History VideoGame / PersonalNightmare

The DOS version is available from Website/GOGDotCom. The UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} version sports far superior graphics and sound, although both games are fairly identical. Unlike the ''Elvira''/''Waxworks'' games, ''Personal Nightmare'' has never been rereleased in any actual bundle.

* TrialAndErrorGameplay: Figuring out the exact sequence of events either requires a walkthrough, or a lot of playthroughs.

* AWinnerIsYou: [[spoiler:You banish the forces of darkness forever... Or have you?]]

* HumanSacrifice
* InUniverseGameClock

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Not as many as usual, but still plenty for what you’re dealing with.
* TownWithADarkSecret

* GuideDangIt: Figuring out the exact sequence of events either requires a walkthrough, or a lot of playthroughs.

* TrialAndErrorGameplay

* UnwinnableByMistake: The DOS version seems to be impossible to beat because nothing happens when you [[spoiler: throw holy water at the Devil]], and you eventually get burned alive as if you didn't do anything. What you are supposed to do early on is to [[spoiler:fill up the bottle with said liquid ''three times'']] in order for it to work.

* {{Fingore}}: You have to cut off a woman's corpse's fingers with secateurs to get the book that she's holding.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The only way to get rid of the “bad people” (besides the supernatural ones), is to bring evidence to the local police.

The original Horrorsoft game, ''Personal Nightmare'' is a turn-based First Person AdventureGame released in 1989. It was the precursor to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' games and ''VideoGame/Waxworks1992''.

The whole process noticeably different from Horrosoft’s later titles. For starters, it’s a combination of a parser and a mouse, [[YouCantGetYeFlask in all]] [[PixelHunt that entails.]] It also runs on a timer; if you’re not in the right spot at the right time, or forget to grab something before a specific point, you’re screwed. (Later titles forgo the timer in favor of simply blocking access back.) This can make for a very frustrating experience, especially given the sheer number of things you have to do in each game day. There are also no RPGElements; this is an AdventureGame through and through.

The original Horrorsoft game, ''Personal Nightmare'' is a turn-based First Person AdventureGame released in 1989. It was the precursor to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' games and ''VideoGame/WaxWorks''.

* {{Fingore)}}: You have to cut off a woman's corpse's fingers with secateurs to get the book that she's holding.

The original Horrorsoft game, released in 1989. It was the precursor to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' games and ''VideoGame/WaxWorks''.

The game begins with the player character returning to his [[TownWithADarkSecret home village]] after receiving a letter from his father, the local pastor. Upon arriving, however, he finds the townsfolk are strangely hostile, and his father has simply vanished. He has to unravel the village’s secret, find his father, and bring an end to his personal nightmare.

* KillItWithWater: How you escape [[spoiler:the witch]].

* UnwinnableByDesign: Screw the devil; this game will be your personal nightmare.
* UnwinnableByMistake: The DOS version is impossible to beat because [[spoiler: throwing holy water at the Devil]] gets you burned alive.

The original Horrorsoft game, and the precursor to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' games and ''VideoGame/WaxWorks''.

The actual gameplay is noticeably different from Horrosoft’s later titles. For starters, it’s a combination of a parser and a mouse, [[YouCantGetYeFlask in all]] [[PixelHunt that entails.]] It also runs on a timer; if you’re not in the right spot at the right time, or forget to grab something before a specific point, you’re screwed. (Later titles forgo the timer in favor of simply blocking access back.) This can make for a very frustrating experience, especially given the sheer number of things you have to do in each game day. There are also no RPGElements; this is an AdventureGame through and through.

The DOS version is available from [[http://www.gog.com Good Old Games.]] The Amiga version sports far superior graphics and sound, although both games are fairly identical. Unlike the ''Elvira''/''Waxworks'' games, ''Personal Nightmare'' has never been rereleased in any actual bundle.
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* [[spoiler:AWinnerIsYou: You banish the forces of darkness forever... Or have you?]]

* WeNeedToGetProof: The police can't arrest anyone without the evidence you bring them.

The original Horrorsoft game, and the precursor to the ''VideoGame/{{Elvira}}'' games and ''WaxWorks''.

* WeNeedToGetProof: The police can't arrest anyone without the evidence you bring them.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A small army of toy soldiers try to kill you in your sleep. You have to blow a bugle to stop them. No, it makes no sense.

The original Horrorsoft game, and the precursor to the ''VideoGame/Elvira'' games and ''WaxWorks''.

The original Horrorsoft game, and the precursor to the ElviraGames and WaxWorks.

The DOS version is available from [[http://www.gog.com Good Old Games.]] The Amiga version sports far superior graphics and sound, although both games are fairly identical. Unlike the Elvira/Waxworks games, Personal Nightmare has never been rereleased in any actual bundle.