History VideoGame / StillLife2

* DaylightHorror: Chapter 5 takes place in the middle of a bright, sunny day investigating a farmhouse used by a serial killer. [[spoiler:It culminates in said killer murdering a half-dozen law enforcement officers, leaving Vic alone and defenseless.]]

''Still Life 2'' is an adventure game developed by Microïds. It is the immediate sequel to ''VideoGame/StillLife'' and the final entry in a trilogy that includes spiritual predecessor ''VideoGame/PostMortem''.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Chapters switch back and forth between Vic and Paloma.

->I've kept you a place in my cold room, [=McPherson=].

''Still Life 2'' is an adventure game developed by Microïds. It is the immediate sequel to ''VideoGame/StillLife'' and the final entry in a trilogy that includes spiritual predecessor ''VideoGame/PostMortem''. Victoria [=McPherson=] is an FBI agent tracking a serial killer while fighting off the ghosts of her past. Paloma Hernandez is a television reporter chasing the story. When the killer captures Paloma, she and Vic must work together to escape.

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Virtually every character seen on screen is ''guaranteed'' to die. Even one of the leads is plot-optional.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Vic and Paloma can beat the bad guy(s) and escape, but Vic's new partner, Garris; her old partner, Hawker; former lover Richard; the sheriff, and at least five deputies are all dead. Paloma doesn't take it nearly as hard.]]

* DaylightHorror: Chapter 5 takes place in the middle of a bright, sunny day investigating a farmhouse used by a serial killer. [[spoiler: It culminates in said killer murdering a half-dozen law enforcement officers, leaving Vic alone and defenseless.]]

* DistressedDamsel: Paloma is captured early on and held hostage as the East Coast Killer's newest victim. She tries to escape on her own, but even that's just part of the plan.

* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler: The granddaughter of Gus and the grandson of Mark Ackerman mirror the roles their grandparents found themselves in years ago.]]

* HyperspaceArsenal: As is typical for an adventure game, Vic and Paloma each routinely carry a dozen or more items despite lacking any bags or large pockets.

* TortureCellar: The atomic bomb shelter has been converted into this for the East Coast Killer's victims.

* TheKillerBecomesTheKilled: [[spoiler:Although Vic says she'd prefer it any other way.]]
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Played straight with the first few, and averted after that.

* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Used to resolve [[SavedForTheSequel the plot of the previous game]].

* BorrowedBiometricBypass: The downside of a fingerprint lock on your PC is that once you're dead, anyone can use it.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Hawker. Who saw that coming?]]
* FaceYourFears: Bizarrely, Vic is confronted with a flamethrower trap, which forces a flashback demonstrating how she got her pyrophobia including her conquering said pyrophobia, which allows her to re-conquer it in the present.
* FalseInnocenceTrick: One of the killers introduces himself as a prisoner in the fallout shelter and asks for help getting free.
* GasMaskLongcoat: The East Coast Killer's public face.

* HarassingPhoneCall: The East Coast Killer to Paloma, and later text messages to Vic.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Vic succeeds in killing the East Coast Killer by baiting him into running over his own land mine.

* InTheBack: Each of the six sheriff's deputies apparently met this fate before being dragged out and arranged in the front of the farmhouse.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: You can find a copy of VideoGame/StillLife late in the game. Vic comments that the main character looks and acts just like her.

* NotQuiteDead: Averted. He's dead. [[spoiler: The other guy, though...]]

* ThePlan: The East Coast Killer targets our heroes, imprisons/taunts them separately, and lets them attempt to escape and outthink him on the assumption that he's covered all the angles.[[spoiler: His backer Hawker has one as well, with different objectives.]]

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Hawker claims this as his motivation for betraying Vic.]]

''Still Life 2'' is an adventure game developed by Microïds. It is the immediate sequel to ''VideoGame/StillLife'' and the final entry in a trilogy that includes spiritual predecessor ''PostMortem''. Victoria [=McPherson=] is an FBI agent tracking a serial killer while fighting off the ghosts of her past. Paloma Hernandez is a television reporter chasing the story. When the killer captures Paloma, she and Vic must work together to escape.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: You can find a copy of StillLife late in the game. Vic comments that the main character looks and acts just like her.

''Still Life 2'' is an adventure game developed by Microïds. It is the immediate sequel to ''StillLife'' and the final entry in a trilogy that includes spiritual predecessor ''PostMortem''. Victoria [=McPherson=] is an FBI agent tracking a serial killer while fighting off the ghosts of her past. Paloma Hernandez is a television reporter chasing the story. When the killer captures Paloma, she and Vic must work together to escape.

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%%* ActionGirl: Vic, with Paloma to a lesser extent.

%%* BorrowedBiometricBypass

%%* TimedMission: Several.

%%* DaylightHorror: See [[OhCrap Oh Crap]] below.

%%* FaceYourFears
%%* FalseInnocenceTrick

%%* HoistByHisOwnPetard
%%* HyperspaceArsenal
%%* IntrepidReporter: Paloma
%%* InTheBack: Several.

%%* ThePlan: [[spoiler:Both Karson and Hawker.]]
%%* RedShirt: [[spoiler:The sheriff's deputies.]]
%%* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Hawker's motivation.]]
%%* SerialKiller
%%* ShootOutTheLock

%%* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:The sheriff.]]

%%* TimeBomb: [[TimedMission One of the above.]]
%%* TortureCellar

%%* YeOldeNuclearSilo

%%* ArcWords: "You only get one chance."
%%* BoobyTrap: Throughout the house.

%%* ColdBloodedTorture: The East Coast Killer.
%%* CreepySouvenir: The locks of hair.
%%* CriminalMindGames: All the way to the end.

%%* DisposableSexWorker: Several of the victims.
%%* DistressedDamsel: Paloma.

* [[spoiler:TheKillerBecomesTheKilled: Although Vic says she'd prefer it any other way.]]

* ActionGirl: Vic, with Paloma to a lesser extent.

* ArcWords: "You only get one chance."
* BoobyTrap: Throughout the house.
* BorrowedBiometricBypass

* ColdBloodedTorture: The East Coast Killer.
* CreepySouvenir: The locks of hair.
* CriminalMindGames: All the way to the end.
* DaylightHorror: See [[OhCrap Oh Crap]] below.
* DisposableSexWorker: Several of the victims.
* DistressedDamsel: Paloma.

* FaceYourFears
* FalseInnocenceTrick

* HoistByHisOwnPetard
* HyperspaceArsenal
* IntrepidReporter: Paloma
* InTheBack: Several.

* ThePlan: [[spoiler:Both Karson and Hawker.]]
* RedShirt: [[spoiler:The sheriff's deputies.]]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Hawker's motivation.]]
* SerialKiller
* ShootOutTheLock

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler:The sheriff.]]

* TimedMission: Several.
* TimeBomb: [[TimedMission One of the above.]]
* TortureCellar

* YeOldeNuclearSilo

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The East Coast Killer.

* AloneWithThePsycho

* HistoryRepeats: [[The granddaughter of Gus and the grandson of Mark Ackerman mirror the roles their grandparents found themselves in years ago.]]

* NotQuiteDead: Averted. He's dead. [[spoiler:The other guy, though...]]

''Still Life 2'' is an adventure game published by Microids. It is the immediate sequel to ''StillLife'' and the final entry in a trilogy that includes spiritual predecessor ''PostMortem''. Victoria [=McPherson=] is an FBI agent tracking a serial killer while fighting off the ghosts of her past. Paloma Hernandez is a television reporter chasing the story. When the killer captures Paloma, she and Vic must work together to escape.