Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all......''|from the Steam page blurb}}

 

 

It's available on [[Steam]] for free, though it's [[High School AU]] spinoff ''[[Sunrider Academy]]'' isn't. It has a sequel called ''Sunrider: Liberation Day'' currently in development, as well as a prequel tie-in novel called ''[[Sunrider: Venizcar]]'' and novelizations of the first two arcs of the series (covered in {{PAGENAME}} )

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* [[Bowdlerise]]: The Steam release was censored, but this can be quickly undone with a patch that mostly uncensors one really mild h-game scene.

* [[Crapsack World]]: Ongessia. So much so it was EVEN WORSE than the crime and disease ridden hellhole it currently is before the Solar Alliance tried to improve things. Unfortunately, they also aren't doing much to help by continuing to mine the planet, which only increases the pollution and poverty, which also increases the crime.

* [[Doomed Hometown]]: On the level of an entire homeworld. Cera is quickly conquered in the prolouge of the game, and Kayto has to watch his hometown get blown off the map in the process.

* [[I Am Legion]]: What the main flagship of the PACT fleet is named after. {{spoiler|Also meaningful, as Arcadius himself can clone himself and admits he's one of many, many clones.}}

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted with graphic majesty in part two of the game.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The harem comedy hijinks often happen right before or after the serious and quite dark parts of the game.

* [[Mooks]]: PACT and the pirate forces wield similar grunt units.

** [[Elite Mooks]]: PACT Elites. Nightmares later count as [[Degraded Boss]] versions.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: The game in it's later parts, especially on the harder difficulties.

* [[Not Distracted by the Sexy]]: Ava maintains her professional demeanor in front of Kayto even when he's naked. Likewise, Kayto proves fairly immune to Claude's attempts to seduce him despite her purposeful fanservice attempts.

* [[Older Than They Look|Older Than She Looks]]: The art style for some of the girls tends to make them look like young teens instead of young adults. On a more serious note, Cosette barely looks older than the same, but there is a reason: {{spoiler|her age was frozen in time thanks to a genetic degeneracy caused by radioactive pollution}}.

* [[Player Mook]]s: You can hire out Alliance Cruisers and Mining Union frigates to augment your forces.

* [[Point Defenseless]]: Missiles when not obstructed by flak. Rockets are basically this trope minus the weaknesses of missiles.

* [[Roboteching]]: Most laser weapons arc for no apparent reason when fired. Averted with missiles, which work like real world cruise missiles.

* [[Space Opera]]: Although it's rather dark despite some attempts at levity.

* [[Space Pirates]]: Cosette runs one, and there are others you have to hunt down in side missions.

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