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MetaFour
MOD
(Old Master)
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Since: Sep, 2012
MetaFour
MOD
(Old Master)
2024-05-31 13:28:21
Actually, since you have to sit through exposition on basic game mechanics, it sounds like a Forced Tutorial.
I would have said Broken Bridge.
They can overlap. If fixing the Broken Bridge also advances the plot, then that Magic Hammer of Bridge Repair is also a Plot Coupon.
BlackFaithStar
(Less Newbie)
2024-05-31 15:40:10
I'll go with Forced Tutorial in this case, thank you both!
When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior

Video game trope: you can't proceed to the next location before collecting something first.
Video example
: You can't board the ship before opening a chest that gives you some medals, and some exposition that medals are currency.
Edited by BlackFaithStar