History VideoGame / WhoPressedMuteOnUncleMarcus

* ChekhovsGun: The repeated story about Jan "accidentally" setting Marcus on fire comes up a lot, and doesn't seem to have any real relevance [[spoiler: until it's revealed the burn dressings were poisoned.]]
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Lottie's selling drugs, Toby's embezzled thousands and is planning on faking his own death, Bradley's been buying illegal poisons on the dark web, and Nan is a murderer. Ironically the most reprehensible family members, Felicity and Jan, ''don't'' have any dark secrets.]]

* NightmareFetishist: Bradley is obsessed with murderers to the point of buying illegal murder memorabilia on the dark web. [[spoiler: He didn't do the killing, but his illegal poisons ''were'' used, much to his horror.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The GoldenEnding, in which Abby both saves Marcus and fingers the correct murderer, is capped off with Abby giving one of these to [[spoiler:every single relative in the group call before cutting them all out of her life (except Lottie, whose shallowness is a byproduct of their screwed-up family and tolerable enough that Abby says after taking some space she will text her again later)]].

* RewatchBonus: If you know the identity of the killer, you will notice some suspicious behavior. [[spoiler:In Round 1, Mum, Nan, and Aunt Jane all share about Uncle Marcus catching fire and who did what in response, but Nan leaves out that she applied a first aid kit, which is how the poison was applied. Immediately after Round 1, Nan turns her camera off, giving her time to send the threatening messages to Abby. After Round 3 when she shares about Uncle Marcus' previous paranoid delusions, she talks about anonymous e-mails despite her saying in Round 1 that she neither has an e-mail nor really understands how the internet works. And if you pair with Nan on Round 4, she suggests that Abby call it an early evening.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The repeated story about Jan "accidentally" setting Marcus on fire comes up a lot, and doesn't seem to have any real relevance [[spoiler: untils it's revealed the burn dressings were poisoned.]]

* ImpliedDeathThreat: [[spoiler: Nan ominously tells you that it might be better for Abby if she leaves the call and go to bed early, which takes on a very different tone with the reveal she's the killer. More blatantly, if Abby accuses her without evidence, Nan calls her "a stupid girl" and warns her that "she knows what happens next". The implication is clear.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe:It would be easier to list the characters who ''aren't'' entirely self-obsessed, although Felicity certainly takes the cake: [[spoiler: when she believes her daughter has developed psychosis, she says that she promised not to put herself through a loved-one's illness and to call back when she's better.]]

** [[spoiler:Aunty June also gives one to Abby in her ending, telling her that one day she'll be just like her, another bitter old drunk mourning their lost potential]].

* ChekovsGun: The repeated story about Jan "accidentally" setting Marcus on fire comes up a lot, and doesn't seem to have any real relevance [[spoiler: untils it's revealed the burn dressings were poisoned.]]

** Abby's mother Felicity is emotionally manipulative, completely dismissing the accomplishments of her own offspring that don't match her own desires and unwilling to converse unless she's constantly being flattered.

* BadInfluencer: Abbie is an Instagram celebrity and utterly self-obsessed, with her quiz questions being entierly about herself and her social media profile. She's also, you discover, been meeting with suspicious figures. [[spoiler: She's just a drug dealer, though, and not the killer.]]

* EveryoneIsASuspect: It soon becomes clear that ''everyone'' has something suspicious going on during the meeting.

** [[spoiler:Aunty June also gives one to Abby in her ending, telling her that one day she'll be just like her, another bit old drunk mourning their lost potential]].

** [[spoiler:Aunty June also gives one to Abby in her ending]].

NonStandardGameOver: The only time the game can end prematurely. Midway through the game, [[spoiler: Nan will inform Abby about how Marcus was prone to acute paranoia a few years back, to the point of accusing the family of things they didn't do and becoming a shut in. This sows seeds of doubt within Abby and puts into question whether or not she wants to believe Marcus, who, after confronting him about it, confirms that Nan was telling the truth, but swears that this time he is not being paranoid. If you, as Abby, choose to no longer trust Marcus, she will end the call with him and log off. Time then moves forward a few days later, during Marcus's Virtual Funeral service. All other family members are in attendance but after exchanging condolences to each other they log off one by one until the now distraught Abby is the only one left in the call, silently sobbing, utterly beside herself, and feeling nothing but regret.]]