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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since they didn't think a woman could've done what she'd done]].
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic James.
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic James.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, {{Dracula}}, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since they didn't think a woman could've done what she'd done]].
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** At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic James.
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* {{Determinator}}: When you die in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says "YOU KEEP GOING." [[spoiler: [[FinalBoss Draculae]] [[SequentialBoss gets her second wind after being taken down once]], with the text also saying "SHE KEEPS GOING."]]
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* CosmicHorrorStory: The primary conflict revolves around James undertaking a SuicideMission inside of a EldritchLocation infested with [[TranshumanAbomination Transhuman Abominations]], [[FallenAngel Fallen]] [[AngelicAbomination Biblically Accurate Angels]], and [[EldritchAbomination Malevolent Eldritch Entities]] from the VoidBetweenTheWorlds, all to stop his Ex-Girlfriend from [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt kick-starting an apocalypse]].
* DatingCatwoman: Deconstructed. The relationship between James and Draculae is treated as a [[DestructiveRomance deeply toxic relationship]] rife with {{Gaslighting}}, DomesticAbuse, and the [[TraumaButton emotional trauma]] that continues to haunt James even after their separation.
* {{Determinator}}:When you die It doesn't matter how far his sanity unravels while fighting tooth and nail against the hordes of [[TranshumanAbomination Transhuman Abominations]] spat out by the VoidBetweenTheWorlds, James will stop at ''nothing'' to slay Draculae and prevent the apocalypse. This is even reflected in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says Paso's'' SmashToBlack GameOver screen, where a single PunctuatedForEmphasis message is shown before Savage [[HeroicSecondWind respawns]]: ''' "YOU KEEP GOING." ''' [[spoiler: [[FinalBoss Draculae]] [[SequentialBoss gets her own second wind after being taken down once]], with the text also saying similar message: ''' "SHE KEEPS GOING."]] " ''']]
* DatingCatwoman: Deconstructed. The relationship between James and Draculae is treated as a [[DestructiveRomance deeply toxic relationship]] rife with {{Gaslighting}}, DomesticAbuse, and the [[TraumaButton emotional trauma]] that continues to haunt James even after their separation.
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: '''[[DefiedTrope Defied]].''' The narrative refuses to potray the abuse James has suffered at Draculae's hands as anything other than horrific, humiliating, and [[TraumaButton intensley traumatizing]].
* {{Dracula}}: [[spoiler:Draculae AKA Janet Drake is a [[GenderFlip female]] version of the infamous bloodsucking Count, whose true identity and bloody reputation was [[LegendFadesToMyth distorted by conflicting accounts]] over the course of her existence until [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker's take]] inevitably became the interpretation that stuck. For a time, Janet was actually fine with this as the misinformation surrounding her legend helped protect her SecretIdentity, allowing her to continue living in the modern day with a low profile. But inevitably her feelings on the matter started to [[ActuallyIAmHim gradually shift]] the more her [[AGodAmI megalomania]] grew.]]
* {{Dracula}}: [[spoiler:Draculae AKA Janet Drake is a [[GenderFlip female]] version of the infamous bloodsucking Count, whose true identity and bloody reputation was [[LegendFadesToMyth distorted by conflicting accounts]] over the course of her existence until [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker's take]] inevitably became the interpretation that stuck. For a time, Janet was actually fine with this as the misinformation surrounding her legend helped protect her SecretIdentity, allowing her to continue living in the modern day with a low profile. But inevitably her feelings on the matter started to [[ActuallyIAmHim gradually shift]] the more her [[AGodAmI megalomania]] grew.]]
* {{Horrorcore}}: The game's HipHop soundtrack is loaded with deranged ultra-violent lyrics that wouldn't be too out of place in a VideoGame/MadWorld level and similarly never fails to kicks in whenever Savage is about to [[AutobotsRockOut whoop some serious ass]].
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* MonsterMash: The game has James fight through a kitchen sink of classical monsters, including mummified Vampires, Werewolves, {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s, [[AnimatedArmor Armored Knights]], Biblically Accurate Angels, [[spoiler: [[BodyOfBodies Frankenstein-esque messes made out of multiple bodies]] and even a resurrected pharaoh]].
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* MonsterMash: The game has James fight through a kitchen sink of classical monsters, including mummified Vampires, Werewolves, {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s, [[AnimatedArmor Armored Knights]], [[AngelicAbomination Biblically Accurate Angels, Angels]], [[spoiler: [[BodyOfBodies Frankenstein-esque messes made out of multiple bodies]] and even a [[NephariousPharaoh resurrected pharaoh]].pharaoh]] ]].
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On April 22, 2024, Variety announced that ''El Paso'' had been optioned for a feature film, with LaKeith Stanfield in talks to star.
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On April 22, 2024, Variety announced that ''El Paso'' had been optioned for a feature film, with LaKeith Stanfield Creator/LakeithStanfield in talks to star.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original Platform/PlayStation in general, with combat of the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original Platform/PlayStation in general, with the combat of the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.monsters.
On April 22, 2024, Variety announced that ''El Paso'' had been optioned for a feature film, with LaKeith Stanfield in talks to star.
On April 22, 2024, Variety announced that ''El Paso'' had been optioned for a feature film, with LaKeith Stanfield in talks to star.
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''El Paso, Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie FantasticNoir ThirdPersonShooter game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
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''El Paso, Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie FantasticNoir ThirdPersonShooter game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox.Platform/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Djedefre was a powerful pharaoh who completed a pyramid in his own lifetime, became immortal, and sired the Lord of All Vampires... but he was killed by one of the first "gentlemen's monster-hunting societies", and by the time James encounters him he's little more than a pawn of Zimforth.
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** [[spoiler: Djedefre ignores James' attempts to provoke him until he mentions that Draculae never spoke her creator's name once in the three years she and James were together.]]
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* MinimalistCast: There may be plenty of hostages to rescue (or kill) and there are other characters brought up in audio logs and [[ShowWithinaShow Shows Within a Show]], but the characters with any significance to the main plot consist of James Savage, Draculae, [[spoiler:Djedefre and [[GeniusLoci The Voice Of The Void]]]].
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->''I tell myself it was always going to be a one-way trip. That's what love is. It's the trip between who you were and, whatever the hell you become next.''
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-> ''I tell myself it was always going to be a one-way trip.''
-> ''That's what love is.''
-> ''It's the trip between who you were and, whatever the hell you become next.''
---> '''James Savage's''' first lines in the game.
-> ''That's what love is.''
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Making ghosts not a sound beyond screamin'\\
Getting quiet cause they know I'm the final boss\\
I'm a legend because I spoke with the lockbox ♫]]'']]
-> ''I tell myself it was always going to be a one-way trip.''
-> ''That's what love is.''
-> ''It's the trip between who you were and, whatever the hell you become next.''
---> '''James Savage's''' first lines in the game.
''ElPaso Paso, Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie FantasticNoir ThirdPersonShooter game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
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Making ghosts not a sound beyond screamin'\\
Getting quiet cause they know I'm the final boss\\
I'm a legend because I spoke with the lockbox ♫]]'']]
-> ''I tell myself it was always going to be a one-way trip.''
-> ''That's what love is.''
-> ''It's the trip between who you were and, whatever the hell you become next.''
---> '''James Savage's''' first lines in the game.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation Platform/PlayStation in general, with combat of the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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* AmmoUsingMeleeWeapon: James carries up to handful of stakes that are used up whenever they hit an enemy ([[AntiFrustrationFeatures but not the furniture]]).
* AnimatedArmor: Present as one of the enemy types. They [[AttackItsWeakPoint take hits onto their glowing spots]] or a sufficiently strong weapon like a shotgun to take them down, but not every single armor encountered is an active enemy.
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Djebe is too powerful for James to oppose directly, because Djebe is hooked directly to a Force Beyond. Once James learns enough about him, he tells Djebe point-blank that Djebe is unknown and forgotten on Earth due to Draculae's manipulations. That infuriates Djebe enough that he breaks his own tether to his patron, which makes him vulnerable, to fulfill James' challenge to fight him on equal terms.]]
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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Djebe Djedefre is [[ImplacableMan too powerful for James to oppose directly, directly]], because Djebe Djedefre is hooked directly to a Force Beyond. Once James learns enough about him, he tells Djebe Djedefre point-blank that Djebe Djedefre is unknown and forgotten on Earth due to Draculae's manipulations. That infuriates Djebe Djedefre enough that he breaks his own tether to his patron, which makes him vulnerable, to fulfill James' challenge to fight him on equal terms.]]
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* {{Determinator}}: When you die in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says "YOU KEEP GOING."
* EldritchLocation: The hotel, thanks to the ritual. The only part that could be considered normal is the first floor lobby but every floor after that is a series of AlienGeometries that only get more surreal the further down James goes.
* EldritchLocation: The hotel, thanks to the ritual. The only part that could be considered normal is the first floor lobby but every floor after that is a series of AlienGeometries that only get more surreal the further down James goes.
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* {{Determinator}}: When you die in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says "YOU KEEP GOING."
" [[spoiler: [[FinalBoss Draculae]] [[SequentialBoss gets her second wind after being taken down once]], with the text also saying "SHE KEEPS GOING."]]
* DieChairDie: Wooden furniture within the hotel is destructible, and some of these [[RewardingVandalism drop stakes upon their destruction]].
* EldritchLocation: The hotel, thanks to the ritual. The only part that could be considered normal is the first floor lobby but every floor after that is a series of AlienGeometries that only get more surreal the further down Jamesgoes.goes, with some floors outright housing ''outdoor areas''. And even the indoor floors seemingly ''lack a ceiling'', which at least allow James to see the lights from the sky that guide towards his objective.
* EliteMook: Ocasionally James encounters {{Palette Swap}}ed variants of the usual enemies that are slightly stronger than their regular counterparts.
* DieChairDie: Wooden furniture within the hotel is destructible, and some of these [[RewardingVandalism drop stakes upon their destruction]].
* EldritchLocation: The hotel, thanks to the ritual. The only part that could be considered normal is the first floor lobby but every floor after that is a series of AlienGeometries that only get more surreal the further down James
* EliteMook: Ocasionally James encounters {{Palette Swap}}ed variants of the usual enemies that are slightly stronger than their regular counterparts.
* GiantMook: [[spoiler: The burned men, which look like Frankenstein-esque monstrosities [[BodyOfBodies made out of multiple bodies]].]] They have multiple multiple health bears, and after depleting their current health bar James has to stake them to move onto the next bar.
* HiddenEyes: The game's artstyle has everybody's eyes be shrouded in perpetual shadow, with the exception of enemy types with {{Glowing Eyes|Of Doom}}.
* LockAndKeyPuzzle: Some of the floors of the motel feature this. The "keys" take the shape of ''anatomically-correct human hearts''.
* LooksLikeOrlok: The common vampires James shoots en masse have this kind of look and could be easily mistaken for Ghouls themselves.
* ModularDifficulty: The game launched with the ''modifiers'' menu, allowing to customize the game speed, enemy damage multiplier, how much would the pills heal, and whenever the player would get infinite stakes or BulletTime. Preset difficulties came after an update.
* MonsterMash: The game has James fight through a kitchen sink of classical monsters, including mummified Vampires, Werewolves, {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s, [[AnimatedArmor Armored Knights]], Biblically Accurate Angels, [[spoiler: [[BodyOfBodies Frankenstein-esque messes made out of multiple bodies]] and even a resurrected pharaoh]].
* LooksLikeOrlok: The common vampires James shoots en masse have this kind of look and could be easily mistaken for Ghouls themselves.
* ModularDifficulty: The game launched with the ''modifiers'' menu, allowing to customize the game speed, enemy damage multiplier, how much would the pills heal, and whenever the player would get infinite stakes or BulletTime. Preset difficulties came after an update.
* MonsterMash: The game has James fight through a kitchen sink of classical monsters, including mummified Vampires, Werewolves, {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s, [[AnimatedArmor Armored Knights]], Biblically Accurate Angels, [[spoiler: [[BodyOfBodies Frankenstein-esque messes made out of multiple bodies]] and even a resurrected pharaoh]].
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: An AirborneMook based on Biblically Accurate Angels show up as an enemy type.
-->'''James: ''' ...Huh. Haven't thought about these since Sunday school. Intrusive. Delirious imagery with a terrifying truth.
-->'''James: ''' ...Huh. Haven't thought about these since Sunday school. Intrusive. Delirious imagery with a terrifying truth.
* POVSequel: A year before ''El Paso, Elsewhere'' came out, Strange Scaffold released ''El Paso, Nightmare'', a stand alone side story prequel chronicling the misadventures of Luis Rojas and his attempts to escape the motel, in a form of a wave-based FirstPersonShooter.
* TeleportSpam: The sole movement method of The Brides.
* TerseTalker: James's narration involves a [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach-esque]] combination of this and [[PurpleProse the other extreme]] at times.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: James can - either accidentally or deliberately - kill off the Innocents instead of saving them and still be able to progress through the campaign. [[spoiler: Killing at least 10 of them [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment does bring him an alternate ending however.]]]]
* WightInAWeddingDress: The Brides, which are {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s [[EtherealWhiteDress clad in]] {{Blood Splattered Wedding Dress}}es and veils that move around by [[TeleportSpam constantly teleporting]] and toss out [[HomingProjectile slowly homing balls of dark energy]] at James.
* WoodenStake: James's melee weapon of choice. They one shot most mooks, deal heavy damage to larger mooks and bosses (in fact James has to stake them to progress onto their next lifebar) and [[NoSell seemingly gives James a bit of priority over certain melee attacks]].
* TerseTalker: James's narration involves a [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach-esque]] combination of this and [[PurpleProse the other extreme]] at times.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: James can - either accidentally or deliberately - kill off the Innocents instead of saving them and still be able to progress through the campaign. [[spoiler: Killing at least 10 of them [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment does bring him an alternate ending however.]]]]
* WightInAWeddingDress: The Brides, which are {{Stringy Haired Ghost Girl}}s [[EtherealWhiteDress clad in]] {{Blood Splattered Wedding Dress}}es and veils that move around by [[TeleportSpam constantly teleporting]] and toss out [[HomingProjectile slowly homing balls of dark energy]] at James.
* WoodenStake: James's melee weapon of choice. They one shot most mooks, deal heavy damage to larger mooks and bosses (in fact James has to stake them to progress onto their next lifebar) and [[NoSell seemingly gives James a bit of priority over certain melee attacks]].
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* GlassCannon: James, especially on higher difficulties. His weapons are fairly damaging but basic enemies only need a few good hits to kill him, with some attacks from later enemies capable of killing him with one direct hit even at full health.
* LeapAndFire: Just like Max Payne, James can dive through the air in slow-motion while continuing to fire at enemies.
* MookMaker: The Puppeteer. It can't attack directly but constantly summons puppets to attack James.
* MookMaker: The Puppeteer. It can't attack directly but constantly summons puppets to attack James.
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* OccultDetective: James Savage is [[ExperiencedProtagonist an experienced man]] in this field, having faced down paranormal threats several times before, so he is able to give quite a bit of insight on the workings of the Void and the supernatural creatures he encounters along the way.
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* OccultDetective: James Savage is [[ExperiencedProtagonist an experienced man]] in a mixture of this field, and a HardboiledDetective. having faced down the paranormal threats several times before, so he is able to give quite a bit of insight on the workings expertise of the Void former with the dress sense, PrivateEyeMonologue and street smarts of the supernatural creatures he encounters along latter.
* OffTheWagon: James has a history of pill addiction and begins theway.game by deliberately relapsing after nearly seven months of being sober, in order to mainline stimulants so he can stop Draculae in time.
* SadBattleMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDTL6jXer98 yesterday's sobriquet is tomorrow's sorrow]], which plays during [[spoiler:the first phase of Draculae's boss fight.]]
* OffTheWagon: James has a history of pill addiction and begins the
* SadBattleMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDTL6jXer98 yesterday's sobriquet is tomorrow's sorrow]], which plays during [[spoiler:the first phase of Draculae's boss fight.]]
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* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.
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* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. relationships with the levels representing memories from both James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.Draculae's lives.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: The ''good'' ending sees James turn himself into a vampire, so he survives his ordeal at the risk of turning into a monster like Draculae. In the bad ending, James has killed enough innocent people getting to Draculae that she deliberately wastes her blood, so all James can do after her death is succumb to his own injuries.]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: EldritchLocation: The ''good'' ending sees hotel, thanks to the ritual. The only part that could be considered normal is the first floor lobby but every floor after that is a series of AlienGeometries that only get more surreal the further down James turn himself into a vampire, so he survives his ordeal at the risk of turning into a monster like Draculae. In the bad ending, James has killed enough innocent people getting to Draculae that she deliberately wastes her blood, so all James can do after her death is succumb to his own injuries.]]goes.
* {{Gaslighting}}: James's relationship with Draculae is an eerily realistic example. [[spoiler:They met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, killing people and emotionally manipulating James. At one point, Draculae offhandedly told James to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight. While there's implications that their relationship started out as genuine, there's no doubt by the end that she actively took pleasure in his misery.]]
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* MindControl: James's relationship with Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler:The general thrust of James's version of the story is that they met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, James says, Draculae offhandedly told him to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.]]
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* MindControl: James's relationship with TheLastDance: The opening monologue from James make it clear he does not plan to walk out of the hotel alive, since if the monsters or Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler:The general thrust of James's version of don't kill him, the story is that they met and fell in love at cocktail of pills he's taking to sustain him will.
* MultipleEndings: Two different endings of [[BittersweetEnding Bittersweet]] flavor, depending on how many hostages James saves throughout the game.
** [[spoiler: SCARS FADE: Having saved most of Draculae's hostages, apoint when mortally wounded Draculae was is impressed enough to give James a vial of her soulsblood to turn himself into a vampire, mockingly telling him he'll be able to become old and cruel like her. After reflecting on his path and apparent death wish getting to this point, James decides that his scars will fade and drinks from the vial to keep going.]]
** [[spoiler: THANKS FOR REMEMBERING: James has killed enough innocent people getting to Draculae that she deliberatelytrying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into shatters her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, soulsblood vial, claiming it'll spare James says, Draculae offhandedly told from becoming like her. James reflects that for all of her power, all she's managed to do is die at the bottom of a two-star hotel in El Paso, with the last shot showing him succumbing to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.own injuries in the hotel lobby.]]
* MultipleEndings: Two different endings of [[BittersweetEnding Bittersweet]] flavor, depending on how many hostages James saves throughout the game.
** [[spoiler: SCARS FADE: Having saved most of Draculae's hostages, a
** [[spoiler: THANKS FOR REMEMBERING: James has killed enough innocent people getting to Draculae that she deliberately
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* GeniusLoci: At several points, James comments on how the Void seems to have a mind of its own and, much more to his worry, a rather twisted sense of humor.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie FantasticNoir action game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general, with combat of the ''VideoGame/Quake'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general, with combat of the ''VideoGame/Quake'' ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and UsefulNotes/XBox. The story is written by Strange Scaffold's founder, Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also provides the voice acting for the PlayerCharacter and main vocals on several of the HipHop tracks that feature on the game's soundtrack.
Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation ingeneral.general, with combat of the ''VideoGame/Quake'' games cited as another major influence. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since they didn't think a woman could've done what she'd done.]]
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since they didn't think a woman could've done what she'd done.]]done]].
* ExperiencedProtagonist: The events of the game is far from the first time James has tangled with paranormal threats and encountered the Void, and he makes frequent references to his previous experiences with both.
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* MindControl: James's relationship with Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler: The general thrust of James's version of the story is that they met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, James says, Draculae offhandedly told him to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.]]
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* MindControl: James's relationship with Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The general thrust of James's version of the story is that they met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, James says, Draculae offhandedly told him to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.]]]]
* OccultDetective: James Savage is [[ExperiencedProtagonist an experienced man]] in this field, having faced down paranormal threats several times before, so he is able to give quite a bit of insight on the workings of the Void and the supernatural creatures he encounters along the way.
* OccultDetective: James Savage is [[ExperiencedProtagonist an experienced man]] in this field, having faced down paranormal threats several times before, so he is able to give quite a bit of insight on the workings of the Void and the supernatural creatures he encounters along the way.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Max Payne'', or more broadly, to many of the console action games that followed in ''Max Payne's'' wake.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold for PC and Xbox. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold for PC [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows PC]] and Xbox.UsefulNotes/XBox. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''Max Payne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''Max Payne'' ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series and the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''Max Payne'' series and the original PlayStation UsefulNotes/PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.
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* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.time.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since no woman could've done what she'd done.]]
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic/stoned James.
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic/stoned James.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since no they didn't think a woman could've done what she'd done.]]
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usuallystoic/stoned stoic James.
* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: The ''good'' ending sees James turn himself into a vampire, so he survives his ordeal at the risk of turning into a monster like Draculae. In the bad ending, James has killed enough innocent people getting to Draculae that she deliberately wastes her blood, so all James can do after her death is succumb to his own injuries.]]
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Max Payne'', or more broadly, to many of the console action games that followed in ''Max Payne's'' wake.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Max Payne'', or more broadly, to many of the console action games that followed in ''Max Payne's'' wake.wake.
* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.
* WorldOfSymbolism: Broadly speaking, ''El Paso'' is about both personal addiction and toxic relationships. James begins the game by deliberately relapsing, in order to mainline stimulants so he can reach and stop Draculae in time.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is an indie action game from Strange Scaffold. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is an a 2023 indie action game from Strange Scaffold.Scaffold for PC and Xbox. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
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* BulletTime: James can slow down time for short periods in order to line up accurate shots, which is broadly hinted to be because the only thing keeping him on his feet is a lethal cocktail of drugs.
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* BerserkButton: At some point before he met Draculae, James fought a guy named the Puppeteer, who'd made unspecified deals with the faerie until he was more fey than man. The Void sics clones of that Puppeteer on you throughout the game, sometimes two at a time, and their appearance always ''infuriates'' the usually stoic/stoned James.
* BulletTime: James can slow down time for short periods in order to line up accurateshots, which shots. This is broadly hinted to be because the only thing keeping him on his feet is a lethal cocktail of drugs.drugs.
* {{Determinator}}: When you die in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says "YOU KEEP GOING."
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* {{Determinator}}: When you die in ''El Paso,'' the "game over" screen says "YOU KEEP GOING."
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: From the second James enters the Void, each area he explores is a combination of scenes taken from Draculae's life and/or the points where hs intersected with hers. Much of the game's levels are surreal remixes of the hotel room in El Paso where the ritual started, but the deeper you get, the more you run into [[spoiler: graveyards, castles, run-down Victorian boarding houses, vaguely Egyptian ruins, and filthy slaughterhouses]].
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: From the second James enters the Void, each area he explores is a combination of scenes taken from Draculae's life and/or the points where hs his intersected with hers. Much of the game's levels are surreal remixes of the hotel room in El Paso where the ritual started, but the deeper you get, the more you run into [[spoiler: graveyards, castles, run-down Victorian boarding houses, vaguely Egyptian ruins, and filthy slaughterhouses]].slaughterhouses]].
* MindControl: James's relationship with Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler: The general thrust of James's version of the story is that they met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, James says, Draculae offhandedly told him to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.]]
* MindControl: James's relationship with Draculae broke down for some pretty good reasons. [[spoiler: The general thrust of James's version of the story is that they met and fell in love at a point when Draculae was deliberately trying to live more like a human. The longer they were together, though, the more Draculae backslid into her old ways, up to and including killing people. At one point, James says, Draculae offhandedly told him to "stay there" before leaving, which left him stuck on his couch for four days straight.]]
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''El Paso Elsewhere'' is an indie action game from Strange Scaffold. Folklorist and paranormal investigator James Savage has come back to his hometown of El Paso, where his vampire ex-girlfriend has punched a hole in the world. Either James pursues Draculae into the depths of the Void and kills her, or she'll make a deal with forces outside the universe to destroy humanity itself.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''Max Payne'' series and the original PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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* AuthorAvatar: James Savage is voiced by Xalavier Nelson Jr., the game's narrative designer, who's also from El Paso. This effectively doubles as a shout-out to the original ''Max Payne'', where its head writer Sam Lake played Max in all of the game's comic-book-style cutscenes.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Djebe is too powerful for James to oppose directly, because Djebe is hooked directly to a Force Beyond. Once James learns enough about him, he tells Djebe point-blank that Djebe is unknown and forgotten on Earth due to Draculae's manipulations. That infuriates Djebe enough that he breaks his own tether to his patron, which makes him vulnerable, to fulfill James' challenge to fight him on equal terms.]]
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since no woman could've done what she'd done.]]
* BulletTime: James can slow down time for short periods in order to line up accurate shots, which is broadly hinted to be because the only thing keeping him on his feet is a lethal cocktail of drugs.
* GunsAkimbo: Your starting weapon is a pair of dual-wielded .45s.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: From the second James enters the Void, each area he explores is a combination of scenes taken from Draculae's life and/or the points where hs intersected with hers. Much of the game's levels are surreal remixes of the hotel room in El Paso where the ritual started, but the deeper you get, the more you run into [[spoiler: graveyards, castles, run-down Victorian boarding houses, vaguely Egyptian ruins, and filthy slaughterhouses]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Max Payne'', or more broadly, to many of the console action games that followed in ''Max Payne's'' wake.
''El Paso'' is a deliberate homage to both the ''Max Payne'' series and the original PlayStation in general. As James, you have an arsenal of weapons and the ability to temporarily slow down time while you aim. Each stage takes you deeper into the surreal, as you blast through legions of monsters.
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* AuthorAvatar: James Savage is voiced by Xalavier Nelson Jr., the game's narrative designer, who's also from El Paso. This effectively doubles as a shout-out to the original ''Max Payne'', where its head writer Sam Lake played Max in all of the game's comic-book-style cutscenes.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Djebe is too powerful for James to oppose directly, because Djebe is hooked directly to a Force Beyond. Once James learns enough about him, he tells Djebe point-blank that Djebe is unknown and forgotten on Earth due to Draculae's manipulations. That infuriates Djebe enough that he breaks his own tether to his patron, which makes him vulnerable, to fulfill James' challenge to fight him on equal terms.]]
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Draculae, or "Janet Drake," according to a secret conversation you can find in the latter half of the game, [[spoiler: actually was Dracula, or rather, was the person who inspired the original myth. She claims that storytellers decided she had to be a man, since no woman could've done what she'd done.]]
* BulletTime: James can slow down time for short periods in order to line up accurate shots, which is broadly hinted to be because the only thing keeping him on his feet is a lethal cocktail of drugs.
* GunsAkimbo: Your starting weapon is a pair of dual-wielded .45s.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: From the second James enters the Void, each area he explores is a combination of scenes taken from Draculae's life and/or the points where hs intersected with hers. Much of the game's levels are surreal remixes of the hotel room in El Paso where the ritual started, but the deeper you get, the more you run into [[spoiler: graveyards, castles, run-down Victorian boarding houses, vaguely Egyptian ruins, and filthy slaughterhouses]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Max Payne'', or more broadly, to many of the console action games that followed in ''Max Payne's'' wake.
