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Retrace was originally released for the PC, and then a year later ported to console as Retrace: Memories of Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: A Heartfelt Confession is this for [[spoiler: Claire]].
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* ADayInTheLimelight: A ''A Heartfelt Confession Confession'' is this for [[spoiler: Claire]].
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* ShoutOut: One of Matemna's random dialogues has her [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi speaking in red]].
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* ShoutOut: One of Matemna's random dialogues has her [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry speaking in red]].
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* FatalFlaw: Owen's [[LeeroyJenkins impulsiveness]], Mia's [[ChronicHeroSyndrome selflessness]], and Lucas' [[DeerInTheHeadlights fight or flight response]]. Freya's [[DespairEventHorizon tendency to despair]] would count, but in this case it works to her advantage.
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* FatalFlaw: Owen's [[LeeroyJenkins impulsiveness]], Mia's [[ChronicHeroSyndrome selflessness]], and Lucas' [[DeerInTheHeadlights fight or flight response]]. Freya's [[DespairEventHorizon tendency to despair]] would count, but in this case it [[ResurrectionDeathLoop works to her advantage.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Owen's [[LeeroyJenkins impulsiveness]], Mia's [[ChronicHeroSyndrome selflessness]], and Lucas' [[DeerInTheHeadlights fight or flight response]]. Freya's [[DespairEventHorizon tendency to despair]] would count, but in this case it works to her advantage.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Freya is initially suspicious of Lucas, but eventually figures out it's just his odd personality and that he really is attempting to escape with everyone.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Freya is initially suspicious of Lucas, but eventually figures and there are small details (his disappearance in Mia END, him taking the knife from the parlor) that imply he may be working against the group. It turns out it's he's just his odd personality and that he really is attempting to escape with everyone.]][[CloudCuckooLander weird.]]]]
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Retrace was originally released for the PC, and then a year later ported to console as ColonCancer Retrace: Memories of Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
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Retrace was originally released for the PC, and then a year later ported to console as ColonCancer Retrace: Memories of Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Claire.]]
** [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire at the very end.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: The final confrontation. Owen, Lily's spirit, and a Sentinel materialised by Lucas all shield Freya from Matemna's attack.]]
** [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire at the very end.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: The final confrontation. Owen, Lily's spirit, and a Sentinel materialised by Lucas all shield Freya from Matemna's attack.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Claire.[[spoiler: Claire.]]
**[[spoiler:Matemna [[spoiler: Matemna to Claire at the very end.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: The final confrontation. Owen, Lily's spirit, and a Sentinel materialised by Lucas all shield Freya from Matemna's attack. Claire then [[HeelFaceTurn steps in too]].]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: The final confrontation. Owen, Lily's spirit, and a Sentinel materialised by Lucas all shield Freya from Matemna's attack. Claire then [[HeelFaceTurn steps in too]].]]
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Retrace was originally released for the PC via Steam, and then a year later ported to console as ColonCancer Retrace: Memories of Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
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Retrace was originally released for the PC via Steam, PC, and then a year later ported to console as ColonCancer Retrace: Memories of Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A Heartfelt Confession is this for [[spoiler: Claire]].
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* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of dying, [[spoiler:except for Matemna. Claire's singular death scene is easily missed, being an optional scene towards the end of the game that's not signposted in any way, but it exists.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of dying, [[spoiler:except [[spoiler: except for Matemna. Claire's singular death scene is easily missed, being an optional scene towards the end of the game that's not signposted in any way, but it exists.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: The final confrontation. Owen, Lily's spirit, and a Sentinel materialised by Lucas all shield Freya from Matemna's attack.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Freya, and occasionally Lucas.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Freya, and occasionally Lucas.Freya. Most of her internal monologue is extremely snarky.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Overcome death. Solve the mystery.]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Overcome death. Solve the mystery.]]
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Retrace was originally released for the PC via Steam, and then a year later ported to console as ColonCancer Retrace: Memories of Death.
Death. An epilogue, Retrace: A Heartfelt Confession, is available on [[https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace-ahc the studio's Itch page]], and contains more worldbuilding and character backgrounds.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Mia is noticeably darker-skinned than the other characters and is[[WordOfGod confirmed in side materials]] to be Filipina, but it's never referenced in game.
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name. [[AllThereInTheManual:The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".]]
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name. [[AllThereInTheManual:The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".]]
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Mia is noticeably darker-skinned than the other characters and is[[WordOfGod is [[WordOfGod confirmed in side materials]] to be Filipina, but it's never referenced in game.
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name.[[AllThereInTheManual:The [[AllThereInTheManual The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".]]
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Mia, after being recruited as Claire's "bodyguard", goes from being unwaveringly positive to a broken shell of a woman.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:It's not clear how Lucas dies in the Library in some ends, but all that's left of him is a few strands of black hair.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:It's [[spoiler: It's not clear how Lucas dies in the Library in some ends, but all that's left of him is a few strands of black hair.]]]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Freya, and occasionally Lucas.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire, going so far as to show up in the creator's other works. How "villainous" she is may be up to interpretation, but she certainly isn't interested in letting Freya or Claire out of her clutches.]]
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* InsistentTerminology: The game refers to the state of "not being able to proceed further in a timeline" as an END, rather than the more common "End" or "Ending". [[spoiler: This is to signify that the meta-puzzle isn't over. The two actual ends of the game are indeed referred to as Endings.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire, going so far as to show up in the creator's other works. How "villainous" she is may be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality up tointerpretation, interpretation]], but she certainly isn't interested in letting Freya or Claire out of her clutches.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire, going so far as to show up in the creator's other works. How "villainous" she is may be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality up to
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* [[spoiler: WantedAGenderConformingChild Heavily implied with Owen.]]
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** Inspecting Freya's bookcase at the beginning of the game [[spoiler:or [[spoiler: or following the conservatory scene]] reveals a few titles based on real games.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Aside from the character-named END s, there are several alternate Bad END s, including ones with their own names. Freya can be killed by being crushed in a coffin, falling, and eaten by wolves, amongst others.
* [[spoiler:WantedAGenderConformingChild WantedAGenderConformingChild: Heavily implied with Owen.Owen. The picture of "Lily" with "her" parents has their faces blurred out.]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Aside from the character-named END s, there are several alternate Bad END s, including ones with their own names. Freya can be killed by being crushed in a coffin, falling, and eaten by wolves, amongst others.
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* ButThouMust: Leaving Claire in the cell is not an option. Neither is staying home and playing video games.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Invoked by [[WordofGod]], no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Invoked by [[WordofGod]], WordofGod, no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
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** Inspecting Freya's bookcase at the beginning of the game [[spoiler:or following the conservatory scene]] reveals a few titles based on real games.games.
* [[spoiler: WantedAGenderConformingChild Heavily implied with Owen.]]
* [[spoiler: WantedAGenderConformingChild Heavily implied with Owen.]]
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Invoked by [[Word of God]], no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Invoked by [[Word of God]], [[WordofGod]], no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
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* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name. [[AllThereInTheManual]] The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".
* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of dying,[[spoiler:except for Matemna. Claire's singular death scene is easily missed, being an optional scene towards the end of the game that's not signposted in any way, but it exists.]].
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* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name.
* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of
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* Four Temperament Ensemble: Confirmed FourTemperamentEnsemble: Invoked by [[Word of God]], no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
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* Four Temperament Ensemble: Confirmed by [[Word of God]], no less. Freya is melancholic, Mia is sanguine, Lucas is phlegmatic and Owen is choleric. The dominant color of their outfits reflects their temperament; Claire, being the odd one out, is dressed in white.
** LesYay: Likewise, Freya towards Mia and Claire towards Freya.
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Freya is a normal, somewhat depressed young woman who's cajoled into going on a ghost tour with her friends at the promise of her [[LesYay crush]] being there. But then the four of them are pulled into a mysterious alternate world, seemingly bent on killing them off one by one through cruel trap-filled puzzles. When Freya falls prey to one and meets her doom, she finds herself revived - able to see all the paths she's taken thus far, and forge new ones.
Retrace was originally released for the PC via Steam, and then a year later ported to console as Retrace: Memories of Death.
'''Warning''': Due to the [[SpoileredRotten nature of the plot]], it's best to play the full game before reading any further.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name. [[AllThereInTheManual]] The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".
* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of dying,[[spoiler:except for Matemna. Claire's singular death scene is easily missed, being an optional scene towards the end of the game that's not signposted in any way, but it exists.]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Claire.]]
** [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire at the very end.]]
* BittersweetEnding:
** [[spoiler: Gold End: The quartet escape, but Claire, who is coming to realise the error of her ways, is trapped in the illusory world.]]
** [[spoiler: White End: Freya stays and promises to find a way to save both herself and Claire, but is separated from her friends, who return to the real world.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:It's not clear how Lucas dies in the Library in some ends, but all that's left of him is a few strands of black hair.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: How most ends are triggered if Freya isn't outright killed. Falling into despair strong enough to paralyze her counts as a world being "over" for the parameters of the game.
* EldritchLocation: The Illusory World in general, but in particular [[spoiler:Claire's World in the second half of the game, which is a series of doors connected by stairs and paths floating in a star-filled void. Random props appear floating, as though she's halfway through creating them, and nothing connects in quite the way it should.]]
* HoYay: Lucas and Owen, particularly when separated.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire, going so far as to show up in the creator's other works. How "villainous" she is may be up to interpretation, but she certainly isn't interested in letting Freya or Claire out of her clutches.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: The primary mechanic of the game. Freya can start from several different points in the game and make different choices, giving her access to new information.
* GuideDangIt: Several examples, but getting the Claire END (required to advance the plot) is notably difficult.
* HaveANiceDeath: In a nod to RPG Maker predecessor ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'', Freya narrates the gorey demise of her friends in remarkable detail.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Mia's raison d'etre.
** [[spoiler:Claire eventually pulls a reluctant version in the Gold Ending, fighting against her own selfish nature.]]
* MultipleEndings: Played with. Collecting different ends is necessary for advancing the plot, [[spoiler: but there are only two actual endings for the game.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Claire END, although she uses a proxy to do it, and it doesn't last long.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Freya is initially suspicious of Lucas, but eventually figures out it's just his odd personality and that he really is attempting to escape with everyone.]]
* ShoutOut: One of Matemna's random dialogues has her [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi speaking in red]].
** Inspecting Freya's bookcase at the beginning of the game [[spoiler:or following the conservatory scene]] reveals a few titles based on real games
Retrace was originally released for the PC via Steam, and then a year later ported to console as Retrace: Memories of Death.
'''Warning''': Due to the [[SpoileredRotten nature of the plot]], it's best to play the full game before reading any further.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* AnotherDimension: The "mysterious world" most of the game takes place in, which is never given a name. [[AllThereInTheManual]] The soundtrack refers to it as "Illusory World".
* AnyoneCanDie: Any character is capable of dying,[[spoiler:except for Matemna. Claire's singular death scene is easily missed, being an optional scene towards the end of the game that's not signposted in any way, but it exists.]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Claire.]]
** [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire at the very end.]]
* BittersweetEnding:
** [[spoiler: Gold End: The quartet escape, but Claire, who is coming to realise the error of her ways, is trapped in the illusory world.]]
** [[spoiler: White End: Freya stays and promises to find a way to save both herself and Claire, but is separated from her friends, who return to the real world.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:It's not clear how Lucas dies in the Library in some ends, but all that's left of him is a few strands of black hair.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: How most ends are triggered if Freya isn't outright killed. Falling into despair strong enough to paralyze her counts as a world being "over" for the parameters of the game.
* EldritchLocation: The Illusory World in general, but in particular [[spoiler:Claire's World in the second half of the game, which is a series of doors connected by stairs and paths floating in a star-filled void. Random props appear floating, as though she's halfway through creating them, and nothing connects in quite the way it should.]]
* HoYay: Lucas and Owen, particularly when separated.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Matemna to Claire, going so far as to show up in the creator's other works. How "villainous" she is may be up to interpretation, but she certainly isn't interested in letting Freya or Claire out of her clutches.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: The primary mechanic of the game. Freya can start from several different points in the game and make different choices, giving her access to new information.
* GuideDangIt: Several examples, but getting the Claire END (required to advance the plot) is notably difficult.
* HaveANiceDeath: In a nod to RPG Maker predecessor ''VideoGame/CorpseParty'', Freya narrates the gorey demise of her friends in remarkable detail.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Mia's raison d'etre.
** [[spoiler:Claire eventually pulls a reluctant version in the Gold Ending, fighting against her own selfish nature.]]
* MultipleEndings: Played with. Collecting different ends is necessary for advancing the plot, [[spoiler: but there are only two actual endings for the game.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Claire END, although she uses a proxy to do it, and it doesn't last long.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Freya is initially suspicious of Lucas, but eventually figures out it's just his odd personality and that he really is attempting to escape with everyone.]]
* ShoutOut: One of Matemna's random dialogues has her [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi speaking in red]].
** Inspecting Freya's bookcase at the beginning of the game [[spoiler:or following the conservatory scene]] reveals a few titles based on real games
