History VideoGame / Immortality2022

* JuliusBeethovenDaVinci: [[spoiler:The One claims that she and The Other have taken the form of Jesus and "both Marys" (presumably the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene).]]

** Marissa's audition for Fischer consists of him asking her various uncomfortable questions about her sex life, him telling her that he's glad she's so young because that means that she won't be intelligent enough to question him, and making crude comments about the meaning of oysters (as an aphrodisiac) in relation to her and him after she reads a poem that mentions them. It's all but stated that she and the other lead actress of ''Ambrosio'' were only hired because he desired them sexually.

** To a lesser extent, "Why weren't any of Marissa Marcel's movies released?" [[spoiler:''Ambrosio'' had the final print stolen by its director Albert Fisher for unclear reasons. ''Minksy'' officially had its production halted due to an on-set accident causing the death of one of its actors, Carl Goodman, while in reality, it was a deliberate murder committed by the One against the Other who had taken Carl's form. The One later also murdered and replaced John Durick and then canceled the movie herself. ''Two of Everything'' was never released due to the One as Melissa immolating herself on camera in order to potentially live forever by BodySurfing to whoever watches the footage of her death.]]

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The treatment of the actors and particularly the actresses in ''Ambrosio'' and ''Minsky'' is deliberately jarring, as part of the game's commentary on filmmaking in the mid-20th century; director Alan Fischer's comments towards the young women in his cast (including Marissa, who is only 17 when she auditions) are often creepy and sexist. Likewise, John Durick's sexual relationship with the actors in his films is rarely commented upon.

** ''Ambrosio'' director Alan Fisher is a clear analog to Creator/AlfredHitchcock. He has a very similar name, manner of dress and figure, and is noted to be extremely controlling of his actresses. Fisher is also stated to be a once genius director currently suffering a career slump (much like Hitchcock in the late 60s) and ''Ambrosio'' is [[Film/{{Frenzy}} his first film containing nudity]].

** There's an added layer to this trope, in that [[spoiler: Marissa Marcel herself is actually an immortal being named "the One", disguised as a human. Her counterpart, the Other One, also disguises himself as an actor - who, again, plays Satan in ''Ambrosio''. It's ambiguous as to the true nature of these two; they're more akin to vampires in the way they devour mortals for sustenance or pleasure, but appear to enjoy dressing up in the trappings of demons or fallen angels.]]

* JuliusBeethovenDaVinci: [[spoiler:The One claims that she and The Other One have taken the form of Jesus and "both Marys" (presumably the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene).]]
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: An unfortunate case of RecklessGunUsage on the set of ''Minsky'' [[spoiler:results in the death of Carl Greenwood when Marissa Marcel accidentally shoots him point-blank in the chest. This, understandably, brings the film's production to a tragic end.]] However, [[spoiler: this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] by viewing the hidden scene in this clip, which reveals that the One (as Marissa) deliberately shot and killed the Other One (in Carl's body) - what appeared to be a horrific accident was actually the culmination of a fight between two feuding immortals.]]

* LiteralMetaphor: [[spoiler:The title of the game at first seems to be a reference to how art grants a sort of immortality to artists by having their works persist long after they are gone, which is implied to be part of The One's interest in film. The Other One clearly doesn't share this interest and ends up being murdered by The One due to their disagreement...only to hijack Amy Archer after she watches the footage of the murder, which causes the Ones to reconcile and realize that film can grant them ''actual'' immortality by BodySurfing to viewers.]]

* SatanicArchetype: [[spoiler:The One and the Other One. They have been compared to angels (much like Lucifer), tempt people to get what they want and their messages can only be found by [[SubliminalSeduction backmasking]], an urban legend straight out of the SatanicPanic. At one point the Other One claims that [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the snake and the apple]] were his idea.]]

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, The One commits suicide by immolating herself, knowing thanks to The Other One that she can return by possessing anyone who watches the footage of her death. As in the one the ''player'' is watching. Just to drive this further, her final message is "I'm part of you now".]]

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, The One commits suicide by immolating herself, knowing thanks to The Other One that she can return by possessing anyone who watches the footage of her death. As in the one the ''player'' is watching. Just to drive this further, her final message is "I LIVE ON IN ALL OF YOU".]]

* SatanicArchetype: [[spoiler:The One and The Other One. They have been compared to angels (much like Lucifer), tempt people to get what they want and their messages can only be found by [[SubliminalSeduction backmasking]], an urban legend straight out of the Satanic Panic.]]

Now in the present day, the unedited footage of these three long-lost films has been rediscovered, along with numerous clips of backstage, rehearsal, interview, and candid footage. You are tasked with piecing together these unorganized and disparate clips to not only recreate the movies, but to discover the truth behind the mystery of Marissa Marcel, her disappearances, and why none of her movies were ever released.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: ''Ambrosio'' director Alan Fisher is a clear analog to Creator/AlfredHitchcock. He has a very similar name, manner of dress and figure, and is noted to be extremely controlling of his actresses. Fisher is also stated to be a once genius director currently suffering a career slump (much like Hitchcock in the late 60s) and ''Ambrosio'' is [[Film/{{Frenzy}} his first film containing nudity]].

* LifeImitatesArt: The plots of the three films mirror Marissa's tribulations in real life [[spoiler:as well as The One's behind the scenes]].

* SatanicArchetype: [[spoiler:The One and The Other One. They have been compared to angels (much like Lucifer), tempt people to get what they want and their messages can only be found by [[SubliminalSeduction backmasking]], an urban legend straight out of the Satanic Panic]]

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, The One commits suicide by immolating herself, knowing thanks to The Other One that she can return by possessing anyone who watches the footage of her death. As in the one the ''player'' is watching. Just to drive this further, her final message is "I LIVE ON IN ALL OF YOU"]]

Two years later in 1970, Marissa co-writes and stars in ''Minsky'': a gritty detective thriller directed and co-written as a vehicle for her by ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick. In this, Marissa plays the muse of a high-profile artist - the eponymous Minksy - in New York City. When Minsky is found murdered, Marissa's character becomes the main suspect, and begins a torrid love affair with the greenhorn detective investigating the murder. This film is left unfinished and abandoned after an accident on-set, and Marissa vanishes from the public eye shortly thereafter.

Two years later in 1970, Marissa co-writes and stars in ''Minksy'': a gritty detective thriller directed and co-written as a vehicle for her by ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick. In this, Marissa plays the muse of a high-profile artist - the eponymous Minksy - in New York City. When Minksy is found murdered, Marissa's character becomes the main suspect, and begins a torrid love affair with the greenhorn detective investigating the murder. This film is left unfinished and abandoned after an accident on-set, and Marissa vanishes from the public eye shortly thereafter.

In the year 1968, a young-but-talented actress named Marissa Marcel is cast by the famous director Alan Fischer in his [[ExploitationFilm sexploitation film]] ''Ambrosio'', adapted from M.G. Lewis’s notorious Gothic novel, ''Literature/TheMonk''. In the film - her first major role - Marissa plays Matilda, an alluring beauty who seduces the pious Ambrosio after infiltrating his monastery disguised as a monk. The movie is finished, but never released to the public for reasons unknown.

* GenreShift: ''Immortality'' presents itself as a relatively mundane mystery where you need to learn about the life and disappearance of Marissa Marcel by reconstructing her movies, reading between the lines of candid shots, and finding the right clips. For example, an early clip has John Durick allude to an accident on the set of ''Minsky'' that led to Marissa's first disappearance, so an early objective might be to find the footage depicting that accident. [[spoiler:The first "hidden clip" reveals the game to be a psychological horror, and the ''actual'' plot to be about the tribulations of two immortal vampire-like beings who have seemingly existed from the dawn of humankind]].

* SignatureStyle: All three of Marissa's movies contain recurring imagery and themes, which is key to the "match cut" gameplay. The most obvious recurring theme is that all three films contain highly-charged sexual content - including sexual violence and assault - but in different contexts depending on the era: sex as a corrupting force in ''Ambrosio'' (based on an 18th century novel), sex as liberal empowerment and freedom in ''Minksy'' (1970s), and sex as abuse/assault in ''Two of Everything'' (1999).

* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: An unfortunate case of RecklessGunUsage on the set of ''Minsky'' [[spoiler: results in the death of Carl Greenwood when Marissa Marcel accidentally shoots him point-blank in the chest. This, understandably, brings the film's production to a tragic end.]] However, [[spoiler: this is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] by viewing the hidden scene in this clip, which reveals that the One (as Marissa) deliberately shot and killed the Other One (in Carl's body) - what appeared to be a horrific accident was actually the culmination of a fight between two feuding immortals.]]

Two years later in 1970, Marissa co-writes and stars in ''Minksy'': a gritty detective thriller directed and co-written as a vehicle for her by ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick. In this, Marissa plays the muse of a high-profile artist in New York City. After this artist is found murdered, Marissa's character becomes the main suspect, and begins a torrid love affair with the greenhorn detective investigating the murder. This film is left unfinished and abandoned after an accident on-set, and Marissa vanishes from the public eye shortly thereafter.

In the year 1968, a young-but-talented actress named Marissa Marcel is cast by the famous director Alan Fischer in his [[ExploitationFilm sexploitation film]] ''Ambrosio'', adapted from M.G. Lewis’s notorious Gothic novel, ''Literature/TheMonk''. In the film - her first major role - Marissa plays Matilda, an alluring beauty who seduces the pious Ambrosio after infiltrating his monastery disguised as a male monk. The movie is finished, but never released to the public for reasons unknown.

In the year 1968, a young-but-talented actress named Marissa Marcel is cast by the famous director Alan Fischer in his [[ExploitationFilm sexploitation film]] ''Ambrosio'', adapted from M.G. Lewis’s notorious Gothic novel, ''Literature/TheMonk''. In the film - her first major role - Marcel plays Matilda, an alluring beauty who seduces the pious Ambrosio after infiltrating his monastery disguised as a male monk. The movie is finished, but never released to the public for reasons unknown.

Two years later in 1970, Marcel co-writes and stars in ''Minksy'': a gritty detective thriller directed and co-written as a vehicle for Marcel by ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick. In this, Marcel plays the muse of a high-profile artist in New York City. After this artist is found murdered, Marcel's character becomes the main suspect, and begins a torrid love affair with the greenhorn detective investigating the murder. This film is left unfinished and abandoned after an accident on-set, and Marcel vanishes from the public eye shortly thereafter.

Finally, in 1999, Marcel suddenly re-emerges to star in John Durick's "Two of Everything", seemingly as part of a grand comeback to acting after a decades-long hiatus. In this film, Marcel plays both pop sensation Maria and her body double Heather, who agree to switch places for a few days to explore each other's lives. Once again, the film is never completed or released, and Marissa Marcel disappears again -- this time, seemingly for good.

Now in the present day, the footage of these three long-lost films has been rediscovered, along with numerous pieces of backstage, rehearsal, interview, and candid clips. You are tasked with piecing them together to not only recreate the movies, but to discover the truth behind the mystery of Marissa Marcel, and why none of her movies were ever released.

Two years later in 1970, Marissa Marcel co-writes and stars in ''Minksy'': a gritty detective thriller directed and co-written as a vehicle for Marcel by ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick. In this, Marcel plays the muse of a high-profile artist in New York City. After this artist is found murdered, Marcel's character becomes the main suspect, and begins a torrid love affair with the greenhorn detective investigating the murder. This film is left unfinished and abandoned after an accident on-set, and Marcel vanishes from the public eye shortly thereafter.

Finally, in 1999, Marissa Marcel suddenly re-emerges to star in John Durick's "Two of Everything", seemingly as part of a grand comeback to acting after a decades-long hiatus. In this film, Marcel plays both pop sensation Maria and her body double Heather, who agree to switch places for a few days to explore each other's lives. Once again, the film is never completed or released, and Marissa Marcel disappears again -- this time, seemingly for good.

* ClusterFBomb: A behind-the-scenes clip from ''Minsky'' has Carl Greenwood reveal that he's never had to say the word "fuck" onscreen before, so Marissa encourages him to practise saying it so that it sounds more natural. This eventually devolves into Carl and Marissa just saying the word "fuck" repeatedly.

In the year 1968, a young-but-talented actress named Marissa Marcel is cast by the famous director Alan Fischer in the film ''Ambrosio'', adapted from M.G. Lewis’s notorious Gothic novel, ''Literature/TheMonk''. In the film, Marcel plays Matilda - an alluring beauty who seduces the pious Ambrosio after having infiltrated his monastery disguised as a monk. The movie is finished, but never released to the public.

Two years later, Marissa Marcel works alongside ''Ambrosio's'' director of photography, John Durick, who writes and directs a thriller with Marcel in mind for the starring role. ''Minksy'', the film, concerns the death of a high-profile artist in New York City, with Marcel playing the late artist's muse - the prime suspect in the murder. This film is left unfinished, and Marcel vanishes from the public eye shortly after the production is abandoned.

In 1999, John Durick returns to direct the movie ''Two of Everything'', once again casting Marissa Marcel as the lead actress. Marcel, in a comeback from a decades-long hiatus, plays both pop sensation Maria and her body double Heather, who agree to switch places for a few days to explore one another's lives. Once again, the film is never released, and Marissa Marcel disappears again - this time, seemingly for good.

Finally, in 2022, these three, long-lost movies are rediscovered. Using clips from rehearsal tapes, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and the films themselves, can you discover the truth of what really happened to the mysterious Marissa Marcel?

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: ''Ambrosio'' director Alan Fisher seems to be heavily inspired by Creator/AlfredHitchcock. He has a very similar name, manner of dress and figure, and is noted to be extremely controlling of his actresses. Fisher is also stated to be a once genius director currently suffering a career slump (much like Hitchcock in the late 60s) and ''Ambrosio'' is [[Film/{{Frenzy}} his first film containing nudity]].