Follow TV Tropes

Following

History VideoGame / PrisonerOfIce

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Captain Sears, the officer in charge of Edwards Base, is part of the cult. Not only that, he's actually Shelton, the man sent into the past alongside an infant Ryan by Howard Philips Parker. The experience drove him insane, leading Shelton to abandon Ryan in London and begin worshipping the Great Old Ones, eventually being recruited by Dietrich and Narachamus]]
* MultipleEndings: The game has two different endings, "The Survivor Of Time", and "The One Who Never Was". [[spoiler: In one ending, Ryan erases himself from existance, in the other, he survives.]]

to:

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Captain Sears, the officer in charge of Edwards Base, is part of the cult. Not only that, he's actually Shelton, the man sent into the past alongside an infant Ryan by Howard Philips Parker. The experience drove him insane, leading Shelton to abandon Ryan in London and begin worshipping the Great Old Ones, eventually being recruited by Dietrich and Narachamus]]
Narachamus]].
* MultipleEndings: The game has two different endings, "The Survivor Of Time", and "The One Who Never Was". [[spoiler: In one ending, Ryan erases himself from existance, existence, in the other, he survives.]]



* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: This is the true twist of the game - Ryan is actually Parker Yan, John Parker's grandson from the future. Sent back in time as an infant, Ryan's actions would allow John Parker to escape from Schlossadler, eventually marrying and having a child, ensuring Ryan's existance. The climax of the game leads to Dietrich being flung into the past, where he'd eventually set himself up as a god king of the Ayameras, the south american civilization that founded the cult, ensuring it's existance in the future.]]

to:

* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: This is the true twist of the game - Ryan is actually Parker Yan, John Parker's grandson from the future. Sent back in time as an infant, Ryan's actions would allow John Parker to escape from Schlossadler, eventually marrying and having a child, ensuring Ryan's existance. existence. The climax of the game leads to Dietrich being flung into the past, where he'd eventually set himself up as a god king god-king of the Ayameras, the south american South American civilization that founded the cult, ensuring it's existance its existence in the future.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Prisoner Of Ice'' is a 1995 Infogrames adventure horror game set in the same universe as their 1993 release ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheComet''. The game was released for PC and Macintosh in 1995, and exclusively in Japan, for the Sega Saturn and Playstation in 1997.

to:

''Prisoner Of of Ice'' is a 1995 Infogrames adventure horror game set in the same universe as their 1993 release ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheComet''. The game was released for PC and Macintosh in 1995, and exclusively in Japan, for the Sega Saturn and Playstation in 1997.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


27 years have passed since journalist John Parker visited the village of Illsmouth and foiled the plot of the sorceror Narachamus and his cult to bring the Great Old Ones to Earth, saving all of humanity in the process. It is now 1937, the world stands on the brink of a second world war, and in the Antarctic, a young U.S intelligence officer named Lt. Ryan has been assigned to the British submarine ''Victoria'' for a secret assignment. The submarine has just picked up a Norwegian prisoner who has fled a secret German base, alongside two mysterious cargo crates...

to:

27 years have passed since journalist John Parker visited the village of Illsmouth and foiled the plot of the sorceror sorcerer Narachamus and his cult to bring the Great Old Ones to Earth, saving all of humanity in the process. It is now 1937, the world stands on the brink of a second world war, and in the Antarctic, a young U.S intelligence officer named Lt. Ryan has been assigned to the British submarine ''Victoria'' for a secret assignment. The submarine has just picked up a Norwegian prisoner who has fled a secret German base, alongside two mysterious cargo crates...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* UnusableEnemyEquipment: When you knock out a Nazi guard while escaping from your prison cell in the Schlossadler Base, you are unable to take his gun. Clearly, the designers didn't want you [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting your way]] out of the base, ala ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''.

to:

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: When you knock out a Nazi guard while escaping from your prison cell in the Schlossadler Base, you are unable to take his gun. Clearly, the designers didn't want you [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting your way]] out of the base, ala à la ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''.

Added: 88

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added an image.


[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prisonerice1112.jpg]]



!! ''Prisoner Of Ice'' contains examples of:

to:

!! ''Prisoner !!''Prisoner Of Ice'' contains examples of:
of:



* ThoseWackyNazis: The main antagonists this time around, fitting considering the time period.

to:

* ThoseWackyNazis: The main antagonists this time around, fitting considering the time period.period.
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* UnusableEnemyEquipment: When you knock out a Nazi guard while escaping the Schlossadler Base, you are unable to take his gun. Clearly, the designers didn't want you [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting your way]] out of the base, ala ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''.

to:

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: When you knock out a Nazi guard while escaping from your prison cell in the Schlossadler Base, you are unable to take his gun. Clearly, the designers didn't want you [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting your way]] out of the base, ala ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: When you knock out a Nazi guard while escaping the Schlossadler Base, you are unable to take his gun. Clearly, the designers didn't want you [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting your way]] out of the base, ala ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AntagonistTitle: The Prisoners of Ice creatures serve as the game's primary threat, at least until you stumble upon the Nazis.


Added DiffLines:

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Prisoners of Ice turn out to be able to KillAndReplace humans.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Narachmus returns, once again trying to summon the Old Ones and assisting Dietrich in his efforts]]


Added DiffLines:

* RetGone: [[spoiler: If the player choses The One Who Never Was ending, Parker Yan saves humanity, but in return, he's erased from history due to changing the timeline, as John Parker never fathers a child under the same circumstances]]

Added: 588

Changed: 556

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Captain Sears, the officer in charge of Edwards Base, is part of the cult. Not only that, he's actually Shelton, the man sent into the past alongside an infant Ryan by Howard Philips Parker. The experience drove him insane, leading Shelton to abandon Ryan in London and begin worshiping the Great Old Ones]]

to:

* BigBad: Commander Dietrich, the German officer in charge of Schlossadler Base.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Captain Sears, the officer in charge of Edwards Base, is part of the cult. Not only that, he's actually Shelton, the man sent into the past alongside an infant Ryan by Howard Philips Parker. The experience drove him insane, leading Shelton to abandon Ryan in London and begin worshiping worshipping the Great Old Ones]]Ones, eventually being recruited by Dietrich and Narachamus]]
* MultipleEndings: The game has two different endings, "The Survivor Of Time", and "The One Who Never Was". [[spoiler: In one ending, Ryan erases himself from existance, in the other, he survives.]]



* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: This is the true twist of the game - Ryan is actually Parker Yan, John Parker's grandson from the future. Sent back in time as an infant, Ryan's actions would allow John Parker to escape from Schlossadler, eventually marrying and having a child, ensuring Ryan's existance.]]

to:

* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: This is the true twist of the game - Ryan is actually Parker Yan, John Parker's grandson from the future. Sent back in time as an infant, Ryan's actions would allow John Parker to escape from Schlossadler, eventually marrying and having a child, ensuring Ryan's existance. The climax of the game leads to Dietrich being flung into the past, where he'd eventually set himself up as a god king of the Ayameras, the south american civilization that founded the cult, ensuring it's existance in the future.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Captain Sears, the officer in charge of Edwards Base, is part of the cult. Not only that, he's actually Shelton, the man sent into the past alongside an infant Ryan by Howard Philips Parker. The experience drove him insane, leading Shelton to abandon Ryan in London and begin worshiping the Great Old Ones]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* OrphansPlotTrinket: Ryan doesn't know who his real parents were, having been abandoned by them as an infant. The only connection he has with his past is a metal plate with the name "Ryan" on it. [[spoiler: It's actually only half of the plate, the other part having been lost when Ryan's father, Howard Philips Parker, sent him into the past from 1989. His real name is Parker ''Yan'']]
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: John Parker is held prisoner by the Nazis in Schlossadler Base in Antarctica. [[spoiler: He's also Ryan's grandfather.]]
* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: This is the true twist of the game - Ryan is actually Parker Yan, John Parker's grandson from the future. Sent back in time as an infant, Ryan's actions would allow John Parker to escape from Schlossadler, eventually marrying and having a child, ensuring Ryan's existance.]]
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Dietrich's actions eventually lead to the Great Old Ones overrunning Earth by the late 20th century and bringing down humanity.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-----

to:

----------
!! ''Prisoner Of Ice'' contains examples of:

* ThoseWackyNazis: The main antagonists this time around, fitting considering the time period.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

''Prisoner Of Ice'' is a 1995 Infogrames adventure horror game set in the same universe as their 1993 release ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheComet''. The game was released for PC and Macintosh in 1995, and exclusively in Japan, for the Sega Saturn and Playstation in 1997.

27 years have passed since journalist John Parker visited the village of Illsmouth and foiled the plot of the sorceror Narachamus and his cult to bring the Great Old Ones to Earth, saving all of humanity in the process. It is now 1937, the world stands on the brink of a second world war, and in the Antarctic, a young U.S intelligence officer named Lt. Ryan has been assigned to the British submarine ''Victoria'' for a secret assignment. The submarine has just picked up a Norwegian prisoner who has fled a secret German base, alongside two mysterious cargo crates...
-----

Top