Another Side, Another Story: Difference between revisions

** Raspberyl's [[DLC]] story in ''[[Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' occurs after the game ends, where she becomes a teacher.

*** The [[Play Station Vita]] remake of ''Disgaea 3'' will have ''four'' new scenarios, including one starring two entirely new characters made for the port.

* The Wii and PSP ports of ''[[Phantom Brave]]'' have an [[Alternate Continuity]] called "Another Marona" where right before the plot of the main story, [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|everyone dies and becomes phantoms]].

* This is absurdly common in [[Nippon Ichi]] remakes. The PSP remake of ''[[La Pucelle]]'' has an alternate story mode involving Overlord Priere, while the PSP port of ''[[Makai Kingdom]]'' will have a new story mode starring new character, Zetta's Daughter, Petta (The mode is fittingly called "Papa is the Strongest Overlord".

** Actually, a bit of [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]--emphasis on the "error"--reveals why Karla only shows up in Hector's Story even though the chapter she appears in is also in Eliwood's Story. {{spoiler|Karla is also the person who gives you the Elysian Whip in the village in Chapter 25, Crazed Beast--and if you fail to reach that village and bandits end up destroying it, Karla ''won't'' show up at all, implying that she was killed in the attack on the village. And since in Eliwood's Story, the group never got lost and ended up there, this was the only option. This also means that ''Hector's'' Story is [[Canon]], since Karla is the mother of one of the characters in ''Sealed Sword''.}}

* ''[[Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones]]'' does this a bit differently. You start the game as Eirika, and after around ten missions you can continue with Eirika or choose to play as Ephraim. The next six missions will be different for each route. Afterwards, you join back up with the other party for the last few missions. Each route actually portrays the principal villain quite differently. {{spoiler|One had him being [[Love Makes You Evil|motivated by love]], the other [[Grand Theft Me|possessed]] by an [[Eldritch Abomination|Demon God]]. Regardless, said Demon God ends up being the final boss.}} Which route's story is canon is unknown, but it's a standalone game anyway.

** The [[Play Station 2]] and [[Wii]] versions of ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' added the "Separate Ways" scenario, which depicts the events of the main story from Ada's perspective and even goes as far as to depict why certain locations and items were the way they were in the main story. Oddly enough, the only gap in the story that "Separate Ways" does not cover was the one between Ada's arrival at Sadler's Island and her meeting with Krauser (presumably since "Assignment: Ada" covered a similar ground).

* The ''[[Tales of Destiny]]'' remake has this with fan-favorite character Leon Magnus in the director's cut, although you don't need to play the main plotline first (although you probably should, because Leon is in the know about several things that are spoilers to Stahn.)

* The [[Play Station 2]] game ''The Getaway'', after beating the game as Mark Hammond, the next play through allowed you to play as Frank Carter, the cop who initially pursued, and eventually helps Mr. Hammond.

* In the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' movie game for the [[Play Station 2]], it was possible to unlock an alternate mode of play where the player takes control of Harry Osborne as the Green Goblin, looking to avenge his father.

* ''N3: Ninety-Nine Nights'' relies '''completely''' on this trope. Entire subplots only appear when you get far enough to play through as the right character.

** ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' works much the same way.

** While that is true, only Firestorm and C&C3 actually tell the same story. The rest of them have the campaigns exist in [[Alternate History|different timelines]].

** This could be considered only slightly in keeping with the spirit of this trope, as these alternate stories/perspectives are always open from the start, with one exception: Beating the GDI and Nod campaigns in C&C3 unlocks the Scrin campaign.

* ''[[Haegemonia Legions Of Iron|Haegemonia: Legions of Iron]]'' starts with two separate campaigns for Earth and Mars, but they converge after the first several missions. Beyond that, the only differences are the primary hero and cosmetic ship designs.

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[Battle For Middle Earth]]'' games have alternate campaigns for both the Good (canon) and Bad forces.