Line #61 VisualNovel/DeathRoom


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/promo7.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: Don't get too attached.]]
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4	->''Can you escape the Death Room?''
5	-->-- From the [[http://askdreamgazer.tumblr.com/freegames official website]]
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7	[[YouWakeUpInARoom You wake up in a white room]] with countless weapons and four strangers – the brooding AntiHero with {{tsundere}} tendencies, Dev Hanshin; the chatty and outgoing PluckyGirl, Evie Olive; the sweet and elegant [[ProperLady lady in red]], Ambrosia of the Phoenix; and the HandsomeLech, Dominic Eld.
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9	Is this the work of a kidnapper? Some twisted BatmanGambit? Or is it AllJustADream?
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11	Through a bucket-load of choices, [[SecondPersonNarration you]] can search for the answers to your bleak situation, get to know your roommates and, most of all, try to escape alive.
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13	Originally released for Halloween, this MediaNotes/RenPy-based English VisualNovel closely follows the {{Gamebook}} format and serves as a short introduction to the rest of [[https://dreamgazer.itch.io/ Dreamgazer's games]]. It can be downloaded for free on [[https://dreamgazer.itch.io/death-room itch.io]]. The walkthrough can be found on the official blog [[https://askdreamgazer.wordpress.com/2015/11/03/walkthrough-for-the-death-room-a-thrilling-visual-novel/ here]].
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16	!!''Death Room'' provides examples of:
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18	* ActionGirl: Evie can rock a gun. If you’re female, you can also be one.
19	* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:''Everyone''. Despite looking like one, Dev clearly isn’t human, being able to seemingly come back from the dead. Ambrosia (who has a similar ability) doesn’t even know what the word means, and claims to be a Lady of the Phoenix (which gives her magical healing powers). Dominic is outright accused of being a ghost by Evie, who is about the only character that seems to be human for sure.]]
20	* {{Backstory}}: The characters all try to figure out what they were doing before they woke up in the room. Some are more forthcoming than others.
21	* BarrierWarrior: [[spoiler:Ambrosia can create shields with just a wave of her hand.]]
22	* BelligerentSexualTension: If you’re a female, it’s possible to have this with Dev and Dominic.
23	* BigBad: [[MultipleEndings Depending on the route]], [[spoiler:Dominic, Evie,]] and/or [[VillainProtagonist You]] will end up trying to kill everyone else to escape the room. The captors, on the other hand, are [[TheUnreveal never revealed]], making them a GreaterScopeVillain.
24	* BittersweetEnding: Even in the endings where you survive, [[spoiler:everyone else has to die first, assuming you do not kill yourself to let one of the others live]].
25	* BlameGame: Pointing the finger at each other is one of the characters’ first go-to reactions (at least, for some of them, mainly Evie).
26	* TheCasanova: Dominic, to the point that he, in [[{{Omake}} the Love Room]], suggests everyone should start sleepover it with each other and actually manages to charm Evie into going along with it.
27	* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: Even if you choose to act like a good person, you will eventually reach a point where the only way to survive is to [[spoiler:kill the two people trying to murder you and Ambrosia]].
28	* DeadpanSnarker: Dev and, depending on the choices you make, you.
29	* DistractedByTheSexy: If you’re female, you can win in a fight against Dev and Dominic this way.
30	* DivideAndConquer: [[spoiler:It’s possible to work together with Dominic or Evie, divide your targets, and attack them that way. You may or may not succeed.]]
31	* DivingKick: You can use one on Dev.
32	* DivingSave: You can rescue Ambrosia this way.
33	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:It’s impossible for everyone to get out alive, but the most depressing ending is the ending wherein [[VillainProtagonist you]] murder the others]].
34	* EasilyForgiven: You can choose to forgive Evie for [[spoiler:shooting you in the beginning.]]
35	* EscapeFromTheCrazyPlace: A mild version. [[spoiler:The only crazy in the room is Dominic, Evie, possibly Ambrosia, and maybe even you.]]
36	* EvilAllAlong: You can invoke this by pretending to be trustworthy and then killing the others later. Otherwise, [[spoiler:Dominic and Evie will do so instead, although both fall under AmbiguouslyEvil]].
37	* FeaturelessProtagonist: Since you're the main star, you don't get an in-game picture.
38	* ForcefulKiss: You can give Ambrosia one during the mock fight with her, and later when [[spoiler:having killed everyone else]].
39	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
40	** The title alone should be enough to tip you off on [[spoiler:how to escape successfully- kill everyone else]].
41	** Ambrosia tells you to [[spoiler:burn her body before she dies]]. If you don’t, [[spoiler:no matter what relationship you have with her, she inexplicably kills you]].
42	** Despite waking up in a strange room, everyone’s remarkably calm. Ambrosia and Dominic are also dressed rather unusually, and there are some odd hair colors present. Make the right choices and you’ll learn that [[spoiler:everyone comes from a different world]].
43	* GamerChick: You can ask Dev whether he’s a gamer. Given how you are the protagonist, it’s quite possible that it takes one to know one.
44	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Besides you (who can choose your gender), there are two men and two women.
45	* GoodIsNotNice: Dev.
46	* GroinAttack: If you’re a male and you fight Evie, she can do this to you.
47	* HiddenDepths: There’s clearly more BeneathTheMask for just about everyone, but it is rather hard to figure out.
48	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:It’s clear that Dev and Ambrosia aren’t quite human. If you choose to slaughter everyone, then that makes them the only two who won’t try to kill to survive.]]
49	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: You can do this to Ambrosia if you charm her and kill everyone else.
50	* TheIngenue: Ambrosia is sweet, innocent, and optimistic, in contrast to the other characters, [[spoiler:except for when you fail to burn her body after she dies, in which case she kills you]].
51	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:As a female, you can do this with Dominic, and as a male with Ambrosia, by choosing to [[DrivenToSuicide off yourself]] and let them escape instead.]]
52	* KnightInSourArmor: Dev tries to keep the peace, but he is [[DeadpanSnarker quite the snarker]] when he isn’t giving one-word answers
53	* LadyInRed: Ambrosia’s title when you don’t know her name, but she doesn’t act like the trope. [[spoiler: Only in the ending where she dies and wakes back up.]]
54	* LockedInARoom: Except there is no lock…at least, we think so.
55	* LonghairedPrettyboy: Dominic keeps his hair in a braid, but it’s clear that it falls far past his shoulders.
56	* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:If you act head over heels for Dominic as a female, he will kill himself in the hopes that you can escape the Death Room.]]
57	* MeaningfulName: When put in order like in the image above, the first letter of each name spells out "Dead."
58	* MindOverMatter: [[spoiler:Ambrosia has telekinesis and can resurrect barriers.]]
59	* MinimalistCast: You won’t see anyone else in the Death Room except for those 4 people.
60	* MultipleEndings: There are 6 endings, each with variations depending on your choices.
61	* NotInTheFace: When the characters are holding the mock fights, [[TheCasanova Dominic]] makes it clear that he doesn’t want his face injured. Evie feels the same way.
62	* PerpetualFrowner: You can go through the Death Room without seeing Dev smile once.
63	* RavenHairIvorySkin: Ambrosia.
64	* RescueRomance: If you’re a male and you rescue Ambrosia, you can get a kiss from her.
65	* ReplayValue: There’s an insane amount of choices, and it’s worth it to play the Special Version at least once.
66	* ScreamingWoman: Evie wakes up screaming almost all the time.
67	* ShamingTheMob: More than once, Dev and Ambrosia attempt to convince the others not to resort to violence. [[spoiler:Sadly, it doesn’t work.]]
68	* ShipTease: Dev looks after Ambrosia on more than one occasion, while Dominic flirts with both Ambrosia and Evie, [[spoiler:whom he partners with in an attempt to kill everybody else.]]
69	* TheStoic: Despite being trapped in a strange room with a bunch of strangers and weapons, Dev (and potentially you) is remarkably calm about the whole thing.
70	* TattooedCrook: Dev is accused of being one. Whether or not he’s telling the truth, he claims that he has a tattoo for no particular reason.
71	* TheTease:
72	-->'''Evie:''' Getting tattoos, maybe? Do you have any more that you’re hiding?
73	-->'''Dev:''' No.
74	-->'''Evie:''' You sure? Why don’t you show us?
75	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Evie and Ambrosia, respectively. Evie does have quite a bit of femininity, but can also be a gun-toting ActionGirl, while Ambrosia is a ProperLady.
76	* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler:As it turns out, everyone comes from a different world. So, if [[PlayerCharacter you]] aren't the one trapped in another world, then one of the others is.]]
77	* TroubledButCute: Dev.
78	* TwistEnding: There’s more than one, but the most notable one is [[spoiler:when Ambrosia dies and you choose not to burn her body. She inexplicably comes back to life and murders you]]. [[MindScrew This is never explained]].
79	* UnlockableContent: If you beat the game, you’ll get to play a Special Version that gives the characters comedic costumes (Ambrosia wears a pair of bunny ears, for example). You’ll also unlock the [[{{Omake}} bonus scene]] titled “The Love Room,” which is a more lighthearted spin on the game, and a preview for ''VisualNovel/War13thDay''.
80	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Evie is definitely not to be trusted. When you work together with her, she admits that she’s killed someone before. If you’re a female and you work together with her and Dominic, she also implies that she’s willing to commit torture.]]
81	* WithUsOrAgainstUs: If you choose to say that you’re a wizard, Evie and Dev think you’re crazy, while Dominic believes you. Meanwhile, when Ambrosia seems confused about the term of magic:
82	-->''' Evie:''' Good. Come on over and join our side.
83	-->'''Dominic:''' The oblivious side.
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85	Congratulations. You’ve escaped the Death Room.
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87	[[WasItReallyWorthIt But was it really worth it?]]

Context VisualNovel / DeathRoom