History VideoGame / TheMarionette

* BigNo: [[spoiler:The fake corpse doll]] screams this [[spoiler:when you kill it]].

* DisappearedDad: Alice's vanished under unknown circumstances.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Eshana[[spoiler:[=/=]Alice]].

%%* MindScrew
* MultipleEndings:
** BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Martin stays with Eshana in the world she's crafted]].
** DownerEnding:
### [[spoiler:You fail to show Eshana that she was loved, and she turns Martin into a [[PeoplePuppets Person Puppet]] to have him walk into oncoming traffic]].
### [[spoiler:You don't even bother trying to soothe Eshana, and instead attack. She dies, but not before strangling Martin with the ropes binding him]].
** GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:Martin successfully convinces Eshana of how she was loved by both her mother and himself, and that Robert wasn't as despicable as she thought. She then releases him back into the real world.]]

* PointOfNoReturn: whenever you leave one location to go to another, e.g. from the house to the art gallery.

* SpookyPhotographs:
** The original, received at the start of the game, which depicts an array of nooses.
** The four found inside Hotel Court Royale, which depict objects scattered around the room. [[spoiler:Examining them causes Martin to see Eshana and her friend, Meg, talking on the night of the Bayer Foundation event.]]
* StageMom: Alice's mother, as a less malicious example of the trope.

* SpoiledSweet: A mild deconstruction in Eshana. She's dreamy and affectionate, but accustomed both to glamorous luxury and doing whatever she's told due to the modeling career she began as a child. [[spoiler: Her sweetness is part of her childish nature. When she goes full on WomanScorned, she's not just lashing out at Martin, she's lashing out against her entire life.]]

!!!''The Marionette'' demonstrates:

* BigNo: [[spoiler:the fake corpse doll]] screams this [[spoiler:when you kill it]].

* DrivenToSuicide: implied with [[spoiler:Eshana/Alice]], if you [[spoiler:tell Giuseppe “She killed someone” over the phone]].
* DysfunctionalFamily
* [[spoiler:EvilFormerFriend]]

* LostForever: [[spoiler:your sketch book, the scraps of it hidden on the sofa and in the locked desk, the keys to said desk, the photograph, the blue folder, the to-do list, the knife, and the bear traps]]. Some of those are necessary to reach the GoldenEnding.
* [[spoiler:LoveMakesYouEvil]]
* MarionetteMaster: If [[spoiler:the attacking PerversePuppet]] is any indication.
* MindScrew: left and right, up and down—''everywhere''.
* MultipleEndings

** BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Martin stays with Eshana in the world she's crafted]].

* [[NonStandardGameOver Non-Standard Game Over]]: you can die [[spoiler:while fighting the fake corpse]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Eshana[[spoiler:[=/=]Alice]].
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:one of the two [[MultipleEndings Bad Endings]]]].
* PerversePuppet: As a result of MarionetteMaster.

* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler:the room Martin finds Giuseppe murdered in:]]

* [[spoiler:WomanScorned]]: [[spoiler:Alice, A.K.A. Eshana]].

* LadyInRed: Eshana, [[spoiler:in the rope room. It's the exact same dress she wore to the Bayer Foundation party]].

''[[http://themarionette.game-host.org/ The Marionette]]'' is an independent PointAndClick {{Horror}}-themed AdventureGame. It centers around Martin, a distant, cynical man, who, after receiving a [[SpookyPhotographs disturbing envelope]], suddenly finds himself and his car at an unfamiliar house with no recollection of how he arrived. With his keys missing and no other apparent choice, Martin enters, and finds a mysterious man who calls himself Giuseppe. He warns Martin to be wary of a woman named Alice.

* NightmareFuel: Oh you best believe it. A few choice examples include:
** [[spoiler:Seeing Alice's reflection in the glass shower, with the words “Please hide me” written on its door. For bonus points, [[{{Foreshadowing}} try asking her why she's doing all this}}.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Looking inside the Hotel Court Royale's closet to find a fake corpse, faintly resembling Eshana. [[DrivenToSuicide At least]], [[PeekabooCorpse one hopes]] [[StuffedIntoTheFridge it's fake]].]]
** [[spoiler:Discovering Giuseppe stabbed, blood sprayed over his latest toy, and Eshana/Alice's deranged writing all over the walls.]]
** [[spoiler:The life-size version of Giuseppe's unfinished game, wherein Martin is pitted against [[{{Foreshadowing}} what appears to be the hopefully-fake corpse from earlier]]. Failing to kill it in time has it appear right up on the screen and scream [[{{ILLKILLYOU}} “DIE, YOU DOG, DIE!”]]]]
* JerkassWoobie: Alice's life kind of sucked.
* {{Journey to the Center of the Mind}}: Giuseppe says that Martin is being lead through where his world intersects with Alice's, but it's closer to being lead through her memories.
* {{Lady in Red}}: Eshana, [[spoiler:in the rope room. It's the exact same dress she wore to the Bayer Foundation party]].

* MarionetteMaster: if [[spoiler:the attacking PerversePuppet]] is any indication.

* PerversePuppet: as a result of MarionetteMaster.
* {{Point of No Return}}: whenever you leave one location to go to another, e.g. from the house to the art gallery.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Oh you best believe it. A few choice examples include:

After going through an odd door, Martin discovers himself locked inside a museum—the Geimann art gallery, with whichs he holds a connection. The two places, however, have no apparent relation, and are in entirely different locations. Things are beginning to dive into madness.

* PaleSkinnedBrunette: Eshana[[spoiler:[=/=]Alice]].

''[[http://themarionette.game-host.org/ The Marionette]]'' is an independent PointAndClick {{Horror}} game. It centers around Martin, a distant, cynical man, who, after receiving a [[SpookyPhotographs disturbing envelope]], suddenly finds himself and his car at an unfamiliar house with no recollection of how he arrived. With his keys missing and no other apparent choice, Martin enters, and finds a mysterious man who calls himself Giuseppe. He warns Martin to be wary of a woman named Alice.

After going through an odd door, Martin finds himself locked inside a museum—the Geimann art gallery, which Martin has a connection to. The two places, however, have no apparent relation, and are in entirely different locations. Things are beginning to dive into madness.

* BigNo: the [[spoiler:fake corpse]] litereally screams this [[spoiler:when you kill it]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Alice's father [[DisappearedDad disappeared]], and her mother, though loving, ''really'' wanted her to be a model, [[spoiler:like she attempted to be, but failed]].
* DisappearedDad: Alice's.
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]]: implied with [[spoiler:Eshana/Alice, if you tell Giuseppe “She killed someone” over the phone]].

* FlashBack: [[spoiler:The photos obtained in Hotel Court Royale are of nearby objects, which, when examined, trigger different instances of the night Eshana confessed her love to Martin. After all four have been seen, the door unlocks, and trying to leave shows the aforementioned evening]].

** [[spoiler:Seeing Alice's reflection in the glass shower, with the words “Please hide me” written on its door. For bonus points, try asking her why she's doing all this.]]
** [[spoiler:Looking inside the Hotel Court Royale's closet to find a fake corpse, faintly resembling Eshana. [[DrivenToSuicide At least]], [[PeekabooCorpse we hope]] [[StuffedIntoTheFridge it's fake]].]]

* [[spoiler:JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind]]: [[spoiler:Giuseppe says that Martin is being lead through where his world intersects with Alice/Eshana's, but it's closer to being lead through her memories.]]
* LadyInRed: Eshana, [[spoiler:in the rope room. It's the exact same dress she wore to the Bayer Foundation party]].

* MarionetteMaster: if [[spoiler:the attacking PerversePuppet is any indication]].

** DownerEnding: 1) [[spoiler:you fail to show Eshana that she was loved, and she turns Martin into a [[PeoplePuppets Person Puppet]] to have him walk into oncoming traffic]]; 2) [[spoiler:you don't even bother trying to soothe Eshana, and instead attack. She dies, but not before strangling Martin with the ropes binding him]].

** GoldenEnding: [[spoiler:Martin successfully convinces Eshana of how she was loved, both by her mother and himself, and that Robert wasn't as despicable as she thought. She then releases him back into the real world.]]
* [[NonStandardGameOver Non-Standard Game Over]]: you can die while fighting [[spoiler:the fake corpse]].

* [[PointOfNoReturn Points Of No Return]]: whenever you leave one location to go to another, e.g. from the house to the art gallery.

** [[spoiler:The four found inside Hotel Court Royale, which depict objects scattered around the room. Examining them causes Martin to see Eshana/Alice and her friend, Meg, talking on the night of the Bayer Foundation event.]]

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