History VideoGame / AmnesiaTheBunker

* DugTooDeep: The bunker the game takes place in was engaged in excavating some Roman ruins that they had dug into while tunneling out the bunker. Fairly early in the game, you find a journal from an archeologically educated soldier revealing that [[spoiler:the Roman ruins actually belong to a pre-Roman human cult, and are heavily implied to contain a portal to Tihana's world, with the cult seeking immortality through Vitae]].

* UniqueEnemy: In the Roman tunnels [[spoiler:there's a drunk and very trigger-happy human soldier armed with a shotgun. He's too far gone with insanity to be reasoned with, so you need to either fight or stealth around him. You need to explore this area to obtain both the detonator lever you need to escape the bunker and Lambert's dog tag that unlocks his locker which contains a journal revealing the origin of the monster.]]

* HeoricMime: Somewhat {{Downplayed}}, but outside of the prologue and journal entries he wrote, Henri never speaks, with the most he vocalises being grunts.

** In the journal entries you find across the bunker, you'll hear Henri's thoughts as he expresses great remorse and regret for the things he did in the past. [[NoodleIncident Exactly what he's referring to beyond killing enemy soldiers and feeling guilt for doing so is unclear.]] [[spoiler: If you read the note that is in Henri's locker, you learn that, during a game of chance to decide who would go on a certain patrol, Henri cheated to ensure he wouldn't go. The one who went in his place, Augustin, ended up dying in a shelling during what was supposed to be an easy, harmless patrol route.]]

* DaylightHorror: The game is set on a partly cloudy day in June, not that you get to see much of it inside the bunker.

* DrawAggro: Taking a page from ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'' (which itself took inspiration from ''Amnesia'') the monsters can move through small holes in the walls and tunnels running throughout the bunker. Making too much noise risks attracting the attention of the monster, which can be a challenge because Henri might need to do something loud like detonating a grenade or ShootOutTheLock to overcome obstacles.

* AbandonedArea: The bunker is clearly no longer operational by the time of the game, apparently only containing Henri and the mysterious Beast that dwells inside it.

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Early in the game, Henri comes across a mortally wounded soldier who asks him to finish him off, preferring to die at the hands of a fellow soldier rather than face a gruesome end from Beast.

* AbandonedArea: The bunker is clearly no longer operational by the time of the game, apparently only containing Henri and the mysterious creatures that dwell inside it.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Regardless if the monster is alive or not, Henri manages to escape the bunker, but there are enemy German soldiers who spotted him crawling out of the hole he came out of. If the monster survives, it’s heavily implied it will slaughter all of the soldiers and Henri.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The Beast, to the other monsters in the previous games. The Gatherers, Manpigs, and Harvesters were only ever a true threat to the protagonists because they were unarmed and isolated, not to mention working with hardly any resources, and usually appeared as part of scripted events. The Beast, on the other hand, is a more serious threat in comparison, especially since while Henri has access to more resources and even ''a gun'' by virtue of being trapped inside a trench bunker, it shrugs off the bullets and grenades like they're nothing and reacts to Henri's actions, such as when he makes loud noises. [[spoiler:The Beast is also a former human, but while the Harvesters were intentionally made into monstrosities, the Beast was created by pure accident.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The Beast, to the other monsters in the previous games. The Harvesters were only ever a true threat to the protagonists because they were unarmed and isolated, not to mention working with hardly any resources in Henri, and usually appeared as part of scripted events. [[spoiler:They're also corrupted humans made from Tihana's mutagen.]] The Beast, on the other hand, is a more serious threat in comparison, especially since while Henri has access to more resources and even ''a gun'' by virtue of being trapped inside a trench bunker, it shrugs off the bullets and grenades like they're nothing and reacts to Henri's actions, such as when he makes loud noises. [[spoiler:The Beast is also a former human, but while the Harvesters were intentionally made into monstrosities, the Beast was created by pure accident.]]

** In the journal entries you find across the bunker, you'll hear Henri's thoughts as he expresses great remorse and regret for the things he did in the past. [[NoodleIncident Exactly what he's referring to beyond killing enemy soldiers and feeling guilt for doing so is unclear.]]

''Amnesia: The Bunker'' is the upcoming fourth installment of [[Creator/FrictionalGames Frictional Games]]' SurvivalHorror franchise ''VideoGame/{{Amnesia}}'', being both developed and published by the same studio. Initially planned for release on UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesX, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PS4 and PC in May 15th, 2023, the game was delayed and eventually released on June 6, 2023. A demo of the game was released on May 23, 2023.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Henri can deal with the Beast permanently in the Roman ruins by destroying one of the wooden walkways as it crosses it, plunging the Beast into the abyss below. However, it is not a requirement to finish the game.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The Beast ''greatly'' contrasts with every other monster in the franchise in some very key ways
** For one, there's only one of it, in contrast to how each game prior had multiple individual monsters
** While the other monsters in the franchise ranged from flabby to rail-thin, the Beast is built like a hulking ape, with broad shoulders and powerful, animalistic limbs.
** It's mostly unscripted in terms of behavior, showing up only in response to events such as players making too much noise, the lights going out, and so on. The other monsters mostly only showed up in scripted sequences.
** Most importantly however, is how dangerous it is. Sure, the other monsters were quite strong as well, but were usually only a threat to an unarmed and isolated protagonist. This time, the main character is armed and it has no numbers advantage. In fact, ''it'' was outnumbered previously by the inhabitants of the bunker, yet still managed to kill almost everyone except Henri.

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Henri can deal with the Beast permanently in the Roman ruins by destroying one of the wooden walkways as its crossing it, plunging the Beast into the abyss below. However, it is not a requirement to finish the game.]]

* DugTooDeep: The bunker the game takes place in was engaged in excavating some Roman ruins that they had dug into while tunneling out the bunker. Fairly early in the game, you find a journal from an archeologically educated soldier revealing that [[spoiler: the Roman ruins actually belong to a pre-Roman human cult, and are heavily implied to contain a portal to Tihana's world, with the cult seeking immortality through Vitae]].

* ImmuneToBullets: While the Beast can be chased away with gunshots, it doesn't appear that they can actually ''kill'' the Beast for good as it will eventually return to take revenge. Though this could just be because most of the soldiers in the bunker were only armed with small caliber revolvers.

* MultipleEndings: Though it's really only a single ending with one change in detail. [[spoiler:If Henri does not kill the Beast, the Beast will break out of the ruins alongside Henri and run off into No Man's Land. The sequence afterwards plays out the same regardless.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: One of the officers feels immensely guilty for leaving his men to die in the bunker, so he tries to atone for it by broadcasting the code to unlock the bunker's arsenal so any surviving soldiers can collect the dynamite inside and hopefully blast their way out of the bunker.

* ResourcesManagementGameplay: In stark contrast to previous entries, ''The Bunker'' has a crafting system that allows you to make items using resources you've collected in your journey around the bunker, like using pieces of cloth to make bandages. You only have a limited number of inventory slots, however (you start off with six), and the only items that do not take up space are your bullets, which are exceedingly scarce in comparison to other resources you'll find across the bunker.

* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Besides the monster, the bunker is also occupied by groups of unusually large (about the size of a rabbit) and aggressive rats which will attack you if you get too close to them. You'll have to find creative ways of clearing them out in order to progress. Notes heavily imply that the rats are like this because [[spoiler: they drank the water in the Roman tunnels, which is infected with Harvester mutagen.]]

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: [[spoiler: There are at least two shotguns hidden in the game, although you can only carry one of them.]]

* UniqueEnemy: In the Roman tunnels [[spoiler: there's a drunk and very trigger-happy human soldier armed with a shotgun. He's too far gone with insanity to be reasoned with, so you need to either fight or stealth around him. You need to explore this area to obtain both the detonator lever you need to escape the bunker, and Lambert's dog tag that unlocks his locker which contains a journal revealing the origin of the monster.]]

''Amnesia: The Bunker'' is the upcoming fourth installment of [[Creator/FrictionalGames Frictional Games]]' SurvivalHorror franchise ''VideoGame/{{Amnesia}}'', being both developed and published by the same studio. Initially planned for release on UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesX, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PS4 and PC in May 15th, 2023, the game was delayed and is currently scheduled to release on June 6, 2023. A demo of the game was released on May 23, 2023.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Henri unknowingly set the events of the game in motion by reviving Lambert with water from the crater's spring. It turns out that the water was tainted with mutagen, which would end up transforming Lambert into the Beast.]]

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Henri can deal with the Beast permanently in the Roman ruins by destroying one of the wooden walkways, plunging it into the abyss. However, it is not a requirement to finish the game.]]