History VideoGame / TheDameWasLoaded

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Towards the end of the game, you will eventually find out [[spoiler: that while Freddy Creel killed your partner, the ambush someone will later try to pull off on you and fail was ordered by Joel Jones. Which means that two different parties in competition to get the diamonds agreed in part on the necessity to take you out]].

* NPCRoadblock: A variation. In the first part of the game your partner will prevent you to consult the office's archive, because he wants you to work on the case at hand and not to linger in the past. Later, you will not have this problem, because [[spoiler: you partner will be shot dead almost in front of you. And the first time you access the archive Anger will even point out that he would like Ralph to still be there to stop him]].

* NonstandardGameOver: If you fail to solve the first part of the game in three days, your partner will take the case and send you away from the city you to work on another. Or he will furiously fire you if you fail to show up in time to get that case. Also, the second time your landlord come to ask for the rent, he will actually throw you out after some days if you don't pay him (you can however evade him by exit and entering your office by the back door). Finally, trying to shot someone will invaribly send you straight into the jail, barring the specific cases [[spoiler: where you get killed for it or get one of the endings]].

* PoliceAreUseless: Both played straight and averted. Generally, while Denton provides Anger valuable informations from time to time, he will not hesitate to take you in for several hours if you show him proof that you meedle with police's property or other cases. Also, showing him [[spoiler: the ransom note will cause the police to think YOU kidnapped Francine]], which again will make you lose quite a bit of hours. However if you bring him [[spoiler: certain bullets and certain guns]], he will discover several interesting things for you, most notably that [[spoiler: Francine killed Angela, Anger's former lover]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Several. [[spoiler: If you try to shot someone in Jake's bar or show him the diamonds, he will kill you. If you disregard Anger's warnings and fail to provide him some rest, he will have a fatal car accident. If you sneak into Louise's house at the wrong time, she will shot you. If you fail to tell Joel's goons a sufficiently plausible place where the diamonds could be hidden, they will kill you. If you fail to escape the warehouse after said goons are gone, Freddy Creel will show up and kill you. And others]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Several. [[spoiler: If you try to shot Jake or show him the diamonds, he will kill you. If you risregard Anger's warnings and fail to provide him some rest, he will have a fatal car accident. If you sneak into Louise's house at the wrong time, she will shot you. If you fail to tell Joel's goons a sufficiently plausible place where the diamonds could be hidden, they will kill you. If you fail to escape the warehouse after said goons are gone, Freddy Creel will show up and kill you. And others]].

** Fate of Francine: [[spoiler: either you let her turn herself in for shooting Angela or keep quiet about her involvement and leave. There's a third option where you will marry her and live in peace. And a fourth one where [[Revenge you shot her]]! ]]

** Fate of Francine: [[spoiler: either you let her turn herself in for shooting Angela or keep quiet about her involvement and leave. There's a third option where you will marry her and live in peace. And a fourth one where [[ItsPersonal you shot her!]] ]]

** Fate of Francine: [[spoiler: either you let her turn herself in for shooting Angela or keep quiet about her involvement and leave. There's a third option where you will marry her and live in peace. And a fourth one where [[Revenge you shot her!]]]]

** Fate of Francine: [[[spoiler: either you let her turn herself in for shooting Angela or keep quiet about her involvement and leave. There's a third option where you will marry her and live in peace.]]

* CruelTwistEnding: makes a rather brilliant mixture with SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particularly inoffensive character. Given that, after you rescue Francine and she returns to the newspaper, it's just natural that one would try to shot her and see if something funny comes out of that...but what you get instead is a full-fledged ending during which [[TearJerker Anger sadly explains that he shoot her for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way]]. Cue the credits]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Several. [[spoiler: If you try to shot Jake or show him the diamonds, he will kill you. If you risregard Anger's warnings and fail to provide him some rest, he will have a fatal car accident. If you sneak into Loiuse's house at the wrong time, she will shot you. If you fail to tell Joel's goons a sufficiently plausible place where the diamonds could be hidden, they will kill you. If you fail to escape the warehouse after Joel's goons are gone, Freddy Creel will show up and kill you. And others]].

* CruelTwistEnding: makes a rather brilliant mixture with SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. Given that, after you rescue Francine and she returns to the newspaper, it's just natural that one would try to shot her and see if something funny comes out of that...but what you get instead is a full-fledged ending during which [[TearJerker Anger sadly explains that he shoot her for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way]]. Cue the credits]].

* CruelTwistEnding: makes a rather brilliant mixture with SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. Given that, after you rescue Francine and she returns to the newspaper, it's just natural that one would try to shot her and see if something funny comes out of that...but what you get instead is a full-fledged ending during which [[TearJerker Anger sadly explains that he did it for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way]]. Cue the credits]].

* CruelTwistEnding: a rather unexpected and brilliant example: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. However, if you try to shot Francine after you rescued her from Joel's goons, you get a full-fledged ending during which [[TearJerker Anger sadly explains that he did it for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way]]. Cue the credits]].

* CruelTwistEnding: with a nice dose of FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. However, if you try to shot Francine after you rescued her from Joel's goons, you get a full-fledged ending during which [[TearJerker Anger sadly remarks that he did it for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way]]. Cue the credits]].

* CruelTwistEnding: with a nice dose of FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. However, if you try to shot Francine after you rescued her from Joel's goons, you get a full-fledged ending during which Anger sadly remarks that he did it for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way. Cue the credits]].

* CruelTwistEnding: with a nice dose of FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: in the second part of the game, you have the chance to get yourself a gun, and you are subsequently allowed to shot almost every character you meet. Everytime you try that, you get a NonstandardGameOver in which you are throw into jail (or killed yourself in at least one instance), often with an hilarious comment in case you killed a particular inoffensive character. However, if you try to shoot Francine after you rescue her from Joel's goons, you get a full-fledged ending during which Anger sadly remarks that he did it for revenge, as Francine killed Angela the same way. Cue the credits]].

* PaperThinDisguise: Averted ''hard''. In order to enter the Blue Angel Club undetected you need to have four things done: wear a tuxedo (and make sure it's in good condition if it got damaged earlier), get your beard shaved and wear a fake mustache. Finally, you also need to [[spoiler: cover upthe bruises you got from being beaten by thugs with make-up.]]

''The Dame Was Loaded'' is a first person, point and click adventure game for the PC platform created by Australian developer Beam Software (now Melbourne House) first published in 1995 by Philips Interactive Media domestically then in 1996 world wide. The game is a detective Film noir set in the 1940's and combined live action cinematic's with pre-rendered point and click game play much like previous games in the genre like ''Under a Killing Moon'' and ''Myst''. The live action was outsourced to Vixen Films and at the time was the largest multimedia production ever made in Australia.

NeedsWikiMagicLove.

!!This VideoGame contains examples of:

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: You can interact with '''''over 30''''' main and supporting characters, ranging from the humble hotel concierge to femme fatale Louise Creel.
* MultipleEndings: Nine, if you're counting.

The game is non linear having nine possible endings featuring over thirty fully acted and voiced characters to interact with and over one hour of fully performed cinematics.

* FemmeFatale: Louise.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: 30 characters is a lot.
* MultipleEndings: There are nine possible endings.