Furthermore, these appearances do not give him a surname in fact, Death Sentence goes to great lengths to avoid giving him more than a last initial, because the murderer in the game has the surname of Blackthorne.
#Personal nightmare deaths series
Starting with Eclipse, the series is the exclusive property of Elephant Games and all the games have James Blackthorne as a recurring character. Early Installment Weirdness: The first four games can come across this way to players who encounter them later, as they were made by a different developer from the rest of the series.The Evil Inside is one such example - sure, James is able to put the unhappy spirit to rest, but not before the ghost murdered dozens of people over the years. Downer Ending: The games end as happily as they can, but some installments can be regarded this way because of the fate which befell various characters in them.Cosmetic Award: The collector's editions of the later games in the series include a number of unlockable achievements which basically function as this.Yet all of these games (and several others) have James Blackthorne as the player's companion, and he hasn't aged a day. Personal Nightmare is explicitly set in 1958, and Beyond the Page seems to be in the late 90s or early 2000s.
Ambiguous Time Period: The first three Haunted Hotel games from Elephant ( Eclipse, Ancient Bane, and Death Sentence) appear to have a late Victorian or Edwardian setting.