Talk:Scratches (video game)

"Explanation"??

I feel the "Explanation" section goes beyond the scope of an encyclopedia article. I think what should be covered here are the developmental history and commercial and technical facts about the game. The "gist" of the game itself is sufficiently described in the "Description" section; is it really necessary to include a separate section that gives the solution to the game? Surely the Description is enough. I am removing the Explanation section here:

==Explanation==

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An evil spirit was unleashed on the Blackwood house through the African mask. This evil spirit of the mask caused the madness of James Blackwood. It also caused their newborn son, Robin, to be mutated into some kind of monster. Unable to face the horrible reality, the couple, with the help of Dr. Milton hid the boy in the cellar and claimed he died at birth. The three also removed all records of Robins existence and bricked up his room. Catherine, who wanted to see her son, was attacked and killed by Robin. James buried his wife in the yard fearing that someone would find out about his monsterous son. James Blackwood is most certainly dead by the time the game takes place, though the whereabouts of his body are not known. Dr. Milton however is still alive, and continues to feed Robin through the grate that leads to the cellar. The end of the game you are chased from the cellar by Robin Blackwood who is about 15 years old at the time. Play the game more than once and the story will become more clear.

If someone insists upon returning this to the article, at least copyedit it. It's pretty crudely constructed. 12.22.250.4 21:08, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Robin's mutation was caused by Catherine taking thalidomide during pregnancy. This is discovered in The Last Visit. 70.70.29.214 (talk) 01:47, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Scratches.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Source

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071201113101/http://www.planete-aventure.net/article.php?id=6
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060317082221/http://www.justadventure.com/Press_Releases/ScratchesGotGame_Dec29_05.shtm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20040312024814/http://questomania.ru:80/archives/s/scratches/interview_en.html

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050305075533/http://www.gameplaymonthly.com:80/interviews/scratches.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071203031046/http://adventureadvocate.gr/html/page.php?file=scratcheseng.php
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050731014901/http://www.justadventure.com:80/Previews/Scratches/Scratches.shtm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160306193253/http://www.planete-aventure.net/article.php?id=6
• https://web.archive.org/web/20031211163046/http://adventuregamers.com/newsarchives.php?start=51
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070321094744/http://www.adventuregamers.com/gameinfo.php?id=199