Totem Tribe Rebirth

Totem Tribe Rebirth is a prehistoric-themed action-adventure game developed by Nightingale Labs and published by Sega for the Wii U. It was released on April 25, 2016. It follows Lamia, the chieftain of the Flamingo Tribe, who then finds an artifact called the Treasure of Yazumba, only to be chased down by an organization known as the Phantasms while also coming across other tribes who join her quest. It acts as a real sequel to the original Totem Tribe, retaining the primitive themes of it, having a new protagonist but all new gameplay. The logo's insignia represents a flamingo and the Artifact of Yazumba with the symbol of the Phantasms. The boxart of this game shows Lamia with the Artifact of Yazumba and Mose both standing in one of the islands in the game, and the Wii U icon is Lamia's portrait.
It has an ESRB rating of Teen (Fantasy Violence, Partial Nudity), a PEGI 12 (Non-realistic violence towards human characters), a CERO B (Violence), and a OLFC M (Moderate violence) rating.
==Plot==
===Prologue===
Lamia and the Flamingo Tribe were living well in their home island of Milale, until one day, the sky changes color to periwinkle and the moon overpowers the sun, becoming what is known to be the Phantom Moon; a moon that always stays in view forever. Lamia, starts to feel concerned about this, and then ends up going on a mission with Mose, a chieftain of another tribe called the Civet Tribe, and they both go on boat to the island called Meadow Peak Island to find out a mysterious treasure that the moon had summoned, as indicated by the glow on the peak. While reaching the treasure on top of the peak, which is a magical bejeweled amulet called the Treasure of Yazumba, Lamia takes it but then is taken on a stand-off between a force that Lamia had never seen before; Ram, the leader of the Phantasms. Ram claims that his group will take advantage of the New Moon (his own calling of the Phantom Moon) to start the world anew, Lamia and Mose get off and according to the treasure, they will need to go on a Totem Quest to restore the moon.
===Arc 1: Totem Quest===
Lamia and Mose go on a Totem quest to find 12 Totems and then restore them to an area called the Cradle of the Heavens, located on the Moon Peak. They travel across island to island, finding the Totems, only to get stopped various times by the Phantasms, lead by various major members of the Phantasms led by Ram. Along the way, they meet other comrades who then joins Lamia's quest, Cleo, the priestess of the Golden Tribe from the desert, and Mak, a sage who claims that he had more information about the Phantom Moon. Mak says that the Phantom Moon was started by a mysterious group of shamen, and their goal was to further their capabilities with the night than during daytime, as they felt that hunting during the night proved to be more dangerous to them, so they eventually channeled their magic to channel the moon as the shining pinnacle of light. However, the leader, Lord Zaros, demanded to push them beyond the limits, creating what is eventually known as the Phantom Moon, which would overtake the sun to become what it is known as the "imperishable" night. Meanwhile, Ram eventually reawakens a fossilized dragon after exploring through another island Lamia hadn't explored.
Upon getting all of the 12 Totems and then heading for the Cradle of the Heavens, they then install all 12 Totems into it and then activate. However, during its activation, Ram interrupts with his new weapon called "Drackhnor", a dragon that he brought back from the dead using the magic of the Phantasms. Lamia fights off the dragon, and then Ram teleports away. Lamia runs towards the Cradle, only to find it destroyed by a fireball that Drackhnor had cast upon it. Lamia eventually realizes after searching through the remains of the Cradle that this was all a ploy by the Phantasms; to fool them once and for all. Using the Artifact of Yazumba, they use the clue discovered to trace the whereabouts of the Phantasms...
===Arc 2: The Heart of Yazumba===
Lamia eventually heads for the first outpost of the Phantasms, known as Phoenix Island. Lamia and her tribe fight out the Phantasms and eventually gain clues that lead to Lord Zaros' whereabouts. After fighting through island after island. Lamia finds out information about the missing part of the Treasure of Yazumba, meaning the Treasure of Yazumba was incomplete all along. To find the other half, Lamia heads for the Savanna Peak island, the other peak where people went to see a full moon or the lunareclipse. Arriving at night, a lunareclipse appears and then Ram returns, unleashing his capabilities towards Lamia. Lamia eventually fights back and kills Ram once and for all, taking his weapon to use against Lord Zaros.
After completing the Treasure of Yazumba, they learn that the Cradle of the Heavens was really a ploy by Lord Zaros, and that all of this work was only for increasing Lord Zaros's strength. Using the information from the Treasure of Yazumba, it glows and then pin-points the location of Lord Zaros's fortress; the Eclipse Stronghold. Lamia and her people fight their way through the entrance to the Stronghold, only to find a magical gate that demands that for an outsider to open up, one must sacrifice their soul to get in. Mak, having learnt about the Treasure's capabilities, kills Lamia with Ram's sword, opening up the gate but leaving Lamia dead. Cleo and Mose are disappointed in this sight, until suddenly the Treasure starts glowing and revives Lamia once and for all. Having seeing this, Mak throws Lamia through the gate just in time it closes.
Lamia is forced to go alone through the floors of the Stronghold, fighting off the Phantasms and Lord Zaros's minions. After reaching Zaros's throne room, Zaros welcomes her in, and tells her that the New Moon is almost there to reaching its complete potential. Lamia exclaims that she is doing what is right and he's doing what he thinks is right, but is always wrong. Zaros talks about his backstory, the incidents with the night magic clan that he was in, what was going on with Ram, etc. Zaros begins to fight her, summoning his weapon of choice; the Staff of the Hawk, and the Tear of Heaven. Lamia tries to fight, but then realizes from the Treasure of Yazumba that the Tear of Heaven is giving him maximum potential, and then destroys it with her own Flamingo staff with the Treasure installed in it. After destroying all of Zaros's Phantasm weapons, Zaros dies after Lamia throws him out of the balcony. The stronghold then collapses, but Lamia is then saved via the last spell that the Treasure provided before being destroyed; teleportation to safety.
After restoring the moon to its normal state and fixing day and night. Lamia and the Flamingo Tribe are proclaimed victorious across the land. Lamia decides to spend her day at a a vacation island with a waterfall, with the camera zooming out of the island before the credits roll.
==Gameplay==
===Startup===
The Wii U loading screen is represented by a wall representing paintings of the Flamingo Tribe, the Treasure of Yazumba, and the Phantasms. The title screen represents a full Phantom Moon in sight at night, then a prompt of pressing L2+R2. After this, a flamingo's call is sounded and then the main menu options appear.
===Overall===
The game itself is a island-based action adventure game, where you control Lamia, the chieftain of the Flamingo Tribe to solve puzzles and fight monsters across many islands. Lamia's main method of attacking is her staff or punches/kicks, though she can later on change weapons to various other types; including swords, bows, and hammers. Her starting gear is a handmade violet dress with gold linings. and has short periwinkle-colored hair. Both her weapon and gear can be changed to more durable armors later on. 
A later mechanic, known as idols, is where Lamia uses magic and abilities from magical statues known as idols, after claiming them with a pact. Said pacts must be collected from within the island and then given to the idol before being able to use their powers. 
The game runs at 720p/30fps and incorporates the cel-shaded anime cartoon artstyle, similarly to Tales and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It also supports both English and Japanese voice-acting.
Controls
Input Name 	Description
B 	Jump (only one jump)
Y 	Melee Attack
X 	Heavy Attack
Circle 	Action
D-Pad (Left or Right)	Scroll Weapons
Start (+) 	Menu
Select (-) 	Map
===Equipment===
====Weapons====
====Armor====
===Idols===
==Sacred Tablets==
The achievements in this game are called Sacred Tablets, which are ancient tablets with stone carvings representing the icon. 
==Trivia==
*Unlike the original Totem Tribe which let you only complete the game once and you are forced to start over. Rebirth has a New Game+ where Lamia keeps her equipment and upgrades, but technologies have to be regained.
*While in the original Totem Tribe, the Totems are represented as coins representing animals, instead of poles. In Rebirth, they are depicted as coins as well, but instead of animals they represent words of wisdom.
*Although Lord Zaros is the main antagonist, Ram gains the most cutscene time and action, making him the central antagonist of the game.
*There are the following references to the original Totem Tribe in the game;
**The Tear of Heaven and the Staff of the Hawk are references to Aruku, the main protagonist of the first game.
**The New Moon/Phantom Moon is sometimes known as the Epoch of the Eclipse, a callback to the Epoch of the Comet in the first game.
**According to information, this game takes place in another land years after the Epoch of the Comet ended.
==Subpages==
*Totem Tribe Rebirth/Islands
*Totem Tribe Rebirth/Treasures
Category:Action Adventure Games
Category:Adventure Games
Category:2016
Category:Wii U Games
Category:Nintendo Switch Games
Category:Rated T Games
Category:Rated 12 Games
Category:Rated M OFLC Games
Category:Rated B CERO Games