Swan Song (visual novel)
An Eroge Visual Novel, of the Utsuge variety, that happens in a post-apocalyptic world covered in snow. It tells the tale of the survivors of the event, focusing on the stories of 6 characters:
- Amako Tsukasa, the main character.
- Yasaka Aroe, a lovely, autistic girl.
- Tanomura, an older man acting as the group leader.
- Kuwagata Takuma, an Otaku.
- Kawase Hibari, a nearly stereotypical Tsundere.
- Sasaki Yuka, the Team Mom.
Tropes used in Swan Song (visual novel) include:
- After the End: The "end of the world" event happens right in the prologue.
- Brother-Sister Incest: One of the bad endings have this. Though the character relations are only revealed in the good end.
- Crapsack World
- Downer Ending
- Good People Have Good Sex
- Gory Discretion Shot: When something is gory, it is not really shown in art, just narrated. And when it is really horrible, it is usually only suggested.
- Heroic Sacrifice
- It Got Worse: If you think that dying at the end of the world is bad, then you don't know what struggling to survive is.
- Karma Houdini: Takuma, in the good ending.
- Kill'Em All
- Last Stand: Tanomura does that twice in the course of the game. In the first one, he successfully beats his opponents. In the second, they have shotguns.
- Martial Pacifist: Tanomura
- Senseless Sacrifice
- Shoot the Shaggy Dog
- Super Senses: Tsukasa's supernatural sense of hearing.
- Stepford Smiler
- Rape as Drama: Of course, this being an 18+ work, some of it is painfully detailed. Most of it is suggested though.
- Redemption Equals Death
- The Quiet One: Applies to Tsukasa and Takuma.
- Took a Level in Badass: Mainly, Takuma.
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