History VideoGame / Hatred

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:The Crusader is ultimately shot to death, but, of course, he's a DeathSeeker anyway. Furthermore, he even gets to GoOutWithASmile, as he dies knowing that his nuclear meltdown is successful.]]

''Hatred'' is an isometric third-person shooter released in June 1, 2015 for the PC. It revolves around [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Not Important]], a [[MisanthropeSupreme misanthropic]] [[AxCrazy psychopath]] leading a one-man war on the citizens of New York State. [[DeathSeeker Wanting to die violently]] in an insane and twisted LastStand, the killer seeks to end as many lives as he possibly can after years of utter contempt for other human beings comes to a boiling point. As Not Important runs and guns through seven levels of slaughter and murders everyone in his path along the way, more information about his past comes to light, and the reasons for his extreme hatred are revealed.

A free Survival DLC was added on September 15, 2015. As the name implies, the DLC adds a new survival mode that chronologically takes place after the main campaign. The mode stars a trio of cultists who revere Not Important as a god and seek to continue his work of "cleansing" the world. In February 2016, Steam Workshop support was also added.

* AxCrazy: Not Important only seems to take enjoyment in the murders he causes.
* BadassBaritone: Not Important's speech in the beginning of the trailer speaks in a very deep voice to fit his sinister and pessimistic mood.
* BadassLongcoat: Not Important wears a black one.
* BadassNormal: Not Important has no superhuman abilities (aside from unrealistic damage resistance and the ability to regain health by executing people), yet is able to slaughter his way through hundreds of police officers, SWAT officers, and even soldiers in a way that would make GTA protagonists look like school kids.
* TheBadGuyWins: Let's just say that Not Important's endgame is relatively easy compared to "taking over" New York, and leave it at that.
* BarbarianLonghair: With an emphasis on ''barbarian''. Not Important has straight black hair.

* BondOneLiner: Not Important cranks out some stone cold ones as he viciously executes people.

* CopKiller: Cops make up the many victims you are tasked to murder. In fact, the final task in stage 1 is to storm the local police station after the survivors of Not Important's rampage hole up inside it.
* CrapsackWorld: Not Important's monologue in the trailer seems to set this tone for the game as a whole pretty well. Then again since Not Important comes off as an angsty StrawNihilist, this may be just his view of the setting.
* CreativeClosingCredits: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhbwCgTOrN0 credits]] begin with a montage of Not Important killing people with names of the creators popping up in areas, giving an effect of some films in recent years.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Pretty much anyone Not Important gets his hands on receives this, due to his violent finishing moves.

* DeathSeeker: In one of the darkest manners possible, one of Not Important's objectives other than killing everyone is to "die violently".
* {{Dehumanization}}: Not Important calls his victims "parasites" and "worms".

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not Important gets the violent death he desires, but not before causing a nuclear meltdown that destroys the entire town]].
* DownTheDrain: Level 2 has Not Important flee into the sewers to move on to the next area and plan an ambush for approaching SWAT teams.

* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:Not Important, near the end.]]
* FinishingMove: Not Important can perform various brutal finishing moves with his weapons on an incapacitated target.
* FinishingStomp: One of Not Important's finishing moves involves [[YourHeadAsplode stomping a person's]] [[MadeOfPlasticine head into mush]].
* FireBreathingWeapon: During the Downtown stage, Not Important gets his hands on a flamethrower.
* FlatCharacter: We aren't given much about Not Important's character and backstory other than he hates humanity, wants to kill everyone and wants to die violently. Mostly intentional on the creators' part, seeing as the gameplay is the main focus of the game.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The main point of the game. Not Important was just an Average Joe who decides to violently kill everyone in sight and die violently himself, because of his [[TitleDrop Hatred]] for humanity. TruthInTelevision, sadly, which is the reason the game has gained so much controversy and dislike in the gaming media.

* {{Gorn}}: The violence in the game is undeniably unsettling, allowing Not Important to [[BoomHeadshot blow the heads of his victims up]] [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter with shotgun blasts]] or [[KnifeNut brutally knife people]] and stick guns in their mouths, among [[CruelAndUnusualDeath other horrifically gory deaths]].

* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: The protagonist introduces himself with the line "My name's not important." His voice actor is listed in the credits as playing Not Important.
* HumanShield: Doesn't appear in the game proper, but Not Important considers the police to be a literal example.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Not Important can sometimes seem like an alumni, as the aiming controls leave a lot to be desired.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Not Important is ultimately shot to death, but, of course, he's a DeathSeeker anyway. Furthermore, he even gets to GoOutWithASmile, as he dies knowing that his nuclear meltdown is successful.]]
* KillEmAll: Not Important's main goal. [[spoiler:And in the end, [[TheBadGuyWins he succeeds with a nuclear meltdown for the entire surrounding town.]]]]

* LackOfEmpathy: Not Important shows no empathy to those he kills.
* LimitedLoadout: Not Important can only carry three weapons at a time.

* MisanthropeSupreme: Turned UpToEleven. Not Important's entire motivation is his hatred of all humanity.
* MadeOfIron: Not Important is capable of surviving dozens of bullets with nary a bullet hole on his coat, and is never once seen administering first aid to himself or showing pain the entire game. [[spoiler: In the ending, he laughs as soldiers riddle his chest with dozens of assault rifle bullets at close range. Somehow, he SURVIVES that and is able to activate the explosive charges he placed.]] Maybe his pure hatred keeps him alive.
* MadeOfPlasticine: The civilians seem to suffer from this. Not Important is perfectly capable of [[FinishingStomp smashing a victim's head in with one clean stomp with his boot]], a feat that would be quite difficult to pull off in real life. Not to mention people can have their heads blown off with one clean blast with a shotgun or other weapons without hassle.
%%* MotiveRant: Not Important gives one in the trailer, as shown in the page quote above.

* NightmareFetishist: Not Important to a T, except he actually acts on his wishes to kill and be killed horribly.

** Not Important can go down in a single hit if he is run over by a car.

* OutOfTheInferno: When the game starts up, Not Important walks out of an explosion and points his pistol at the screen before the menu appears.

* PeekABangs: Both of Not Important's eyes are obscured by his long hair.

* {{Revenge}}: Not Important's motivation for the whole rampage he inflicts.

* {{Sadist}}: Not Important describes his murder spree as "feeling like the most intense drug".

* TheSociopath: Not Important, who shows little emotion aside from, well, hatred during his shooting spree.

* StrawNihilist: Not Important, [[{{CaptainObvious}} of course]].
* StuffBlowingUp: Objects such as cars and compressed air tanks can explode if fired upon. Not Important also has grenades and molotovs in his arsenal.
* SuicideByCop: Not Important wants to die, but he also wants to die '''violently'''. So he sets off on a one-man crusade to murder everybody. [[spoiler:The cops come in at the end and take Not Important down just before he triggers a nuclear explosion, which he still manages to do.]]

* TitleDrop: Not Important's hatred is mentioned in the opening monologue.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Not Important carries an assortment of military grade weaponry just to kill civilians and police officers.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: [[{{Invoked Trope}} Invoked]]. It's your outright stated goal to murder waves of innocent civilians in various horrific ways throughout the game. Civilians even outright ''beg'' Not Important to spare them.
* VillainProtagonist: Not Important is a ruthless and psychopathic mass murderer driven by hatred for humanity and a desire to die violently taking as many innocent civilians and other people with him as he can. It's a bit... disturbing. In fact, the developers outright state that you're playing as the villain here. One of the loading screen tips encourages you to run from combat and hunt down civilians to get health back if things get too tough, stating that "you're not a hero" and shouldn't be ashamed.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: '''Averted.''' While Not Important does have his reasons for wanting to kill everybody, he is by no means sympathetic.
* WouldHitAGirl: Not Important has absolutely no qualms about shooting or knifing women to death, though to be fair, he has no qualms [[HatesEveryoneEqually shooting or knifing just about anyone anyway]].
* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[CaptainObvious Averted.]] Most of Not Important's targets are civilians.

* YoureInsane: Gets directed at Not Important near the end of the game, when [[spoiler:the control room guy learns of Not Important's intent to overload the reactors of the power plant]].

->''"My name is [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep not important]]. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter [[TitleDrop hatred]]. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. [[VillainProtagonist My genocide crusade begins here.]]"''

->''"My name is [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep not important]]. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter [[TitleDrop hatred]]. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. My genocide crusade begins here."''
-->-- '''The Antagonist''', teaser trailer

->''"My name is [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep not important]]. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter hatred. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. My genocide crusade begins here."''
-->-- '''Not Important''', teaser trailer

* TakeThat: Meta-example. The creators of the game have publicly stated that the creation of the game is a response to the over-saturation of {{ArtGame}}s and {{Political Correctness|GoneMad}} in the gaming community as of recent. To further rub the anti-PC attitude that the game is presented in, a straw poll was created for the game on 4chan that suggested that they add children as killable npcs - and the fans made it one of the most supported options. [[EveryoneHasStandards However, the developers officially stated that children and animals will not appear in the game, killable or otherwise]].

* {{Sadist}}: Not Important describes his murder spree as " feeling like the most intense drug".

** Speaking of ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'', The achievement for setting 500 people on fire is called "Postal Dude Would Be Proud".

* TakeThat: Meta-example. The creators of the game have publicly stated that the creation of the game is a response to the over-saturation of [[{{ArtGame}} art games]] and [[{{PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad}} political correctness]] in the gaming community as of recent. To further rub the anti-PC attitude that the game is presented in, a straw poll was created for the game on 4chan that suggested that they add children as killable npcs - and the fans made it one of the most supported options. [[EveryoneHasStandards However, the developers officially stated that children and animals will not appear in the game, killable or otherwise]].

[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hatred_logo_3134.png]]

->''"My name is [[FanNickname not important]]. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter hatred. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. My genocide crusade begins here."''

->''"My name is [FanNickname not important]. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter hatred. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. My genocide crusade begins here."''

->''"My name is not important. What is important is what I'm going to do... I just fuckin' hate this world. And the human worms feasting on its carcass. My whole life is just cold, bitter hatred. And I always wanted to die violently. This is the time of vengeance and no life is worth saving. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to kill. And it's time for me to die. My genocide crusade begins here."''

''Hatred'' is an isometric third-person shooter released in June 1, 2015. It revolves around [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Not Important]], a [[MisanthropeSupreme misanthropic]] [[AxCrazy psychopath]] leading a one-man war on the citizens of New York State. [[DeathSeeker Wanting to die violently]] in an insane and twisted LastStand, the killer seeks to end as many lives as he possibly can after years of utter contempt for other human beings comes to a boiling point. As Not Important runs and guns through seven levels of slaughter and murders everyone in his path along the way, more information about his past comes to light, and the reasons for his extreme hatred are revealed.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The second level takes place in a [[DownTheDrain gigantic sewer]] swarming with heavily-armed cops and SWAT units. Since performing executions is the only way to regain health, there are also a multitude of homeless people literally lying around for the player to execute and get some easy health.

* DespairSpeech: See MotiveRant.

* MotiveRant: Not Important gives one in the trailer, as shown in the page quote above.

* ArtificialStupidity: Civilians can suffer from this at times. Sometimes, a civilian may not run when you attack (or even may run ''directly towards you''), and can even get stuck in walls or scenery.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Where to begin with the military base level? Nearly every building is generically labeled "Army Office", the armory is completely insecure with the front door agape and several missiles lying in the open, dozens of pistols are scattered around the barracks in full view instead of being locked up, the drill sergeant has his own two-story house in the middle of the base with full furnishings, and "canteen" is misspelled as "cantine". Almost nothing is gotten right when it came to the level's accuracy at portraying a base.
** This may be intentional - the game came inches away from being refused by all publishers and left to perish; at least it has "not being a suitable simulator for military base killing spree training" going for it.

* MadeOfIron: Not Important is capable of surviving dozens of bullets with nary a bullet hole on his coat, and is never once seen administering first aid to himself or showing pain the entire game.
** [[spoiler: In the ending, he laughs as soldiers riddle his chest with dozens of assault rifle bullets at close range. Somehow, he SURVIVES that and is able to activate the explosive charges he placed.]] Maybe his pure hatred keeps him alive.

* OneHitKill: Appears to be the case when using guns against civilians, though multiple hits may be needed for some.
** Not Important can also go down in a single hit if he is run over by a car.

* RefugeInAudacity:
** A meta-example. It seems that this game's purpose is cause as much controversy as possible, [[{{NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity}} to the utter enjoyment of the developers of the game and those who support it]]. For example, when it was put up on Steam Greenlight, it was one of the highest recommended games (top 10), got taken down, was then ''reinstated by Gabe Newell himself'', [[GoneHorriblyRight and then proceeded to be the most popular game in Greenlight before being accepted. Upon release, it was briefly the bestselling game on Steam despite negative reception.]].

* VillainProtagonist: Not Important is a ruthless and psychopathic mass murderer driven by hatred for humanity and a desire to die violently taking as many innocent civilians and other people with him as he can. It's a bit... disturbing. In fact, the developers outright state that you're playing as the villain here.
** One of the loading screen tips encourages you to run from combat and hunt down civilians to get health back if things get too tough, stating that "you're not a hero" and shouldn't be ashamed.

* DarkActionGirl: Widowmaker, one of the playable characters in the newly announced Survival DLC.

* BlackComedy: The achievements list is chock full of this. It's full of darkly humorous titles, quotes and [[TakeThat take thats]] at many things.

* DownerEnding [[spoiler: Not Important gets the violent death he desires, but not before causing a nuclear meltdown that destroys the entire town]].

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy Not Important can sometimes seem like an alumni as the aiming controls leave a lot to be desired.

* MurderSimulator: Has been accused of being one by various gaming website due to its controversial premise.

** The game is similar to the original ''[[VideoGame/{{Postal}} Postal]]'', due to its isometric viewpoint and mass murder premise. So much so that it is considered a SpiritualSuccessor.
** Speaking of {{Postal}}, The achievement for setting 500 people on fire is called "Postal Dude Would Be Proud".

* SpiritualSuccessor: It's essentially the first ''[[VideoGame/{{Postal}} Postal]]'' game, but with a modern engine and an even more unlikable "protagonist".

** [[StrawManPolitical Firing 10,000 total in the game gets you the achievement "Liberal" while firing 25,000 get you "Conservative".]]

* DownerEnding / TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Not Important gets the violent death he desires, but not before causing a nuclear meltdown that destroys the entire town]].

* [[HideYourChildren Hide Your Children and Pets]]: According to an official FAQ in the developer's forum, the game on release will not have children and animals within the game. [[{{Subverted}} However]], there is the possibility of this happening with mods in the future.

* SpiritualSuccessor[=/=]SincerestFormOfFlattery: It's essentially the first ''[[VideoGame/{{Postal}} Postal]]'' game, but with a modern engine and an even more unlikable "protagonist".

* SuicideByCop[=/=]SuicideMission: Not Important wants to die, but he also wants to die '''violently'''. So he sets off on a one-man crusade to murder everybody. [[spoiler:The cops come in at the end and take Not Important down just before he triggers a nuclear explosion, which he still manages to do.]]

* BigBad: [[VillainProtagonist Not Important.]]

* TakeThatCritics: Developer comments in the free "Survival" ExpansionPack [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5SGPjGBbU video on YouTube]] makes fun of the moral guardian game website(s) that originally called the game racists and sexist.

* VillainProtagonist: Not Important is a ruthless individual willing to kill anything in his path just to sate whatever hate he feels. It's a bit... disturbing. In fact, the developers outright state that you're playing as the villain here.

* WouldHitAGirl: Not Important has absolutely no qualms about shooting women, though to be fair, he has no qualms [[{{HatesEveryoneEqually}} shooting just about anyone anyway]].

To say that the game is offensive is '''[[CrossesTheLineTwice one hell of an understatement]]'''. The game has been called out by not only MoralGuardians, [[StopBeingStereotypical but gaming bloggers and gaming companies]] all due to the graphic nature of the game's premise and content. Some wish for the game to be denied to have any distribution whatsoever, while others (including some of those offended by the game's obscene violence) encourage the title to be released to protect free speech and artistic liberty. As with most media works with controversial followings, RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement should be noted.

The game upon release received mostly mixed reviews, with praise being thrown towards its physics engine, destructible environments, stylized graphics and simple to use controls while criticism was mostly given to the game's repetitive gameplay, [[ArtificialStupidity poor AI]], performance issues and surprising DifficultySpike. Regardless of the reception, the game has sold very well on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, becoming the number one game on the market for a week upon its release. NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity indeed.

A free Survival DLC was added on September 15, 2015. As the name implies, the DLC adds a new survival mode that chronologically takes place after the main campaign [[spoiler:after Not Important destroyed New York-and himself-with a nuclear meltdown]]. The mode stars a trio of cultists who revere Not Important as a god and seek to continue his work of "cleansing" the world. In February 2016, Steam Workshop support was also added.

* KillEmAll: The apparent goal of Not Important.
** [[spoiler: And in the end, [[TheBadGuyWins he succeeds with a nuclear meltdown for the entire surrounding town.]]]]

* LimitedLoadout: The Antagonist can only carry three weapons at a time.

The game upon release recieved mostly mixed reviews, with praise being thrown towards its physics engine, destructible environments, stylized graphics and simple to use controls while criticism was mostly given to the game's repetitive gameplay, [[ArtificialStupidity poor AI]], performance issues and surprising DifficultySpike. Regardless of the reception, the game has sold very well on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, becoming the number one game on the market for a week upon its release. NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity indeed.

The official website for the game can be viewed [[http://www.destructivecreations.pl/ here]]. The game is only available via Steam,[[note]]Attempts to get the game released on consoles were being considered by the developers, though the game may need to be censored to do so,[[/note]] as Website/GOGDotCom has refused to carry it, and the AO rating has all but prevented the game from being licensed for any major home gaming consoles.

The official website for the game can be viewed [[http://www.destructivecreations.pl/ here]]. The game will only be available via Steam[[note]]Though attempts to get the game released on consoles is being considered by the developers, though the game may need to be censored to do so[[/note]], as Website/GOGDotCom has refused to carry it, and the AO rating has all but prevented the game from being licensed for any major home gaming consoles.

Trailers: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV3PhvCf_Jg Trailer 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8sQb9nb7w Trailer 2]].

* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Not only is the name of the protagonist not important, but his name ''literally'' is Not Important.

A free Survival DLC was added on September 15, 2015. As the name implies, the DLC adds a new survival mode that chronologically takes place after the main campaign [[spoiler:after Not Important destroyed New York-and himself-with a nuclear meltdown]]. The mode stars a trio of cultists who revere Not Important as a god and seek to continue his work of "cleansing" the world.