing the content previously exclusive to the PC version along with updated graphics has been announced for a December 6, 2018 release in Japan.

''The Last Remnant'' is a RPG for the Xbox 360 and PC developed by Creator/SquareEnix.

** Hell, it was even given the working title ''[=SaGa=] Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous ''[[Franchise/SaGaRPG SaGa]]'' games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!

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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:The ending implies that Rush isn't actually dead, since he says he's going back because everyone is waiting for him. And then there's the Japanese version of the dialogue, which reads as "I'm going back because ''he'' is waiting for me". But before you go "homoerotism confirmed", know that he actually uses a gender neutral form. Ambiguity is very easy to do in Japanese since it can be a heavily context-based language, which is very hard to translate to English. The translator was either lazy, a wishful thinking yaoi fan, or just didn't know how to translate it to English so left it as "he" as the default.]]

** Hell, it was even given the working title ''[=SaGa=] Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous ''VideoGame/{{SaGa}}'' games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!

The XBox 360 version was heavily criticized for having ''massive'' amounts of slowdown during battles, as well as many other graphical misgivings that push it into ObviousBeta territory. This was blamed on a few things: the release was rushed to meet deadlines, and it was the first time Square Enix had used the Unreal Engine (which carries a few graphical quirks of its own) to make a game. Installing the game to the hard drive does fix the majority of the slowdown, but not perfectly.

* TemptingFate: GenreSavvy players could have noticed the pattern. [[spoiler:It seems that confession in The Last Remnant is a straight way to get killed]]. Two most notable examples are: when Emma admitted to misjudging Rush, [[spoiler:she got killed directly afterwards]]. When David at last told Rush what his true intentions were when taking him under Athlum's protection, [[spoiler:it was ''Rush'' who got killed... Well, not actually. TheStinger confirms he is alive, in both versions, and is going back to his friends]].

* ArsGoetia: All Sovani weapons are named after the demons.

* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' meets ''Romancing [=Saga=]''.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Unique Arts, Remnant Arts, Weapon Arts, and Summons. Mostly because of how much morale it needs to trigger them and their high cost. More often then not, it borders to UselessUsefulSpell, and, in certain areas of the game, GameBreaker.
** They can be AwesomeYetPractical at the same time if you know exactly how to manipulate union morale.

* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: His Excellency]], anyone?

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: You're limited as to how many squads you can deploy in battle, and how many leader-type units you may have deployed. Rush is a leader unit who must always be deployed, of course.
** Somewhat relaxed in the PC version: they removed the "Leader" designation, meaning that there is no longer any restriction on the number of unique (in other words, non-generic) units you can have deployed. (Though in exchange, enemies have more HP and are generally harder to defeat.)
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler: Wilfred Hermeien.]] Subverted with David.

* ArtifactOfDoom: The Remnants

* BattleThemeMusic
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njI2fT4d2CY Clash of Opposites]], during the first battle, against rares and other spots.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XqE5VSFuFM Struggle Eternal]], against quest bosses. Usually.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeNwycQg40 Flamedrop]] plays in dungeon-type areas (blue diamonds), while [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXIhUhIg1U Sword Sparks]] plays in open areas (green diamonds).
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQzd9YYuQM Sliver of Hope]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5VvobUz7g Reversal!]] play when the morale gauge is at the extremes for more than one turn, and during the first half of the game. [[spoiler: Reversal! also plays when you're about to finish off The Conqueror.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDJnaA6n0M Beat the Odds]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6jHPvpazE Turn the Tide]] have the same conditions as above, but during the second half of the game.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqJj4UX4KU Out of Control]], against Remnant based enemies.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9p40zrpg7c The Gates of Hell.]] [[spoiler: against anything that Wagram summons and their pallet swaps.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTxQvZ09IU Press to Victory.]] [[spoiler: The Seven and their Enlightened forms.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgTyaLoCCDo Nisus]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaFsudO46s Schismogensis]], the final boss themes. [[spoiler: Schismosgenesis only triggers after the Conqueror ditches the Valeria Heart. Only Nisus plays when fighting against the White Conqueror.]]
*** And the Horns of Victory play when you win.

* BloodKnight: Wyngale. So much so, that [[spoiler: the Imperator ''forced him to bind to the Brimuslabus'']] just to stop him fighting.
** He's also a little AxCrazy, based on his behaviour in-battle. He laughs when allies get hit!

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (green) and Irina (blue), Conqueror (red).

* DropTheHammer: Nora. You can also equip Rush with a huge hammer.
** "I'll crush you like a bug!"

* DualWielding: Emma and Emmy. Rush can dual wield too.

* EvolvingAttack: Characters learn types of arts based on the weapon they use and how they wield them[[note]]or not, in the case of Mystic or Item Arts[[/note]]. Once a character learns an art, repeated use of the art will improve it, or unlock more advanced arts of that type.
** For example, a character using a single one-handed weapon might learn "Knee Splitter". Repeated use leads to learning "Knee Splitter II", and later on "Cutting Lunge" or "Double Slash".

* [[ZettaiRyouiki Golden Thigh Ratio]]: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored. Many other female units also fit the description.
* [[GottaCatchEmAll Gotta Bind Em All]]: You can bind all the Remnants later on in the game.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Remnant," "Yes my Lord," "Talisman," etc.

%%* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Emma Honeywell's duel with the Conqueror.]] Also, [[spoiler: Rush at the end of the game.]]
* HotLibrarian: Possibly [[spoiler: Haruko]], once you finish her quest and she becomes available as party member, complete with a BladeOnAStick.
* HundredPercentCompletion: Complete all quests to get [[spoiler: "The Final Instance" achievement]]. As the game has a LostForever issue, it's harder than you think.
* IGaveMyWord: David struggles with this upon realizing [[spoiler: he ''got'' Irina involved in war in the end]].
** Subverted as [[spoiler: given her stubborn streak, she wanted to help out anyways. They also needed her in the end.]]

* IdiotHero: Rush Sykes, all the way.
** Shown with full force [[MeaningfulName in his name itself]]. What did you expect?

* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: David is pronounced Dah-VEED.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Emma. Though her daughter comes in to replace her in battle immediately afterwards.]]

* TheLastTitle: The name of the game.

* [[LightIsNotGood Enlightenment Is Not Good]] As the Enlightened versions of [[spoiler:the Seven and the Conqueror]] demonstrate.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: You have the Sykes, David and the Four Generals, 27 other Unique Leaders of which one has 7 variations, [[spoiler: and The Seven]]. And that's not counting the Generic Leaders and Soldiers. Altogether, there's about 300 characters to hire. Take. Your. Pick.
* LostForever: Many sidequests featured in the first disc become unavailable in the second (due to the TimeSkip between them).
** Worse than that. Cannot beat [[NintendoHard really hard]] BonusBoss The Fallen ''before'' entering Underwalt? The quest is LostForever and you can say goodbye to your HundredPercentCompletion.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Take a guess.

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: The ending implies that Rush isn't actually dead, since he says he's going back because everyone is waiting for him.]]
** [[spoiler: And then there's the Japanese version of the dialogue, which reads as "I'm going back because ''he'' is waiting for me". So, if you had any doubts left about Dave and Rush... HoYay indeed!]]
*** [[spoiler: He actually uses a gender neutral form. Ambiguity is very easy to do in Japanese since it can be a heavily context-based language, which is very hard to translate to English. The translator was either lazy, a wishful thinking yaoi fan, or just didn't know how to translate it to English so left it as "he" as the default.]]

---> '''David''': What is he doing here! He wasn't supposed to know about this!
---> (moments later, as the Duke is cornered)
---> '''David''': We've got to save him!

* TakeUpMySword: [[spoiler: Emmy Honeywell is told to take up her mother's sword by David Nassau: "Serve me, as did your mother before you."]]
* TemptingFate: GenreSavvy players could have noticed the pattern. [[spoiler: It seems that confession in The Last Remnant is a straight way to get killed]]. Two most notable examples are: when Emma admitted to misjudging Rush, [[spoiler: she got killed directly afterwards]]. When David at last told Rush what his true intentions were when taking him under Athlum's protection [[spoiler: it was ''Rush'' who got killed]].
** [[spoiler: Only if you didn't watch till after the credits, where it's confirmed he is alive, in both version, and is going back to his friends.]]

* TotallyRadical: Rush's slang is about twenty years out of date.
** ''Khrynia'' can be considered even worse. She mixes old and new slang all over the place.
** Other leaders like Darien also use somewhat cringe-worthy slang, though thankfully not at Khrynia's frequency.
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Wagram]]

** Rush can also qualify as a bit of a DeadpanSnarker if you refuse to buy her stuff.
* VictoryPose

* YourHeadAsplode: Duke Hermien's final fate.

The plot concerns the efforts of a young man named Rush Sykes as he attempts to rescue [[DistressedDamsel his sister Irina]] from a secretive faction involved in forbidden experiments with preternatural artifacts called [[ArtifactOfDoom Remnants]]. Rush soon finds allies in the form of David Nassau- [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the marquis of a nation called Athlum]]- and his four loyal generals. Meanwhile, a [[OutsideContextProblem mysterious]] {{Badass}} known only as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Conqueror]] has begun to lead an army through the nations of the world, seizing any and all Remnants in his path.

* BadAss: Emma is definitely a badass. So is the Conqueror. Some of the other Unique Leaders could count too.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The Ninja class for the PC version. Allows the union to skip right to Rear Assaulting the enemy if it's already been Deadlocked. This allows for extra Morale gain and deals extra damage to the enemy union. It's also one of the few classes to offer immunity to Instakill.

* Unrequiited Love: [[spoiler: David]] may have these feelings for [[spoiler: Rush]]

* AerithAndBob: In spades. Ranges from, for example, the fairly regular Emma, Kate and Hannah through to the slightly-odd Rush and Hinnah and anywhere past. Three of Athlum's generals are named Torgal, Blocter and Pagus- and are lead by the mighty Marquis... David. (Although it is pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY 'Dah-Veed']], which is the way it is pronounced in Spanish and French).

The plot concerns the efforts of a young man named Rush Sykes as he attempts to rescue [[DistressedDamsel his sister Irina]] from a secretive faction involved in forbidden experiments with preternatural artifacts called [[ArtifactOfDoom Remnants]]. Rush soon finds allies in the form of David Nassau- [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the marquis of a nation called Athlum]]- and his four loyal generals. Meanwhile, a [[OutsideContextVillain mysterious]] {{Badass}} known only as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Conqueror]] has begun to lead an army through the nations of the world, seizing any and all Remnants in his path.

* WaveMotionGun: The Gae Bolg, David's gigantic cannon Remnant that, upon activation, causes MassiveDamage to every enemy in the battle, usually ending it outright. Seriously, this thing is terrifying.

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* AerithAndBob: In spades. Ranges from, for example, the fairly regular Emma, Kate and Hannah through to the slightly-odd Rush and Hinnah and anywhere past. Three of Athlum's generals are named Torgal, Blocter and Pagus- and are lead by the mighty Marquis... David. (Although it is pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY 'Dah-Veed']], which is the way it is pronounced in French).

* FirstNameBasis: Lord David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, allows Rush to call him "David" when they first meet. Rush decides to go with "Dave" instead. This is also something of a RunningGag. The Japanese version simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: And how. You're limited as to how many squads you can deploy in battle, and how many leadery-type units you may have deployed. Rush is a leader unit who must always be deployed, of course.