Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
| Video game fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective |
| Abbreviation(s) | Ghost Trick |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Release date | 2010 |
| Platform(s) | Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, puzzle |
| External link(s) | https://www.capcom-games.com/ghosttrick/ |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a video game released by Capcom. It was released in Japan for the DS on 24 June 2010,[1] in North America on 11 January 2011,[2] in the EU region on 14 January 2011,[3] and in the AU region on 20 January 2011. The game was rereleased on iOS in Japan on 16 December 2010[4] and worldwide on February 2nd, 2012.[5]
A remastered version was released worldwide on Steam, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch on June 30, 2023.[6] New features of the remaster include HD graphics, an updated soundtrack, a music play mode, trophies, and concept art.
Canon
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You play as Sissel, who has been recently killed, but forgot who he was and how he was killed. Using his Ghost Tricks—in which he can control objects, travel through phone lines, and turn back time to four minutes before someone's death in order to avert it, he tries to solve the mystery of who he was and why he was killed.
Fanon
Many fans recommend new players to know as little of the game as possible for the best experience, as there are many plot twists that change everything you know about the game.
Terminology
- Cablack - An AU where Jowd and Yomiel died and Cabanela became the manipulator. It's named for the black coat worn by Manipulator!Canbanela. The concept was created by fourminutesbefore on Tumblr[7]. Most of the canon is established in roleplays between different users and fourminutebefore on fourminutesbefore's blog.
- FianSissel - The human Sissel who was Yomiel's fiancée. Often depicted with purple hair in fanart
Fanworks
Exchanges
Ghost Swap was an exchange run by fyeahghosttrick on Tumblr with 10 editions over 9 years[8]. Future editions will run as a fan fest where users offer prompts but no one is guaranteed a gift. Fanworks from this exchange can be found in the ghost swap tag on Tumblr.
Events
Minovember is an event run every November by minovember on Tumblr[9]. Participants work from a set of prompts every week. Fanworks from this event can be found in the [minovember tag on Tumblr.
Zines
Rewind: A Ghost Trick fan zine was created in Summer 2017 in honor of the game's seventh anniversary. It featured 35 artists.[10]
Resources
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective works on AO3
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective works on FFN
References
- ^ "Ghost Trick Spooks June Release", Siliconera staff on Siliconera, 12 March 2010
- ^ "Ghost Trick Release Date Announced for January", Karlie Yeung at Nintendo World Report, 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Ghost Trick Release Date Confirmed", Fred Dutton at Eurogamer, 28 October 2010
- ^ "Ghost Trick Hits iPhone", Anoop Gantayat at andriasang, 16 December 2010
- ^ "Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective haunts App store", Fred Dutton at Eurogamer, 2 February 2012
- ^ "Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Resurrects Worldwide on June 30th", Alvin Lim at RPGFan, 15 March 2023
- ^ Post by fourminutesbefore on Tumblr on 3 June 2019
- ^ "Ghost Swap 10: closing ceremonies, happy rerelease day, and what's next." fyeahghostrick at Tumblr, 30 June 2010
- ^ "2022 Minovember" by minovember on Tumblr, 15 October 2022
- ^ Tumblr blog for Rewind: A Ghost Trick fan zine