History YMMV / Solstice

* HilariousInHindsight[=/=]SpiritualLicensee: There's a city that stands amidst the uninhabited plain. It runs partly on technology that sometimes seems to defy laws of science, partly on magic that is inherent in the place this city was build upon. The beliefs of the natives of the place feature prominently in the story. There are also two protagonists - the medicine man and the rational scientist - with very different perspectives. Both are [[UnreliableNarrator unreliable narrators]] and both find themselves charged with the saving of the city. At one point, the medicine man [[spoiler: is charged with murder]]. Halfway into the game, one of the governing authorities declares a witch hunt. There are four possible endings: [[spoiler: the city is destroyed completely, the city is saved at the expense of the magic, the magic is saved at the expense of the city, and both the magic and the city are saved at the expense of something else,]] respectively. One of the significant characters is a BedlahBabe and a courtesan. Now, which game have we described - ''VisualNovel/{{Solstice}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{Pathologic}}''?

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Between the BlackAndGreyMorality, the sheer cruelty of what happens to most of the inhabitants, and [[spoiler:the fact that ''every'' ending is a DownerEnding (with the best case scenario arguably being the one where ''everyone dies'')]], it's very easy for this to happen to players.

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* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler: Dear God, ''Constance''.]]

* ReplacementScrappy: Although Simon Matravers and Morris Ingram are quite similar vocalists on paper, Morris's less confident delivery is often considered the fatal flaw of ''New Dark Age''. Averted with Paul Kearns.

* ContestedSequel: Is ''White Horse Hill'' a worthy successor to ''New Dark Age''?
* CreatorsOddball: The ''Halcyon EP'', which is much closer to the likes of {{Music/Manilla Road}} than epic doom metal.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Material from ''White Horse Hill'' was around as early as 2013, if not earlier. Considering the band's history, it's nothing short of a miracle that the album was released with the same vocalist in tow.

* EpicRiff: "The Sleeping Tyrant", "The Man Who Lost the Sun", "To Sol a Thane". Kind of a requirement for doom bands.

* PlayerPunch: A lot of them, but one of the harshest comes if [[spoiler: you decide to imprison Sem in Chapter 3. Especially if you have been on his romance path before.]] And then, of course, there's the BadEnding.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Between the BlackAndGreyMorality, the sheer cruelty of what happens to most of the inhabitants, and [[spoiler:the fact that ''every'' ending is a DownerEnding (with the best case scenario arguably being the one where ''everyone dies'')]] it's very easy for this to happen to players.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Between the BlackAndGreyMorality, the sheer cruelty of what happens to most of the inhabitants, and [[spoiler:the fact that ''every single ending'' is a DownerEnding (with the best case scenario arguably being the one where ''everyone dies'')]] it's very easy for this to happen to players.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Between the BlackAndGreyMorality, the sheer cruelty of what happens to most of the inhabitants, and [[spoiler:the fact that ''every single ending'' is a DownerEnding,]] it's very easy for this to happen to players.

* PlayerPunch: A lot of them, but probably the harshest one comes if [[spoiler: you decide to imprison Sem in Chapter 3. Especially if you have been on his romance path before.]]

* PlayerPunch: A lot of them, but probably the harshest one comes if [[spoiler: you decide to imprison Sem in Chapter 3. Especially if you have been on his romance path before.]] Still, even that is nothing compared to what happens in case of [[spoiler: imprisoning Galen.]]

* PlayerPunch: A lot of them, but probably the harshest one comes if [[spoiler: you decide to imprison Sem in Chapter 3. Especially if you have been on his romance path before.]]