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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Creator/SupermassiveGames and published by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in October 2017.

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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Creator/SupermassiveGames and published by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 Platform/PlayStation4 in October 2017.

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Finn seems to believe that even if he is arrested red-handed, and the Trapper strikes again, it’s somehow reasonable doubt. This would likely instead be criminal conspiracy-not helped by him explicitly outlining this plan to the District Attorney who convicted him, and would not get him out of jail. [[spoiler: It does indeed not work; he stays in police custody regardless unless he is freed by player choice.]]

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Finn seems to believe that even if he is arrested red-handed, and the Trapper strikes again, it’s somehow reasonable doubt. This would likely instead be criminal conspiracy-not helped by him explicitly outlining this plan to the District Attorney who convicted him, and would not get him out of jail. [[spoiler: It does indeed not work; he stays in police custody regardless unless he is freed by player choice.]]]]
** It's highly suspect that Felicity interviews Finn without his attorney present, Felicity even comments on it. Yes, she has permission to do so from Petty herself, but it is considered a failure at providing effective council and Felicity would've needed to obtain written and/or verbal consent from Finn that he's waiving his right to counsel since he had retained it.



* GunsDoNotWorkThatWay: At [[spoiler:Calvary's]] murder scene, there are three bullet holes in the wall. Both Becky and her partner will remark that [[spoiler:Cavalry]] fired a whole clip. The standard pistol magazine holds 12-15 rounds, with smaller pistols holding 6-8, but three is way too small to be a whole clip.



* LikeFatherLikeDaughter: {{Discussed}} by Becky, who alleges that her coworkers treat her different because the job drove her father to [[AteHisGun eat his gun]], so she must also be not all there in the head.
* LoreCodex: The game features a logbook that has tabs for story progression, character bios, and ripple effect events, as well as rules for the game, that can be accessed at any time.



* QuickTimeEvents: These pop up from time to time, and are the only form of gameplay. If you're playing with multiple players, completing one will grant you a takeover card.
* SchrodingersGun: At one point, there's a flashback in which Becky recalls an incident where the Trapper attacked a social worker. The outcome of the scene, including whether the social worker survives and [[spoiler:whether Becky herself comes out unscathed]], depends on the players' actions; whatever the outcome, the consequences will then show up in the present day scenes.

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* {{Permadeath}}: You get one life per run. If Becky is killed or arrested, you must start the game over from the beginning.
* QuickTimeEvents: These [=QTEs=] pop up from time to time, and are the only form of gameplay. If you're playing with multiple players, completing one will grant you a takeover card.
* ReusableLighterToss: In the [[spoiler:Hillary residence, Simon will pour gasoline and then open up his lighter. If certain [=QTEs=] are failed, he will toss it, setting the basement on fire. If Simon is shot but Jonathan turned on the police and another QTE is failed, then he will pick up the lighter and toss it instead]].
* SchrodingersGun: At one point, there's a flashback in which Becky recalls an incident where the Trapper attacked a social worker. The outcome of the scene, including whether the social worker survives and [[spoiler:whether Becky herself comes out unscathed]], depends on the players' actions; whatever the outcome, the consequences will then show up in the present day present-day scenes.



* ShoutOut: The whole game is unsubtly based on the Saw series, but Sgt. Riggs was a definite naming choice.
** Jonathan Finn’s appearance seems based off John Doe from Se7en.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The whole game is unsubtly based on the Saw series, but Sgt. Riggs was a definite naming choice.
** Jonathan Finn’s Finn's appearance seems based off John Doe from Se7en.Se7en.
* SuspendSave: The game will only save if you quit and will usually save at the exact moment you quit, preventing players from SaveScumming if they make a bad choice.

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Fixing a few innacuracies, Deliberate Monochrome is misuse because the scene is in color, Required Secondary Powers also misuse because using a phone is not a superpower, nor to you absolutely need a charging cable to play the game if your phone has a decent charge.


* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The flashback to Becky's first involvement with the Trapper starts off in black and white, only restoring color once the title card shows up.



* DoNotCallMePaul: Don't call Felicity "Felisse".



* HatesBeingNicknamed: Felicity does not like it when others call her "Flissy".



* MagicCountdown: If you choose to investigate outside the trailer where Becky saves the social worker from a time bomb, the cinematic begins with the counter clearly showing 11 seconds remaining, but significantly more than 11 seconds elapse while she struggles to free the social worker.

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* MagicCountdown: If you choose to investigate outside the trailer where Becky saves the social worker from a time bomb, the cinematic begins with the counter clearly showing 11 18 seconds remaining, but significantly more than 11 18 seconds elapse while she struggles to free the social worker.worker. Notably, the timer will jump back up to 18 after a few seconds pass, but even with this "reset" it still takes more time to free her.



* RequiredSecondaryPowers: charging cables! In multiplayer mode, the game is controlled using an app on your smartphone. The plot is about the length of a movie, and you are not allowed to minimize the app or turn off your phone's screen (which, for many phones, is the primary source of battery drain) at all during this time, as the game interprets this as you having stopped playing entirely.



* TheGhost: Lilly Thompson, Finn's lawyer, never actually appears on screen despite having a character portrait.

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* TheGhost: Lilly Thompson, Lana Petty, Finn's lawyer, never actually appears on screen despite having a character portrait.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Finn seems to believe that even if he is arrested red-handed, and the Trapper strikes again, it’s somehow reasonable doubt. This would likely instead be criminal conspiracy-not helped by him explicitly outlining this plan to the District Attorney who convicted him, and would not get him out of jail. [[spoiler: It does indeed not work; he stays in police custody regardless unless he is freed by player choice.]]
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** Jonathan Finn’s appearance seems based off John Doe from Se7en.
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* ShoutOut: The whole game is unsubtly based on the Saw series, but Sgt. Riggs was a definite naming choice.
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* ArtisticLicenseLawEnforcement:
** The police are exclusively seen using the 1911 handgun-not impossible, but unlikely for a metropolitan police department, which usually issue Glocks.
** If Becky [[spoiler: is supposed to be placed on desk duty, she still repeatedly leaves the precinct to investigate old leads. This would be difficult as her vehicle would have her location at all times, and her supervisor clearly knows but is for some reason unwilling to discipline her.]]
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* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:Becky will catch shrapnel to her hand if she investigates the outside of the trailer the social worker is trapped in if she is able to diffuse the bomb in time.]]
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* EverybodyDiesEnding: It's possible to make it so that just about every major character is in the morgue by the end of the game.
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* MsFanservice: Becky, if knocked out by the killer, can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] shirt.

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* MsFanservice: Becky, if knocked out by the killer, can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] a midriff-baring shirt.
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* BareYourMidriff: Becky can gain an outfit that does this later on.
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Kill Em All was renamed Everybody Dies Ending due to misuse. Dewicking


* KillEmAll: It's possible to make it so that just about every major character is in the morgue by the end of the game.
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Loads And Loads Of Characters is no longer a trope


* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It's a good thing the game is constantly updating the bios of everyone on the app, because keeping track of everyone, especially on a first-time playthrough, can be a bit much.
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* Foreshadowing}}: If Becky decides to question [[spoiler:Simon Hillary]], he gets nervous when she discusses Adam Jones and the Trapper. [[spoiler:This is because Simon is Adam, who is also the Trapper.]]

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* Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}: If Becky decides to question [[spoiler:Simon Hillary]], he gets nervous when she discusses Adam Jones and the Trapper. [[spoiler:This is because Simon is Adam, who is also the Trapper.]]

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* Foreshadowing}}: If Becky decides to question [[spoiler:Simon Hillary]], he gets nervous when she discusses Adam Jones and the Trapper. [[spoiler:This is because Simon is Adam, who is also the Trapper.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: If Becky decides to question [[spoiler:Simon Hillary]], he gets nervous when she discusses Adam Jones and the Trapper. [[spoiler:This is because Simon is Adam, who is also the Trapper.]]
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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Creator/SupermassiveGames and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in October 2017.

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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Creator/SupermassiveGames and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in October 2017.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The Trapper will try to off himself when the gig is up and Judge Vanstone is a lot more alive than he thought.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The Trapper will try to off himself when the gig jig is up and Judge Vanstone is a lot more alive than he thought.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The Trapper will try to off himself when the gig is up and Judge Vanstone is a lot more alive then he thought.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:The Trapper will try to off himself when the gig is up and Judge Vanstone is a lot more alive then than he thought.]]



* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Adam Jones, the official record says that Jones died in a fire years before the Trapper's first murder.]]

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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Adam Jones, Jones; the official record says that Jones died in a fire years before the Trapper's first murder.]]



* JerkAss: Detective Calvary is rude, vulgar, deliberately sabotaged Becky's application to the FBI out of jealousy, threatens Felicity at one point, and [[spoiler:has a penchant for filming his sexual conquests without telling them.]]

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* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Detective Calvary is rude, vulgar, deliberately sabotaged Becky's application to the FBI out of jealousy, threatens Felicity at one point, and [[spoiler:has a penchant for filming his sexual conquests without telling them.]]them]].



* MsFanservice: Becky if knocked out by the killer can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] shirt.

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* MsFanservice: Becky Becky, if knocked out by the killer killer, can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] shirt.
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*KillEmAll: It's possible to make it so that just about every major character is in the morgue by the end of the game.
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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in October 2017.

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''Hidden Agenda'' is a crime thriller video game developed by Supermassive Games Creator/SupermassiveGames and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in October 2017.

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* InkSuitActor: Creator/KatieCassidy provided the voice, motion capture, and physical likeness of Becky.



* MsFanservice: Becky if knocked out by the killer can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] shirt.


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* MsFanservice: Becky if knocked out by the killer can gain a pretty nice outfit that includes a [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] shirt.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:If Becky and Felicity lure the Trapper into the underpass, he will brag about killing all of his intended victims. If Becky saved Judge Vanstone, he promptly loses it.]]

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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:If Becky and Felicity lure the Trapper into the underpass, he will brag about killing all of his intended victims. If Becky saved Judge Vanstone, Vanstone and lets him know, he promptly loses it.]]

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* QuickTimeEvents: These pop up from time to time, and are the only form of gameplay. If you're playing with multiple players, completing one will grant you a takeover card.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: charging cables! In multiplayer mode, the game is controlled using an app on your smartphone. The plot is about the length of a movie, and you are not allowed to minimize the app or turn off your phone's screen (which, for many phones, is the primary source of battery drain) at all during this time, as the game interprets this as you having stopped playing entirely.



* QuickTimeEvents: These pop up from time to time, and are the only form of gameplay. If you're playing with multiple players completing one will grant you a takeover card.
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