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* Id Software did this. Their earlier publication, ''[[Commander Keen]]'', was a lighter hearted game that was quite intended for children and maybe relatively more innocent hearted adults. Id Software is famous for popularising the first person shooter in the form of ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'' and ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]''.

* ''Fuga: Melodies of Steel'' marks a noticeable tone shift in the ''Little Tail Bronx'' series: it doesn't go as far as adding bloody violence and swearing (Kyle has a bit of a potty mouth but that's about it), but it clearly has a more dreary general atmosphere compared to the colorful ''[[Tail Concerto]]'' and ''[[Solatorobo]]'', the villains are [[Complete Monster|horribly cruel and heartless]] and the usual idea of the [[Kid Hero]] is [[Deconstruction|turned on its head]] by having you play as a group of regular children who thought it would be a good idea to fight back a military invasion by themselves aboard a big tank to save their families, and quickly learn the cruel reality of war (even the game mechanics include fear, depression and injuries as status effects they can suffer in battle). Oh, and said big tank has a superweapon that [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|requires you to sacrifice one of them to activate]]. If it weren't for the periodic intermissions that allow for a few light-hearted moments, this game would become depressing.