Dark past
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A central location or character has past that's best left forgotten, but somehow comes back to haunt. Or this serves as a general theme.
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Name variations: dark history
Examples:
* An utopistic country/empire/etc. built around genocide and other purges.
* A town founded by Evil cultists and associated rituals.
* A town founded by heedless (or Evil) people on hallow grounds.
* A public figure who has performed Evil deeds in the past, even if they were for good reasons.
* Anything involving murder, be it accidental, intentional, or anything...
* The protagonist or one of their tagalong friends having done or witnessing (living) any of the above.
Note that it isn't required that the "dark" things are still happening.
* An utopistic country/empire/etc. built around genocide and other purges.
* A town founded by Evil cultists and associated rituals.
* A town founded by heedless (or Evil) people on hallow grounds.
* A public figure who has performed Evil deeds in the past, even if they were for good reasons.
* Anything involving murder, be it accidental, intentional, or anything...
* The protagonist or one of their tagalong friends having done or witnessing (living) any of the above.
Note that it isn't required that the "dark" things are still happening.
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The first Dark past video game was released in 1993.
LucasArts, Infogrames and Daedalic Entertainment published most of these games.
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