History VideoGame / KathyRain

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: In the Black Hats MC, there is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_sign Running Man]] exit sign which are usually seen in Europe or Asia instead of the American '''EXIT''' sign most commonly seen in the United States by law due federal building codes. This is a small oversight given the creators of the game are based in rural Sweden.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: In the Black Hats MC, there is a Running Man exit sign which are seen in Europe or Asia instead of the American **EXIT** sign most commonly seen in the United States. This is a small oversight given the creators of the game are based in rural Sweden.

[[spoiler:'''Jimmy:''']] Why do you assume I have a choice?

* CobwebOfDisuse: The typewriter in the attic was covered in cobwebs.

* AdultFear: While the main threat is [[spoiler:a supernatural one]], there are plenty of very mundane fears - your grandfather turning catatonic, your mother going so crazy that you've got to commit her to an asylum to have a halfway normal life, [[spoiler: your more-or-less best friend getting abducted by a religious fanatic...]]

* AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating: Well, more like ''Exterior'' Decorating. In the ''Director's Cut'' it is possible to unlock new designs for Kathy's chopper.

* AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating: Well, more like Exterior Decorating. In the ''Director's Cut'' it is possible to unlock new designs for Kathy's chopper.

A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx-70CUQIlQ director's cut]] version was released on October 26, 2021, featuring an extended story and new puzzles.

A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx-70CUQIlQ director's cut]] version will be released in fall 2021, featuring an extended story and new puzzles.

* AbortFalloutDrama: Kathy had a teen pregnancy terminated, possibly because she saw her own parents as a bad example. She does however still have nightmares from it. Depending on dialog choices, Kathy can either express remorse, claim [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she did what she had to do]], or assert that she did nothing wrong.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted. Kathy had a teen pregnancy terminated, possibly because she saw her own parents as a bad example. She does however still have nightmares from it. Depending on dialog choices, Kathy can either express remorse, claim [[IDidWhatIHadToDo she did what she had to do]], or assert that she did nothing wrong.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted. Kathy had a teen pregnancy terminated, possibly because she saw her own parents as a bad example. She does however still have nightmares from it.

The year is 1995. On a dull September day, journalist student Kathy Rain learns about the recent death of her grandfather, Joseph, and she decides to take a long overdue trip back to her hometown, Conwell Springs, to be at his funeral. Catching up with her grandmother, she learns that Joseph Rain had been the victim of a mysterious event years before, leaving him a mere vegetable in a way that science was unable to puzzle out. Surprised and curious, Kathy decides to get to the bottom of what happened all those years ago. With nothing but her determination, her motorcycle, her smokes, and her long lost dad's lighter, she explores the town in search of anything that could explain Joseph's condition.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: Dave's disk for hacking passwords comes in handy a second time. Same goes for Kathy's taser.

* ConvenientlyTimedDistraction: You'd think Kathy wouldn't be allowed in the cell block at the sheriff's office, and you'd also think you need to get back there anyway. You'd probably also think you need to find a way to distract the officer at the desk so you can get back there undetected. Well, you don't. Whenever you go to open the doors the sheriff will very conveniently call to Lenny at that exact moment, letting you slip inside undetected.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Conwell Springs is full of complex issues plaguing almost everyone Kathy encounters, but the people are generally pleasant. Then Eileen does the research and discovers that the number of missing person cases is ''way'' higher than the crime rate and that there are proportionally many mentally ill people living in the county. [[spoiler: Old God worshipping priests who regularly sacrifices souls will do that.]]

* CreepyChild: Several times does Kathy encounter an eery little boy with black hair. [[spoiler:He turns out to be the boy she never had due to her abortion.]]
* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: Kathy have to use her stun gun on Goober to distract a nurse. She feels pretty bad about it afterwards. He himself doesn't mind though as it improved the scene he was acting out.

* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler:Father Isaac always speak in a calm, almost soothing tone of voice, even when he has been exposed.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Kathy says this after killing her the representation of her mother in the Otherworld.]]

** Sheriff Boyks claims to be too busy to deal with Kathy, as he assigns his Deputy to get a present for his mom. He impedes Kathy's investigation at numerous points, and the local biker gang dismisses him a nuisance, saying he is nothing compared to the former Sheriff, Truman. [[spoiler: He's much more helpful after Isaac Price's kidnapping scheme has been revealed.]]

* RetiredBadass: Joseph Rain stepped down from his position as a US Air Force pilot to tend to his family and the old family farm. Joseph was evidently quite the war hero, being highly decorated and highly respected for his service in World War II, remaining a revered figure in the Air Force even into the 1990s. It's quite telling that the only person Kathy meets that ''doesn't'' know him is mentally-challenged Nathan as well as Clyde and Dave who have no business with neither the town nor the military.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:The game ends with Kathy noticing that she and Eileen makes a good team, and she jokingly tells her to try not to be kidnapped next time. Eileen expresses incredulity about Kathy saying "next time". And then in TheStinger, there is a short scene of the Crimson One watching them menacingly from a distance. Then again there's also the subtitle "A Detective is Born".]]

** The game's entire plot centers around a small town being impacted by [[spoiler: a circular EldritchHorror]] that has controlled the area for longer than anyone could possibly recall. [[spoiler: Jimmy Cochran]] is outright stated to have become obsessed with [[{{Manga/Uzumaki}} removing all circular shapes from his body.]]

%%* RedOniBlueOni: Kathy is the red oni to Eileen's blue oni.

* RedOni, BlueOni: Kathy is the red oni to Eileen's blue oni.

* RedOni,BlueOni: Kathy is the red oni to Eileen's blue oni.

-->'''Kathy:''' [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck it]], [[GenreSavvy just take me to jail.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nathan and Sue vanish from the story after Kathy solves the mystery of Lily's death. Considering that Sue likely returned home to a painting of [[spoiler: her son strangling her daughter to death]], it's in Kathy's best interest to keep her distance. A variation of ButThouMust occurs here: you are unable to destroy the underlying painting for their sake.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nathan and Sue vanish from the story after Kathy solves the mystery of Lily's death. Considering that Sue likely returned home to a painting of [[spoiler: her son strangling her daughter to death]], it's in Kathy's best interest to keep her distance.

* CrazyHomelessPeople: Downplayed with Goober. He tells you a lot of tall tales, occasionally makes inappropriate remarks, and sometimes rambles about weird stuff and conspiracy theories, but for the most part he is pretty lucid and and has quite a bit of insight into the past of Conwell Springs.

* RetiredBadass: Joseph Rain stepped down from his position as an US Air Force pilot to tend to his family and the old family farm. Joseph was evidently quite the war hero, being highly decorated and highly respected for his service in World War II, remaining a revered figure in the Air Force even into the 1990s. It's quite telling that the only person Kathy meets that ''doesn't'' know him is mentally-challenged Nathan as well as Clyde and Dave who have no business with neither the town nor the military.
* SequelHook: [[spoiler:The game ends with Kathy noticing that she and Eileen makes a good team, and she jokingly tells her try not to be kidnapped next time. Eileen expresses incredulity about Kathy saying "next time". And then in TheStinger, there is a short scene of the Crimson One watching them menacingly from a distance. Then again there's also the subtitle "A Detective is Born".]]

** The general plot and settings has allusions (including a Sheriff named Truman) to ''Series/TwinPeaks'' and the final stretch of the game draws heavily from some of the weirder aspects of the show.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Conwell Springs is full of complex issues plaguing almost everyone Kathy encounters, but the people are generally pleasant. Then Eileen does the research and discovers that the number of missing persons cases is ''way'' higher than the crime rate and that there are proportionally many mentally ill people living in the county. [[spoiler: Old God worshipping priests who regularly sacrifices souls will do that.]]

** The general plot and settings has allusions(including a Sheriff named Truman) to ''Series/TwinPeaks'' and the final stretch of the game draws heavily from some of the weirder aspects of the show.

* AdultFear: While the main threat is a supernatural one, there are plenty of very mundane fears - your grandfather turning catatonic, your mother going so crazy that you've got to commit her to an asylum to have a halfway normal life, [[spoiler: your more-or-less best friend getting abducted by a religious fanatic...]]

!!The game uses the following tropes: