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Video Game • 2013
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
37 supporters
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xxeaphyr
There are small attempts of it whenever you point out a discrepancy. The person you're checking will probably say something around the lines of "you must be mistaken" or something else to try and excuse the discrepancy.
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takver
You have a son, and depending on how well you do at the game, he may be cold, sick, or hungry (or even die.) So a child suffers although it's not technically abuse.
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Is someone stalked?
25 supporters
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Jadespade
A father stalks the killer of his daughter with the intent to torture/kill him.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
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takver
Very mild. A number of people smuggle contraband drugs or medicine across the border. You see some low-pixel drawings of paraphernalia. No one actually uses drugs on screen.
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Is there addiction?
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Some characters are drug smugglers, however.
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Animal
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
32 supporters
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nyancatspunksibling
Some people are arrested which involves being handcuffed a lot of the time
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Jadespade
A human trafficking ring is mentioned, with a trafficked woman begging you for help. You have the ability to detain the culprit and stop it, though.
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Bodily Harm
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Does a head get squashed?
61 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
I believe, during one of the attacks.
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Is someone burned alive?
54 supporters
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lee_haw
Technically, there are bombings and suicide bombings so in a sense, probably. But no one burning alive on screen or anything. After the explosions there’s no fire, but one could presume the victims were burned.
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Is there amputation?
37 supporters
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lee_haw
Technically yes, there are people blown apart by bombs but they’re low pixelated people if that helps. There is no one surviving amputation in the game.
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Is there a hanging?
39 supporters
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lee_haw
No but people are presumably executed after being detained and the player can be executed. This is not on screen.
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Does someone break a bone?
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
This is never explicitly shown
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Is someone tortured?
101 supporters
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lee_haw
Not explicitly on screen. I’m sure there are people who are tortured that are detained but not on screen or mentioned.
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Is there excessive gore?
107 supporters
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lee_haw
Just pixelated blood and sometimes the little dark pixel dudes up too can get blown to bits but it’s not super graphic because it’s highly pixelated
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Children
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Does a kid die?
79 supporters
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takver
You have a son, and he can die if he gets very sick and you don't have enough money to pay for his medicine.
Also, there is a subplot about a child who was killed. Both her father and her killer come through the line, and her father gives you her photo and asks you to help him get his revenge.
Also, there is a subplot about a child who was killed. Both her father and her killer come through the line, and her father gives you her photo and asks you to help him get his revenge.
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
28 supporters
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takver
You have a wife and a mother-in-law, and they can both die if they get very sick and you don't have enough money to pay for their medicine.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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lee_haw
No but you can be arrested which I guess is kind of like kidnapping.
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Fear
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Are there jump scares?
1 supporters
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takver
On some days there will be "terror attacks" that suddenly interrupt you as you're checking papers. The visuals are not too startling, but it does happen without warning and in later levels (when you have the gun) you have to react quickly. Also, on one day, someone abruptly deposits a bomb on your desk. It doesn't go off right away but the sight might be startling.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
121 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
If the player chooses to obey Ezic on the passport powder mission, vomiting is one of the side effects.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
1 supporters
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Crockist
One person who refuses to leave gets pistol-whipped, but you only see the silhouettes when this happens. Also, while not depicted in a positive light, it is noteworthy to mention that border patrol will try to bribe you in order for them to make more arrests for money. Whether or not you play into the bribes is entirely up to you.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
40 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Vaccinations form a plot point, but there is no needles used.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
0 supporters
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GoSuperKebab
There are suicide bombers in the game, but nothing other than that
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lee_haw
Yes, there are suicide bombers if I remember correctly. But it’s all low pixel graphics and there is little insight into their state of mind. They are not characters you are attached to. I hope this helps.
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takver
Several suicide bombers.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
22 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
The skin colour of protagonists is not shown, and the deaths are in the players control
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Is there hate speech?
1 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
Characters from two neighbouring countries (namely Arstotzka and Kolechia) are xenophobic towards each other
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takver
I wouldn't recommend this game for anyone who has trauma around misgendering. One of the discrepancies you're required to look for, as you play the game, is between the visual appearance of the characters and the sex on their IDs. If you don't catch it, you get a citation. If you find the "discrepancy," then you have to search the person, which means they get X-Ray photos taken of them, and you then evaluate their naked bodies. If their chests and genitals don't "match" the ID marker, you have to deny them entry or get a citation. The only option to mitigate any of this is that you can turn nudity off in the settings, which means the photos show underwear instead of genitals. But everything else is a mandatory, recurring part of the game.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there nude scenes?
57 supporters
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nyancatspunksibling
Body scans, but you can turn off the nudity, which shows them in underwear and possibly a bra instead
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
69 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
There are strip searches, but they are only used to check for explosive devices and the nudity can be toggled off in the options
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
0 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Three of twenty endings are happy and the player determines which one happens.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
9 supporters
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DottyBlackheart26
There is a brief honking sound on three days when the boss comes to visit the checkpoint. Also, during some of the terrorist attacks, you can hear motorcycle tires screeching.
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Is someone hit by a car?
1 supporters
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Jadespade
Not sure why people are saying no. On day 31, the last day, a jeep runs over one of the guards, presumably killing them.
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
37 supporters
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Within and outside the player's control.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
1 supporters
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nyancatspunksibling
No but there are bombs.
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Is there blood/gore?
62 supporters
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anonymousthefiftieth
Pixelated blood of terrorist attackers and security guards is shown
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