History VideoGame / CastleRed

You play Jonathon Miller, and one day you wake up in the courtyard of a massive castle with [[ClosedCircle seemingly no exits]]. Your only clue is an invitation in your pocket, inviting you to visit "Castle Red." Soon, Jonathon finds others- Howard, Norbert Gray, Cecilia, and Sister Agnes in a similar predicament, and everyone attempts to work together to find a way out of the castle. As you investigate, you find a number of references to a cult dedicated to the worship of worms.

* ManipulativeBastard: The Lord of the Castle, a.k.a. [[spoiler:Howard. He rigged the Trial of the Worm in order to ensure that no one but him knew what was going on, then sat back and started toying with the others and forcing them to suffer and turn on each other for no other reason than that he could.]] The only reason [[spoiler:he's]] exposed is because [[SpannerInTheWorks Margaery]] starts cluing people into what's really going on.

* MultipleEndings: Six in total.

You play Jonathon Miller, and one day you wake up in the courtyard of a massive castle with [[ClosedCircle seemingly no exits]]. Your only clue is an invitation in your pocket, inviting you to visit "Castle Red." Soon, Jonathon finds others in a similar predicament, and everyone attempts to work together to find a way out of the castle. As you investigate, you find a number of references to a cult dedicated to the worship of worms.

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Howard is the Lord of the Castle.]]

* BigBad: The Lord of Castle Red, A.K.A. [[spoiler:Howard]], wants to sacrifice the trapped people to the worms.

* ArcWords: "Praise be"

* BigBad: The Lord of Castle Red, A.K.A. [[spoiler: Howard.]]

''Castle Red'' is a {{Freeware}} SurvivalHorror game created with ''VideoGame/RPGMaker VX Ace''.

'''Castle Red provides examples of:'''

* TheWormThatWalks: The cloaked enemies in the caverns during the endgame reveal themselves as these after taking damage.

* BigBad: The Lord of Castle Red, [[spoiler: Howard.]]

You play Jonathon Miller, and one day you wake up in the courtyard of a massive castle with [[ClosedCircle seemingly no exits]]. Your only clue is an invitation in your pocket, inviting you to visit "Castle Red." Soon, Jonathon finds others in a similar predicament, and everyone attempts to work together to find a way out of the castle. As you investigate, you a number of references to an apparent cult dedicated to the worship of worms.

''Castle Red'' is a {{Freeware}} SurvivalHorror game created with RPGMaker VX Ace.

A sequel, titled ''Castle Red 2: Subservience'' is currently in development. Its official RMN page can be found [[http://rpgmaker.net/games/7651/ here]].

* {{Bizarchitecture}}: The layout of the castle makes little sense. Bedrooms and hallways are laid out haphazardly. The Hanging Gardens appear to be built on towers high above the rest of the castle. Towers can't be accessed from the ground floor, etc. Lampshaded in a conversation with Howard at one point. The implication is that [[spoiler: the worms warp time and space by their presence, and so the castle doesn't play by normal rules.]]
* BloodyTears: The first symptom of worm infestation. [[spoiler: If Howard and the B ending are any indication, it is not permanent]]

* DialogueTree: The player controls everything Jonathon says to other characters, which means that nearly every conversation contains one of these. Your choices effect how the other characters perceive Jonathon, which in turn affects the ending.
* DirtyCoward: Norbert is terrified of everything, including Jonathon, [[spoiler: who is forced to kill him in self defense]]
* TheDogBitesBack: Heavily implied as [[spoiler: Margaery's motivation for going after the Lord. She's angry at how he mistreated her and the other servants]]
* EldritchAbomination: The worms
* EternalEngine: The Machine Tower
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Howard is the Lord of the Castle.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Cecilia]] about a third of the way through the game. Also [[spoiler: Agnes]] in the "Lost and Damned" ending.

* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler: Helena]]. You find the corpse after the fact.
* KlingonPromotion: [[spoiler: Partially how Lords of the Castle are chosen. The worms bring a number of individuals together for a Trial, and they must kill each other. Whoever's left becomes the new Lord, and the previous Lord is always a participant]]

* ManipulativeBastard: The Lord of the Castle, a.k.a. [[spoiler: Howard. He rigged the Trial of the Worm in order to ensure that no one but him knew what was going on, then sat back and started toying with the others and forcing them to suffer and turn on each other for no other reason that he could.]] The only reason [[spoiler: he's]] exposed is because [[SpannerInTheWorks Margaery]] starts cluing people into what's really going on.

* TheMole: Peter suspects someone in the group is one, specifically Jonathon. [[spoiler: He's wrong. Howard, however, turns out to be the Castle's Lord.]]
** Which means that this also an example of [[spoiler: MoleInCharge]]
* MultipleEndings: Six in total
* NunsAreSpooky: Averted. One of the other characters trapped in the castle is a nun called Sister Agnes. She's actually one of the friendlier characters. Played straight [[spoiler: in Ending E: "Lost and Damned," in which Agnes snaps and murders Jonathon]].
* TheOphelia: Margaery

* ParasiteZombie: Most of the common enemies are humans infested with the worms. [[spoiler: According to Margaery, certain rare individuals can retain control of themselves and enter a more mutualistic relationship with them.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: The Invitations. They were planted on the characters by Howard in order to obfuscate the true reason they were brought to the Castle]]
* SavageWolves: A wolf pack comes out of nowhere and chases Jonathon for a bit when he reaches the end of the Hedge Maze
* SpannerInTheWorks: The BigBad did not plan for the presence of [[spoiler: Margaery]].

* SurrealHorror: Elements of this appear throughout the game, as a result of the worms [[spoiler: warping space and time]]. However, special mention goes to the Hanging Gardens and ''especially'' the Hedge Maze.

* StealthBasedGame: Since Jonathon can't enemies, you are forced to sneak past them.

* DialogueTree: The player controls everything Jonathon says to other characters, which means that nearly every conversation contains one of these. Your choices effect how the other characters perceive Jonathon, which in turn effects the ending.

You play Jonathon Miller, and one day you wake up in the courtyard of a massive castle with [[ClosedCircle seemingly no exits]]. Your only clue is an invitation in your pocket, inviting you to visit "Castle Red." Soon, Jonathon begins others in a similar predicament, and everyone attempts to work together to find a way out of the castle. As you investigate, you a number of references to an apparent cult dedicated to the worship of worms.

* EyeScream: Some foes appear to be missing eyes, and a puzzle in the final area of the game requires the player to remove an eye from a corpse.

* Bizarchitecture: The layout of the castle makes little sense. Bedrooms and hallways are laid out haphazardly. The Hanging Gardens appear to be built on towers high above the rest of the castle. Towers can't be accessed from the ground floor, etc. Lampshaded in a conversation with Howard at one point. The implication is that [[spoiler: the worms warp time and space by their presence, and so the castle doesn't play by normal rules.]]

* EldrithAbomination: The worms