History VideoGame / TheXFilesGame

* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: This happens if you choose to [[spoiler: run away from the so-called CIA agents near the end of the game, which results in a forest chase. Willmore can hide with the agents really close to him, trying to find him in the dark forest.]]

* SmallReferencesPools: When Willmore asks [[spoiler: Cook]] if he has a warrant to [[spoiler: attack Smolnikoff's warehouse]], the latter replies by saying "Who do I look like ? Mark Fuhrman ? I have a federal warrant from a federal judge."

* SmallReferencesPool: When Willmore asks [[spoiler: Cook]] if he has a warrant to [[spoiler: attack Smolnikoff's warehouse]], the latter replies by saying "Who do I look like ? Mark Fuhrman ? I have a federal warrant from a federal judge."

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: This is one way to describe cook, since he apparently went rogue for "money".]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: Astadourian, as it turns out, was way off. So was Cook, [[spoiler: but he was [[BlatantLies
lying anyway.]]]]
* WrongWire: [[spoiler: Trying to cut the Gordon's Hauling bomb will always result in an explosion.]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: Astadourian, as it turns out, was way off. So was Cook, [[spoiler: but he was [[BlatantLies lying anyway.]]]]

->''Craig Willmore:''' ''"So what happened ?"''

->'''John Amis''' (Willmore hands him a cigarette in an evidence bag for him to analyze it)''"No thanks I'm trying to quit."''

* FiveManBand: A strange one using the two FBI partners and Astadorian:

** TheChick: Mary Astadorian

* StrictlyProfessionalRelationship: [[spoiler: The player can try to kiss detective Mary Astadourian after the explosion at Gordon's Hauling if they want to. If the player has been nice enough to her, she will flirtingly decline to kiss Willmore and tell him that they should wait before the case is wrapped before they go "tampering with the evidence". If you have been a total jackass to her and try to kiss her anyway, get ready for a humiliating rejection.]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are ''tons'' of ways that Willmore can die and most of them have their own unique bad ending in how you met your demise.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Subverted in the FullMotionVideo. During your investigation, you find Scully's laptop. It's password-protected, and you can ask Skinner for suggestions on what the password might be. None of his guesses (such as "faith") are correct, and after three incorrect tries the laptop locks you out. [[spoiler:In fact, it's impossible to gain access to the laptop. You have to send it to the FBI's IT division to get it hacked, so that it can later be stolen just before you get the information inside.]]

* IdiotHero: You can turn Willmore into this by handcuffing random people (and then get fired for it), by asking questions twice to a character who will then ask you what's the matter with you. Taking pictures of the person you are talking to is also a good means of looking like an idiot to their mind. Besides, [[spoiler: why doesn't Willmore understand that Cook is TheMole ?]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Many scenes with Willmore and Astadorian end in this. Especially after the [[spoiler: explosion where they share their FirstKiss.]]

* ForeShadowing: Plenty, [[spoiler: We first see Rouch quite early on, Cook's dialogue is full of it and X gives us a little too. Not to mention the book on aliens in Mulder's room.]]

* IdiotHero: You can turn Willmore into this.
* {{Jerkass}}: You can turn Willmore into this as well, but doing it at the wrong times can result in a game
over.

* StrictlyProfessionalRelationship: [[spoiler: The player can try to kiss detective Mary Astadourian after the explosion at Gordon's Hauling if they want to. If the player has been nice enough to her, she will flirtingly decline to kiss Willmore and tell him that they should wait before the case is wrapped before they go tampering with the evidence. That is a nice way of putting it. If you have been a total jackass to her and try to kiss her anyway, get ready for a humiliating rejection.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: You can turn Willmore into this as well, but doing it at the wrong times can result in a game over.

-->'''Cook:''' (Enthusiastically) You Got it!

* StrictlyProfessionalRelationship: [[spoiler: The player can try to kiss detective Mary Astadourian after the explosion at Gordon's Hauling if they want to. If the player has been nice enough to her, she will flirtingly decline to kiss Willmore and tell him that they should wait before the case is wrapped before they go tampering with the evidence. That is a nice way of putting it. If you have been a total jackass to her and try to kiss her anyway, get ready for a humiliating refusal.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: A lot of tension between Astadorian and Willmore.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Astadorian, as it turns out, was way off. So was Cook, [[spoiler: but he was [[BlatantLies lying anyway.]]]]

The game has a VisualNovel-like format, giving you three choices at certain occasions that affect the game play and how people react to you. A notable example connected to MythArc of the series is that you can chose what to say to [[spoiler: X]], and how he reacts. These three choices are best described as "The X track" for answers involving rage and careless responses, "Paranoid" for answers that show you are worried or serious, and "Indifferent" for answers that are apathetic. Depending on which you choose, the game can quickly devolve into a Conga of NightmareFuel and ParanoiaFuel.

* StrictlyProfessionalRelationship: [[spoiler: The player can try to kiss detective Mary Astadourian after the explosion at Gordon's Hauling if they want to. If they have been nice enough to her, she will flirtingly decline to kiss Willmore but then tells him that they should wait before the case is wrapped before they go tampering with the evidence. That is a nice way of putting it.]]

* AmicableExes : If you choose to answer Cook in a neutral way at the beginning of the game, Willmore's relationship with his ex-wife will be more cordial. For instance, Willmore will find a letter from his ex-wife on his Bureau desk, she will leave him messages on his answering machine ending on a "I miss you" note and will be nicer to him.

* EvilGloating: [[spoiler: Cook's little speech near the end of the game on why he betrayed you while he beats you up.]]

** TheHero: Craig Wil;more

The Soundtrack alone is terrifying
.* BrownEyes: Willmore.

* BringMeMyBrownPants: A good idea. The Soundtrack alone is terrifying.
* BrownEyes: Willmore.

* Determinator: A normal agent would've point blank refused to continue when the [[spoiler: aliens]] got involved, but Willmore...

''The X-Files Game'' is a video game SpinOff to ''Series/TheXFiles''. It is notable for not featuring Agent Mulder and Agent Scully as the protagonists. They were working on ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'' at the time. The protagonist of the story is DeadpanSnarker Seattle FBI agent named Craig Wilmore.

Our story begins with Agent Wilmore arriving late to work and bumping into his best friend and partner, Mark Cook, who explains that a "Big Gun from DC is [there]". Following this, you are given a choice of what to say before you are called to face your boss [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shanks]]

* AgentScully: Wilmore, judging by his sceptical reaction to the whole [[spoiler: alien]] thing.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Many scenes with Wilmore and Astadorian end in this. Especially after the [[spoiler: explosion where they share their FirstKiss.]]
* BadEnd: If you do the wrong thing at {{Stake Out}}s or don't react quickly enough, but also if you shoot people or act irresponsibly.
* BittersweetEnding: Why else would Wilmore need the [[spoiler: Stilleto again "soon"?]]

* BrownEyes: Wilmore.
* TheCharmer: Wilmore tries to be charming. It's more funny than anything, though.

* Determinator: A normal agent would've point blank refused to continue when the [[spoiler: aliens]] got involved, but Wilmore...
* DifficultySpike: Most of your responses can be altered to be nice if you had been making Wilmore become too much of a jerk (preventing a game over in most cases) and most of the suspicious characters can be avoided by just common sense or finding ways around them. By the 3rd and 4th disc of the game, the difficulty skyrockets where any mistake you make in responses will be your last, going to the wrong room can result in death, and there are at least two segments where you have to have your gun drawn at all times because enemies will pop out unexpectedly and they will kill you if you don't react fast enough.
* DoggedNiceGuy: [[spoiler: Wilmore's best buddy Cook isn't the nicest guy on Earth.]]

** TheHero: Craig Wilmore

* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Wilmore's the realist, Scully's the Cynisist, Mulder's the Idealist and Cook's Apathetic.
* HeroicBSOD: The reason given if you shoot Wilmore is that he's got problems.
* IdiotHero: You can turn Wilmore into this.
* {{Jerkass}}: You can turn Wilmore into this as well, but doing it at the wrong times can result in a game over.

-->'''Wilmore''': Cover me!
-->'''Cook''': (Enthusiastically) You Got it!
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Wilmore’s reaction when he learns [[spoiler: that he indirectly caused his friend Jon Amis (the bloke from the crime lab) to get radiation poisoning.]]

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are ''tons'' of ways that Wilmore can die and most of them have their own unique bad ending in how you met your demise.

* VisualNovel: Imitates this.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: A lot of tension between Astadorian and Wilmore is this.

''The X-Files Game'' is a video game SpinOff to ''Series/TheXFiles''. It is notable for not featuring Agent Mulder and Agent Scully as the protagonists. They were working on ''Film/TheXFileFightTheFuture'' at the time. The protagonist of the story is DeadpanSnarker Seattle FBI agent named Craig Wilmore.

* AgentScully: Wilmore, judging by his skeptical reaction to the whole [[spoiler: alien]] thing.

* NightmareFuel: straddles the line between this and ParanoiaFuel.
* ParanoiaFuel: If you’re squeamish, don’t choose the “paranoid” or “serious” options too much.
* PressXToNotDie: Some scenes require you to shoot enemies and failure to do so will get you shot and killed.

''The X-Files Game is a video game SpinOff to Series/TheXFiles. It is notable because it doesn't feature Agent Mulder and Agent Scully as the protagonists. They were working on ''Film/TheXFileFightTheFuture'' at the time. The protagonist of the story is DeadpanSnarker Seattle FBI agent named Craig Wilmore.

Our story starts up with Agent Wilmore arriving late to work and bumping into his best friend and partner, Mark Cook, who explains that a "Big Gun from DC is [there]". Following this, you are given a choice of what to say before you are called to face your boss [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shanks]]

* TheWoobie: Between all of the messages from his Ex-Wife (nice or not) the suicide notes you can read if you shoot Wilmore in a cutscene and the [[spoiler: guy's partner kicking the poor bloke's stomach in]] you have to at least feel a little bad for Wilmore.
** Coupled with a bit of a TearJerker, if you've read his diary and know how it ends.