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''Mad Father'' is a freeware horror-puzzle game created by Miscreant's Room made with UsefulNotes/WolfRPGEditor, their second game after ''VideoGame/{{Misao}}''. A young German girl named Aya Drevis is living at home with her titular Mad Father, Doctor Alfred Drevis, and his assistant Maria. One night, Aya hears her father scream and finds her house riddled with corpses and other supernatural things trying to kill her, and her seemingly dead mother Monika Drevis having kidnapped Alfred. Not wanting to leave without her father, Aya decides to brave the house and look for him, all while encountering the horrors of what her father has really done.

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''Mad Father'' is a freeware horror-puzzle game created by Miscreant's Room made with UsefulNotes/WolfRPGEditor, MediaNotes/WolfRPGEditor, their second game after ''VideoGame/{{Misao}}''. A young German girl named Aya Drevis is living at home with her titular Mad Father, Doctor Alfred Drevis, and his assistant Maria. One night, Aya hears her father scream and finds her house riddled with corpses and other supernatural things trying to kill her, and her seemingly dead mother Monika Drevis having kidnapped Alfred. Not wanting to leave without her father, Aya decides to brave the house and look for him, all while encountering the horrors of what her father has really done.

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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The game happens over the course of one night.



* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: [[spoiler:When dear ol' dad finds [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals a dead cat]] in Aya's dresser-- the same hiding spot he used to keep the remains of his own animal victims as a child-- he expresses concern over her turning out like him, saying he doesn't want her to become evil or make the same "mistakes" as he. Unfortunately, what he decides to do about this is forcefully transform her into a doll.]]
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The game happens over the course of one night.



* VideogameCaringPotential: In order to get a certain scene in addition to the True Ending, you have to obtain all of the gems. Some of the gems can only be obtained by helping out various troubled spirits who were victims of Aya's father and are missing something that's preventing them from being able to rest in peace. However, some of these people are so pitiable that you'll probably be helping them anyway regardless of whether you can get gems from them or not.
* ViewersAreGoldfish: Two of the game's flashbacks are of things you just saw a few minutes ago. The latter of these is particularly soon after it happened.
* TheVoiceless:
** [[spoiler:This seems to be the fate of the Doctor after he enters Ogre's employ.]]
** One of the Doctor's test subjects is a woman who was mute in life, and remains so in undeath.


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* VideogameCaringPotential: In order to get a certain scene in addition to the True Ending, you have to obtain all of the gems. Some of the gems can only be obtained by helping out various troubled spirits who were victims of Aya's father and are missing something that's preventing them from being able to rest in peace. However, some of these people are so pitiable that you'll probably be helping them anyway regardless of whether you can get gems from them or not.
* ViewersAreGoldfish: Two of the game's flashbacks are of things you just saw a few minutes ago. The latter of these is particularly soon after it happened.
* TheVoiceless:
** [[spoiler:This seems to be the fate of the Doctor after he enters Ogre's employ.]]
** One of the Doctor's test subjects is a woman who was mute in life, and remains so in undeath.
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As of September 24 2016, an [[UpdatedReRelease updated version]] is [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/Mad_Father/ available]] in both Japanese and English on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, featuring both overhauled graphics and artwork as well as new scenes. This version was eventually "updated" to a VideoGameRemake edition (also available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch) that includes further refinements to the visuals and gameplay, as well as adding a gallery where players can look at game assets and dress up their own doll, and the brand-new "Blood Mode" scenario, which takes place after the original game and presents a WhatIf twist to the story.

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As of September 24 2016, an [[UpdatedReRelease updated version]] is [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/Mad_Father/ available]] in both Japanese and English on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, Platform/{{Steam}}, featuring both overhauled graphics and artwork as well as new scenes. This version was eventually "updated" to a VideoGameRemake edition (also available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch) Platform/NintendoSwitch) that includes further refinements to the visuals and gameplay, as well as adding a gallery where players can look at game assets and dress up their own doll, and the brand-new "Blood Mode" scenario, which takes place after the original game and presents a WhatIf twist to the story.
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* CloningBlues: The 100% ending reveals that [[spoiler:Alfred created a clone of Aya and let [[SheIsAllGrownUp her age to adulthood]].]]

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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father Like Daughter]]: The true ending has [[spoiler:Aya carrying on her father's work alongside Maria, who makes this observation.]]
** [[spoiler:Alfred's journal entries reveals he noticed her murderous tendencies and becoming exactly like him when he was a child, in spite of him trying to teach her to be kind to others. This causes him to plan to turn her into a doll to preserve her "innocence."]]

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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father Like Daughter]]: The true ending has [[spoiler:Aya carrying on her father's work alongside Maria, who makes this observation.]]
** [[spoiler:Alfred's
Alfred's journal entries reveals he noticed her murderous tendencies and becoming exactly like him when he was a child, in spite of him trying to teach her to be kind to others. This causes him to plan to turn her into a doll to preserve her "innocence."]]



* ShoutOut: [[VideoGame/SilentHill2 Aya needs a key to progress, but it's been dropped in a toilet]]. [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 She adamantly refuses to stick her hand in]].
-->"Who would ever think of doing something so disgusting?"
** One of the key items (some coins) is found in a toilet, just like {{VideoGame/Misao}}.

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[[VideoGame/SilentHill2 Aya needs a key to progress, but it's been dropped in a toilet]]. [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 She adamantly refuses to stick her hand in]].
-->"Who --->"Who would ever think of doing something so disgusting?"
** One of the key items (some coins) is found in a toilet, just like {{VideoGame/Misao}}.in ''VideoGame/{{Misao}}''.



* TheStinger: Viewable after the true ending and credits if you have collected all the gems. [[spoiler:It seems that the doctor is still alive and is still performing his grim trade.]]
** Another one is added in the Steam version. [[spoiler:Aya might not have followed in her fathers footsteps, depending on how you interpret what Aya means about her not forgetting because of her promise.]]

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Viewable after the true ending and credits if you have collected all the gems. [[spoiler:It seems that the doctor is still alive and is still performing his grim trade.]]
** Another one is added in the Steam version. [[spoiler:Aya might not have followed in her fathers father's footsteps, depending on how you interpret what Aya means about her not forgetting because of her promise.]]



* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler:This seems to be the fate of the Doctor after he enters Ogre's employ.]]

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[[spoiler:This seems to be the fate of the Doctor after he enters Ogre's employ.]]



* UpdatedRerelease: Released via Steam in 2016, which includes a number of major changes.
** All of the tilesets have been completely overhauled, and are now far more colourful and detailed. Several areas have new layouts - notably, a large chunk of the first basement level has been removed, making this section much shorter and more straightforward.
** The Doctor's portraits have been redesigned, similar to how Aya and her mother's portraits were redone in the 2.0 version.
** Several small jumpscares have been removed, with a few new ones added.
** Most of the flavour text for Aya examining random objects has been removed.
** An exclamation mark appears over Aya's head when she is standing next to an objects that can be interacted with.
** There is now a larger variety of zombie sprites. Previously, all of the zombie enemies used the same sprites as the two Aya encounters in the prologue.
** Some gem locations and puzzles have been altered slightly. Notably, the scene in the trick room has been completely changed from a king watching two knights duel, to a far creepier one depicting a dead girl's funeral.
** A few new music tracks have been added.

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* UpdatedRerelease: UpdatedRerelease:
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Released via Steam in 2016, which includes a number of major changes.
** *** All of the tilesets have been completely overhauled, and are now far more colourful and detailed. Several areas have new layouts - notably, a large chunk of the first basement level has been removed, making this section much shorter and more straightforward.
** *** The Doctor's portraits have been redesigned, similar to how Aya and her mother's portraits were redone in the 2.0 version.
** *** Several small jumpscares have been removed, with a few new ones added.
** *** Most of the flavour text for Aya examining random objects has been removed.
** *** An exclamation mark appears over Aya's head when she is standing next to an objects that can be interacted with.
** *** There is now a larger variety of zombie sprites. Previously, all of the zombie enemies used the same sprites as the two Aya encounters in the prologue.
** *** Some gem locations and puzzles have been altered slightly. Notably, the scene in the trick room has been completely changed from a king watching two knights duel, to a far creepier one depicting a dead girl's funeral.
** *** A few new music tracks have been added.



* WhamLine: Or rather, wham "add-on to a previous line" in this case. At the beginning of the game, there's a moment when you can overhear the Doctor telling Maria that Aya's getting to be at a difficult age (in response to Maria's line that Aya isn't fond of her), but Maria should protect Aya. At the end of the game, you get to hear the rest of the conversation, as the Doctor calls Aya [[spoiler:"...the most precious doll of them all."]]

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* WhamLine: WhamLine:
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Or rather, wham "add-on to a previous line" in this case. At the beginning of the game, there's a moment when you can overhear the Doctor telling Maria that Aya's getting to be at a difficult age (in response to Maria's line that Aya isn't fond of her), but Maria should protect Aya. At the end of the game, you get to hear the rest of the conversation, as the Doctor calls Aya [[spoiler:"...the most precious doll of them all."]]

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