History VideoGame / ReahFaceTheUnknown

* [[spoiler: SuddenDownerEnding]]: [[spoiler: The Alchemist appears one last time at the end of the game, glowing red instead of his usual blue; and explains that he is some kind of AI, that it was he that "dreamed" of everything you saw, and you are some sort of test subject being put through it. The reason people know you is because this wasn't the first time, and the only reason you don't know them is because the Alchemist wipes your memory at each restart. He caps it off by saying that he'll keep repeating this experiment as many times as he sees fit, then you're slapped with a big, fat "GAME OVER". There is no HappyEnding, if you were wondering.]]

* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: After breaking into the Desert City's temple, the Alchemist forces you to solve a number of puzzles, one of which includes beating him four times at a game of stones, which rewards you with a PhilosophersStone, which in turn can help you buy water that can get you through the desert.

''Reah: Face the Unknown'' is a first-person prerendered adventure game, the first game developed by Detalion and LK Avalon, released in 1998.

* AbandonedArea: The only place in the game that fits this tripe, near the end of the game. [[spoiler: The research base set up by the team who first went through the portal before you.]]

* GoingNative: How the scout team from the original version of Reah conducts their research. You even meet a few of them along the way.

** Another uses an inverted form of ''Towers of Hanoi'', and each round has more pieces to stack.

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler: The Alchemist appears one last time at the end of the game, glowing red instead of his usual blue; and explains that he is some kind of AI, that it was he that "dreamed" of everything you saw, and you are some sort of test subject being put through it. The reason people know you is because this wasn't the first time, and the only reason you don't know them is because the Alchemist wipes your memory at each restart. He caps it off by saying that he'll keep repeating this experiment as many times as he sees fit, then you're slapped with a big, fat "GAME OVER". There is no HappyEnding, if you were wondering.]]

** Another uses an inverted form of ''Towers of Hanoi'', and each round has more pieces to stack.

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Subverted. While your character has dialogue and works as a journalist, according to the intro, he can't see his body.

Journalists have been flocking to the planet Reah to discover how, despite its lack of resources and inhospitable climate, a massive [[BlackSite top secret base]] had been established there. You are the last and [[IntrepidReporter most persistent of them]], and the base's commander finally revealed that it was all part of a research mission surrounding a teleportation gateway. It connected with an alternate version of Reah in [[AnotherDimension another dimension]], one inhabited by strange humanoid beings, and full of bizarre technology and structures. Because this dimension somehow prohibited advanced technology from working, a small outpost for the research team was set up on the other side, where they could observe the inhabitants first-hand. Now the commander has allowed you to see this version of Reah for yourself. Despite the return connection becoming increasingly unstable, your [[GoingForTheBigScoop desire to be famous]] didn't let this deter you. With the return portal gone, now you simply must [[TitleDrop face the unknown]].

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding: The Alchemist appears one last time at the end of the game, glowing red instead of his usual blue; and explains that he is some kind of AI, that it was he that "dreamed" of everything you saw, and you are some sort of test subject being put through it. The reason people know you is because this wasn't the first time, and the only reason you don't know them is because the Alchemist wipes your memory at each restart. He caps it off by saying that he'll keep repeating this experiment as many times as he sees fit, then you're slapped with a big, fat "GAME OVER". There is no HappyEnding, if you were wondering.]]

** One is a [[SimonSaysPuzzle memory game]] with various symbols, each new round has twice as many symbols to remember, and runs faster than the previous round.

** Another uses an inverted form of ''Towers of Hanoi''.

* TheCity: The game features multiple cities, each of them rife with activity. In some places you can see inhabitants doing things in the background, some come out and talk to you, and you can even knock on the doors of various houses, even if most of them won't have an answer.

* AbandonedArea: The only place in the game that fits this tripe, near the end of the game. [[The research base set up by the team who first went through the portal before you.]]

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Subverted. While your character has dialogue and works as a journalist, according to the intro, he can't see his body. Lampshaded in a LightAndMirrorsPuzzle.

* FishOutOfWater: Your character often reacts to his surroundings in a very confused manner, like a regular person probably would in a game like this; and sometimes has conversations with people about this. Strangely, they all claim to have seen him before.

* OntologicalMystery

-> '''Alchemist:''' I've prepared some more tests for you, and I expect you to put your ''thinking cap'' on.

* {{Railroading}}: After breaking into the Desert City's temple, the Alchemist forces you to solve a number of puzzles, one of which includes beating him four times at a game of stones, which rewards you with a PhilosophersStone, which in turn can help you buy water that can get you through the desert.
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: One of the first puzzles of the game, to [[TranslatorMicrobes understand Reah's native tongue]], is solved by synchronizing three talking faces on a fountain with various sounds in their vicinity.

Journalists have been flocking to the planet Reah to discover how, despite its lack of resources and inhospitable climate, a massive [[BlackSite top secret base]] had been established there. You are the last and most persistent of them, and the base's commander finally revealed that it was all part of a research mission surrounding a teleportation gateway. It connected with an alternate version of Reah in [[AnotherDimension another dimension]], one inhabited by strange humanoid beings, and full of bizarre technology and structures. Because this dimension somehow prohibited advanced technology from working, a small outpost for the research team was set up on the other side, where they could observe the inhabitants first-hand. Now the commander has allowed you to see this version of Reah for yourself. Despite the return connection becoming increasingly unstable, your [[GoingForTheBigScoop desire to be famous]] didn't let this deter you. With the return portal gone, now you simply must [[TitleDrop face the unknown]].

* FeaturelessProtagonist

* SongsInTheKeyOfLock

Journalists have been flocking to the planet Reah to discover how, despite its lack of resources and inhospitable climate, a massive [[BlackSite top secret base]] had been established there. You are the last and most persistent of them, and the base's commander finally revealed that it was all part of a research mission surrounding a teleportation gateway. It connected with an alternate version of Reah in [[AnotherDimension another dimension]], one that was inhabited by strange humanoid beings, and full of bizarre technology and structures. Because this dimension somehow prohibited advanced technology from working, a small outpost for the research team was set up on the other side, where they could observe the inhabitants first-hand. Now the commander has allowed you to see this version of Reah for yourself. Despite the return connection becoming increasingly unstable, your [[GoingForTheBigScoop desire to be famous]] didn't let this deter you. With the return portal gone, now you simply must [[TitleDrop face the unknown]].