History VideoGame / Gunpoint

* EverythingIsOnline: Downplayed. Everything within the same building is on the same circuit, and controlled by software. The Crosslink is a program used to hack the circuit.

* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother to her Men:]] Or women, in this case. Say what you will about how ruthless she can be, Melanie Rooke expresses concern and worry over the status of Delgado and Conners whenever they come up in conversation. The entire story essentially starts because she wants revenge against the person who killed Delgado. When Rooke later informs Conway that [[spoiler: Conners killed herself,]] she is ''very'' obviously distraught over the whole deal.

** If you avoid being caught on camera in an earlier job, [[spoiler:Mayfield will admit that the file was a dummy he planted there as a SecretTestOfCharacter instead of fingering you for murdering

* ActionCommands: Happens during the last level if you did [[spoiler:Rooke's]] mission beforehand. You can either fight off [[spoiler:the hitman who also uses a pair of Bullfrog trousers]] by punching or shooting him. Shooting him causes a 60 second timer to start.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Conway is good enough at his job that the local police chief and both sides of a corporate espionage conflict are all competing for his help, but the majority of his dialogue options are... [[CloudCuckooLander a little quirky]].

* DestinationDefenestration: The game starts with Conway falling out of a window. This is also one of the myriad ways of taking out guards, and one of the only ways of taking out enforcers. [[spoiler: If you side with Rooke, Hightower does it to you in the final level.]]

* EvilCounterpart: Hightower to Conway, who are both professionals with nice hats and powered trousers to allow them to leap great distances.
* FilmNoir: In spite of its sense of humor, a lot of tropes from the classic setting are played straight. We have a detective investigating a murder, trying to prove the innocence of a framed young woman, evading a corrupt or incompetent police force, and the main client is a fiery haired FemmeFatale

* HiredToHuntHimself: The Chief of Police hires Conway to investigate the destruction of evidence in connection with the Delago murder. At one point, Conway gets to search his own apartment for evidence to implicate himself with. Depending on your dialogue choices, Conway may or may not get a chance to explain himself, but if he does, he'll either respond that [[ItAmusedMe he found it fun or has issues,]] or that he paid well.
** If, however, you are entirely honest with the Chief of Police, and don't try to hide any evidence from him (when you have no idea what the evidence is, and know that it could implicate you), he's genuinely impressed by your candor and outright states that when you find whoever is behind the murder, let him know beforehand and "the police will be a little slow responding to...whatever you end up doing."

** Katie Collins is basically asking you to do the same thing, as finding any evidence of her innocence necessarily implicates Conway. You can confess to her if you want.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the game, a girl calls you in to prove her innocence in the case, which you can't do since [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you got rid of all the proof]]. [[spoiler: Double example, because Rooke calls you up later on and tells you she committed suicide (or had her suicide staged) because of it]].

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: After completing Gessler: Acquisitions, you can tell him about Rooke's trace in the prototype he had you steal from her. If you do, you'll get an extra $450 later on, but [[spoiler:Rooke will call you after to tell you that the prototype you brought back had a bomb inside and blew up in one of her labs, killing three people]].

* OpenSaysMe: A expensive purchasable ability lets Conway kick down doors like nothing. They can fly into other mooks to knock them down. [[spoiler:Although you most likely won't have the money needed for it until before final mission.]]

* DestinationDefenestration: One of the myriad ways of taking out guards, and one of the only ways of taking out enforcers. [[spoiler: If you side with Rooke, Hightower does it to you in the final level.]]

On June 19, 2014, the built-in level editor was given the capability to upload levels to the Steam Workshop.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: As noted under PuzzleBoss, there's seven ways to beat the final confrontation. Even more notable, however, is holding the villain at gunpoint has Conway tell them to drop their gun, and if you have a kill record they do out of fear; doing the same after a PacifistRun, however, and your reward is that the villain pulls a "YouWouldntShootMe" speech and ''then shoots you.''

* BadAss: Conway can smash through glass windows, kick doors into guards and deliver Noir one liners during conversations - if the player chooses to do so.
* BadassLongcoat: Justified. Both Conway and Hightower own a special brand of coat that protects the wearer from glass shards and long falls. Having such protection is probably the reason Conway can recklessly attempt BadAss feats, and the reason [[spoiler: Hightower doesn't hesitate in tackling Conway through the window of a seven story building]].

'''''Gunpoint''''' is "a game about rewiring things and punching people", as described by its creator, former PC games journalist Tom Francis.

* [[spoiler:ButHeSoundsHandsome]]: In one mission, Conway is asked to break into a suspect's apartment and search for clues. [[spoiler:Little does the client know, the apartment belongs to Conway himself, leading (possibly) to this trope during his debriefing.]]

* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In one mission, Conway is asked to break into a suspect's apartment and search for clues. Little does the client know, the apartment belongs to Conway himself, leading (possibly) to this trope during his debriefing.

--> '''Conway''': Nope, the place was clean. Only thing this guy's guilty of is great taste.

* KillTheCutie: The friendliest and most naive character in the game is [[spoiler: Katie Collins, who commits suicide in her cell after the combined shenanigans of Mark Jackson, Intex and Conway himself get her arrested for murder.]]

'''''Gunpoint''''' is a puzzle platformer made by Tom Francis.

The game starts off when Richard Conway, professional spy, hurls himself through his apartment window in a mishap with his new Bullfrog Projectile trousers. Watching from across the street is Selena Delgado, an employee for Rooke Firearms, who calls and offers him a job. Conway accepts, but is caught on camera on his way up to meet her; unfortunate, given that another agent murders Delgado shortly afterwards.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Early in the game, a girl calls you in to prove her innocence in the case, which you can't do since [[NiceJobBreakingItHero you got rid of all the proof]]. [[spoiler: Double example, because Rooke calls you up later on and tells you she committed suicide because of it]].

* JumpPhysics: The game begins after Conway buys a pair of "Bullfrog" powered leap trousers. They allow him to fall any distance without harm, and charge up to send himself leaping in a far arc. Much is made about using them to either evade enemies, or pounce on them with a DeadlyLunge.

** Also, depending on the level, the timer for the police sniper varies on the size of the level. The bigger level the more time you have to escape before the police sniper arrives.

* ActionCommands: [[spoiler: Happens during the last level if you did Rooke's mission beforehand. You can either fight off the hitman who also uses a pair of Bullfrog trousers by punching him, or shoot him. Shooting him causes a 60 second timer to start.]]