MediEvil (1998 video game): Difference between revisions

However, the sorcerer returned, enslaving the minds of the kingdom's human population and creating an army of the Undead; fortunately, Fortesque was raised as well, giving him the chance to defeat Zarok and become a real hero.

 

 

Recommendable for their sense of humor and memorable characters, the games were however dogged with many of the traditional problems of 3D platformers. The second game in particular was riddled with them.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: In-universe example: Gallowmere (and in the second game, London) is littered with books on small podiums. These serve to explain new concepts, give hints to puzzle solutions, or as humorous fluff text. All of them are totally optional, and some are easily missed.

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: In both games, you can get a huge, double-bladed axe that despite being as large as Dan's torso, can be [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|thrown like a boomerang]] to deal heavy damage to enemies at range.

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The Lightning. It's powerful, sure, but it has a limited amount, and by that time, you already have the Magick Sword and a variety of arguably better ranged weapons. Same goes for the PSP remake, even if the lightning can be replenished.

* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Most of the weaponry is this, things like the [[BFS|Magick Sword]], [[Drop the Hammer|Hammer]], [[Automatic Crossbows|Crossbow]] and [[An Axe to Grind|Axe]] are all pretty cool, but are even more useful. Also the Gold Shield, which is the most durable shield in the game. And it's ''[[Gold Makes Everything Shiny|gold]]''.

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Aside from the amazon in the original game, Dan himself qualifies in the PSP remake of the first game. For some reason, he completely lacks armor for his waist, despite having ''more'' armor than in the original.

* [[Bedlam House]]: The Asylum.

* [[Big Boo's Haunt]]: The first few stages in the original game.

* [[Boss in Mook Clothing]]: The scarecrows. At the time you fight them, you probably won't have the weaponry required to deal with them.

* [[Bottomless Pits]]: Quite frequent in both games. Some entire levels are suspended over these, but the strangest example is on the Ghost Ship, where there's a [[Bottomless Pit]] [[Fridge Logic|contained within a ship]].

* [[Broken Bridge]]: The first game had two of these. The first one was a direct path at the beginning of the game straight to Sleeping Village, a later stage. The only thing barring passage was a gate sealed by the [[Big Bad]]'s magic, and probably doesn't open up until after the events of the game. The second was in the Pools of the Ancient Dead, where a literal example is present, but it's irreparable, for the only way to pass to the next stage was {{spoiler|to get Death to ferry you there}}.

* [[Cool Sword]]: The Magic one.

* [[Corpse Land]]: Pools of the Ancient Dead is a barren, swampy area where the dead from a long ago battle still roam.

* [[Exploding Barrels]]: Well, exploding chests full of... [[Made of Explodium|blue stuff]] that explodes in a massive shockwave, killing anything, save for Dan who is merely shoved away, within its blast radius. They become particularly troublesome, and abundant, in the Pools of the Ancient Dead, where the resulting blast can push you into the [[Grimy Water]], costing you a life.

* [[Eye Scream]]: How Dan meets his end prior to his undeath.

* [[First-Episode Resurrection]]: Fortesque, obviously. Its how the hero enters the game!

* [[Gang Plank Galleon]]: The Ghost Ship in the first game and the Scurvy Docks in ''Resurrection''.

* [[Heart Container]]: In either game, Dan can collect 9 life bottles. These function similarly to [[Metroid|Metroid's]] energy tanks, as they're used automatically when Dan's health is depleted. They're also used whenever Dan falls into a bottomless pit or into deep water.

* [[Helping Hands]]: Hands can be found in either game, skittering across some levels. In the first game, they can be [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|smashed with the hammer for free coins]], but in the second Dan can pluck off his head and put it on one of them, to go through small holes or access secret areas.

** Then there's [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|BloodMonath Skull Cleaver]], who is crazy enough to lead an attack with only the spike on his helmet.

* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Jack the Ripper in the sequel.

* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: As either game progresses, Dan gets weighed down with more and more weapons, some nearly as [[BFS|large]] [[An Axe to Grind|as]] [[Drop the Hammer|he]] [[BFG|is]], and [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness|others that go completely unused after a certain point]].

* [[Inexplicable Treasure Chest]]: Found in both games, along with [[Inexplicable Treasure Chest|Inexplicable Treasure Bags]]. They're very rarely hidden, save for a few secret areas with extra goodies.

** Woden's Brand, in the PSP remake. In addition, the aforementioned lightning can now be re-purchased.

* [[Its Pronounced Tropay]]: Sir Daniel ''Forteskyou''. Quickly resolved, as the narrator says it almost immediately.

* [[Jerkass]]: Woden the Mighty in the Hall of Heroes does ''not'' think highly of Dan, and he makes it perfectly clear to him.

* [[Lost Forever]]: Any weapon taken away by the 'sticky-fingered' imps (see [[Bandit Mook]] above), and the [[Healing Spring|Healing Springs]] (also mentioned above) in the sequel, if used up completely.

* [[The Lost Woods]]: The Encharted Earth, renamed The Enchanted Forest in the remake.

** Also what Dan himself can do with a variety of weapons, namely the Dragon Potion (Dragon Armor in the PSP Remake) which lets him breathe fire, but also makes him invulnerable to it.

* [[Mini-Mecha]]: Something the Imps seem to have a penchant for, piloting ones in their own likeness in the first game, and giant elephant bots in the second.

* [[One-Man Army]]: Even if he was killed while backed up by an actual army, in death, Dan becomes one of these. Slaughtering zombies, magical beasts, undead minions and even loads of demons like they're nothing.

* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]: Sir Dan may have been brought back via dark forces as an undead monster, but [[Dark Is Not Evil|he's still as good a guy as he was when he was alive.]]

* [[Ruins for Ruins Sake]]: Mostly averted, but then comes The Haunted Ruins, the remains of King Peregrin's Castle. Aside from the throne room, nothing else about the castle seems livable, and most of the insides seem to be taken up by the dungeon, suspended over a huge black void. The only other notable rooms are the room with the gate stopping a massive lava flow that could destroy the castle and the mountain it sits atop, and a room with a boiler that keeps... a small pool of boiling oil hot.

* [[Shield-Bash]]: Early on in the game, Dan learns an ability called the 'Daring Dash', which allows him to rush forwards for a few feet, which blocks oncoming attacks, does minor damage to enemies, can be used to smash down walls, and allows Dan to do longer jumps. Available from the get-go in both the sequel and PSP remake.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: For someone who was such a pantywaist when he was alive, Fortesque is a remarkably skilled fighter as a dead guy.

* [[Ugly Hero, Good-Looking Villain]]: Fortesque and Zarok. Well, maybe "Good - looking" for Zarok is a balooney, but he beats Fortesque's ugliness probably because he has a human body.

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