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* FiveFiveFive: Anytime a phone number is shown, it will start with 555.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:The owner of the hotel and gift shop in ''Lake Monster'' kidnap someone and say the lake monster ate him to drive tourists to their businesses near the lake.]]
* CreepyDoll: Danabelle the demonic doll. It's just a prop in the investigators' office with no plot relevance, but could wreak havoc if it fell into the wrong hands.



* GeekPhysiques: In ''Artist Square'', Kevin delivers pizza to a video game geek so obese he can't stand up.
* JumpScare: ''Monster Movie'' ends with a zombie-like monster coming from nowhere as a scream plays.



%%* NonPlayerCharacter: Craig and Caroline.
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* BillingualBonus: The title of the second game, ''Nensha'', is [[spoiler:Japanese for the term of thoughtography; the alleged ability to psychically alter photographs, as the ArcVillain of this case is a thoughtographic wizard.]]

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* BillingualBonus: BilingualBonus: The title of the second game, ''Nensha'', is [[spoiler:Japanese for the term of thoughtography; the alleged ability to psychically alter photographs, as the ArcVillain of this case is a thoughtographic wizard.]]

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** [[spoiler:The professor in ''Waddington Swamp'' is a callous {{jerkass}} to everyone, including the aforementioned Dave Waddington regarding his deceased wife, only to be eaten by a mutant at the end. The only remotely "good" thing he did was pay the investigators in advance so they don't leave empty-handed following his death.]]

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** [[spoiler:The professor in ''Waddington Swamp'' is a callous {{jerkass}} to everyone, including the aforementioned Dave Waddington regarding his deceased wife, only to be eaten by a mutant at the end. The only remotely "good" thing he did was pay the investigators in advance advance, which comes in handy for the team so they don't leave empty-handed following his death.]]



* BillingualBonus: The title of the second game, ''Nensha'', is [[spoiler:Japanese for the term of thoughtography; the alleged ability to psychically alter photographs, as the ArcVillain of this case is a thoughtographic wizard.]]



* KleptomaniacHero: Lampshaded in ''The Rock'' where Luna lampshades that Kevin will never return her crowbar.

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* GameBreakingBug: Following the global shutdown of the Flash plugin, ''Artist Square'' remains unplayable due to the CopyProtection preventing the game from loading in emulators.
* KleptomaniacHero: Lampshaded in ''The Rock'' where Luna lampshades knows that Kevin will never return her crowbar.


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* PottyEmergency: To gain access to the museum in ''Nensha'', Kevin has to bring several mugs of beer to the guard until he runs off to the toilet.
* SinsOfOurFathers: [[spoiler:Koko kidnaps two young people with the intention of holding them ransom due to them being the children of two reporters who claimed his thoughtographic abilites were fraudulent.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of ''Far Journeys'', [[spoiler:Gary Porter gets away with murder due to there being no concrete evidence as he may have used astral projection. However, this was revenge against the two who ruined his life.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: At AssholeVictim:
** [[spoiler:The doctor and the pianist in ''Far Journeys'' conspired to steal four gold bars won by Gary Porter, which had him falsely institutionalised for the rest of his life. He murders them via astral projection and gets away with it.]]
** [[spoiler:The professor in ''Waddington Swamp'' is a callous {{jerkass}} to everyone, including the aforementioned Dave Waddington regarding his deceased wife, only to be eaten by a mutant at the end. The only remotely "good" thing he did was pay the investigators in advance so they don't leave empty-handed following his death.]]
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the end of ''Far Journeys'', [[spoiler:Gary Gary Porter gets away with murder due to there being no concrete evidence as he may have used astral projection. However, this was revenge against the two who ruined his life.]]
** [[spoiler:The ghost that Kevin tried to exorcise in ''The Rock'' is revealed to be still around due to the holy water used on his remains to be tap water.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: At the end of ''Nensha'', [[spoiler:after his arrest, Koko the Thoughtographic wizard sends Kevin a photo of himself being strangled by Koko.]]

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* WeWillMeetAgain: At the end of ''Nensha'', [[spoiler:after his arrest, Koko the Thoughtographic wizard sends Kevin a an altered photo of himself being strangled by Koko.]]
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* SpookyPhotographs: ''Nensha'' starts when two teenagers have fun in a photo booth and one leaves to go wash her hands. In the internim, the photos are printed and to the horror of one of them, the other is being strangled by a masked man in the photos despite him not being in the booth, and the other girl has vanished. Similarly, there's another photo of a young man also being strangled by the same masked man who's gone missing. [[spoiler:The photos were being altered by a man named Koko, who was a famous "thoughtographic wizard" who could use his thoughts alone to alter the negatives of photographs based on whatever he was thinking.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: At the end of ''Far Journeys'', [[spoiler:Gary Porter gets away with murder due to there being no concrete evidence as he may have used astral projection. However, this was revenge against the two who ruined his life.]]



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* NonPlayerCharacter: Craig and Caroline.
* PlayerCharacter: Kevin
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* KleptomaniacHero: Lampshaded in ''The Rock'' where Luna lampshades that Kevin will never return her crowbar.
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%%* TownWithADarkSecret* WeWillMeetAgain: At the end of ''Nensha'', [[spoiler:after his arrest, Koko the Thoughtographic wizard sends Kevin a photo of himself being strangled by Koko.]]

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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''

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* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The three investigators all have names that begin with a "k" sound.
* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''



* ThemeNaming: The three investigators [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal all have names that begin with a "k" sound]].
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''Vortex Point'' is a series of {{Mystery}} PointAndClick WebGames by Creator/CarmelGames.

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''Vortex Point'' is a series of {{Mystery}} MysteryFiction PointAndClick WebGames by Creator/CarmelGames.
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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who [[ParanormalInvestigation investigate paranormal]] crimes in the titular town of Vortex Point.



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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio trio of {{Occult Detective}}s who [[ParanormalInvestigation investigate paranormal]] crimes in the titular town of Vortex Point.





* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''

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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''♪''
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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''

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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''♪''
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# Case 1: Far Journeys
# Case 2: Nensha
# Case 3: Lake Monster
# Case 4: Artist Square
# Case 5: Monster Movie
# Case 6: The Time Of Your Life Carnival
# Case 7: Waddington Swamp
# Case 8: The Rock

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# * Case 1: Far Journeys
# * Case 2: Nensha
# * Case 3: Lake Monster
# * Case 4: Artist Square
# * Case 5: Monster Movie
# * Case 6: The Time Of Your Life Carnival
# * Case 7: Waddington Swamp
# * Case 8: The Rock
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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''

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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Can Full version can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''
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* ExpositoryThemeTune: Can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoHUGE1C3UQ here]]: ''♪ In the town of Vortex Point. You never know what you might see. Witchcraft, ghosts and [=UFOs=]. Everything's creepy... ♪''

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* NonPlayerCharacter: Craig and Caroline.
* PlayerCharacter: Kevin
* ThemeNaming: The three investigators [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal all have names that begin with a "k" sound]].
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%%!!List of Vortex Point games

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%%!!List !!List of Vortex Point games
games so far:
# Case 1: Far Journeys
# Case 2: Nensha
# Case 3: Lake Monster
# Case 4: Artist Square
# Case 5: Monster Movie
# Case 6: The Time Of Your Life Carnival
# Case 7: Waddington Swamp
# Case 8: The Rock
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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate paranormal crimes in the titular town of Vortex Point.

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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who [[ParanormalInvestigation investigate paranormal paranormal]] crimes in the titular town of Vortex Point.
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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate the paranormal crimes of the titular town of Vortex Point.

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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate the paranormal crimes of in the titular town of Vortex Point.
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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate the paranormal mysteries of the titular town of Vortex Point.

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It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate the paranormal mysteries crimes of the titular town of Vortex Point.
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''Vortex Point'' is a series of {{Mystery}} PointAndClick WebGames by Creator/CarmelGames.

It follows Kevin, Craig, and Caroline, a PowerTrio of {{Occult Detective}}s who investigate the paranormal mysteries of the titular town of Vortex Point.

%%!!List of Vortex Point games

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