Basic Trope:The world in a video game is much smaller than it is described in the Lore.
- Straight:
- In the lore the kingdom of tropedia is described as being the size of United Kingdom, in game it can be crossed using a mount in less than 3 hours.
- In the lore it is said that to get from one city to another, it takes about 1 hour on a horse, in the real game it takes about 3 minutes.
- Exaggerated:
- In the lore the kingdom of tropedia is described as being the size of Asia, in the game you can cross walking (without running) in less than 1 hour.
- In the lore it is said that to get from one location to another it takes a week with a fast mount, in the real game it takes less than 10 minutes.
- Downplayed:
- In the game, the kingdom of tropedia is almost as big as in lore, only certain distances are shortened and some buildings are removed.
- In the lore the distance between two cities is described as a 1 hour walk, in the real game it takes 15 minutes.
- Justified:
- Having a real-size kingdom would be very impractical, because crossing the map could take hours, even using the fastest mount.
- The lore dates to tropedia's heyday, the game takes places during its twilight.
- The game has an internal clock, where each minute is represented in a few seconds, so the distance is shortened to reflect that.
- Inverted: Tropedia in the lore is described as a small village, which does not exceed 100 inhabitants, in the game it is much larger with a much larger population.
- Subverted: Initially it seems that the size of Tropedia was reduced, but later it is confirmed that Tropedia is a small kingdom in the lore.
- Double Subverted: Even if it is a small kingdom, the version of the game is still much smaller.
- Parodied: A villager complains that getting to the nearest town would take him hours, even when he is only 20 meters away.
- Zig-Zagged: Some maps are smaller than the lore, and some are not.
- Averted: The realm of tropedia in the lore and in the game are exactly the same.
- Enforced: The developers thought a real size map was impractical.
- Lampshaded: "For supposedly a 3 day trip, it is incredibly close."
