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1	''The Vampire Diaries'' is an [[Main/{{AdventureGame}} Adventure Game]] released for the PC by [=HerInteractive=] in 1996.
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3	In her small American town, Elena Gilbert is a high school student. One night, she goes to an exhibit in the recently opened Romanoff Art Gallery, while her younger sister is attacked by a mysterious assailant and has to be hospitalized. The circumstances of the attack are mysterious at first, but the girl's blood loss may indicate the presence of a vampire among the populace...
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7	!!Tropes in the game include:
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9	* TheNineties: The game was produced in 1996, so the characters are all seen wearing the fashion and hairstyles of that time period.
10	* {{BigBad}}: [[spoiler: Mikhail Romanoff, the art gallery owner, is a vampire and attacked Elena's younger sister.]]
11	* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: After Mikhail accosts Elena in the crypt and gives her a motive rant, Stefan rushes in to rescue her, but Mikhail shoves him into a stone wall and he passes out. Despite the botched rescue, this gives Elena an opening to perform the last actions to beat the game.]]
12	* EndingTheme: In one of the endings, a song named "Precious Life" plays over the credits.
13	* TheFaceless: Elena's face is never seen on screen, only her back and red hair.
14	* IHateYouVampireDad: [[spoiler: Mikhail killed his own mother when she killed his potential romantic mate.]]
15	* ILoveYouVampireSon: [[spoiler: During his motive rant, Mikhail explains his own mother turned him into a vampire to join her in eternity.]]
16	* InteractiveMovie: Like some games of the same genre produced at the time, it was developed with live-action actors acting over a green screen.
17	* KissOfTheVampire: [[spoiler: In one of the endings, Elena declares she wants to be with Stefan forever, and he bites her in the neck.]]
18	* MadeOfExplodium: [[spoiler: Elena does a ritual in the crypt to defeat Mikhail, burns an enchanted knife and the crypt explodes, signifying her victory.]]
19	* MultipleEndings: Elena Gilbert ''does'' survive [[spoiler: Mikhail]] in the ending. The only difference lies [[spoiler: in the last interaction with Stefan]].
20	* OpeningTheme: The opening screen plays a slow ballad-like song named "Close to You".
21	* TogetherInDeath: As part of a puzzle, Elena has to reunite the ghost of Adelaide Chambers with her lover, a Union soldier.
22	* WillingChanneler: Elena's friend, Bonnie agrees to a ritual using runes. [[spoiler: She channels a spirit named "Grandmother" that gives Elena instructions on how to banish the Big Bad.]]

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