Nancy Drew (video game): Difference between revisions

** Especially amusing in that the exact same voice actors and silly-teen references are used in ''Secret of the Old Clock'', which is a 1930s period piece!

** The games have been threaded together since the beginning, however. In the ending for ''Secrets Can Kill,'' Nancy mentions Aunt Eloise got a letter from a friend about a TV studio and death threats, which led into ''Stay Tuned For Danger.'' The last few games like ''Shadow at The Water's Edge'' and ''The Captive Curse'' have also stated they've occurred one right after the other. What has been ten years for us might actually have only been a couple of months or years in the Nancy Universe, in which case she's solved 26 cases so fast she could get any law-enforcement job she'd want.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: In ''Alibi in Ashes'', Brenda says that the fire at Town Hall is the biggest thing to happen since "Old Man Crowley's will was found", a reference to the very first Nancy Drew book (which was also adapted into a game), ''The Secret of the Old Clock.''

* [[Cosmic Plaything]]: Karl in ''The Captive Curse'' believes himself to be one.

** [[Dark Chick]]: Scaramuccia aka Gina

** [[Bigger Bad]]: {{spoiler|Hildegard Killian}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: A bit of [[Gameplay and Story Integration]], too. In ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'', you find {{spoiler|Rachel}} in her room after talking to her earlier and for some reason, she doesn't recognize you as much. And if you had seen Arglefumph's [[Let's Play]] or had played the game before, {{spoiler|you'd notice that she has a lock of hair on the left side of her face}}. Most people would have simply chalked this up to the fact that she might have been under stress and hadn't recognized the "new girl" as much as her other floor-mates.

** In ''The Captive Curse'', Anja initially tells Nancy that {{spoiler|she sent in her resume, crossed her fingers, and hoped. Turns out she'd lied on the resume, giving new significance to her "crossing her fingers" (which some kids do when they lie, to ward off being found out)}}.

* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|In ''Shadow at the Water's Edge'', Rentaro scares away guests from the ryokan in hopes that he can convince Miwako, his childhood sweetheart, to move away with him to the city.}}

* [[Man-Eating Plant]]: For some godforsaken reason, Mrs. Drake has one in ''The Curse of Blackmoor Manor''. Complete with the part about eating you.

* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Nancy mentions that Ned gave her a locket just before she goes to Italy. [[Trailers Always Spoil|There's a picture of the phantom thief holding a locket on the cover of the game.]] Was there ever any doubt that the locket would become this? {{spoiler|Interestingly, the cover's locket looks nothing like Nancy's. She ''does'' manage to retrieve it, at least.}}

* [[Miles Gloriosus]]: Police detective Tino Balducci in ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon.''

* [[Scenery Porn]]: One usually agreed upon thing is that the games are absolutely gorgeous, with mansions, castles, theaters, and Orient Express-style trains abound. Add to that the locations she visits: New Orleans, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, Hawaii, England, Egypt.

* [[Separated By a Common Language]]: The flashlight/torch miscommunication in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor''.

** Not to mention there are shout-outs to other real life stuff. The culprit in "Secret of Shadow Ranch" even uses a variant of the "Here's Johnny!" catch phrase from [[The Shining]].

** Many of the telegram recipients from ''Secret of the Old Clock'' are shout-outs to pop culture, referencing everything from Shirley Temple to Jason Voorhees.