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At the beginning of the game, a nameless man wakes up in an abandoned hospital uncertain of how or why he got there. An old man, who mostly speaks to you through the speakers, warns of a beautiful witch whose minions roam the halls seeking the living. Equipped with a crossbow and a sword, it's up to you to take on the white witch and her hordes of grotesque creatures.
Much like ''[[Infinity Blade]]'', the game plays like a sword-fighting version of ''[[Punch-Out!!]]''. After a few seconds of firing with a crossbow, enemies are then fought one at a time and player movement is limited to quick dodges rather than actual sidestepping during fights. The warrior can also block attacks, and retaliate with his sword.
As the man kills the monsters, he gets gold to buy better equipment and experience to make him a better fighter. He also starts to pick up journal entries and documents that tell the real reason why he is there. In short, many things are not what they seem in this abandoned hospital...
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* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: Arguably {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist|Ben Jacobi]] versus [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|The Trickster.]]}}
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Most of the enemies are naked, but they all have grotesque heads and huge scars.
* [[Going Through the Motions]]: The warrior's weapons include swords and crossbows, yet the combat animations never change.
* [[Good All Along]]: {{spoiler|The White Witch, who is actually your daughter's soul.}}
* [[Guide Dang It]]: You have to find 10 gems in order to gain additional stats points that will help you beat the White Witch. Good luck trying to find them all without referring to the internet forums.
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Let's face it: even if you deck out your weapons, you are NOT going to win your first battle against the White Witch, {{spoiler|let alone The Trickster in his second and third forms.}}
* [[
* [[I Need You Stronger]]: Or rather, the White Witch needs YOUR CHARACTER to be stronger.
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: The old man calls you out for this. That said, [[Hypocritical Humor|he loves ranting about how he has all the food supply in the hospital.]]
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* [[Multiple Endings]]: You get three: {{spoiler|a [[Downer Ending]] if you choose to toss your daugther's soul into the pit, a [[The Bad Guy Wins]] ending if you decide to attempt to kill the [[Big Bad]], and a [[Bittersweet Ending]] if [[Take a Third Option|you choose to turn around]] [[Heroic Sacrifice|and sacrifice]] [[Redemption Equals Death|yourself.]]}}
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: The ''White Witch'' and {{spoiler|''The Trickster''.}}
* [[New Game+]]: Justified in the story. Each new game occurs when you wake up from your hospital bed. It's also mandatory, because you can't retry if you lose to the White Witch {{spoiler|or The Trickster in his three forms.}}
* [[Player Preferred Pattern]]: The enemies do grow stronger, but you could keep on using your favorite weapon if you boost your stats as you level up.
* [[Reverse Grip]]: The warrior does this for many of his attack animations.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Judging from the fact that this game was made with Unreal Engine 3, this should surprise no one at all!
* [[Shout-Out]]: The old man gives quite a few references to pop culture in his ramblings. Notable examples include references to ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]'', Atlantis, [[The Beatles]], and ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]''.
* [[Take a Third Option]]: {{spoiler|Don't want to kill the White Witch but also don't want to try to take the Trickster's life in vain? Just turn around and touch the pit.}}
* [[Trick Boss]]: With your high experience levels and fancy weapons, {{spoiler|The Trickster's first form gets his ass handed to him fairly quickly. Next thing you know, The Trickster unleashes his second form through some [[Squick|squicktastic]] [[Body Horror]] and you'll be dealing with someone who's '''much more''' powerful than you.}}
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* [[Was Once a Man|Was Once a Girl]]: {{spoiler|The White Witch was once your character's daughter.}}
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: {{spoiler|The Trickster}} offers you to join him after the final boss fight. {{spoiler|If you accept, he double-crosses you and locks you up in an asylum in the real world. Then the credits roll and you're placed back at the beginning of the game.}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]: What the White Witch tells you after the first fight.
* [[X Meets Y]]: [[Infinity Blade]] meets [[Silent Hill]].
** [[Infinity Blade]] meets [[
** The old man's personality: [[
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{{quote|"Maybe that's a bit harsh. After all, we're not the bad guys here. Well, ''I'm'' not anyway. [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|I'm not so sure about you...]]"}}
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