History Videogame / WineAndRoses

* BonusBoss: ''Every'' fight except for the opening tutorial battles and the FinalBoss is technically optional.
** However, The Ordeal, Dante, Stark & Lannis, and the Devourer are possibly closer to the spirit of the trope. They all tend to be relatively close to the beginning of their areas, but are on par or more difficult than the "boss" of the area, generally requiring players to come back later to finish them off. None of them are stronger than the FinalBoss, though.

** OurAngelsAreDifferent

%%** Carmanth: WhipItGood

* WeaponOfChoice:
** Argent: CoolSword and AutomaticCrossbow
** Carmanth: WhipItGood
** Nynavae: WolverineClaws and MoreDakka

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Delilah.

** Another enemy is [[Videogame/DevilMayCry Dante]], complete with many of his trademark weapons.

** SquishyWizard / GlassCannon: Carmanth

* ContractualBossImmunity: Averted. Some enemies do have higher resistances to certain ailments, but for the most part, you're free to let loose with the StandardStatusEffects.

* AnachronismStew: The majority of the game seems to take place in a BigFancyCastle, and society seems to be under some kind of feudalistic system, at least in the place Francisco rules over. Argent's use of a CoolSword and AutomaticCrossbow seems to cement the game in this time period...however, Nynavae uses a gun, and the characters seem to instantly recognize Bohea's AbandonedLaboratory for what it is.

* BossBattle: A bit of a weird example, since ''all'' fights are technically unique boss battles. However, each area has an end-stage opponent (usually in a throne room or something similar) with a unique sprite that is more difficult than normal and who gives greater-than-normal rewards.

* DeathOfAThousandCuts: The Byrde, both to you and from you. All of its attacks are weak, but hit multiple times. It also inflicts daze, which reduces the exorcists' energy -- this only allows you to use their weaker attacks, most of which are weak but hit multiple times.

* LethalLavaLand: Bohea sector, though the edges are an AbandonedLaboratory.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Francisco has ''very'' long and remarkably silvery hair, though the latter could be a result of his curse.

* SilverBullet: Argent's crossbow is loaded with silver bolts, which makes them SuperEffective against TheUndead.

** Every upgrade that isn't tied to one of the three exorcists specifically elicits a quote from Francisco that references, alternatively, Creator/MaryShelley, Creator/HPLovecraft, Creator/StephenKing, Creator/BramStoker, Creator/AnneRice, and Ursula K. le Guin. The game even comes with a text file citing them all!

** It seems more than just items, a few enemies are also reference other media, such as a jester's underlings being named "[[LeagueOfLegends Shaco]]"
** One of the battle themes samples a quote from [[ASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]]

** FragileSpeedster / LightningBruiser: Nynavae

Though there are strategically placed StoryBreadcrumbs relating to this, the meat of the game revolves around exploration of Fort Adder and creative EasternRPG battles with the various enemies within. The game is described as a rough mix of ''Videogame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' and ''Videogame/MegaMan'' -- each enemy is unique and often appears frighteningly powerful, but defeating them grants access to a specialized slew of specific rewards, which can be used to enhance the player's strategy and often contain an AchillesHeel to another foe. The game is highly nonlinear, to the point of being almost a {{Metroidvania}} in RPG form; though there is an intended order in area progression, there is nothing preventing players from exploring every area from the start, and powerful enemies can even be defeated far before they're "supposed" to be, with clever strategizing.

** One of Nynavae's weapons is a gun called the [[CaveStory Polar Star]]

** It seems more than just items, a few enemies are also reference other media, such as a jester's underlings being named "[[LeagueOfLegends Shaco]]"

* ImGoingToHellForThis: Francisco says this of himself after making a pun. The pun in question? [[spoiler:"I'm glad he's found someone he can have a happy bone with"]] Francisco is talking about[[spoiler:his son and his son's lover,]] who are both skeletons at the time.