History VideoGame / MurderedSoulSuspect

[[caption-width-right:250:Today could have turned out a little better...]]

The game follows Ronan O'Connor, who is a cigarette smokin', fedora wearin', HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts. Oh, and he's brutally murdered in the opening scenes. This would normally stifle a guy, but in Ronan's case it only increases his detective abilities. He is so determined to find his killer that he returns as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost,]] using his newfound abilities to reveal more disturbing truths about other recent murders.

So Ronan takes it upon himself not just to solve his own murder, but to also track down the serial killer on the loose who is going around killing (seemingly) random young women while not sexually assaulting them at all, and collects letters from his dead wife, discovers Salem's eerie history, unravels ghost stories and combats random demonic entities along the way for pretty much no reason at all.

No, seriously, you'd think it would be ''easy'' to think of a way to tie these spooky things into the main plot, but they just... happen to be more things for Ronan to do during his time as a ghost.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The Bell Killer specialized in these. Killing girls by burning them at the stake, drowning them, crushing them with rocks...Made even worse because ''all of these were actual execution methods'' used in the genuine Salem Witch Trials - they were methods used in many trials of accused witches, in fact.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The Bell Killer specialized in these. Killing girls by burning them at the stake, drowning them, crushing them with rocks...Made even worse because ''all of these were actual execution methods'' used in the Salem Witch Trials.

The game follows Ronan O'Connor, who is a cigarette smokin', fedora wearin', HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts. Oh, and he's brutally murdered in the opening scenes. This would normally stifle a guy, but in Ronan's case it only increases his detective abilities. He is adamant about finding his killer, and returns as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost,]] using his newfound abilities to reveal more disturbing truths about the recent events. So Ronan takes it upon himself not just to solve his own murder, but to also track down the serial killer on the loose who is going around killing (seemingly) random young women, and collects letters, discovers Salem's history, unravels ghost stories and combats random demonic entities along the way for pretty much no reason at all.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Demons are ''never'' encountered in even a passive mood, only looking to turn Ronan into lunch.

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The game follows Ronan O'Connor, who is a cigarette smokin', fedora wearin', HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts. Oh, and he's brutally murdered in the opening scenes. This would normally stifle a guy, but in Ronan's case it only increases his detective abilities. He is adamant about finding his killer, and returns as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost,]] using his newfound abilities to reveal more disturbing truths about the recent events. So Ronan takes it upon himself not just to solve his own murder, but to also track down the serial killer on the loose who is going around killing random young women, and collects letters, discovers Salem's history, unravels ghost stories and combats random demonic entities along the way for pretty much no reason at all.

* TragicHero: [[spoiler: Ronan finds how that he was possessed by Abigail to kill one of the victims of the Bell Killer, as one of the many identities of the Bell Killer.]]

* ScarsAreForever: Some ghosts retain the wounds that killed them in life. For example, Ronan, who was shot, has seven bullet holes in his chest, and Rose, who was burned at the stake, is still on fire and burned badly in several places.

''Murdered: Soul Suspect'' is a 2014 VideoGame, published by Creator/SquareEnix and developed by Airtight Games, and scheduled for release on MicrosoftWindows, {{Xbox 360}}, PlayStation3, PlayStation4, and XboxOne.

The game follows Ronan O'Connor, a HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts who smokes a cigarette and wears a fedora. In the very opening scenes he is brutally murdered, which would normally stifle a guy's detective abilities. But he is adamant about finding his killer, and returns as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]]. Ronan takes it upon himself not just to solve his own murder, but to also track down the serial killer on the loose who is going around killing random young women, and collects letters, discovers Salem's history, unravels ghost stories and combats random demonic entities along the way for pretty much no reason at all.

The game follows Ronan O'Connor, a HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts who smokes a cigarette and wears a fedora. In the very opening scenes he is brutally murdered, which would normally stifle a guy's detective abilities. But he is adamant about finding his killer, and returns as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]]. Ronan takes it upon himself not just to solve his own murder, but to also track down the serial killer on the loose who is going around killing random young women, and combats random demonic entities along the way for pretty much no reason at all.

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The game follows Ronan O'Connor, a HardboiledDetective from Salem, Massachusetts who is brutally murdered. Returning as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]], Ronan takes it upon himself to solve his own murder, combating demonic entities along the way.

* PersonalityPowers: According to Abigail, the unique powers that a ghost has are based on the talents they had before they died. Ronan's power appears to be psychometry (memory reading of places) and mind reading, to fit in with being a detective. [[spoiler:Abigail herself, as [[KidsAreCruel an absolutely horrible human being]] who focuses on manipulation, has far stronger DemonicPossession powers enabling her to better control her victims and the ability to summon [[HellGate hell pits]].]]

* SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: Averted. The hiding spots first appear when the demons are introduced, so the logical assumption is that where there are hiding spots, there'll be demons sooner or later. This is not the case - hiding spots are all over town while demons are mercifully rare. Since the two not connected lore-wise either, it makes the world feel less like a game that only caters to the player.
** However, if you see ravens ahead of you, you will encounter demons there, letting you plan ahead a little.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Ronan is killed by first being thrown out of a four-story window and then being shot seven times with his own gun. This is actually something of a plot point as it leads Ronan to suspect that his killer had a specific reason to want him dead.

'''''Murdered: Soul Suspect''''' is a 2014 VideoGame, published by Creator/SquareEnix and developed by Airtight Games, and scheduled for release on MicrosoftWindows, {{Xbox 360}}, PlayStation3, PlayStation4, and XboxOne.

* ChekovsGun: When you meet Joy, the fact that her scream can affect ghosts is listed as a clue. [[spoiler: Cut to the very end of the game, where that clue is what you must use to influence Joy]].

* YouCanSeeMe: Ronan has one of these moments when [[spoiler: he catches joy for the first time and she tells him to get out of her head, then proceeds to chastise him]] which causes Ronan to realize she's a medium.

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* ShoutOut: The menu screen of [[VideoGame/DeusEXHumanRevolution Deus Ex: Human Revolution]] is displayed on multiple monitors in the police Station. Posters for Just Cause 2 can also be found throughout the station.

* CowboyCop: Ronan fits into this trope somewhat. Hes shown to have been at odds with the cops multiple times in the past, and doesn't seem to listen to regular cop protocols. However it's also shown that the cops genuinely respect him because he is usually correct.