History Videogame / StoriesPathOfDestinies

* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: In certain endings, misusing the Skyripper causes a hole to appear in the space-time continuum and suck the entire universe into it.]]

* DownerEnding: '''Every timeline that isn't the best one.''' Some end with [[BlackComedy morbid hilarity]], others are [[TearJerker tragic to a heartbreaking degree]], and then there are the paths which end [[NightmareFuel rather horrifically]].

* MultipleEndings: Twenty-four, to be precise, and unlike most games ''none'' of them are remotely the same- some may share similar concepts at best, but every single one drives Reynardo down a different path. The GoldenEnding can only be reached by learning all of the four truths: [[spoiler: That Zenobia has feelings for him, Lapino is a traitor, the Skyripper Core is unstable and the Iblis Stone is evil.]]

* ShootTheMedicFirst: One of the enemy types you encounter is an ethereal blue Raven sorcerer who casts magic to empower his allies rather than fight you directly. Kill that one quickly, or you're going to have a MUCH harder time with the rest of them.

* YetAnotherStupidDeath: Some of Reynardo's deaths are ''really'' idiotic, like reaching Enlightenment in the midst of battle, and sitting down to meditate. This stuns many of your foes, and they sit down to practice with you... [[spoiler: except not really. They cut off your head, because this is ''war,'' and your enemies are ''monsters!'']]

Reynardo is a sky-pirate in a [[WorldInTheSky land filled with floating islands, high above an endless expanse of blue skies.]] The emperor of this land has gone mad with power, and so a resistance has set out in an attempt to stop him. The Emperor has devolved into horrific, unspeakable rituals involving blood sacrifices and other dubious methods, and the resistance is desperately trying to stop him- for if he succeeds, the Emperor could very well unleash the [[EldritchAbomination Old Gods,]] horrific, monstrous beings that once ruled the islands.

As Reynardo attempts to help the resistance, he manages to pick up a mysterious book, and before he knows it, he's thrust into a sprawling, multi-layered adventure with many, ''many'' different outcomes. Reynardo loves, lives, and ultimately dies as his choices lead him to his doom... before being sent back to the moment he opened the book for the first time. Reynardo doesn't understand it right away, but he soon figures out that the book is showing him alternate universes, and that it's up to him to find a future where he preferably ''doesn't'' die, and the Emperor is defeated.

The breadth of ''Stories'''s gameplay is an action-rpg as Reynardo hacks and slashes his way through the armies of the emperor, powering himself up to become as strong as he can be. At many times throughout the story, you're offered a choice from one of a few options- the path you pick will then splinter off into one of ''twenty-four'' wildly different endings- in one, you may become an all-power legend of a man, and in another, you may die alone from a stupid choice. Each ending can give you crucial information, key to unlocking the best timeline possible and more upgrades.

* AlternateUniverse: An interesting version. The book is not showing Reynardo a future set in stone, but a possibility of what ''could'' transpire, despite him directly living it. Information taken from other universes is remembered by Reynardo, and this can cause some events and dialogue to change, along with causing some new paths to become accessible.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Raven army isn't exactly pleasant.
* AnnoyingArrows: Averted, at least in one of the endings. Reynardo dies from a single crossbow bolt to the gut.

* MythicalMotifs: Reynardo seems to have some loose references to ''Literature/ReynardTheFox'', a KarmicTrickster from European legends. [[spoiler:In the GoldenEnding, it's clear that he himself has become a trickster, as the ending is focused on manipulating and tricking Lapino, the Hare (a hare was also an enemy of Reynard in the stories) and the Emperor to make sure that they use the objects he knows will cause them harm]].

* AnnoyingArrows: Averted, at least in one of the endings. Reynardo dies from a single crossbow bolt to the gut.
* AlternateUniverse: An interesting version. The book is not showing Reynardo a future set in stone, but a possibility of what ''could'' transpire, despite him directly living it. Information taken from other universes is remembered by Reynardo, and this can cause some events and dialogue to change, along with causing some new paths to become accessible.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Raven army isn't exactly pleasant.

* MultipleEndings: Twenty-four, to be precise, and unlike most games ''none'' of them are remotely the same- some may share similar concepts at best, but every single one drives Reynardo down a different path. The GoldenEnding can only be reached by learning all of the four truths: [[spoiler: That Zenobia has feelings for him, Lapino is a traitor, the Skyripper Core is unstable and the Iblis Stone is evil.]]

* TheHeavy: Zenobia, the Emperor's daughter and main general, plays this role in some storylines, but usually if there is primary antagonist thwarting the heroes at every turn it is [[spoiler: Lapino, TheMole. Even in stories where Reynardo never realizes it, it can become clear to the player that he is the cause of many of Reynardo's inexplicable misfortunes.]]

* ShoutOut: There are plenty of them to go around, especially in the ending names:
** [[Film/GalaxyQuest "By Grabthar's Hammer."]]
** [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy "The Sky-Rover's Guide To The Galaxy."]]
** [[Film/DoctorStrangelove "How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Chaos."]]
** ... and also in the name of some Steam Achievements:
*** "[[Music/{{Ylvis}} What does the fox choose?]]"
*** "[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly The Good, the Bad and the Grunt]]"
*** "[[Franchise/StarWars It's like a small Death Star]]"
*** "[[Series/GameOfThrones You know nothing, Arctic Fox!]]"
*** "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Get over here!]]"
*** "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Masamune is for melancholic bad guys]]"
*** "[[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Hanzo would like these]]"
** Destroying enough objects will sometimes cause the narrator to mention that Reynardo once found a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Superman Issue #1]] after destroying a vase.
*** He will sometimes shout [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk Reynardo Smash!]] if you break too much objects in a short amount of time.
** Upon encountering enemies in Chapter 5, the narrator might also shout [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Praise the Sun!]]
** Or in random encounters, he will also mention "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings You shall not pass!]]"

* Or in random encounters, he will also mention "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings You shall not pass!]]"

* ShoutOut: There are plenty of them to go around, especially in the ending names:-

*** "[[VideoGame/Overwatch Hanzo would like these]]"

Has a spiritual sequel by the same company called VideoGame/{{Omensight}}.

Has a spiritual sequel by the same company called Omensight.

--> ''Zenobia:'' That's not how odds work! Didn't you pay attention in class?

** HealingShiv: The Hero Sword can channel magic to heal its wielder (while remaining deadly to his foes).