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It was released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] in 2011, then ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] in 2012. The Collector's Edition, featuring a bonus chapter, and the original game can be found and bought on the [[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/15682/brink-consciousness-dorian-gray-syndrome-ce/index.html Big Fish Website.]], or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.
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It was released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] in 2011, then ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] Platform/{{IOS}} in 2012. The Collector's Edition, featuring a bonus chapter, and the original game can be found and bought on the [[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/15682/brink-consciousness-dorian-gray-syndrome-ce/index.html Big Fish Website.]], or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.Platform/{{Steam}}.
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* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe -- Oscar will do anything to make a good work of art, including [[spoiler:preserve himself as an exhibit.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe; like Oscar of the original, [[spoiler:Archie Thompson]], the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, takes great pride in his "exhibits". He even becomes suicidally depressed [[spoiler:when he starts taking actions and committing murders to throw the police off his trail, rather than doing it because he "believed" in it.]]
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* BadBadActing: Anna, particularly in the "Marriage" skits that Oscar plays over the intercom. Justified because she's ''terrified out of her mind.''
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* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress as she tries to take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, and in the end [[spoiler: is the one who saves him from Oscar's taxidermy tube.]]
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* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress DamselOutOfDistress: Anna is kidnapped by Oscar and spends most, if not all, of the game as his captive, she tries to does take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, when Oscar isn't around, and in at the end [[spoiler: is of the game she [[spoiler:is the one who saves him Sam from Oscar's taxidermy tube.tube, after bludgeoning Oscar on the head.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: Like Oscar of the original, [[spoiler:Archie Thompson]], the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, takes great pride in his "exhibits" and even becomes suicidally depressed [[spoiler:when he starts taking actions and committing murders to throw the police off his trail, rather than doing it because he "believed" in it.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: Like In-universe; like Oscar of the original, [[spoiler:Archie Thompson]], the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, takes great pride in his "exhibits" and "exhibits". He even becomes suicidally depressed [[spoiler:when he starts taking actions and committing murders to throw the police off his trail, rather than doing it because he "believed" in it.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: Like Oscar of the original, [[spoiler:Archie Thompson]], the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, takes great pride in his "exhibits" and even becomes suicidally depressed [[spoiler:when he starts taking actions and committing murders to throw the police off his trail, rather than doing it because he "believed" in it.]]
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* NonLinearSequel: The sequel of the game takes place in the Victorian era, while the first game was in a much more modern setting. It's not even clear that the game takes place in the same continuity at all [[spoiler:until the player sees the familiar green taxidermy tubes from the original.]]
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* StealthPrequel: The sequel of the game takes place in the Victorian era, while the first game was in a much more modern setting, and the cast of characters is entirely different. It's not clear that the game takes place in the same continuity at all [[spoiler:until the player sees the familiar green taxidermy tubes from the original, and it's revealed Matilda's work is likely what ended up inspiring Oscar.]]
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A sequel was released under the name ''Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Murders''; this time set in UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain, players are put in the shoes of a completely different protagonist, Owen Wright, who seeks to rescue his daughter Olivia when she's kidnapped by the [[SerialKiller Lonely Hearts Club Killer]].
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* TheUnreveal: Who Oscar is, and why he does what he does, is a mystery Sam slowly unravels as he goes along with Oscar's games. [[spoiler:Then Oscar tells him that everything Sam thinks he knows about him is a lie, and his true nature is never revealed to the audience. The only real clue to Oscar's backstory that players get is from the second game, where it's implied Oscar's preservation process is based on Matilda Graham Taylor's experiments.]]
!!''Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Club Murders'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: You play as Logan the detective in the bonus episode, since Owen no longer has a personal stake in catching the killer.
* BittersweetEnding: Though a lot of people did end up dead at the Lonely Hearts Club Killer's hands, Owen does eventually find and rescue Olivia. The bonus episode is even more bittersweet, though, as [[spoiler:Matilda has been arrested for her crimes, but not before she killed an entire town for her experiments on human preservation.]] As she's being arrested, she also notes that [[spoiler:she has created a new kind of art with her experiments, and that others will surely follow in her footsteps. Players of the first game know she's right.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: Of a sense; during the confrontation with [[spoiler:Archie Thompson, the killer, Archie prepares to stab himself because he feels he's stopped being true to his art with his recent doings. He's shot and killed by Benjamin before he has the chance.]]
* LoveHurts: The theme of the game, where the people being killed are those who suffered painful heartbreak. The killer himself claims that he's setting these hearts "free".
* NonLinearSequel: The sequel of the game takes place in the Victorian era, while the first game was in a much more modern setting. It's not even clear that the game takes place in the same continuity at all [[spoiler:until the player sees the familiar green taxidermy tubes from the original.]]
* PapaWolf: Owen Wright, who goes through the game determined to rescue Olivia from the SerialKiller that's kidnapped her. During the confrontation with the killer he becomes especially heated and snarls insults at him, while the detective Logan urges him to stay calm.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: This game has [[spoiler:even more of the green taxidermy tubes from the first game, though this time they're made even creepier by being opaque so the player can't quite make out the details of the victims inside.]]
* VillainousMotherSonDuo: It turns out that [[spoiler:Matilda Graham Taylor aka the mother of Archie Thompson, the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, is equally villainous and murderous, and takes you on herself in the bonus episode. It's revealed she had a hand in almost every crime he committed.]]
!!''Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Club Murders'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: You play as Logan the detective in the bonus episode, since Owen no longer has a personal stake in catching the killer.
* BittersweetEnding: Though a lot of people did end up dead at the Lonely Hearts Club Killer's hands, Owen does eventually find and rescue Olivia. The bonus episode is even more bittersweet, though, as [[spoiler:Matilda has been arrested for her crimes, but not before she killed an entire town for her experiments on human preservation.]] As she's being arrested, she also notes that [[spoiler:she has created a new kind of art with her experiments, and that others will surely follow in her footsteps. Players of the first game know she's right.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: Of a sense; during the confrontation with [[spoiler:Archie Thompson, the killer, Archie prepares to stab himself because he feels he's stopped being true to his art with his recent doings. He's shot and killed by Benjamin before he has the chance.]]
* LoveHurts: The theme of the game, where the people being killed are those who suffered painful heartbreak. The killer himself claims that he's setting these hearts "free".
* NonLinearSequel: The sequel of the game takes place in the Victorian era, while the first game was in a much more modern setting. It's not even clear that the game takes place in the same continuity at all [[spoiler:until the player sees the familiar green taxidermy tubes from the original.]]
* PapaWolf: Owen Wright, who goes through the game determined to rescue Olivia from the SerialKiller that's kidnapped her. During the confrontation with the killer he becomes especially heated and snarls insults at him, while the detective Logan urges him to stay calm.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy: This game has [[spoiler:even more of the green taxidermy tubes from the first game, though this time they're made even creepier by being opaque so the player can't quite make out the details of the victims inside.]]
* VillainousMotherSonDuo: It turns out that [[spoiler:Matilda Graham Taylor aka the mother of Archie Thompson, the Lonely Hearts Club Killer, is equally villainous and murderous, and takes you on herself in the bonus episode. It's revealed she had a hand in almost every crime he committed.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: Subverted. [[spoiler:Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In the end, it's revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: Subverted. [[spoiler:Oscar Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In [[spoiler:In the end, it's revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.you, subverting the trope.]]
%%* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Lover]]* IHaveYourWife: Oscar kidnaps Anna at the start of the game and is using her as a hostage to get Sam to go along with his mind games.
* InsaneEqualsViolent: Some of the littered documents Sam can find discuss Oscar being diagnosed with different mental disorders, schizophrenia among them. [[spoiler:But Oscar later reveals that everything Sam found out about him was a lie, [[SubvertedTrope leaving the question of Oscar's sanity (or lack thereof) up in the air]].]]
* InsaneEqualsViolent: Some of the littered documents Sam can find discuss Oscar being diagnosed with different mental disorders, schizophrenia among them. [[spoiler:But Oscar later reveals that everything Sam found out about him was a lie, [[SubvertedTrope leaving the question of Oscar's sanity (or lack thereof) up in the air]].]]
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''Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome'' is a mystery/adventure point-and-click computer game by Big Fish Games, featuring hidden object hunts in addition to puzzles and collecting items for solving them. The plot centers around protagonist Sam Wilde, a reporter who, prior to the plot, had written an article about a mysterious killer that has been kidnapping young adults in the area, hoping to aid the police with his investigative prowess.
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The Collector’s Collector's Edition, featuring a bonus chapter, and the original game can be found and bought on the Big Fish Website [[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/15682/brink-consciousness-dorian-gray-syndrome-ce/index.html here.Big Fish Website.]]
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* BadBadActing: Anna, particularly in the “Marriage” skits that Oscar plays over the intercom. Justified because she’s ''terrified out of her mind.''
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* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress as she tries to take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, and in the end [[spoiler: is the one who saves him from Oscar’s taxidermy tube.]]
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* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress as she tries to take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, and in the end [[spoiler: is the one who saves him from Oscar’s Oscar's taxidermy tube.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe -- Oscar will do anything to make a good work of art, including [[spoiler: preserve himself as an exhibit.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Oscar makes a big deal of talking about love with Sam—if he thinks Anna really is his true love, whether or not their relationship will work, that marriages are doomed to fail and that all love ultimately disappoints. This seems to imply [[LoveMakesYouEvil relationship troubles in his past]], [[spoiler: but it’s actually because he plans on making Sam and Anna into his new “Lovers” exhibit.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Subverted. Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In the end, it’s revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Oscar makes a big deal of talking about love with Sam—if he thinks Anna really is his true love, whether or not their relationship will work, that marriages are doomed to fail and that all love ultimately disappoints. This seems to imply [[LoveMakesYouEvil relationship troubles in his past]], [[spoiler: but it’s actually because he plans on making Sam and Anna into his new “Lovers” exhibit.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Subverted. Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In the end, it’s revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.]]
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* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe -- Oscar will do anything to make a good work of art, including [[spoiler: preserve [[spoiler:preserve himself as an exhibit.]]
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** Of a sort. [[spoiler:Oscar dies by being drowned and preserved just like he’s done to so many of the people he kidnapped... but that was exactly as he planned it.]]
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** Of a sort. [[spoiler:Oscar dies by being drowned and preserved just like he’s he's done to so many of the people he kidnapped... but that was exactly as he planned it.]]
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* StealthPun: The villain calls himself Oscar. Sam’s last name is Wilde.
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''Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome'' is a mystery/adventure point-and-click computer game by Big Fish Games, featuring hidden object hunts in addition to puzzles and collecting items for solving them. The plot centers around protagonist Sam Wilde, a reporter who, prior to the plot, had written an article about a mysterious killer that has been kidnapping young adults in the area, hoping to aid the police with his investigative prowess.
Cue a letter from the murderer (introducing himself as Oscar) that he’s kidnapped Sam’s love, Anna, and that Sam has to play his little game if he ever wants to see her again.
The plot is largely about exploring the mansion and grounds in which Oscar has set up his operations, trying to make sense of the clues Sam discovers about him and find a way to rescue Anna.
The Collector’s Edition, featuring a bonus chapter, and the original game can be found and bought on the Big Fish Website [[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/15682/brink-consciousness-dorian-gray-syndrome-ce/index.html here.]]
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!!''Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* BadBadActing: Anna, particularly in the “Marriage” skits that Oscar plays over the intercom. Justified because she’s ''terrified out of her mind.''
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:In the bonus chapter, Oscar not only fulfills his ambitions of becoming a great work of art, but also frames Sam for his suicide and all of the previous murders.]]
* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress as she tries to take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, and in the end [[spoiler: is the one who saves him from Oscar’s taxidermy tube.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: From Oscar, given to the people he "preserved", whenever he describes it as a punishment. He also threatens to kill Anna if Sam scratches his car.
* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe -- Oscar will do anything to make a good work of art, including [[spoiler: preserve himself as an exhibit.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Oscar makes a big deal of talking about love with Sam—if he thinks Anna really is his true love, whether or not their relationship will work, that marriages are doomed to fail and that all love ultimately disappoints. This seems to imply [[LoveMakesYouEvil relationship troubles in his past]], [[spoiler: but it’s actually because he plans on making Sam and Anna into his new “Lovers” exhibit.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Subverted. Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In the end, it’s revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.]]
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Lover]]
* JailBake: One of the items Sam needs is baked in a cake. Oscar even lampshades it.
* KarmicDeath:
** Of a sort. [[spoiler:Oscar dies by being drowned and preserved just like he’s done to so many of the people he kidnapped... but that was exactly as he planned it.]]
** He also claims that he gave a Karmic Death to some of his exhibits.
* MalevolentMaskedMan: Oscar, of course.
* StealthPun: The villain calls himself Oscar. Sam’s last name is Wilde.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy
* UnreliableNarrator: Oscar. But he's a serial killer, so what do you expect?
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Cue a letter from the murderer (introducing himself as Oscar) that he’s kidnapped Sam’s love, Anna, and that Sam has to play his little game if he ever wants to see her again.
The plot is largely about exploring the mansion and grounds in which Oscar has set up his operations, trying to make sense of the clues Sam discovers about him and find a way to rescue Anna.
The Collector’s Edition, featuring a bonus chapter, and the original game can be found and bought on the Big Fish Website [[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/15682/brink-consciousness-dorian-gray-syndrome-ce/index.html here.]]
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!!''Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* BadBadActing: Anna, particularly in the “Marriage” skits that Oscar plays over the intercom. Justified because she’s ''terrified out of her mind.''
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:In the bonus chapter, Oscar not only fulfills his ambitions of becoming a great work of art, but also frames Sam for his suicide and all of the previous murders.]]
* DamselInDistress: Anna. Veers slightly into DamselOutOfDistress as she tries to take opportunities to communicate with Sam despite her fear, and in the end [[spoiler: is the one who saves him from Oscar’s taxidermy tube.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: From Oscar, given to the people he "preserved", whenever he describes it as a punishment. He also threatens to kill Anna if Sam scratches his car.
* DoingItForTheArt: In-universe -- Oscar will do anything to make a good work of art, including [[spoiler: preserve himself as an exhibit.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Oscar makes a big deal of talking about love with Sam—if he thinks Anna really is his true love, whether or not their relationship will work, that marriages are doomed to fail and that all love ultimately disappoints. This seems to imply [[LoveMakesYouEvil relationship troubles in his past]], [[spoiler: but it’s actually because he plans on making Sam and Anna into his new “Lovers” exhibit.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Subverted. Oscar describes many incidents in his life that caused him pain, and the player can find a number of letters that appear to indicate a messy childhood and father issues. In the end, it’s revealed that he made everything up to mess with you.]]
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Lover]]
* JailBake: One of the items Sam needs is baked in a cake. Oscar even lampshades it.
* KarmicDeath:
** Of a sort. [[spoiler:Oscar dies by being drowned and preserved just like he’s done to so many of the people he kidnapped... but that was exactly as he planned it.]]
** He also claims that he gave a Karmic Death to some of his exhibits.
* MalevolentMaskedMan: Oscar, of course.
* StealthPun: The villain calls himself Oscar. Sam’s last name is Wilde.
* TaxidermyIsCreepy
* UnreliableNarrator: Oscar. But he's a serial killer, so what do you expect?
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