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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Zig-zagged. The Japanese Game Show seems to be set up as this, but it turns out that even if Ben is dropped into the "Pot of Boiling Water" and loses, he is given a Camera as a consolation prize. [[spoiler: Guess what he needs to fend off the "Zombie"]]

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Zig-zagged. The Japanese Game Show seems to be set up as this, but it turns out that even if Ben is dropped into the "Pot of Boiling Water" and loses, he is given a Camera as a consolation prize. [[spoiler: Guess what he needs to fend off the "Zombie"]] "Zombie".]]



* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] UsefulNotes/ThePope!"
** Use the hand icon on people and you might get the message, "What are you, Hercrabbiness?"
** In Case 8, Francisco doesn't miss the chance to have Ben [[RefugeInAudacity yelling "Goddammit!" in a church, in front of a priest.]]
*** From the same case, use the hand icon on the priest and the game will actually say "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"
* FridgeLogic: Jordan gets paid for the Skunk-Ape job, the ghost ship job, and the haunted manor job... but for any of the other games, there's no obvious compensation for his work. How does this kid pay for air fare?

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] UsefulNotes/ThePope!"
FridgeLogic:
** Use the hand icon on people and you might get the message, "What are you, Hercrabbiness?"
** In Case 8, Francisco doesn't miss the chance to have Ben [[RefugeInAudacity yelling "Goddammit!" in a church, in front of a priest.]]
*** From the same case, use the hand icon on the priest and the game will actually say "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"
* FridgeLogic:
Jordan gets paid for the Skunk-Ape job, the ghost ship job, and the haunted manor job... but for any of the other games, there's no obvious compensation for his work. How does this kid pay for air fare?



** In Case8, we find out that [[spoiler:removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]

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** In Case8, Case 8, we find out that [[spoiler:removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]


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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] UsefulNotes/ThePope!"
** Use the hand icon on people and you might get the message, "What are you, Hercrabbiness?"
** In Case 8, Francisco doesn't miss the chance to have Ben [[RefugeInAudacity yelling "Goddammit!" in a church, in front of a priest.]] From the same case, use the hand icon on the priest and the game will actually say "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"


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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/{{Sierra}} adventure games; but one might also think that it bears a lot from the first ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' game.
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* WhatTheHellHero: An early puzzle in Case 6 requires Ben to get someone arrested.

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* WhatTheHellHero: An early puzzle in Case 6 requires Ben to get someone arrested. The person doesn't do anything illegal. [[CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption And you have to do this to progress]].

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* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** The plot twist of case one deluxe. (See CrazyIsCool)
** Use the hand icon on a priest... and it says "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"



* WhatTheHellHero: An early puzzle in Case 6.

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* WhatTheHellHero: An early puzzle in Case 6.6 requires Ben to get someone arrested.
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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found the game's Bigfoot ripoff, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and then got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]

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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found the game's Bigfoot ripoff, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and then got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]
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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found the the game's Bigfoot ripoff, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and then got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]

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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found the the game's Bigfoot ripoff, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and then got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] UsefulNotes/ThePope!"

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[SuperMarioBros "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] UsefulNotes/ThePope!"
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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found Bigfoot, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]

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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found Bigfoot, the the game's Bigfoot ripoff, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and then got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]
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* CrazyAwesome: Just the fact that the big plot twist of Case 1 Deluxe is that [[spoiler: a drug dealer found Bigfoot, ''got Bigfoot hooked on cocaine'' and got him to guard his hidden cocaine stash.]]
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*** From the same case, use the hand icon on the priest and the game will actually say "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] ThePope!"

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] ThePope!"UsefulNotes/ThePope!"

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** We find out that [[spoiler:removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
* NightmareFuel: the [[spoiler:Headless Vampire]] in Case 8. Not much in the graphical representation (it may be even cross into {{Narm}} when it appears on screen) but in the concept and especially in [[{{Squick}} its origin story]].

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** We In Case8, we find out that [[spoiler:removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
** Also from Case 8: [[spoiler:how fast did Percy drive to get from Rome to London, also counting the time to cross the Channel by train or ship while dragging an unconscious Ben along, in less than 48 hours?]]
* NightmareFuel: the [[spoiler:Headless Vampire]] in Case 8. Not much in the graphical representation (it may be even cross into {{Narm}} when it appears on screen) but [[{{Squick}} in the concept and especially in [[{{Squick}} its origin story]].

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** We find out that [[spoiler: removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
* SpecialEffectFailure: Francisco simply pixellated a picture of a real phone for case 4, and it looks ''hideously'' out of place.

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** We find out that [[spoiler: removing [[spoiler:removing a relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
* NightmareFuel: the [[spoiler:Headless Vampire]] in Case 8. Not much in the graphical representation (it may be even cross into {{Narm}} when it appears on screen) but in the concept and especially in [[{{Squick}} its origin story]].
* SpecialEffectFailure: Francisco simply pixellated pixelated a picture of a real phone for case 4, and it looks ''hideously'' out of place.
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** We find out that [[spoiler: removing a relict from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]

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** We find out that [[spoiler: removing a relict relic from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
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** In Case 8, Francisco doesn't miss the chance to have Ben [[RefugeInAudacity yelling "Goddammit!" in a church, in front of a priest.]]
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** We find out that [[spoiler: removing a relict from its place causes paranormal phenomena. So why did nothing happen when Ben removed the Sacred Heart?]]
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Zig-zagged. The Japanese Game Show seems to be set up as this, but it turns out that even if Ben is dropped into the "Pot of Boiling Water" and loses, he is given a Camera as a consolation prize. [[spoiler: Guess what he needs to fend off the "Zombie"]]

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** Use the hand icon on people and you might get the message, "What are you, Hercrabbiness?"



** In Case 6, someone doesn't have a reflection, because a puzzle requires you to have a mirror behind someone. Shouldn't Ben Jordan have pointed out that he was a vampire?
* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Oh, come on, there's no way Percival could be the traitor mentioned in the beginning of Case 1 Deluxe, it's too bloody obvious! Right? ...Right?]]

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** In Case 6, someone doesn't have a reflection, because a one puzzle requires you involves Ben cheating a small bet to have get his hands on some Ouzo, involving [[ItMakesSenseInContext guessing how many fingers a guy is holding behind his friend, using a mirror behind someone.placed on the wall to cheat.]] However, if one notices something, his friend has no reflection in the mirror. Shouldn't Ben Jordan have pointed out that he was a vampire?
* SpecialEffectFailure: Francisco simply pixellated a picture of a real phone for case 4, and it looks ''hideously'' out of place.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Ben's phone in case 4 looks a bit more like a toy. To be fair; around the timeframe the games take in (2004), models of that kind of phone still existed and given that Ben doesn't make a lot of money, maybe he still has a cheap phone he was given in college.
* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Oh, come on, there's no way Percival could be the traitor mentioned in the beginning of Case 1 Deluxe, it's too bloody obvious! Right? ...Right?]]Right?]]
* WhatTheHellHero: An early puzzle in Case 6.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] ThePope!"
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The music in Case 6 where Ben is sitting down to dinner with the guy who wrote the P.I. handbook.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] ThePope!"
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome:
SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The music in Case 6 where Ben is sitting down to dinner with the guy who wrote the P.I. handbook.handbook.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "[[SuperMarioBros It's-a me!]] ThePope!"
* FridgeLogic: Jordan gets paid for the Skunk-Ape job, the ghost ship job, and the haunted manor job... but for any of the other games, there's no obvious compensation for his work. How does this kid pay for air fare?
** In Case 6, someone doesn't have a reflection, because a puzzle requires you to have a mirror behind someone. Shouldn't Ben Jordan have pointed out that he was a vampire?

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