Line #27 VideoGame/CreatureInTheWell


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/creature_in_the_well_keyart.png]]
2	''Creature In The Well'' is a pinball-inspired sci-fi isometric HackAndSlash game, developed by the Flight School Studio, and slated for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. It was released on 6 September 2019.
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4	You play as a [=BOT-C=] robot, sent to recover an abandoned facility left behind on a desert planet. Supposedly, you only need to restore the power, but you'll soon discover that the place is haunted by the titular Creature, and it'll be using all of the place's defences to deal with your intrusion.
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6	The announcement trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LlyGN9XEZ4 here]], and the gameplay footage is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhW63e9YDu0 here]].
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8	!! Creature In The Well provides examples of the following tropes:
9	* BadassCape: Artwork and trailers show that a flowing blue cape is the only spot of vibrant color on the [=BOT-C=] body, with the rest being grey metal. From the bird's eye view, however, it makes him look a lot like a knight, which was clearly the intention. Throughout the game you can collect a number of differently colored, but purely cosmetic capes.
10	* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: The Creature, as the monster's face is never shown. [[spoiler:Even when it's sealed away, its face is still unrevealed.]]
11	* CosmeticAward: All of the capes are this, but more notably, BOT-C CHRGR and BOT-C STRKR weapons are both found in the town, beyond a particularly hard optional puzzle and, unlike many weapons, offer no benefit whatsoever to wielding them, being purely cosmetic.
12	* CyberCyclops: The artwork shows that [=BOT-C=] has just one glowing white eye.
13	* DualWielding: Red-colored dual blades are the first weapon [=BOT-C=] is seen picking up in the gameplay footage.
14	* JustifiedSavePoint: Gameplay footage shows the so-called "Reserve Power Monoliths", which act as save points because they "prevent system-wide data loss in the event of a [=BOT-C=] program failure".
15	* DugTooDeep: The audio logs reveal that the titular creature had been in the mountain long before the machine was built in it and was none too happy with the scientist attempts to build a facility in it's turf.
16	* HyperspaceArsenal: You can swap weapons mid combat regardless of how many you have. This means the BOT-C can be carrying a dozen weapons with them at any one time.
17	* LastOfItsKind: The robot you play as used to be one of many engineer droids meant to help build and maintain the facility and the Machine in it, but were gradually all destroyed by the Creature in the Well, leaving you as the last one.
18	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The titular Creature, as shown [[https://www.savingcontent.com/2019/09/06/creature-in-the-well-bounces-onto-pc-xbox-one-and-switch-today/ here]], has many bony, demonic arms. He uses them to their full potential in the North Star Conduit and the Weather Control Station.
19	* PinballProjectile: Since the gameplay is wholly inspired by pinball, it's not surprising that the gameplay footage shows turrets whose projectiles need to be knocked back at them.
20	* PipePain: The first "weapon" found by [=BOT-C=] in the gameplay footage is a pipe, which it uses to knock the ball around for the pinball-style gameplay. It soon replaces the pipe with a Charge Sword.
21	* WeatherControlMachine: The Machine you are repairing throughout the game is quickly revealed to be this, meant to disperse the perpetual sandstorm surrounding the town.

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