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* InsaneTrollLogic: Uri's games have a general trend of forcing you to choose the LEAST realistic option during a choice scene in order to get the best ending. In ''Paranoiac'', [[spoiler: insisting that the monster isn't real, despite your family's history of mental illness and schizophrenia, is actually the bad end.]]
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Authors Saving Throw is trivia while Fan Preferred Couple requires the characters to be canonically paired with someone else
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** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made). WordOfGod explains that she decided to give Shinji more characterization, after realizing most players misinterpreted his concern for Miki in a more sinister light (when he simply has a crush on her).
** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide. [[AntiFrustrationFeatures The player can also no longer save during chase sequences, which prevents you from accidentally trapping yourself in an endless cycle of game-overs]] [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable (thus potentially forcing the player to restart the game).]]
** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made). WordOfGod explains that she decided to give Shinji more characterization, after realizing most players misinterpreted his concern for Miki in a more sinister light (when he simply has a crush on her).
** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide. [[AntiFrustrationFeatures The player can also no longer save during chase sequences, which prevents you from accidentally trapping yourself in an endless cycle of game-overs]] [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable (thus potentially forcing the player to restart the game).]]
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* FanPreferredCouple: Miki and Shinji are shipped by many players; they have a fair bit of ShipTease, Shinji is one of the few characters who is genuinely supportive of Miki and tries to help her, and a lot of players think Miki deserves some happiness in her life after all the crap she's gone through.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The remake is nowhere near as scary as the original, due to the monster now being a featureless shadow instead of a gruesome rotting corpse from the original version. The eerie whispering during chases got also replaced by far less spooky sound.
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** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide. [[AntiFrustrationFeatures The player can also no longer save during chase sequences, which prevents you from accidentally trapping yourself in an endless cycle of game-overs]] [[UnwinnableByMistake (thus potentially forcing the player to restart the game).]]
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** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide. [[AntiFrustrationFeatures The player can also no longer save during chase sequences, which prevents you from accidentally trapping yourself in an endless cycle of game-overs]] [[UnwinnableByMistake [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable (thus potentially forcing the player to restart the game).]]
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* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: While the gameplay isn't terrible, it's rather barebones with some frustrating elements (such as the chase sequences and the vagueness of some puzzles). Most players agree the best part of the game is the story, which is a heartfelt tale about grief and mental illness.
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** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made).
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** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made). WordOfGod explains that she decided to give Shinji more characterization, after realizing most players misinterpreted his concern for Miki in a more sinister light (when he simply has a crush on her).
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** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide.
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** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide. [[AntiFrustrationFeatures The player can also no longer save during chase sequences, which prevents you from accidentally trapping yourself in an endless cycle of game-overs]] [[UnwinnableByMistake (thus potentially forcing the player to restart the game).]]
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made).
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** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the playermade). made).
** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide.
** In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player
** One thing players criticized about the original game was that the chase sequences bordered on NintendoHard; the monster is almost as fast as Miki, there's only one valid hiding spot which changes every night and being caught by the monster results in [[OneHitKill instant death]], which makes it very easy to screw up. In the remake, Miki now has a health meter which depletes whenever the monster catches or finds her, the monster is slower (though it can now teleport as well) and there are arrows showing the player where they can hide.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Did Minako (Miki's mother) really tell Saeki [[spoiler: to kill herself]]? Given Saeki's [[spoiler: mental illness, which included extreme paranoia and delusions]], she may be an UnreliableNarrator. In the remake, Miki actually states that as awful as Minako could be to Saeki, she doesn’t think she ever told her to [[spoiler: kill herself]]. In turn, this could also cast doubt on whether or not Minako really tells Miki to [[spoiler: hang herself like her aunt]] in the good ending.
** Saeki's ex husband. Is he is a jerk who cruelly abandoned his grieving wife [[spoiler: after their baby died]], or a more tragic figure who simply couldn't cope with his wife's deteriorating mental state while also [[spoiler: grieving for a child he lost]]? Or maybe a mix of both?
** Did Minako (Miki's mother) really tell Saeki [[spoiler: to kill herself]]? Given Saeki's [[spoiler: mental illness, which included extreme paranoia and delusions]], she may be an UnreliableNarrator. In the remake, Miki actually states that as awful as Minako could be to Saeki, she doesn’t think she ever told her to [[spoiler: kill herself]]. In turn, this could also cast doubt on whether or not Minako really tells Miki to [[spoiler: hang herself like her aunt]] in the good ending.
** Saeki's ex husband. Is he is a jerk who cruelly abandoned his grieving wife [[spoiler: after their baby died]], or a more tragic figure who simply couldn't cope with his wife's deteriorating mental state while also [[spoiler: grieving for a child he lost]]? Or maybe a mix of both?
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Miki's mother. Some people see her from a more sympathetic angle as despite being a massive {{Jerkass}}, she has had a difficult life and suffers from an untreated mental illness, causing her to act out. Other players view her a lot more harshly and can't forgive her for the horrible way she treats her sister and daughter, especially considering [[spoiler: it may have contributed to Saeki's suicide and her daughter's depression (and possible suicide as well)]].
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: In the original game, Shinji has a habit of just barging into Miki's house uninvited, although his intentions are benevolent. In the remake, he always has a valid reason to come over and only breaks into her house once (when Miki is trapped down the well in the remake, he had been coming over to ask her out to dinner and hears her calling for help; the only time he comes in without permission is in the ending, as he was concerned for Miki's mental state and/or was supposed to be taking her to hospital, depending on the choice the player made).
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Uri's games have a general trend of forcing you to choose the LEAST realistic option during a choice scene in order to get the best ending. In Paranoiac, [[spoiler: insisting that the monster isn't real, despite your family's history of mental illness and schizophrenia, is actually the bad end.]]
* JerkassWoobie: Miki's mother. Yes, she's an emotionally abusive and self-absorbed bitch, but it turns out she [[spoiler: suffers from hysteria and possibly other mental health conditions, her parents died when she was young forcing her to [[PromotionToParent become the primary carer of Saeki]], until she couldn't cope anymore and Saeki was taken into care. Note that Saeki is mentioned as having been placed with a foster family, but her sister apparently wasn't.]] Also, Miki's father [[DisappearedDad isn't around]], suggesting he either died or took off. A lot of Ms Takamura's comments towards Saeki also seem to imply she's jealous of her, suggesting she herself is emotionally insecure and deeply unhappy.
* JerkassWoobie: Miki's mother. Yes, she's an emotionally abusive and self-absorbed bitch, but it turns out she [[spoiler: suffers from hysteria and possibly other mental health conditions, her parents died when she was young forcing her to [[PromotionToParent become the primary carer of Saeki]], until she couldn't cope anymore and Saeki was taken into care. Note that Saeki is mentioned as having been placed with a foster family, but her sister apparently wasn't.]] Also, Miki's father [[DisappearedDad isn't around]], suggesting he either died or took off. A lot of Ms Takamura's comments towards Saeki also seem to imply she's jealous of her, suggesting she herself is emotionally insecure and deeply unhappy.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Uri's games have a general trend of forcing you to choose the LEAST realistic option during a choice scene in order to get the best ending. In Paranoiac, ''Paranoiac'', [[spoiler: insisting that the monster isn't real, despite your family's history of mental illness and schizophrenia, is actually the bad end.]]
* JerkassWoobie: Miki's mother. Yes, she's an emotionally abusive and self-absorbed bitch, but it turns out she [[spoiler: suffers from hysteria and possibly other mental health conditions, her parents died when she was young forcing her to [[PromotionToParent become the primary carer of Saeki]], until she couldn't cope anymore and Saeki was taken into care. Note that Saeki is mentioned as having been placed with a foster family, but her sister apparently wasn't.]] Also, Miki's father [[DisappearedDad isn't around]], suggesting he either died or took off. A lot of Ms Takamura's comments towards Saeki also seem to imply she's jealous of her, suggesting she herself is emotionally insecure and deeply unhappy. In the remake, Miki says outright that her mother uses harsh words to cover up her own weaknesses.
* JerkassWoobie: Miki's mother. Yes, she's an emotionally abusive and self-absorbed bitch, but it turns out she [[spoiler: suffers from hysteria and possibly other mental health conditions, her parents died when she was young forcing her to [[PromotionToParent become the primary carer of Saeki]], until she couldn't cope anymore and Saeki was taken into care. Note that Saeki is mentioned as having been placed with a foster family, but her sister apparently wasn't.]] Also, Miki's father [[DisappearedDad isn't around]], suggesting he either died or took off. A lot of Ms Takamura's comments towards Saeki also seem to imply she's jealous of her, suggesting she herself is emotionally insecure and deeply unhappy. In the remake, Miki says outright that her mother uses harsh words to cover up her own weaknesses.
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** Miki, who [[spoiler: suffers from depression,]] has a very uncaring and cruel mother, and gets constantly attacked by a monster at night and her kindly neighbor doesn't believe her.
** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.]]
** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.]]
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** Miki, who [[spoiler: suffers from depression,]] depression]] has a very uncaring and cruel mother, and gets constantly attacked by a monster at night and her kindly neighbor doesn't believe her.
her. She greatly misses her late aunt, who was more caring towards her than her mother. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that Miki was the one who ''found'' her aunt's body after she committed suicide and that she blames herself for Saeki's death]]. She has been carrying this guilt and trauma for three years with no one to help her.
** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.]]]] Her parents also died when she was a kid and she was raised by her older sister, who grew increasingly resentful of her due to her disorder. Despite her sister's poor treatment of her, Saeki makes it clear she still loves her and even thinks of her as a mother-figure.
** Shinji in the bad ending, ''especially'' in the remake. He spent days supporting and trying to help his troubled new neighbour, who he obviously cares a great deal for, only for her to [[spoiler: end up dying, possibly by suicide]]. In the remake, Shinji clearly blames himself for what happened to Miki, feeling he should've done more to help her [[spoiler: and he even starts seeing the monster, implying that he may end up being slowly consumed with guilt over Miki's death, just as she was over her aunt's death]].
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** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.
** Shinji in the bad ending, ''especially'' in the remake. He spent days supporting and trying to help his troubled new neighbour, who he obviously cares a great deal for, only for her to [[spoiler: end up dying, possibly by suicide]]. In the remake, Shinji clearly blames himself for what happened to Miki, feeling he should've done more to help her [[spoiler: and he even starts seeing the monster, implying that he may end up being slowly consumed with guilt over Miki's death, just as she was over her aunt's death]].
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Arguably, one of the main Aesops of the game is that running away from or ignoring problems doesn't make them go away or hurt you any less. You have to face your problems head on and acknowledge them before you can be free of them. Case in point: if Miki chooses to believe the monster isn't real [[spoiler: she winds up dead, apparently killed by the monster]]. Whereas if Miki chooses to continue believing the monster is real [[spoiler: she discovers the monster is actually her aunt and finally comes to terms with her death, she is diagnosed with schizophrenia - meaning she can get the psychological help she needs to live a normal, happy life - and the monster disappears]].
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* FanPreferredCouple: Miki and Shinji are shipped by many players; they have a fair bit of ShipTease, Shinji is one of the few characters who is genuinely supportive of Miki and tries to help her, and a lot of players think Miki deserves some happiness in her life after all the crap she's gone through.
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* ParanoiaFuel: Every time you try to sleep, you'll be attacked by a monster...
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* ParanoiaFuel: Every time you try to sleep, you'll be attacked by a monster...[[spoiler: Which [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may not even be real]]]].
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* JerkassWoobie: Miki's mother. Yes, she's an emotionally abusive and self-absorbed bitch, but it turns out she [[spoiler: suffers from hysteria and possibly other mental health conditions, her parents died when she was young forcing her to [[PromotionToParent become the primary carer of Saeki]], until she couldn't cope anymore and Saeki was taken into care. Note that Saeki is mentioned as having been placed with a foster family, but her sister apparently wasn't.]] Also, Miki's father [[DisappearedDad isn't around]], suggesting he either died or took off. A lot of Ms Takamura's comments towards Saeki also seem to imply she's jealous of her, suggesting she herself is emotionally insecure and deeply unhappy.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Uri's games have a general trend of forcing you to choose the LEAST realistic option during a choice scene in order to get the best ending. In Paranoiac, [[spoiler: insisting that the monster isn't real, despite your family's history of mental illness and schizophrenia, is actually the bad end.]]
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!!The film:
* HarsherInHindsight: Simon's heavy drinking, since it is what eventually killed his actor Creator/OliverReed.
* HarsherInHindsight: Simon's heavy drinking, since it is what eventually killed his actor Creator/OliverReed.
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* ParanoiaFuel: Every time you try to sleep, you'll be attacked by a monster...
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eh, not sure if that counts, it\'s just really really cruel and senseless
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* MoralEventHorizon: Miki's mother laughing at Saeki for [[spoiler: having a miscarriage.]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Miki's mother laughing at Saeki for [[spoiler: having a miscarriage.]]
* TheWoobie:
** Miki, who [[spoiler: suffers from depression,]] has a very uncaring and cruel mother, and gets constantly attacked by a monster at night and her kindly neighbor doesn't believe her.
** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.]]
* TheWoobie:
** Miki, who [[spoiler: suffers from depression,]] has a very uncaring and cruel mother, and gets constantly attacked by a monster at night and her kindly neighbor doesn't believe her.
** Saeki. [[spoiler: Lost her baby to miscarriage and subsequently lost all emotional support from everyone, eventually leading to her going mad and committing suicide. And becoming the monster haunting the house...and in the good ending we learn that even though she'd been frustrating the player so long by all the nightly chases, all she wanted was to make up with her niece.]]
