Draft:The Vampire Diaries (video game)

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Declined by Notcharizard 3 months ago. Last edited by WizWheatly 37 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Given the popularity of the franchise, this game may be notable enough - but another wiki does not establish notability, nor is it a reliable source. Read WP:CITE for more information. -- NotCharizard ^🗨 14:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

The Vampire Diaries is a point-and-click adventure horror video game, released in 1996 by HeR Interactive. Based on several L. J. Smith's books of the 1990s, The Vampire Diaries is a suspenseful mystery adventure about a town infested with vampires and one teen's efforts to find them. Featuring real actors and actresses in full motion video and a point and click interface, the game ships on 3 CD-ROM discs.^[1]

It tells the story of teenager Elena Gilbert, who, while visiting an art gallery, witnesses her little sister being a victim of a bat-like animal. Suspicions arise among the citizens of Fells Church that a vampire may be walking among them. After the attack, it is revealed to Elena that Stefan Salvatore, the doctor's assistant working at the hospital where Elena's sister is staying, is actually a vampire that died in a duel with his brother, Damon "Smith" Salvatore in the 1500s. Damon also happens to be a student biology teacher at Elena's high school. Stefan suggests to Elena that the other vampire attacking Fell's Church, whoever they are, may be defeated by a Ring of Power, and the rest of the game is spent preparing for the ritual and creation of the Ring of Power. Along the way Elena can interact with several characters, including her friend Bonnie McCullough and Bonnie's boss, who happens to own a spiritual dagger that is key to defeating the villain. After creating the ring of power, in a twist reveal, Elena learns that the vampire that attacked her sister is Mikhail Romanoff, owner of the Art Gallery and manipulative lover of Caroline Forbes, Elena's friend from kindergarten turned mean girl. After the defeat of Mikhail, Elena allows Stefan to bite her so they can be together forever. The game was made at the peak of popularity for interactive movie games and features live-action actors and footage.

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^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "The_Vampire_Diaries_(1996_game)" article on the vampirediaries wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

[1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "The_Vampire_Diaries_(1996_game)" article on the vampirediaries wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

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