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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty:
** In the ending where [[spoiler:Jay successfully escapes to Canada and isn't turned in by Zoe, he continues to live life as a free man, but he will forever live life on the run alone due to Vanessa abandoning him and forever being separated from his family]].
** Similarly, [[spoiler:Tyler can escape the manhunt as well, but also has to live life in hiding, performing hard labor aboard an oil rig to get by]].
** In the ending where [[spoiler:Jay successfully escapes to Canada and isn't turned in by Zoe, he continues to live life as a free man, but he will forever live life on the run alone due to Vanessa abandoning him and forever being separated from his family]].
** Similarly, [[spoiler:Tyler can escape the manhunt as well, but also has to live life in hiding, performing hard labor aboard an oil rig to get by]].
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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Jim's fate is ultimately left unknown after he is attacked by a stalker.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Jim admits to Zoe that the massacre at the motel likely occurred due to some secret business he was conducting in Two Rock.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Jim admits to Zoe that the massacre at the motel likely occurred due to some secret business he was conducting in Two Rock.]]
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The gameplay utilizes player-based decision making along with [[PressXToNotDie Quick Time Events]] in order to progress through the game. The general outline of the story remains
the same no matter what the player does. However, based on the player's choices and decisions, they can drastically alter the ultimate fates of the game's principal characters.
the same no matter what the player does. However, based on the player's choices and decisions, they can drastically alter the ultimate fates of the game's principal characters.
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The gameplay utilizes player-based decision making along with [[PressXToNotDie Quick Time Events]] in order to progress through the game. The general outline of the story remains
remains the same no matter what the player does. However, based on the player's choices and decisions, they can drastically alter the ultimate fates of the game's principal characters.
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In the fictional small town of Two Rock, Arizona, the year is 1998. The Walker family, consisting of Vince,
Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are en-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end up spending the night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are en-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end up spending the night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
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In the fictional small town of Two Rock, Arizona, the year is 1998. The Walker family, consisting of Vince,
Vince, Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are en-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
issues, they end up spending the night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Everybody does a little dance with the devil.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie:
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel incident.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel incident.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
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* CharacterDeath:
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel incident.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel incident.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
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* SympatheticMurderer: The Holt boys and Sharon commit a series of shocking crimes, but it's soon revealed that they haven't exactly had the easiest life at home and aren't acting out of a malice.
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* CarFu: [[spoiler:Dante crashes a bus through the motel in order to bring a violent end to the hostage situation.]]
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* TheReveal: Three major ones. [[spoiler: [[YourCheatingHeart Michelle is cheating on Vince.]] Jay is not actually immediately related to the rest of the Holt family. And Jim has a secret past in Two Rock that he's never told anyone about.]]
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* TheReveal: Three major ones. [[spoiler: [[YourCheatingHeart
** Michelleis [[spoiler:is cheating on Vince.]] ]]
** Jay isnot [[spoiler:not actually immediately related to the rest of the Holt family. And family.]]
** Jim hasa [[spoiler:a secret past in Two Rock that he's never told anyone about.]]
** Michelle
** Jay is
** Jim has
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* BoomHeadshot: One of the possible deaths for [[spoiler:Dale]].
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* ArtStyleClash: In the game, all the characters are akin to a polished storyboard while the environment around them is fully animated.
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* BitchSlap: Sharon gives one to Tyler when she enters the Desert Dream Motel.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The conflict between the Holt family and Dante Romero. While the Holts are far from the most pleasant people around, the game makes a point that they were hardly even criminals before the motel situation. They're mostly acting just so that they survive the effects that Bear's bad life choices have had on them. Dante Romero is an in-universe BaseBreakingCharacter and isn't afraid to resort to violence or even murder to get what he wants. However, there are also some signs that he isn't entirely a bad person.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The conflict between the Holt family and Dante Romero. While the Holts are far from the most pleasant people around, the game makes a point that they were hardly even criminals before the motel situation. They're mostly acting doing bad things to people just so that they survive the effects that Bear's bad life choices have had on them. Dante Romero is a CrookedCop and an an in-universe BaseBreakingCharacter and isn't afraid to resort to violence or even murder to get what he wants. However, there are also he seems to have some signs that he isn't entirely a bad person.sense of justice and only crosses people who don't cross him first.
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In the genesis of a gutwrenching story spanning multiple generations, the two families lives collide and intertwine forever. For better or for worse. Other principal
characters include the Holt parents, Sharon and Bear, the owner of the Desert Dream Motel, Joyce, Joyce's precarious son Ash, a sixteen-year-old girl Vanessa, and handyman Paul.
characters include the Holt parents, Sharon and Bear, the owner of the Desert Dream Motel, Joyce, Joyce's precarious son Ash, a sixteen-year-old girl Vanessa, and handyman Paul.
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In the genesis of a gutwrenching story spanning multiple generations, the two families lives collide and intertwine forever. For better or for worse. Other principal
principal characters include the Holt parents, Sharon and Bear, the owner of the Desert Dream Motel, Joyce, Joyce's precarious son Ash, a sixteen-year-old girl Vanessa, and handyman Paul.
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Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are on-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end up spendingthe night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
they end up spendingthe night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
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Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are on-route en-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end upspendingthe spending the night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
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''As Dusk Falls'' is a 2022 AdventureGame developed by Interior Night and published by Xbox Game Studios.
In the fictional small town of Two Rock, Arizona, the year is 1998. The Walker family, consisting of Vince,
Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are on-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end up spendingthe night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
In the genesis of a gutwrenching story spanning multiple generations, the two families lives collide and intertwine forever. For better or for worse. Other principal
characters include the Holt parents, Sharon and Bear, the owner of the Desert Dream Motel, Joyce, Joyce's precarious son Ash, a sixteen-year-old girl Vanessa, and handyman Paul.
The gameplay utilizes player-based decision making along with [[PressXToNotDie Quick Time Events]] in order to progress through the game. The general outline of the story remains
the same no matter what the player does. However, based on the player's choices and decisions, they can drastically alter the ultimate fates of the game's principal characters.
''Beware! Due to the choice-based nature of the game, there are many spoilers. Proceed with caution!''
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!!Tropes found in this game:
* CharacterDeath:
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel robbery.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: No matter what the player does, [[spoiler:The game ends with Jim revealing his secret past to Zoe and then being assaulted by a mysterious stalker.]]
* DistressCall: It's possible to have Vince pull one off during the motel incident.
* DownerEnding: At worst, [[spoiler: most of the characters are dead, imprisoned, or in hiding]]. Even at best, [[spoiler: The Holts will never live a normal life again, Jay hasn't been in contact with Vanessa or his family in years, Zoe suffers from PTSD, and Jim cannot escape from his history in Two Rock.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: The conflict between the Holt family and Dante Romero. While the Holts are far from the most pleasant people around, the game makes a point that they were hardly even criminals before the motel situation. They're mostly acting just so that they survive the effects that Bear's bad life choices have had on them. Dante Romero is an in-universe BaseBreakingCharacter and isn't afraid to resort to violence or even murder to get what he wants. However, there are also some signs that he isn't entirely a bad person.
* LoveInterests: [[spoiler: Vince and Michelle, as well as Sharon and Paul, can all either end up romantically linked or not depending on the player's choices and actions. Jay and Vanessa can also fall in love, but ultimately do not end up together no matter what the player does.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Failing some of the Quick Time Events can lead to these situations.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler: If he isn't taken hostage by the Holts,]] in Book Two, Vince only appears a few times and is not a playable character.
* TheReveal: Three major ones. [[spoiler: [[YourCheatingHeart Michelle is cheating on Vince.]] Jay is not actually immediately related to the rest of the Holt family. And Jim has a secret past in Two Rock that he's never told anyone about.]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential: In spades. The game recognizes empathy and concern for others and points out these qualities at the player summary screens. Also, the best endings of the game is awarded to players that practice empathy and kindness in their choices and actions.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The player can have Jay [[spoiler:bury a man alive, and also leave his own father and brothers to succumb to their deaths.]]
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In the fictional small town of Two Rock, Arizona, the year is 1998. The Walker family, consisting of Vince,
Michelle, Zoe, and Jim, are on-route towards moving to their new home in Missouri when due to car issues,
they end up spendingthe night at the nearby Desert Dream Motel. Meanwhile, brothers Tyler, Dale, and Jay Holt are robbing the house of the town's sheriff, Dante Romero.
In the genesis of a gutwrenching story spanning multiple generations, the two families lives collide and intertwine forever. For better or for worse. Other principal
characters include the Holt parents, Sharon and Bear, the owner of the Desert Dream Motel, Joyce, Joyce's precarious son Ash, a sixteen-year-old girl Vanessa, and handyman Paul.
The gameplay utilizes player-based decision making along with [[PressXToNotDie Quick Time Events]] in order to progress through the game. The general outline of the story remains
the same no matter what the player does. However, based on the player's choices and decisions, they can drastically alter the ultimate fates of the game's principal characters.
''Beware! Due to the choice-based nature of the game, there are many spoilers. Proceed with caution!''
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!!Tropes found in this game:
* CharacterDeath:
** [[spoiler: Vince, Michelle, and Joyce]] can all potentially be killed during the motel robbery.
** [[spoiler: Jay, Tyler, and Bear]] can be killed elsewhere during the game.
** [[spoiler: The death of Dale is ultimately unavoidable.]] However, the player's choices and actions can determine the manner in which they meet their demise.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: No matter what the player does, [[spoiler:The game ends with Jim revealing his secret past to Zoe and then being assaulted by a mysterious stalker.]]
* DistressCall: It's possible to have Vince pull one off during the motel incident.
* DownerEnding: At worst, [[spoiler: most of the characters are dead, imprisoned, or in hiding]]. Even at best, [[spoiler: The Holts will never live a normal life again, Jay hasn't been in contact with Vanessa or his family in years, Zoe suffers from PTSD, and Jim cannot escape from his history in Two Rock.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: The conflict between the Holt family and Dante Romero. While the Holts are far from the most pleasant people around, the game makes a point that they were hardly even criminals before the motel situation. They're mostly acting just so that they survive the effects that Bear's bad life choices have had on them. Dante Romero is an in-universe BaseBreakingCharacter and isn't afraid to resort to violence or even murder to get what he wants. However, there are also some signs that he isn't entirely a bad person.
* LoveInterests: [[spoiler: Vince and Michelle, as well as Sharon and Paul, can all either end up romantically linked or not depending on the player's choices and actions. Jay and Vanessa can also fall in love, but ultimately do not end up together no matter what the player does.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Failing some of the Quick Time Events can lead to these situations.
* OutOfFocus: [[spoiler: If he isn't taken hostage by the Holts,]] in Book Two, Vince only appears a few times and is not a playable character.
* TheReveal: Three major ones. [[spoiler: [[YourCheatingHeart Michelle is cheating on Vince.]] Jay is not actually immediately related to the rest of the Holt family. And Jim has a secret past in Two Rock that he's never told anyone about.]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential: In spades. The game recognizes empathy and concern for others and points out these qualities at the player summary screens. Also, the best endings of the game is awarded to players that practice empathy and kindness in their choices and actions.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The player can have Jay [[spoiler:bury a man alive, and also leave his own father and brothers to succumb to their deaths.]]
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