Does the dog die?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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RachelWilkes
Nothing explicitly stated, but one could arguably make a case for all of the main characters (including the MC) being autistic-coded to some degree.
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Is someone eaten?
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RachelWilkes94
In both version of Asra's route, as well as in Nadia and Julian's Reversed endings.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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While unintentional, Asra's parents did leave for their jobs one day and not come back. In his route (at least in the upright ending, I haven't gotten the downtirned ending) they can be found again, having been trapped in a different realm, and they are able to reconnect. However, he spends a vast majority of his childhood without his parents, and homeless.
Muriel's parents also sent him off to Vesuvia, where he was later abandoned by the person who was supposed to watch him. This was not done out of malice, but to keep him safe during a large attack on his people. He does not remember this and believes he was unwanted ans abandoned. It is later cleared up, but the abandonment theme is still strong prior to this in his route.
Muriel's parents also sent him off to Vesuvia, where he was later abandoned by the person who was supposed to watch him. This was not done out of malice, but to keep him safe during a large attack on his people. He does not remember this and believes he was unwanted ans abandoned. It is later cleared up, but the abandonment theme is still strong prior to this in his route.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Morga is at the very least neglectful
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Is someone stalked?
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ratman
A few characters appear in your house without warning or consent (Julian breaks in) but this is not a "regular" thing
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Is there domestic violence?
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At least Lucio was neglected as a child, possibly abused. It's never talked about in much detail.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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theoi
multiple scenes take place at a tavern where alcohol abuse is implied
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Animal
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gimger
A mythological animal is shown to die in Muriel's route. The main character at first mistakes it for a chicken.
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fia99
Not exactly dog fighting but a captured wolf is brought to fight a gladiator
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Is there a dead animal?
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BlueRhys
Giant worms/wyrms in Lucio’s route, including one shown in a CG.
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Does a pet die?
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RachelWilkes94
No onscreen pet death, but there is a scene in Julian’s route where he talks about his dog in the past tense, implying that she passed away.
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Are there snakes?
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Roosterwhale
One of the main love interests has a snake as a familiar. The snake is small and friendly, and appears quite often no matter which route you pick.
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Are there bugs?
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theoi
throughout the game there are several detailed descriptions of swarming beetles
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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1emon
A main character is hanged, though survives
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Is there cannibalism?
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BlueRhys
Lucio is eaten by the courtiers in Asra’s upright ending.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Roosterwhale
*Spoilers*
Your character has multiple flashbacks to being burned alive
Your character has multiple flashbacks to being burned alive
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Is there body horror?
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RachelWilkes94
The five Courtiers are all demonic to varying degrees, and in multiple routes their demonic forms are either seen or described, and they all contain similarly varying degrees of body horror.
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Is there amputation?
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theoi
a main character lost a limb in battle and has a metal prosthetic arm, his original arm is shown in flashbacks but the amputation itself is never shown
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Does someone become unconscious?
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RachelWilkes94
The player character faints at the start of Book XIII in Julian’s route.
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Is someone tortured?
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Hamarhemmo
On Lucio's route you and Lucio are locked in a torturing cahmber at least, though I don't think any torture happens at least on screen
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Is there eye mutilation?
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ratman
Julian has an eyepatch and (SPOILER) in his route you see his diseased eye, but it doesn't look particularly gory (the sclera is red rather than white). In one of his paid scenes the story of how this happened is briefly explained.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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During a flashback in Portia’s route, an adolescent child is washed overboard during a storm at sea.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Juliana representa The Hanged Man which symbolises sacrifice and martyrdom, so it's a pretty big part of his character.
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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RachelWilkes94
Lucio kills his father in a flashback story, and his mother in Muriel’s route. Portia’s route contains a flashback to the storm where her and Julian’s parents were killed, but the parents themselves are not shown on screen.
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Does someone cheat?
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BlueRhys
While it may not count as he is considered dead by most characters, Nadia begins a romance with the MC on her route while her husband, Lucio, is still around as a ghost (trapped in the realm between life and death).
Additionally, Lucio cheated on Nadia with Valerius while married to her, though this is mostly discussed by the devs outside of the game and as far as I recall only hinted at in the game itself.
Additionally, Lucio cheated on Nadia with Valerius while married to her, though this is mostly discussed by the devs outside of the game and as far as I recall only hinted at in the game itself.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Hamarhemmo
At least one weird human-goat ghost
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Is there a shower scene?
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ratman
There are bath scenes but they are optional and require in-game currency to play
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Are there clowns?
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RachelWilkes94
There is an optional scene in the Autumn-themed side story “PSL” where, if the player follows Julian and Lucio into a corn maze, they reach a crossroads where they can choose to head towards either a crow or a red balloon. Choosing to head towards the balloon results in the characters being chased by haunted house-style actors in clown costumes.
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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BlueRhys
Beetles are not gore.
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Lucio's mother calls him by his birthname which Lucio doesn't want to be called by.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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BlueRhys
As explained in the cheating section above, some may consider Nadia beginning a romance with the MC while Lucio is still present (a ghost but not fully dead) cheating. The MC can be female. Additionally, Lucio cheated on Nadia with Valerius while married to her, though this is mostly discussed by the devs outside of the game and as far as I recall only hinted at in the game itself.
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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theoi
[SPOILERS] not a modern hospital, but an ominous doctor is violent with the protagonists of one route in a medical setting, threatening medical-themed violence
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Mental Health
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RachelWilkes94
In multiple routes, Julian deliberately cuts his hand to demonstrate his healing abilities.
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One of the Love Interests seems to be suicidal and is willing to get hanged for a crime he didn't commit, but no one actually tries to kill themself.
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Is there misophonia?
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theoi
the sound of skittering beetles is used multiple times
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Darius
Julian volunteers to have himself hanged to death. He dies but the use of magic brings him back afterwards.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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RachelWilkes94
Trauma features most prominently in Julian and Muriel’s respective routes. The former was a doctor during a widespread high-mortality epidemic, while the latter was blackmailed into becoming a gladiator and forced to fight and execute prisoners for entertainment.
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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RachelWilkes94
Aside from a few cheeky references to the word “fuck,” there’s no verbal profanity stronger than the word “bitch.” However, in Julian’s Reversed Ending, the player is given the option to make an obscene gesture at Lucio.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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ratman
Julian and Portia are coded as Jewish but this has never been confirmed and is never commented on in-game. Judaism is presumably nonexistent in Vesuvia and no characters are coded as stereotypes.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Hamarhemmo
Canonically every character in The Arcana universe is bisexual. None of their deaths have anything to do with their sexuality or gender.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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BlueRhys
The MC has no canon age but is implied to be pretty young, as is Portia. The MC can romance Lucio and Nadia, who are confirmed by the devs to be around 40, and Portia and Nadia can end up together in some endings.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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BlueRhys
Nudity of Nadia from behind in one of her route’s CGs, though only her bottom and sideboob can be seen and her hair covers most of her.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Hamarhemmo
At least a fair amount of innuendos, but no sex.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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RachelWilkes94
Not necessarily for crying, but Julian's fits of self-loathing are framed and treated as overdramatic pity parties; choosing to comfort him during one of these episodes is a point towards his bad ending. (Though it takes many other choices to fully tip the scales)
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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BlueRhys
Flashbacks to Asra and Muriel as children show them living on the streets.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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gimger
The game can end 'upright' or 'reversed', 'upright' endings are typically happy, whereas 'reversed' endings are typically bittersweet or sad. Even in 'reversed' endings, the main character will still be together with their love interest.
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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RachelWilkes94
See the “Does a parent die” and “Does a child die” warnings.
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Is there blood/gore?
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ratman
Some character sprites have blood, but no other gore. In many sprites Lucio looks very ill but it's less gory and more sweaty.
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And in Muriel’s Reversed End, Muriel’s wolf companion Inanna is captured by the antagonist and trapped in a cage during the climax. What becomes of her is unknown, as she is not shown or mentioned in the subsequent one-year timeskip; she may have perished in the intervening time, or she may have simply parted ways with her human companions.