History VideoGame / Palette

* NiceHat: The Black Hat Man, with said hat being the first thing B.D. clearly remembers about him.

* AlliterativeName: Sianos B. Sian.

* HannibalLecture: During the final scene, [[spoiler: The Aging Man]] tells [[spoiler: Red Silhouette]] that [[spoiler: despite their experiment being 'reasonably successful,' some victims of violent crimes are destined to continue the cycle.]]

* MamaBear: [[spoiler: The Red Silhouette.]] [[spoiler: The Aging Man]] made a big mistake by mashing her BerserkButton.
* MeaningfulName: B.D. is eventually revealed to mean [[spoiler: 'born of disorder,']] which was applied to [[spoiler: children exposed to crimes]].

* QuestForIdentity

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: The Woman who enlisted Sian's aid makes it very clear that if he doesn't help, her gun might 'misfire' again.

* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: Red Silhouette responds by blowing The Aging Man's brains out.]]

* GirlishPigtails: B.D. in the original game, only.

* HardTruthAesop: [[invoked]] InUniverse: The moral of the JustSoStory is that [[spoiler: you shouldn't try to change yourself or become something you're not.]] [[spoiler: Red Silhouette]] states that while they used to believe this was true, they've since changed their mind.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Vector wrote ''The Inherited Sin,'' which claims that people who survive being victimized in terrible crimes are likely to become criminals themselves, and should be monitored closely. Vector himself was the SoleSurvivor of a terrible crime, and his murderous revenge combined with his own writings led to him facing the death penalty.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler: B.D. declares this near the end, just before going to face the AwfulTruth anyway.]]

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: B.D.'s maze of memories.
* JustSoStory: One is told in Scene [[spoiler: 33,]] stating that [[spoiler: the reason the moon waxes and wanes is its desire to become more like the sun or stars. However, it cannot become as big as the sun or as small as the stars, and thus is constantly changing, unable to mantain either charade.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Lassa Tobacco can cause this.]]

* MeaningfulName: B.D. is eventually revealed to mean [[spoiler: 'born of disorder,']] which was applied to [[spoiler: children exposed to crimes.]]
* MindScrew

* {{Paparazzi}}: Seen in Scene [[spoiler: 17: Light and Crowds.]]

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: B.D. agreed to live in Zebub and have her memories erased so that her father wouldn't be executed. When he broke out of prison and came to see her, he got fatally shot, and the Aging Man declared the project was a failure in her case.]]

** [[spoiler: The Aging Man]] in the finale.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: B.D. regains her memories and is reunited with her mother. However, they have to keep running away from the police because of her mother's crimes, meaning there's little chance she'll ever get to have the normal life she wanted.]]

* ColorCodedCharacters

* CycleOfRevenge

** [[spoiler: Canary's family was murdered because of Macilt Krim's own crimes.]]
** In addition, [[spoiler: B.D. was isolated and made to suffer for her father's crimes, including when somebody killed the stray cat that hung around her garden.]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Retro Vector]] survived the murder of their family, as did [[spoiler: Canary Krim when he took revenge.]]
* SpoilerTitle: Some of the Scene names reveal important details of the scene itself... Before you find the vital Shard. For instance, Scene [[spoiler: 13: Straw Hat,]] reveals [[spoiler: what the present B.D. got from her father was]] long before you find the item in question.

* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler: Zebub, with elements of StepfordSuburbia and GildedCage.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The minds behind [[spoiler: the creation of Zebub.]] [[spoiler: Wanting to prevent traumatized people from becoming criminals]] sounds good on paper, right? But when that involves [[spoiler: completely erasing their memories and identities,]] well...

* InTheBlood: The book ''The Inherited Sin'' questions whether or not this is the case.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[invoked]] InUniverse: The moral of the JustSoStory is that [[spoiler: you shouldn't try to change yourself or become something you're not.]] [[spoiler: Red Silhouette]] states that while they used to believe this was true, they've since changed their mind.

* GirlishPigtails: B.D.

** ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: Red Silhouette responds by blowing his brains out.]]

%%* LadyInRed: The Red Silhouette, whom B.D. initially describes as just... ''Feeling'' red.

** [[spoiler: HeelFaceBrainwashing: Zebub is trying to invoke this by erasing the memories of people deemed likely to become criminals.]]

* [[spoiler: {{Paparazzi}}]]: Seen in Scene [[spoiler: 17: Light and Crowds.]]

* QuestForIdentity

Sianos B. Sian has had a long night. After staying up late working on the latest installment of 'Concealed Memory', his weekly column for the Central News, he's more than ready to head home. But before he can make it out the door, a woman comes knocking with an urgent request. One that she's not about to let him refuse...

An RPG Maker AdventureGame designed by Yoshitaka Nishida, aka Finger Puppet. First released in 1998, it won the grand prize in a competition held by the creators of RPG Maker. Later, Enterbrain created an UpdatedRerelease for the Playstation called "Forget Me Not -Palette-".

A translation by vgperson for the original version can be found [[http://www.vgperson.com/games/palette.htm here]]. While the game is old, modern systems can usually run it; however, the colors may not always display properly.

This game contains instances of:

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: [[spoiler:B.D. was socially isolated and treated horribly because of what her father did.]]

** [[spoiler:Vector]] saw [[spoiler:Macilt Krim]] as this. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:he also lumped Krim's family into the same catagory]].
** [[spoiler:The Aging Man]] in the finale.

-->'''Woman:''' "I look forward to your column every week, doctor! Er... what was it called, again?"
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:B.D. regains her memories and is reunited with her mother. However, they have to keep running away from the police because of her mother's crimes, meaning there's little chance she'll ever get to have the normal life she wanted.]]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Combined with SplashOfColor for the game's distinctive visual style. B.D's maze of thoughts is gray, with only splashes of red filled in. When Scenes are active, the room changes shades.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[invoked]] InUniverse: The moral of the JustSoStory is that [[spoiler:you shouldn't try to change yourself or become something you're not]]. [[spoiler:Red Silhouette]] states that while they used to believe this was true, they've since changed their mind.

* HannibalLecture: During the final scene, [[spoiler:the Aging Man]] tells [[spoiler:Red Silhouette]] that [[spoiler:despite their experiment being 'reasonably successful', some victims of violent crimes are destined to continue the cycle]].
** ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:Red Silhouette responds by blowing his brains out.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Vector wrote 'The Inherited Sin', which claims that people who survive being victimized in terrible crimes are likely to become criminals themselves, and should be monitored closely. Vector himself was the SoleSurvivor of a terrible crime, and his murderous revenge combined with his own writings led to him facing the death penalty.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:B.D. declares this near the end, just before going to face the AwfulTruth anyway.]]

* InTheBlood: The book 'The Inherited Sin' questions whether or not this is the case.

* JustSoStory: One is told in Scene [[spoiler:33]], stating that [[spoiler:the reason the moon waxes and wanes is its desire to become more like the sun or stars. However, it cannot become as big as the sun or as small as the stars, and thus is constantly changing, unable to mantain either charade]].
%%* LadyInRed: The Red Silhouette, whom B.D. initially describes as just... ''feeling'' red.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Lassa Tobacco can cause this.]]
** [[spoiler:HeelFaceBrainwashing: Zebub is trying to invoke this by erasing the memories of people deemed likely to become criminals.]]

* MamaBear: [[spoiler:The Red Silhouette]]. [[spoiler:The Aging Man]] made a big mistake by mashing her BerserkButton.
* MeaningfulName: B.D. is eventually revealed to mean [[spoiler:'born of disorder']], which was applied to [[spoiler:children exposed to crimes]].

* [[spoiler:{{Paparazzi}}]]: Seen in Scene [[spoiler:17: Light and Crowds]].
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:B.D. agreed to live in Zebub and have her memories erased so that her father wouldn't be executed. When he broke out of prison and came to see her, he got fatally shot, and the Aging Man declared the project was a failure in her case.]]

** [[spoiler:Canary's family was murdered because of Macilt Krim's own crimes.]]
** In addition, [[spoiler:B.D. was isolated and made to suffer for her father's crimes, including when somebody killed the stray cat that hung around her garden]].
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Retro Vector]] survived the murder of their family, as did [[spoiler:Canary Krim when he took revenge]].
* SpoilerTitle: Some of the Scene names reveal important details of the scene itself... before you find the vital Shard. For instance, Scene [[spoiler:13: Straw Hat]], reveals [[spoiler:what the present B.D. got from her father was]] long before you find the item in question.

** B.D. is [[spoiler:Retro Vector's daughter, and became part of the Zebub study in order to try and save him from being executed for his crimes.]]
** Sian is [[spoiler:a persona created by B.D. that she retreated into after her trauma, based off a TV personality]].
* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler:Zebub, with elements of StepfordSuburbia and GildedCage.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The minds behind [[spoiler:the creation of Zebub]]. [[spoiler:Wanting to prevent traumatized people from becoming criminals]] sounds good on paper, right? But when that involves [[spoiler:completely erasing their memories and identities]], well...

* LadyInRed: The Red Silhouette, whom B.D. initially describes as just... ''feeling'' red.

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: If B.D. runs out of 'health' in her memories, she complains that her head hurts, and ends the call. However, the next call simply continues where she left off.

* JigsawPuzzlePlot

* TraumaInducedAmnesia