History VideoGame / TheBlairWitchProject

'''''The Blair Witch Project''''' video game trilogy is a three volume series of games based off of the hit FoundFootage movie of the same name. The trilogy serves as an exploration to the Blair Witch lore, although is considered non canon to the source material. Each volume is told in reverse order, dating father back into the history of the Burketsville area. The volumes were developed by Terminal Reality, Human Head Studios, and Ritual Entertainment respectively.

'''Volume I: Rustin Parr:''' Notable in that this volume serves as a crossover and sequel to Terminal Reality's previous game, ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999'', featuring several characters from said game and a plot revolving around one of Spookhouse's investigations.

Set in 1941, Spookhouse Agent, Doc Eispeth Holliday (a supporting character in ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999'') is assigned as a field agent to investigate the town of Burkkitsville after the arrest of child murderer Rustin Parr, who claims that he was driven to kill by an evil spirit. In Holliday's investigation, she learns of the history of Burkkitsville's paranormal happenings, and secrets behind the local legend.

'''''Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock:''''' Set during the civil war, the player takes the role of a soldier who almost falls victim to the evil in the Black Hills, along with several other soldiers. Rescued by a girl named Robin Weaver, the solider is amnesiac and is given the temporary nickname, Lazurus. When Robin Weaver goes missing, Lazarus joins the search party, and while battling the evil spirits within the woods, slowly pieces together his memory.

'''''Volume III: The Elly Kedward Tale:''''' Set in 1756, the player assumes the role of Jonathan Prye, a former minister and witch hunter going through a crisis of faith. Prye is sent to the Blair township after learning of the disappearaces of children, blamed on what is thought to be the spirit of Elly Kedward. When Prye arrives, the only people left in town include a minister, a skeptic, an imprisoned drunk, a shaman who knows the true spiritual history of the region, and another accused witch.

!!Tropes applying to these games include.
* ActionizedSequel: Actually prequels, but is certainly more action oriented than the source material. This has more to do with tying into ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999''.
* AdaptationExpansion: As with other tie-in materials.
* AgentScully: The Stranger of all people, despite his career of going up against monsters has a hard time believing in the Blair Witch. See ArbitrarySkepticism below. Holliday is more of a downplayed examples as she initially believes she can solve the Rustin Parr case with her own weapons and skills.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: The Stranger, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999'', who has battled and killed all manner of monsters such as werewolves, zombies, demons and vampires, has a hard time believing in ghosts, especially the Blair Witch, although it has more to do with lack of evidence.

** Pryce is a BadassPreacher and TheWitchHunter sent to investigate the town of Blair. He ends up traveling both to the sprit realm and the demonic realm in his quest.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu?: All three protagonists do this when going up against Hecaitomix.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: ''Blair Witch Volume One: Rustin Parr'' features the main characters from ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999''.
* MagicVersusScience: At first Holliday uses mundane weapons and some of her inventions to combat the supernatural happenings in Burkettsville. Of course later on she uses more mystical means to facing Hecaitomix and culminates in a magic ritual to banish him.
* MissingChild: In ''Coffin Rock,'' the large bulk of the plot involves finding a lost little girl named Robin Weaver.
* MotiveDecay: [[spoiler: The entity "Hec-aitomix"]] got less and less threatening with subsequent installments, and its motivations were soon reduced to FantasticRacism... [[InvertedTrope in game order]].
* SatanicArchetype: Hecaitomix is the demonic source of the Blair Witch curse, seeks to conquer the world for the sake of his own power, motivated by his hatred for humans and primarily acts through influencing and corrupting those around him, and attempts a conquest of a spiritual realm, turning the spirits there into demons while, already ruling a demonic realm of his own. The local preacher in act one wasn't too far off when he says that Satan may overtake the town of Burkettsville.
* SharedUniverse: ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999'' shares the same universe with ''The Blair Witch''. The first volume functions as a stand alone sequel to to the game.
* TookALevelInKindness: The Stranger from ''VideoGame/Nocturne1999'' remains a DeadpanSnarker with some BrutalHonesty as he was in said game, however he is shown to be much more sociable and less gruff. Notable having a civil conversation with Svetlana, a damphir he had issues with in the previous game.
* WickedWitch: [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted with Elizabeth Stryker in the third volume, who seems benevolent and helpful to Pryce but has in fact made a bargin with Hecaitomix to become his vessel.]]
* TheWitchHunter: Jonathan Prye in ''Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale''.
* WouldHurtAChild:
** ''Rustin Parr'' follows the investigation of the murders commited by Rustin Parr, whose victims were children. A plot point involves Kyle Brody, a survivor who escaped Parr and was rendered catatonic, to the grief of his mother, and [[spoiler: later turns out be possessed by the demon Hecaitomix who plans to abduct another child]].

Not connected to, nor to be mistaken for the 2019 game, ''VideoGame/BlairWitch''

* AdultFear: A feature in all three volumes.
** In ''Rustin Parr,'' it's a given seeing as it follows the investigation of the murders commited by Rustin Parr, whose victims were children. A plot point involves Kyle Brody, a survivor who escaped Parr and was rendered catatonic, to the grief of his mother, and [[spoiler: later turns out be possessed by the demon Hecaitomix who plans to abduct another child]].
** In ''Coffin Rock,'' the large bulk of the plot involves finding a lost little girl named Robin Weaver.
** [[spoiler: Hec-aitomix in general seems to be walking AdultFear, as he operates by abducting, torturing and killing children, even possessing some and imprisoning their souls.]]

** Pryce is a BadassPreacher and WitchHunter sent to investigate the town of Blair. He ends up traveling both to the sprit realm and the demonic realm in his quest.

'''Volume I: Rustin Parr:''' Notable in that this volume serves as a crossover and sequel to Terminal Reality's previous game, ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}'', featuring several characters from said game and a plot revolving around one of Spookhouse's investigations.

Set in 1941, Spookhouse Agent, Doc Eispeth Holliday (a supporting character in ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}'') is assigned as a field agent to investigate the town of Burkkitsville after the arrest of child murderer Rustin Parr, who claims that he was driven to kill by an evil spirit. In Holliday's investigation, she learns of the history of Burkkitsville's paranormal happenings, and secrets behind the local legend.

* ActionizedSequel: Actually prequels, but is certainly more action oriented than the source material. This has more to do with tying into ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}''.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: The Stranger, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}'', who has battled and killed all manner of monsters such as werewolves, zombies, demons and vampires, has a hard time believing in ghosts, especially the Blair Witch, although it has more to do with lack of evidence.

** Holliday, with the help of the Stranger, manage to lure Hecaitomix into a trap, rescue the bleeding child and preform a ritual that traps Hecaitomix within his own realm. In the Stranger's case, this is [[VideoGame/{{Nocturne}} another day on the job]].

* IntercontinuityCrossover: ''Blair Witch Volume One: Rustin Parr'' features the main characters from ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}''.

* SharedUniverse: ''{{VideoGame/Nocturne}}'' share the same universe with ''The Blair Witch''. The first volume functions as a stand alone sequel to to the game.
* TookALevelInKindness: The Stranger from ''{{VideoGame/Nocturne}}'' remains a DeadpanSnarker with some BrutalHonesty as he was in said game, however he is shown to be much more sociable and less gruff. Notable having a civil conversation with Svetlana, a damphir he had issues with in the previous game.

'''''The Blair Witch Project''''' video game trilogy is a three volume series of games based off of the hit FoundFootage movie of the same name. The trilogy serves as an exploration to the Blair Witch lore, although is considered non canon to the source material. Each volume is told in reverse order, dating father back into the history of the Burketsville area. Each volume was developed by Terminal Reality, Human Head Studios, and Ritual Entertainment.

** Holliday , with the help of the Stranger manage to lure Hecaitomix into a trap, rescue the bleeding child and preform a ritual that traps Hecaitomix within his own realm. In the Stranger's case, this is [[VideoGame/{{Nocturne}} another day on the job]].

* AgentScully: The Stranger of all people, despite his career of going up against monsters has a hard time believing in the Blair Witch. See ArbitrarySkepticism below. Holliday is more of a downplayed examples as she initially Unnaturalbelieves she can solve the Rustin Parr case with her own weapons and skills.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Near the end of act one, the Stranger arrives in town to help Holliday, just as it seems that she's gonna be blamed for assaulting a preacher. He helps get the town of her back by convincing them they're with the FBI and helps her defeat Hecaitomix.]]

Set in 1941, Spookhouse Agent, Doc Eispeth Holliday (a supporting character in ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}'') is assigned as a field agent to investigate the town of Burkkitsville after the arrest of child murderer Rustin Parr, who claims that he was driven to kill by an evil spirit. In Holliday's investigation, she learns of the history of Burkkitsville's paranormal happenings, and of Heciatomix, an evil spirit that dwells within the Black Hills before Elly Kedward set foot in the Blair township.

'''Volume I: Rustin ParrVolume II:''' Notable in that this volume serves as a crossover and sequel to Terminal Reality's previous game, ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}'', featuring several characters from said game and a plot revolving around one of Spookhouse's investigations.

'''''The Legend of Coffin Rock:''''' Set during the civil war, the player takes the role of a soldier who almost falls victim to the evil in the Black Hills, along with several other soldiers. Rescued by a girl named Robin Weaver, the solider is amnesiac and is given the temporary nickname, Lazurus. When Robin Weaver goes missing, Lazarus joins the search party, and while battling the evil spirits within the woods, slowly pieces together his memory.