Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness
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| Developer(s) | Tecmo |
| Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release date |  July 26, 1996 July 25, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | strategy-RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Media | 1 × CD-ROM |
Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness, usually referred to simply as Deception, is a video game released by Tecmo in 1996 for the original PlayStation. Deception was released as Kokumeikan (刻命館) in Japan, and as Devil's Deception in Europe. The game is the first in the Deception series.
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[edit] Backstory
- Behold: the castle of the damned..
- Upon your dying lips, you beg your hopeless plea to an almighty power in order to spare your life.. As the Angel of Death descends upon you, a power, an evil power, snatches your life by the clutches of its own demonic hand.. You have been saved.. But at what price?
[edit] Premise and gameplay
Deception is an action game with RPG elements, resembling the FMV genre of games, particularly Sega CD such as Night Trap and Double Switch. The primary object of the series is to dispatch intruders through the positioning and activation of traps. What sets Deception apart from the Digital Pictures' predecessors is that moral judgment comes heavily into play.
The player takes on the role of an unjustly executed person, who pleads to the devil to spare his life at the moment of his demise. The devil (explicitly referred to as 'Satan' in the manual) grants his request, and gives him command over the 'Castle of the Damned'. Soon after taking control of the castle, many visitors soon find themselves drawn to the new home: some for power, some for salvation, and some for something as simple as shelter.
The player (sometimes) has the option of either destroying the intruders or letting them escape, but both choices carry consequences: for example, the player may choose to either kill the parents out to find a cure for their ailing daughter, or let them escape to inform others of the demonic presence invading the mansion. Additionally, killing intruders is sometimes the only way to proceed, and gain more Magic Points (earned by taking the victims' souls) or Gold (earned by killing the victims).
Gameplay is carried out by a three-dimensional representation of the character, and traps can then be activated and setup within varied rooms of the castle, and created before each respective level. The story can also take various paths depending on the choices the player makes.
- you choose who lives ... and who dies
[edit] Characters and setting
- Satan
Your sole existence in this game is to ensure the resurrection of this evil lord and to obtain his dark power. You must first make an unholy covenant with the devil in order to become the Master of the Castle.
- Astarte
- Satan's Messenger
She is the right hand of Satan who spared your life in its dying moments.
- Souls
As you seek to revive Satan, you capture uninvited castle invaders and excavate their precious souls. Upon sacrificing their obtained souls, you must choose to exchange the value of their soul for magic, for money, or retain their carcass for your own diabolical monster creations.
- Intruders
They may come for many reasons: some to take your place as master of the castle. Others seeking to rid the dark force of evil occupying their homeland. All want you dead.
- Unrest
A once united Kingdom of two differing nations grows restless.. The sword wielding nation of Angelio and the magically powerful nation of Zemekia had peacefully emerged from a war-ridden past.
- Yurias
- King of Zemekia
Your brother who plotted the death of your father and framed you for it. He has seized the throne and your fiancée.
- Fiana
- Princess of Angelio
She is your beloved fiancée who is unwillingly held by your brother.
- Ardebaran
- Contractor
He is the current Master of the Castle of the Damned. He will be your first enemy test. Defeat him to become new master.
[edit] Traps
- Filled with ominous powerful might, ancient wisdom of Black Magic, and the signature of all that is evil, they are your maniacal instruments along your dark mission..
Traps include the Spikes of Pain (three spikes stab an invader), the Square of Confinement (a cage falls from the ceiling, caging an invader), a pit trap, and a magic claw that picks up an invader. All traps can be up-graded to something more powerful than the last, like a trap called Stomp which causes a giant foot to fall from the floor, it can be upgraded to Posion Toe which is a much stronger version of it, and then to Fire Foot which is the strongest trap in the game.
The player can also make use of various items and encounter different types of monsters in the Castle.
