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A 16-Bit console style role-playing game, with tongue in cheek [[Cthulhu Mythos|Lovecraftian]] humor, rampant [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshading]] of JRPG tropes, plenty of [[Genre Savvy]], and [[No Fourth Wall]] to speak of, it is both a loving tribute and parody of the 16-bit JRPG.

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* [[Absurdly High Level Cap]]: As seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT6A2Ew1fT8 this video] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpZ3N8cN260 this other one] (ATTENTION: Final boss spoilers in both videos!), there is no such thing as a level cap in this game. Even though new skills stop being obtained and upgraded at level 40, you can keep gaining stats as long as you keep gaining experience. The amount of experience needed to level up doesn't even go up after that point, you always need 99999 experience points to go up a level.

* {{spoiler|[[And the Adventure Continues...]]: In the PC version's extended ending, Cthulhu and Umi are shown traveling through space in the now-repaired Ultharian mothership.}}

* [[Dem Bones]]: The name of a commonly encountered enemy. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Guess what it is.]] Also a [[Shout-Out]] to the name of the main character in ''[[Breath of Death VII]]'', by the same developers. {{spoiler|Dem himself is actually a recruitable NPC.}}

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Punch Out]] {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|AZATHOTH?]]}}

* [[Emo]]: October shows vague hints of this at points. For example, when Umi asks her what her blood type is:

{{quote|'''October:''' Pain. What I feel when I bleed in the dark recesses of my soul. I linger in the light but yearn for the darkness.}}

* [[Teaser Equipment]]: Yhere's some extremely high level armor for the [[Staff Chick]] in the first shop you find. The price is suitably high.

* [[Time Limit Boss]]: If the [[Bonus Boss]] isn't beaten in a few turns, he uses an unavoidable [[Total Party Kill]] attack.

* [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]]: {{spoiler|R'lyeh.}}

** In ''Cthulhu's Angels'', {{spoiler|the Grand Library.}}

* [[What Could Have Been]]: According to the Commentary, the towns' pubs were originally going to contain a [[Dating Sim]] minigame between Cthulhu and Umi, but time constraints forced this to be scrapped. Sidequests for each optional dungeon were also planned, but again, time constraints meant that only the first one got a sidequest, and the rest were purely optional treasure hunts similar to those in [[Breath of Death VII]].

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: The [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] fought as the first boss encounter are stated to have "likely respawned by now", and according to the Director Commentary, they were meant to be a recurring element, but the creators ended up completely forgetting about them. This was supposedly rectified for ''Cthulhu's Angels''.

** You never find out exactly who cursed Cthulhu at the start of the game. The game makes a point about him being a mysterious man, then never bothers to tell you who he is.

*** ''Cthulhu's Angels'' resolves this mystery, although the differences between the campaigns allows for some doubt if it applies to the main campaign - {{spoiler|Dacre, the insane mage from the original, is responsible for Cthulhu's sealing. Presumably the deed drove him mad, leaving him the half-brained genius you find in the Water Temple.}}

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