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* [[spoiler: EvilCripple: The Eye of Adam]].
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She\'s 40. Not old at all, but not exactly young either.


Susan Ashworth is a [[BrokenBird troubled young woman]] [[DrivenToSuicide who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from [[MentalWorld a dreamlike world]] on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected SecondChance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but [[AxCrazy cruel intentions]]. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.

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Susan Ashworth is a [[BrokenBird troubled young woman]] [[DrivenToSuicide who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from [[MentalWorld a dreamlike world]] on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected SecondChance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but [[AxCrazy cruel intentions]]. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.
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* JumpScare: Here's a good drinking game: take a drink each time you encounter one of this. You'll get alcohol poisoning by the beginning of Chapter 3.

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* JumpScare: Here's a good drinking game: take a drink each time you encounter one of this.these. You'll get alcohol poisoning by the beginning of Chapter 3.
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* [[spoiler: MummiesAtTheDinnerTable]]: Doctor X's hobby. Yes, it is shown in great detail. No, it's not pretty.


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* OrphansOrdeal: [[spoiler: Mitzi]]. Inverted with Susan [[spoiler: and her husband]] - it's the [[spoiler: death of their baby daughter]] that sends them both over the edge.
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* WhamLine: Susan sees [[spoiler: the old woman behind Mitzi]]. She becomes very upset and warns Mitzi that she's in danger and is going to die.
-->'''Mitzi''': [[spoiler: I know.]]
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* StoryArc: As the cameo of Joe Davis and his... wife indicates, this game takes place in the same universe and continuity as ''VideoGame/{{Downfall}}'', the earlier game by the same developer.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The third Parasite ties Mitzi up and tries to hang her while forcing Susan to play piano under gunpoint, presumably, in order to create atmosphere to hi liking and/or wallow in her misery. She plays the piano, it summons the cats, who proceed to knock the Parasite down and devour him]].

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The third Parasite ties Mitzi up and tries to hang her while forcing Susan to play piano under gunpoint, presumably, in order to create atmosphere to hi his liking and/or wallow revel in her misery. She plays the piano, it summons the cats, who proceed to knock the Parasite down and devour him]].
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* TalkingToHimself: The pest control worker and his wife are both voiced by David Firth, of ''Salad Fingers'' fame.

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* TalkingToHimself: The pest control worker and his wife are both voiced by David Firth, DavidFirth, of ''Salad Fingers'' ''SaladFingers'' fame.
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* TalkingToHimself: The pest control worker and his wife are both voiced by David Firth, of ''Salad Fingers'' fame.

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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: If this game teaches you one thing, it's that you can't trust [[spoiler: psychiatrists]] and [[spoiler: pest control workers]].

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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: If this game teaches you one thing, it's that you can't trust [[spoiler: psychiatrists]] and [[spoiler: pest control workers]].
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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: If this game teaches you one thing, it's that you can't trust [[spoiler: psychiatrists]] and [[spoiler: pest control workers]].


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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A lot.


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* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: The pest control guy and his wife]].


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler: The third Parasite ties Mitzi up and tries to hang her while forcing Susan to play piano under gunpoint, presumably, in order to create atmosphere to hi liking and/or wallow in her misery. She plays the piano, it summons the cats, who proceed to knock the Parasite down and devour him]].
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* Hikikomori / NoSocialSkills / NotGoodWithPeople: Susan. [[spoiler: She gets better in some of the endings]].

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* Hikikomori {{Hikikomori}} / NoSocialSkills / NotGoodWithPeople: Susan. [[spoiler: She gets better in some of the endings]].
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* Hikikomori / NoSocialSkills / NotGoodWithPeople: Susan. [[spoiler: She gets better in some of the endings]].
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Brian, Susan's neighbor, doesn't take well her playing the piano and letting the cats in late at night and threatens to call pest control. He's actually right: people who have work, family and other duties need rest and good night's sleep. Susan, however, treats him like crap.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Susan and Mitzi. Dark And Troubled Present, too.


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* DrivenToSuicide: Susan in the beginning, [[spoiler: Mitzi's boyfriend and many other victims of the Eye of Adam, Susan again, when she is caught by the cannibals]].


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* StalkerWithACrush: Susan's nameless admirer in her flashback. [[spoiler: The pest control guy]] is also implied to be this.
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* GratuituousAnimalSidekick: Susan's cats in general, and Teacup in particular.

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* GratuituousAnimalSidekick: GratuitousAnimalSidekick: Susan's cats in general, and Teacup in particular.
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* GratuitiousAnimalSidekick: Susan's cats in general, and Teacup in particular.

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* GratuitiousAnimalSidekick: GratuituousAnimalSidekick: Susan's cats in general, and Teacup in particular.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mitzi during [[spoiler: the showdown with the Eye of Adam]].


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* GratuitiousAnimalSidekick: Susan's cats in general, and Teacup in particular.
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* JumpScare: Here's a good drinking game: take a drink each time you encounter one of this. You'll get alcohol poisoning by the beginning of Chapter 3.


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* ScareChord: All over the place. Even ''the opening credits'' pop out with a ScareChord!
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* GoodTimesMontage / [[FallingInLoveMontage Becoming Friends Montage]]: The first part of Chapter 5.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Susan and Mitzi.
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* PoliceAreUseless
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* ObviouslyEvil: Doctor X. You might be mistaken about just how evil he is, though.
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* AntiHero: Susan is either [[UnscrupulousHero Type IV]] or [[NominalHero Type V]].


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* PreMortemOneLiner / PreAsskickingOneLiner: Before you get to kill [[spoiler: doctor X]], you have a choice of these to say. Among them is [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome "What's up, Doc?"]]]].
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* MessianicArchetype: [[spoiler: Susan comes back from the dead and becomes immortal for the sake of fighting the Parasites]]. And, in case it all was too subtle for you, [[spoiler: in the very first chapter of the game, we see her crucified]].

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* CrazyCatLady: But of course.




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* MeaningfulName: Susan's second name, Ashworth, describes her own feeling of self-worth (or rather, lack thereof) very fittingly.
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Susan Ashworth is a [[BrokenBird troubled young woman]] [[DrivenToSuicide who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from [[Mental World a dreamlike world]] on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected second chance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but [[AxCrazy cruel intentions]]. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.

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Susan Ashworth is a [[BrokenBird troubled young woman]] [[DrivenToSuicide who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from [[Mental World [[MentalWorld a dreamlike world]] on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected second chance, SecondChance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but [[AxCrazy cruel intentions]]. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.




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* TheDitz: Mitzi
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Susan Ashworth is a troubled young woman [[* DrivenToSuicide/ who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from a dreamlike world on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected second chance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but cruel intentions. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.

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Susan Ashworth is a [[BrokenBird troubled young woman [[* DrivenToSuicide/ woman]] [[DrivenToSuicide who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from [[Mental World a dreamlike world world]] on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected second chance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but [[AxCrazy cruel intentions.intentions]]. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.
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Susan Ashworth is a troubled young woman [[* DrivenToSuicide/ who attempted suicide]] when her husband died and life lost its meaning. Discovered by a friend and revived on the way to the hospital, Susan is ripped from a dreamlike world on the edge of life and death. Given this unexpected second chance, this time she decides to embrace it. Placed under Suicide Watch at her rundown two-bedroom flat, she is guarded closely as she attempts to find happiness again. The trouble is, she brought something back from that other world – a warning. Something bad is going to happen and she'll have to fight to survive. Five people will come into to her life. One of them will change her life and make it better. But the other four have nothing but cruel intentions. They'll have their own reasons to hurt her.

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