History VideoGame / Framed

''Framed'' (Usually styled as ''FRAMED'') is a multi-award-winning FilmNoir PuzzleGame. It later received a sequel, and both games are currently bundled together for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks There is no connection with]] [[Literature/{{Framed}} the novel involving theft from an art gallery]].

!!The series makes use of the following tropes:

* ChairReveal: How the Superspy learns of his boss's death.

* IconicItem: Every character has one. The Hero of the original has his tie, the Heroine has an ascot and the flower in her hat, the P.I. has his hat, tie, and mustache, and the Superspy protagonist of the sequel has his glasses.
* {{Macguffin}}: Whatever is in the briefcase, it's enough for everyone to fight over it.

* VillainProtagonist: The P.I. is playable [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent in one of the segments]] of the original game, which focuses on him chasing the Hero and Heroine with malicious intent.

''Framed'' (Usually styled as ''FRAMED'') is a multi-award-winning FilmNoir} PuzzleGame. It later received a sequel, and both games are currently bundled together for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks There is no connection with]] [[Literature/{{Framed}} the novel involving theft from an art gallery]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Cigarette Man and Lady, overlooked by the Sheriff]]

* AntiHero: The police is constantly trying to kill the protagonists, and the Lady is frequently seen on wanted posters in the first game.
* ChairReveal: How the Glasses Man learns of his boss's death.

* EvilOverlooker: The Sheriff, in the Collection's store image.
* FemmeFatale: The Lady, who's willing to resort to poisoning the Cigarette Man to get the briefcase for herself.
* TheHeroDies: Neither of the male protagonists make it to the end of their own game.
* IconicItem: Every character has one. The lead male of the original has his cigarette, the lady has an ascot and the flower in her hat, the Sheriff has his hat, tie, and mustache, and the lead male of the sequel has his glasses.

* NoEscapeButDown: How the first chase scene in the first game ends, with a passing truck catching the male lead after he falls from a building. Also happens again at the game's end...with less pleasant results.
* RemixedLevel: The first game ends with a harder version of the first chase sequence, as the player swaps the story's beginning and end to save the Cigarette Man from the Sheriff.
* StealthPrequel: TheStinger of the second game makes it clear that it takes place before the first, with the Cigarette Man being paid to get revenge on the Sheriff.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Framed 2 features a different male lead than the original, who has glasses instead of a cigarette, and takes place in an Oriental city instead of an American one.

'''Framed''' (Usually styled as '''FRAMED''') is a multi-award-winning FilmNoir} PuzzleGame. It later received a sequel, and both games are currently bundled together for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks There is no connection with]] [[Literature/{{Framed}} the novel involving theft from an art gallery]].

The plot of both games is fairly simple; the main characters have a briefcase, and must evade the police while keeping it in their possession. What sets the games apart is the game play, as the player re-arranges panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story.. As the games progress, new mechanics are introduced, such as turning panels to change the direction of an action, and rearranging panels as the scene is playing to use a particular event multiple times.

'''Framed''' (Usually styled as '''FRAMED''') is a multi-award-winning {{Noir}} PuzzleGame. It later received a sequel, and both games are currently bundled together for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks There is no connection with]] [[Literature/{{Framed}} the novel involving theft from an art gallery]].

* FemmeFatale: The Lady, who's willing to resort to poisoning their male partner to get the briefcase for herself.
* IconicItem: Every character has one. The lead male of the original has his cigarette, the lady has the flower in her hat, the Sheriff has his hat and mustache, and the lead male of the sequel has his glasses.

'''Framed''' (Usually styled as '''FRAMED'') is a multi-award winning {{Noir}} PuzzleGame where the player re-arranges panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story. It later received a sequel, and both games are currently bundled together for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. [[SimilarlyNamedWorks There is no connection with]] [[Literature/{{Framed}} the novel involving theft from an art gallery]].

The plot of both games is fairly simple; the main characters have a briefcase, and must evade the police while keeping it in their possession. What sets the games apart is the game play, as each scene is presented as a series of comic panels, and swapping the order of the panels changes the order of events. As the games progress, new mechanics are introduced, such as turning panels to change the direction of an action, and rearranging events as the scene is playing.