History VideoGame / Hatred

* 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 {{Art Game}}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]].

* AuthorTract: The developer has gone for the record to say that the game was made as a reactionary statement to the trends seen in the video game industry. Namely, vivid color, [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad political correctness]], politeness, and games as art.

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. A UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release was announced, though whether it will be released in its current state, or get released at all, remains to be seen. As Nintendo takes pride of themselves as purveyors of "family-friendly" media, the release of such a game on a Nintendo platform is perhaps up to debate.

It is a PC exclusive title that was developed by Polish game development newcomers Destructive Creations. The game became infamous for officially receiving an [[UsefulNotes/AdultsOnlyRatingESRB AO (Adults Only)]] rating by the [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]], becoming one of the few video games in history alongside ''VideoGame/ThrillKill'' and ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt 2}}'' to be given this rating simply based on its violent content.

It is a PC exclusive title that was developed by Polish game development newcomers Destructive Creations. The game became infamous for officially receiving an [[AdultsOnlyRating AO (Adults Only)]] rating by the [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]], becoming one of the few video games in history alongside ''VideoGame/ThrillKill'' and ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt 2}}'' to be given this rating simply based on its violent content.

* NoPlotNoProblem: What makes ''Hatred'' different from other violent video games is that while other violent video games such as ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' have some degree of storytelling and characterization (as well as punishing the player for any [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment cruel actions]]), ''Hatred'' has virtually no plot or characterization at all. In fact, the developers said the purpose of this game is to simply kill everyone in your path and the game will not have any form of plot or characterization.

* CharacterOverlap: Not Important is playable as an EasterEgg in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}''.

** This adds some Irony considering there's an achievement called "feminist" and another called "misogynist" for killing a certain amount of men/women respectively, regardless of whether the player was actually targeting either group.

* KnifeNut: He really likes to stab and cut people. You can even perform various psychotic finishers with it.

* LimitedLoadout: In a rare nod to realism, the Antagonist can only carry three weapons at a time.

** The DLC's give a ''little'' bit more story, with the setting being New York and the aftermath of the massacre, and how the Antagonsist's rampage affected three people for the worse, and they too become killers.
* OmnicidalManiac: You play as one.

* {{Revenge}}: The Antagonist's alleged motivation for the whole rampage he inflicts. Alleged, because what the world ''did'' to set him off is left to the player's imagination.

* {{Sadist}}: The Antagonist describes his murder spree as "feeling like the most intense drug".

* YouBastard: It is currently ambiguous if this is an aversion or not, given that the developers encourage players to kill people in the game. The violence itself is PlayedForDrama in a horrifying fashion, so it's not clear if the game has this as a message. Nonetheless, the achievement for playing for 50 hours ("You Should See a Shrink") invokes this.

* AxCrazy: The Antagonist only seems to take enjoyment in the murders he causes.

* {{Dehumanization}}: The Antagonist calls his victims "parasites" and "worms".

* HiddenDepths: The Antagonist seems to be quite capable of thinking things through, instead of just slaughtering everything in his way. He hides from the cops in the sewer, takes a train to the power plant and waits until he's close, even arming himself with stolen military weapons. This just serves to make him more terrifying, as he takes the most effective possible route to kill everyone.

* LackOfEmpathy: The Antagonist shows no empathy to those he kills.
* LimitedLoadout: The Antagonist can only carry three weapons at a time.

* {{Narcissist}}: The Antagonist seems to think he's a higher being.

* NintendoHard: The game seems to be just as cruel with you as you are with everyone.

-->'''The Antagonist''': ''"One man conquering an army base. Nothing compares to this feeling. Absolutely nothing."''
* OutOfTheInferno: When the game starts up, The Crusader walks out of an explosion and points his pistol at the screen before the menu appears.

* {{Revenge}}: The Antagonist's motivation for the whole rampage he inflicts.

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 the Antagonist as a god and seek to continue his work of "cleansing" the world. In February 2016, Steam Workshop support was also added.

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.

* MadeOfIron: The Antagonist 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.

%%* DespairSpeech: See MotiveRant.

%%* MotiveRant: The Antagonist gives one in the trailer, as shown in the page quote above.

''Hatred'' is an isometric third-person shooter released in June 1, 2015 for the PC. It revolves around [[BloodKnight the Antagonist]], 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 the Antagonist 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.

* CharacterOverlap: Not Important is playable as an EasterEgg in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/Postal''.

* AnimationBump: It has been heavily noted and recognized that, [[CaptainObvious while the death animations are extremely gruesome]], they are surprisingly detailed and fluid. Many animations shown so far are very average considering the genre, but the "up close and personal" death animations are the ones that stand out.

* StrawNihilist: The Antagonist, [[{{CaptainObvious}} of course]].

* WouldNotShootACivilian: [[CaptainObvious Averted.]] Most of the Antagonist's targets are civilians.

** The muted colour palette with splashes of colour on an otherwise black and white background and gritty tone brings to mind ''Film/TheSpirit'' or ''ComicBook/SinCity'' in some viewers.

* Narcissist: The Antagonist seems to think he's a higher being.

''Hatred'' is an isometric third-person shooter released in June 1, 2015 for the PC. It revolves around [[BloodKnight the Crusader]], 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 the Crusader 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.

It's a PC exclusive title that was developed by Polish game development newcomers Destructive Creations. The game became infamous for officially receiving an [[AdultsOnlyRating AO (Adults Only)]] rating by the [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingsBoard ESRB]], becoming one of the few video games in history alongside ''VideoGame/ThrillKill'' and ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt 2}}'' to be given this rating simply based on its violent content.

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 the Crusader as a god and seek to continue his work of "cleansing" the world. In February 2016, Steam Workshop support was also added.

* AxCrazy: The Crusader only seems to take enjoyment in the murders he causes.
* BadassBaritone: The Crusader's speech in the beginning of the trailer speaks in a very deep voice to fit his sinister and pessimistic mood.
* BadassLongcoat: The Crusader wears a black one.
* TheBadGuyWins: Let's just say that the Crusader's endgame is relatively easy compared to "taking over" New York, and leave it at that.
* BarbarianLonghair: With an emphasis on ''barbarian''. The Crusader has straight black hair.

* BondOneLiner: The Crusader 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 the Crusader's rampage hole up inside it.
* CrapsackWorld: The Crusader's monologue in the trailer seems to set this tone for the game as a whole pretty well. Then again since the Crusader 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 the Crusader killing people with names of the creators popping up in areas, giving an effect of some films in recent years.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Pretty much anyone the Crusader gets his hands on receives this, due to his violent finishing moves.

* DeathSeeker: In one of the darkest manners possible, one of the Crusader's objectives other than killing everyone is to "die violently".
* {{Dehumanization}}: The Crusader calls his victims "parasites" and "worms".

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

* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:The Crusader, near the end.]]
* FinishingMove: The Crusader can perform various brutal finishing moves with his weapons on an incapacitated target.
* FinishingStomp: One of the Crusader's finishing moves involves [[YourHeadAsplode stomping a person's]] [[MadeOfPlasticine head into mush]].
* FireBreathingWeapon: During the Downtown stage, the Crusader gets his hands on a flamethrower.
* FlatCharacter: We aren't given much about the Crusader'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. The Crusader 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.
* GoingCritical: [[spoiler:The Crusader's final mission before getting killed is to initiate an explosive-facilitated meltdown at a nuclear power plant, destroying most of the city.]]

* {{Gorn}}: The violence in the game is undeniably unsettling, allowing the Crusader 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]].

* HatesEveryoneEqually: He really hates everyone regardless of race, gender, etc. as the developers has stated in their [[http://www.destructivecreations.pl/ website]] (in their forums, they even made a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}''):

* HumanShield: Doesn't appear in the game proper, but the Crusader considers the police to be a literal example.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The Crusader can sometimes seem like an alumni, as the aiming controls leave a lot to be desired.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:The Crusader is ultimately shot to death -- but of course, he's a DeathSeeker anyway. Furthermore, he even gets to GoOutWithASmile, knowing that his nuclear meltdown is successful.]]
* KillEmAll: The Crusader's main goal. [[spoiler:And in the end, [[TheBadGuyWins he succeeds with a nuclear meltdown for the entire surrounding town.]]]]

* LackOfEmpathy: The Crusader shows no empathy to those he kills.
* LimitedLoadout: The Crusader can only carry three weapons at a time.

* MisanthropeSupreme: Turned UpToEleven. The Crusader's entire motivation is his hatred of all humanity.
* MadeOfIron: The Crusader 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. The Crusader 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: The Crusader gives one in the trailer, as shown in the page quote above.

* NightmareFetishist: The Crusader to a T, except he actually acts on his wishes to kill and be killed horribly.

** The Crusader can go down in a single hit if he is run over by a car.
* OneManArmy: Of the more sinister variety. You are essentially playing as a '''walking apocalypse'''. The Crusader is able to slaughter his way through hundreds of police officers, SWAT officers, and even soldiers. The achievements for killing 10,000 people is called "Raider of Apocalypse". It's even lampshaded by the Crusader after his rampage through the army base.
-->'''The Crusader''': ''"One man conquering an army base. Nothing compares to this feeling. Absolutely nothing."''

* PeekABangs: Both of the Crusader's eyes are obscured by his long hair.

* {{Revenge}}: The Crusader's motivation for the whole rampage he inflicts.

* {{Sadist}}: The Crusader describes his murder spree as "feeling like the most intense drug".
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Not Important adopts this pose in the main menu.

* TheSociopath: The Crusader, who shows little emotion aside from, well, hatred during his shooting spree.

* StrawNihilist: The Crusader, [[{{CaptainObvious}} of course]].
* StuffBlowingUp: Objects such as cars and compressed air tanks can explode if fired upon. The Crusader also has grenades and molotovs in his arsenal.
* SuicideByCop: The Crusader 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 the Crusader down just before he triggers a nuclear explosion, which he still manages to do.]]

* TitleDrop: The Crusader's hatred is mentioned in the opening monologue.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The Crusader 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'' the Crusader to spare them.
* VillainProtagonist: The Crusader 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.

* WouldHitAGirl: The Crusader 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 the Crusader's targets are civilians.

* YoureInsane: Gets directed at the Crusader near the end of the game, when [[spoiler:the control room guy learns of the Crusader's intent to overload the reactors of the power plant]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: '''Averted.''' While the Crusader does have his reasons for wanting to kill everybody, he is by no means sympathetic.

* BadassNormal: The Crusader 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.

* OneManArmy: Of the more sinister variety. You are essentially playing as a '''walking apocalypse'''. The achievements for killing 10,000 people is even called "Raider of Apocalypse". It's even lampshaded by the Crusader after his rampage through the army base.
-->'''The Crusader''': ''"One man conquering an army base. Nothing compares to this feeling. Absolutely nothing."''