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*CompleteMonster: [[AntagonistTitle The Ripper]] is a {{serial killer}} who feels inspired by the original UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper. The Ripper uses the computer technology of 2047 to make the many murders in New York City untraceable and as graphic as possible, using a form of bio-engineering to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath raise the victim's internal pressure to the point that their organs explode]]. When Catherine Powell tracks The Ripper down, The Ripper sends her into a coma. Throughout the game The Ripper’s [[HiddenVillain true identity is concealed]], frequently calling up the protagonist to boast. While one of the four possible identities of the Ripper ([[spoiler:Catherine]]) has a redeeming motive, the other three ([[spoiler:Detective Vince Magnotta (who's leading the investigation), Dr. Claire Burton, or hacker Joey Falconetti]]) have no excuse and seem to engage in these crimes simply [[ForTheEvulz for the fun of it]], claiming to have been "born to rip lives to shreds".

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* ActorAllusion: Possibly unintentional, but when Magnotta says Quinlin is on thin ice and "when it cracks, ain't nobody gonna hear you scream", it's hard not to think of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhFIwkbtJI this.]]
** Not only that, but at one point, Magnotta mentions that anything he gives Quinlan should be considered "Series/PenniesFromHeaven".



* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people even know this game exist.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[ChristopherWalken [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people even know this game exist.



* NarmCharm: Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:

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** Not only that, but at one point, Magnotta mentions that anything he gives Quinlan should be considered "PenniesFromHeaven".

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** Not only that, but at one point, Magnotta mentions that anything he gives Quinlan should be considered "PenniesFromHeaven"."Series/PenniesFromHeaven".



* FridgeLogic: Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger is called an Artificial Intelligence, yet it fails to recognise that Quinlan ''isn't'' his brother Covington. Particularly baffling, as Quinlan ''even says he's not''.
** I think it's that Hamiliton just assumed his brother would be the one there and didn't bother programming it otherwise.

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* FridgeLogic: Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger is called an Artificial Intelligence, yet it fails to recognise that Quinlan ''isn't'' his brother Covington. Particularly baffling, as Quinlan ''even says he's not''.
** I think it's that Hamiliton just assumed his brother would be the one there and didn't bother programming it otherwise.
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* HilariousInHindsight: ChristopherWalken and Music/BlueOysterCult's ''Don't Fear The Reaper'', together. [[MemeticMutation Say it with me, kids:]] [[SaturdayNightLive I gotta have more cowbell!]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: ChristopherWalken and Music/BlueOysterCult's ''Don't Fear The Reaper'', together. [[MemeticMutation Say it with me, kids:]] [[SaturdayNightLive [[Series/SaturdayNightLive I gotta have more cowbell!]]



* {{Narm}}: The game's script never misses a chance to punctuate a sentence with [[ClusterFBomb curses]] even when it renders dialogue incredibly unnatural.
** With special mention to Vigo's (John Rhys-Davies) introduction:
--->'''Vigo''': [[AffablyEvil Ah, please have a seat]]. [[MoodWhiplash Now let me tell you how you fucked me...and how I'm going to fuck you]].

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* {{Narm}}: The game's script never misses a chance to punctuate a sentence with [[ClusterFBomb curses]] even when it renders dialogue incredibly unnatural. \n** With special mention to Vigo's (John Rhys-Davies) introduction:
--->'''Vigo''': -->'''Vigo''': [[AffablyEvil Ah, please have a seat]]. [[MoodWhiplash Now let me tell you how you fucked me...and how I'm going to fuck you]].
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* HamAndCheese: Christopher Walken's performance, which can best be described as him making a [[AdamWesting bad impression of himself.]]

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* HamAndCheese: Christopher Walken's performance, which can best be described as him making a an hours long [[AdamWesting bad impression of himself.]]
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* HamAndCheese: Christopher Walken's performance. It's almost as if he's making a [[AdamWesting bad impression of himself.]]

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* HamAndCheese: Christopher Walken's performance. It's almost performance, which can best be described as if he's him making a [[AdamWesting bad impression of himself.]]
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** NarmCharm: Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:

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** * NarmCharm: Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:



*** [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] even manages to highlight an actually well-acted scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB5sv7YGjI8 here from 11:00-11:37]].

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*** ** [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] even manages to highlight an actually well-acted scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB5sv7YGjI8 here from 11:00-11:37]].
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** Not to mention the incredibly awkward gesture he’s making while saying "Ooh, please don’t" when Quinland threatens to mention Magnotta falsely accusing Falconetti in The Heralt.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PaulGiamatti appears as a doctor, about 2 years before his big break in films like ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''. Nowadays, he just naturally fits with the rest of the AllStarCast, but when the game was made he was a relative unknown.
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* DullSurprise: Dr. Burton is not particularly emotive, this is even more apparent when in a scene with Falconetti or Magnotta.


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* SoBadItsGood
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* MostAnnoyingSound: The incessant thunk-thunk-thunk'ing on the soundtrack throughout the game. It seemingly never stops.
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** I think it's that Hamiliton just assumed his brother would be the one there and didn't bother programming it otherwise.
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*** [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] even manages to highlight an actually well-acted scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB5sv7YGjI8 here from 11:00-11:37]].
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** AND... thanks to some rather oddly-designed artwork, at times it can seem as though his legs have disappeared from underneath the table. Also, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his recently-thrown teacup reappears on his table]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB5sv7YGjI8 Seen here at 3:54]].
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** Not only that, but at one point, Magnotta mentions that anything he gives Quinlan should be considered "PenniesFromHeaven".
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people know the existence of this game.

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* OneSceneWonder: John Rhys-Davies shows that in one scene he can out-perform anyone else in the game, playing a FauxAffablyEvil mobster who has vital information but holds Quinlan over a barrel by threatening to expose a falsified story his editor made some years ago.
** And yet he's also inexplicably drowned out by the soundtrack for most of the conversation, something that isn't really a problem anywhere else in the game.
** And he also inexplicably has a fondness for using the f-word in a very...uncomfortable connotation.
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* * FridgeLogic: Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger is called an Artificial Intelligence, yet it fails to recognise that Quinlan ''isn't'' his brother Covington. Particularly baffling, as Quinlan ''even says he's not''.

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* * FridgeLogic: Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger is called an Artificial Intelligence, yet it fails to recognise that Quinlan ''isn't'' his brother Covington. Particularly baffling, as Quinlan ''even says he's not''.
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* * FridgeLogic: Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger is called an Artificial Intelligence, yet it fails to recognise that Quinlan ''isn't'' his brother Covington. Particularly baffling, as Quinlan ''even says he's not''.



* WTHCastingAgency: Jimmie "[[GoodTimes Dy-no-mite!]]" Walker as ''a hacker.''

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* WTHCastingAgency: Jimmie "[[GoodTimes Dy-no-mite!]]" Walker as ''a hacker.''''

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* ActorAllusion: POssibly unintentional, but when Magnotta says Quinlin is on thin ice and "when it cracks, ain't nobody gonna hear you scream", it's hard not to think of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhFIwkbtJI this.]]

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* ActorAllusion: POssibly Possibly unintentional, but when Magnotta says Quinlin is on thin ice and "when it cracks, ain't nobody gonna hear you scream", it's hard not to think of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhFIwkbtJI this.]]
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* ActorAllusion: POssibly unintentional, but when Magnotta says Quinlin is on thin ice and "when it cracks, ain't nobody gonna hear you scream", it's hard not to think of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhFIwkbtJI this.]]
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shoehorning.


** "It's like he is making an impression of Chritopher Walken. Because not even the real Christopher Walken would be that over the top" - NostalgiaCritic
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* [[ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people know the existence of this game.

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* [[ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people know the existence of this game.


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** "It's like he is making an impression of Chritopher Walken. Because not even the real Christopher Walken would be that over the top" - NostalgiaCritic
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* MemeticMutation: "[[strike: This guy]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKylgGk73I&feature=player_embedded Dis gai...is un-FUCKING-believable!]]"

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* MemeticMutation: "[[strike: This guy]] [[http://www."[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKylgGk73I&feature=player_embedded Dis gai...is un-FUCKING-believable!]]"
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** And of course, Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:

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** And of course, NarmCharm: Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:
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--->'''Magnotta''': You're lucky I'm in a good mood today Quinlan...otherwise you'd find out what it's ''like''...to be a human ''shiskebab'''...''rotating''...in one of our ''fine'' penal institutions.

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--->'''Magnotta''': You're lucky I'm in a good mood today Quinlan...otherwise you'd find out what it's ''like''...to be a human ''shiskebab'''...''shiskebab''...''rotating''...in one of our ''fine'' penal institutions.
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** And of course, Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:
--->'''Magnotta''': You're lucky I'm in a good mood today Quinlan...otherwise you'd find out what it's ''like''...to be a human ''shiskebab'''...''rotating''...in one of our ''fine'' penal institutions.
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** With special mention to Vigo's (John Rhys-Davies) introduction:
--->'''Vigo''': [[AffablyEvil Ah, please have a seat]]. [[MoodWhiplash Now let me tell you how you fucked me...and how I'm going to fuck you]].
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* FridgeLogic: How can Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger be a true Artificial Intelligence, if it ''can't'' recognise that Quinlan isn't his brother, Covington? Particularly egregious because '' Quinlan even tells him he isn't''.
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* FridgeLogic: How can Hamilton Wofford's cyberspace-doppleganger be a true Artificial Intelligence, if it ''can't'' recognise that Quinlan isn't his brother, Covington? Particularly egregious because '' Quinlan even tells him he isn't''.

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