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Can be downloaded [http://www.sinisterdesign.net/AlterAILA.html here].
A [[Video Game Remake|remake]] called "Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis" was released on October 10th, 2010. Can be downloaded [http://rpgmaker.net/games/272/ here]. It removes the multiple-route mechanism in favour of a more linear plot, allowing for far better plot development and [[Foreshadowing]]. Notably, the entire cast from the original game is playable, which, combined with a longer plotline, allows for far greater [[Character Development]]. The combat system has also become much more unique, enjoyable, and balanced. In addition, all playable characters have been given set names rather than being [[Hello, Insert Name Here]] characters: '''{{color|blue|Leon}}''', '''{{color|green|Erin}}''', '''{{color|indigo|Indy}}''', '''{{color|gold|Scott}}''', '''{{color|violet|Violet}}''', '''{{color|red|Dread}}''', '''{{color|orange|Jake}}''', '''{{color|silver|Hawk}}''', and '''Celia'''.
A sequel, ''Alter A.I.L.A. Variant'', is in the works. More information [http://rpgmaker.net/games/2994/ here].
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* [[Big Good]]: Gold.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The {{spoiler|Independent ending. Violet is dead and President Gold is doomed to be assassinated, but the surviving heroes are free to explore the world without the Rebels and Imperialists dogging their trail.}}
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: [[The Empire]] is straight-up evil, but [[La Résistance|the Rebels]] are no saints either, and the Independents start out [[Heroic Neutral|just wanting to be left alone]] and end up {{spoiler|[[Neutral No Longer|trying to]] [[Omnicidal Neutral|take both sides out]]; the Empire because [[
** {{spoiler|Subverted to hell and back. Except for [[Complete Monster|Red]], all the playable characters and even [[Emperor Scientist|Kugar]] are heroes by nature, but some are being secretly manipulated by [[The Man Behind the Man|Aila]]. Oh, and Black was both right and wrong about White; White was one of Aila's pawns, but by nature he's good and makes a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in the Innovator path.}}
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Averted somewhat. When at critical health, playable characters ''will'' start showing signs of bleeding.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: One of Jackal's forms, others are required to get everyone's [[Infinity
** There's also the {{spoiler|Shadow characters}} in the Innovator route, plus Shadow Omega Weapon, which is the hardest boss in the game.
* [[Bottled Heroic Resolve]]: Stimulants.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Orange.}}
** Ah, [[Black and Grey Morality|sort of.]]
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]] / [[No Name Given]]: The entire cast. ''[[Video Game Remake|Genesis]]'' does give everyone canonical names, however.
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: The first battle against {{spoiler|Aila}}.
** Also, the battle against Ultima Weapon between part 1 and 2.
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* [[Joke Item]]: Throughout the game, one can find such items as "Revealing Suit", "Masochist Suit", and "Pants".
** Handguns also border on this -- they're by far the least useful of the different guns and are easily outclassed by anything, except for possibly shotguns, which have terrible accuracy. And even then, {{spoiler|Yellow's EX Shotgun}} is no lightweight weapon.
* [[Kill
** '''Loyalists''': {{spoiler|Green, Black, Yellow, Orange and White.}}
** '''Rebellion''': {{spoiler|Green, Red, Violet, Yellow and Black.}}
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** The [[Man Behind the Man]], {{spoiler|Aila}}, is capable of doing a specific form of this; they can imprint a "suggestion" on a target, causing them to think they thought of the idea themselves. Later in the game, this functions as straight-up [[Mind Control]].
* [[Multiple Endings]] - One for each route.
* [[New Game Plus]]: At the end of each route, you're allowed to sell most of the items you've acquired and retain the money gained for the next route. Subverted in that very few things are carried over -- only the special bombs that you get at the end, the "badge" gotten for completing a route, and [[Infinity
* [[Non
* [[Opening the Sandbox]]
* [[Perfect Run Final Boss]]: {{spoiler|Aila.}}
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* [[Action Girl]]: Every single female character, pretty much.
* [[After the End]]: As in the original, there are only two small, devastated islands surrounded by endless ocean.
* [[Anti
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: You find one in the {{spoiler|Orbital Prison}}.
* [[Arbitrary Gun Power]]
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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Ultima Weapon goes from the Empire's best weapon to [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|a random enemy completely unrelated to the plot]].
** The Jackals go from a race of Imperial [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]] who had a vital role in the plot to {{spoiler|a small cameo at the end of Phase 3.}}
* [[Despair Event Horizon]] / [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|Hawk after being freed from Aila's control.}}
** {{spoiler|Erin}} also crosses the event horizon after {{spoiler|learning that she's only alive because of Kugar's [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. While she and Leon are dangling from a ledge in Avalon, she tells Leon "[[Driven to Suicide|Let go [of me].]] [[Tear Jerker|If you let go, you can pull yourself up.]]"}}
* [[Developers Room]]: Half of your reward for beating the [[True Final Boss]] is getting to read Neok's final thoughts on the game. It also shows a few scrapped sprites and ideas that never made it into the game.
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** Also {{spoiler|Tinderbot Mk. III}}.
* [[Duel Boss]]: {{spoiler|Mind-controlled Leon, twice}}. Becomes [[That One Boss|one of the hardest bosses in the game]] because the person on your side is Erin, who is slightly slower than the boss and deals pitiful damage.
** Also, the "darkside" [[Bonus Boss|Bonus Bosses]] that can be fought to obtain characters' [[Infinity
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: {{spoiler|Silvra}} is first seen near the end of phase 1 in a cutscene. However, we don't learn her name or her role in the plot until the end of phase 5.
* [[Easter Egg]]: The SNEWS article in Oberon Tower.
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* [[Fight Woosh]]
* [[Final Boss Preview]]: Quite literally. At the end of the {{spoiler|Underwater Facility}}, you fight a short battle against {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Aila]]}}.
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Force and [[Psychic Powers|Psych]] too.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Multiple. Most notable are [[That One Boss|Ultima Weapon]] and the [[Final Boss]]. Interestingly, both use them to charge [[That One Attack]] rather than act as random monsters.
* [[Foil]]: {{spoiler|Kugar}} to {{spoiler|Tinder}}.
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* [[Gladiator Subquest]]: The Arena, natch.
* [[Global Currency]]: Justified, since the entire game (and known world) only spans two tiny islands that are right next to each other, and all of that space is theoretically under the control of a [[One World Order]].
* [[Good Wings Evil Wings]]: Played with. {{spoiler|[[Anti
** [[Power Gives You Wings]]: {{spoiler|Silvra}}'s [[Battle Aura]] looks like a pair of butterfly wings.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: {{spoiler|Scott's death. Enforcers advance on him, then the screen goes black and the sounds of gunshots are heard, then the sound of a body slumping to the ground.}}
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* [[Human Aliens]]: {{spoiler|Gray, Leon, and Celia.}}
* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests]]: Lampshaded by Scott in the game's tutorial section.
* [[Infinity
** The Tear of All Ocean is a more general example. Incredible stat boosts across the board, and has the properties of every element, meaning that if an enemy has an elemental weakness, it ''will'' hit it, no matter what.
* [[Informed Equipment]]: Justified; equipment for the "wear" slot is usually more akin to a small accessory, so not seeing any difference on the character's model makes sense. And if it's not an accessory, it's probably a jacket, but given how many characters wear [[Badass Longcoat|Badass Longcoats]] the difference wouldn't be very noticeable.
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* [[No Cure for Evil]]: Averted with some human [[Mook|Mooks]], who ''can'' use Stim Fields. Erin's [[Bonus Boss|darkside]] can also use First Aid, naturally. A few [[Flunky Boss|Flunky Bosses]] can use Revive Fields to restore their flunkies, too. Played straight with everyone else.
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Dread}} delivers one to {{spoiler|Hawk}} late in the game.
* [[Nominal Importance]]: Played so very, very straight. Characters without names aren't even drawn with faces, and the lack of sympathy for their deaths comes close to [[What Measure Is a Mook?]] at times, especailly given how often your characters fight each other. Odds are very good that if someone's got a name and picture, then they will join your party during the game, or in the post-game.
* [[Non
* [[One Size Fits All]]: Mostly played straight, although some equipment can only be worn by one gender.
* [[One Stat to Rule Them All]]: As with all ATB-based battle systems, Speed. Doubling it essentially doubles all of your other stats at the same time, since you can act twice as often. Fortunately, Neok is [[Genre Savvy]] in this regard -- Speed can only be increased through equipment, and only in small amounts. SPD Boosters also cost more than other boost items.
* [[One
** Happens quite literally in the case of {{spoiler|Kugar}}, who transforms before the fight begins.
* [[Opening the Sandbox]]: Happens ''after'' the main game is completed, interestingly.
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* [[Pillar of Light]]: Whenever someone is endowed with the CRIT Boost status.
* [[Pop Quiz]]: G-Bot hosts one of these if you find it during the postgame. It appears in certain areas randomly, and asks a whopping 100 questions.
* [[Power At a Price]]: The Demon King Cradle, sort of. It gives an incredible boost to Attack -- even moreso than the [[Infinity
* [[Pre
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Psycho Serum]]: {{spoiler|Jackal Serum in high doses, which is also justified. It's designed to heighten both mental and physical capabilities, but overdose causes neurological deterioration and reversion to primal instincts. However, the heightened strength and endurance are retained, meaning you now have someone who's effectively a superpowerful zombie on your hands.}}
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* [[Redemption Demotion]] / [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: {{spoiler|The bonus characters. Many of them can be fought as bosses during the main game, but as playable characters, not only are most of their abilities horrendously gimmicky, they also fit the "underleveled" part quite literally -- they start at level one!}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized]]}}: {{spoiler|Only because [[Big Bad|Aila]] is calling the shots, however.}}
* [[Reward From Nowhere]]: You just defeated a [[Bonus Boss]]? Congratulations, an [[Infinity
** Possibly justified in the case of the characters' unique ultimate weapons, since their darksides may have been carrying them. The Tear of All Ocean, on the other hand...
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Tinderbot Mk. III and G-Bot.
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* [[Too Awesome to Use]]: CRIT Boosters.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Indy, who has gone from being the [[Joke Character]] of the original to a [[Game Breaker]] in this one. Sadly, inverted with Erin, who is now pathetic offensively.
* [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]: Hilariously subverted with Ultima Weapon; see [[One
* [[Useless Useful Spell]]: Averted; nothing is immune to status effects, even bosses. Inflicting crushes on your opponent is usually a good way to cripple them.
* [[Vendor Trash]]: Robot parts. Lampshaded in an early conversation where Leon asks why they can't make their own weapons with the parts. Scott just says, "You'd think that, but no."
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* [[Video Game Remake]]
* [[Videogame Set Piece]]: During the battles with {{spoiler|Limit Silvra}} and {{spoiler|Limit Lavitz}}, the bosses will drain 1 EX and 2 AP from your entire party, respectively, every turn they get.
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: Trying to go back after encountering {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Aila]]}} for the first time, right after a certain character has told you to not go back. If you do, [[What the Hell, Player?|they'll yell at you]].
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Erin}}:''' What part of '''"leave this place immediately"''' don't you understand? We're as good as '''dead''' if we go back!}}
* [[Wham Episode]]: {{spoiler|The ending of phase 4.}}
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'''{{spoiler|Aila}}: {{color|red|Die.}}''' }}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The game was originally planned to have [[Multiple Endings]]. The final battle of the bad ending would have been {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|Leon vs. Erin]]}}.
* [[What Measure Is a Non
* [[With a Friend And A Stranger]]: Scott, Violet, and Leon in the first three phases. Turned around from its usual form; the protagonist is the stranger.
* [[Wolfpack Boss]] / [[Dual Boss]]: Most of them, if they aren't [[Flunky Boss|Flunky Bosses]].
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