History VideoGame / LoneSurvivor

* TwoRoadsBeforeYou: TMWWAB is a pacifist entity, and seems to stand in polarity with the intractable aggression of The Man in Blue. While the man in blue provides ammo for your handgun, which in turn promotes a violent and destructive playstyle, the "Man Who Wears a Box" provides batteries and food, which promotes a peaceful and pacifist playstyle.

* CrowningMomentOfIndifference: [[spoiler:A way to "defeat" Mother is by simply ignoring her and walking away from her when she attacks.]]

* TheMovieBuff: The Director's {{catchphrase}} "We're all in this together." is a quote from the Canadian sitcom ''TheRedGreenShow.'' "Here's looking at you, kid" is from ''{{Casablanca}}'', while "the world is yours" is the slogan from "{{Film/Scarface}}". This implies he may be an actual film/TV director.

** [[http://lonesurvivor.wikia.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_references Many shout-outs to ''Silent Hill'']], fitting since the creator of the game previously made a demake of ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' named ''[[http://superflatgames.com/wordpress/?page_id=139 Soundless Mountain II]]''

* AllJustADream: Anytime you die, you will wake up as though you just had a nightmare. This has been removed in The Director's Cut, however. [[spoiler:Also, "You" are insane and spend several days in psychiatric care, regressed into your own mind throughout the game until the end.]]

* BlandNameProduct: The GameJoy. The red-and-white soda can labeled 'soda'. The ground meat which is apparently called "SPUM". The GameJoy is changed to the ESP in the PS3/Vita versions and looks like a PSP.

* {{Expy}}: The monsters all look like smaller versions of [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] and are even called "thin men". They even cause your screen to [[InterfaceScrew blur and skip]] and make a sort of [[HellIsThatNoise electronic static sound]] as they get closer.

* GirlNextDoor: Hinted at too a degree. Several apartments on "You's" floor suggest the enigmatic [[spoiler: and possibly metaphorical depiction of You's deceased lover,]] "Girl in Blue Dress" to have resided nearby.

Not to be confused with the [[Literature/LoneSurvivor 2007 nonfiction book]].

** [[spoiler: However, internally, the game refers to the Man in Blue as Draco. The name "Draco" is mentioned in the game as the author of a diary. In it, he describes his aggressive approach to survival (which serves as a tutorial for killing monsters). Two of the pages of this diary can be found in Apartment 206, where You lives. There is also an old note to be found in Apartment 205 that warns the reader not to listen to him.]]

* HopeSpot: A few. Most notably when [[spoiler:after you survive the dangers in complete darkness you come into a serene, quiet, and well-lit area, you come to the girl hunched over under a ray of light. When you approach and try to speak to her, she says "I don't want you to see me like this" and turns into a monster.]]

* GainaxEnding: In three basic variations: Red, Blue, and Green, with Yellow and White added to The Director's Cut. [[spoiler: It's no coincidence that the Red, Greenm and Blue paths are named for the colors of pills you find lying around]].

* GoldenEnding: The Green Ending is the most difficult ending to get, as it requires you to keep your sanity relatively high by the end of the game, which means avoiding shortcuts that would make the game shorter/easier and doing more of the sidquests. [[spoiler: The Green Ending is the only one that suggests you've recovered from insanity.]]

* WeakenedByTheLight: Hank has a strong aversion towards light (likely due to his infection) and will ask "You" to shut off the flashlight in his presence.

* GainaxEnding: In three basic variations: Red, Blue, and Green, with Yellow and White added to The Director's Cut [[spoiler: It's no coincidence that the paths are named for the colors of pills you find lying around]].

* GainaxEnding: In three basic variations: Red, Blue, and Green. [[spoiler: It's no coincidence that the paths are named for the colors of pills you find lying around]].

* BlandNameProduct: The [[GameBoy | GameJoy]]. The red-and-white soda can labeled 'soda'. The ground meat which is apparently called "SPUM". The GameJoy is changed to the [[PSP | ESP]] in the PS3/Vita versions.

* BlandNameProduct: The [[GameBoy GameJoy]]. The red-and-white soda can labeled 'soda'. The ground meat which is apparently called "SPUM". The GameJoy is changed to the [[PSP ESP]] in the PS3/Vita versions.

* BlandNameProduct: The [[GameBoy GameJoy]]. The red-and-white soda can labeled 'soda'. The ground meat which is apparently called "SPUM".

* AllJustADream: Anytime you die, you will wake up as though you just had a nightmare. [[spoiler:Also, "You" are insane and spend several days in psychiatric care, regressed into your own mind throughout the game until the end.]]

** Alternatively, the pocket flashlight and static could be a homage to Franchise/SilentHill.

* DeadWeight: Fatmen. In keeping with gaming tradition, they take a lot more punishment than Thinmen.

** The room where TMWWA & The Man in Blue reside has a ''TwinPeaks'' theme going on. The Man in Blue launches into a bizarre dance, similar to the series' Dwarf character.

** WaxingLyrical: "So you got yourself a gun....[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_3 got yourself a gun]]..."

* DeadWeight: Fatmen.

** "So you got yourself a gun....[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_3 got yourself a gun]]..."

* YinYangClash: TMWWAB is a pacifist entity, and seems to stand in polarity with the intractable aggression of The Man in Blue. While the man in blue provides ammo for your handgun, which in turn promotes a violent and destructive playstyle, the "Man Who Wears a Box" provides batteries and food, which promotes a peaceful and pacifist playstyle.

'''''[[http://www.lonesurvivor.co.uk/ Lone Survivor]]''''' is a 2012 SurvivalHorror / AdventureGame, created and designed by Jasper Byrne of [[http://www.superflatgames Superflat Games]].