Content Warning: This article discusses topics and subjects that some readers may find activation, including child abuse. This post also contains spoilers For "Bad Parenting 1: M -Din Red Face".

The world of disturbing Indian horror games struggles with underestimated gems. Some titles have found a way to make their mark on mainstream roads, such as a first -person horror for the first person's "amnesia: dark decent" and the real nightmare, one of a kind of "crying fear". But if you dig deep into the dark corners of this genre, you can stumble upon the neglected stories designed to cause awe and wonder. I remember playing a little "Dagon" on the big - stunning, frightening 3D experience for Cthulhu mythos on HP Lovecraft - And they are swayed by the psychological layers that the game dives only through its building to the world. Although "Dagon" is a wonderful work of the ubiquitous, it is not as popular as it should (especially for a game available for free). In contrast, some titles of Indy unexpectedly burst into the popular consciousness, defying expectations with Visceral, unsuccessful research on complex topics. "Bad Parenting 1: M -Red Face" by investor/publisher 2OO2 is an example of it.

Before we get into whether the game is based on a true story, to look at the aspects of naked from the narrative. "Bad Parenting 1: M -red face" opens from the point of view of a young boy named Ron, whose view is sympathetic to his mother. Ron expresses disappointment with his mother's discontinuous presence because she works late and is unable to earn time for his birthday. Ron's mother is trying to calm her child with stories of a particular mythical figure named M -order (variation of Santa Claus, if you want) and encourages her to be well by going to lie down early. Although Ron is excited to receive gifts from G -order in exchange for obedient, his father injects discomfort to the atmosphere by being verbally abusive. That same night, Ron looks at the frightening figure with a red face, creeping near his room before disappearing.

This indicates the beginning of the end, as Ron is experiencing surreal events in which he must move along with a sensitive doll that looks like him, which claims to be a gift from g -order. What follows is a difficult, frightening study of child abuse and trauma and how it affects survivors even after they can physically leave offensive environments.

Rumors of "bad parenting" to be based on a true story can be watched in the Tiktok video, which draws a parallel between the events of the game and murder in a child's real life. On 24.05.2013, eight -year -old Gabriel Fernandez had been abused and tormented by his mother and her boyfriend for months, leading to his tragic death soon. Both perpetrators are accused and convicted of first -degree murder, along with torture and child abuse points. The above -mentioned insinuated that "bad parenting" is partly inspired by this frightening murder in real life, but there are no relationships, except for the death of the child as a direct consequence of the abuse of parents in the narrative of the game. This is not the first time The Tiktok video linked the bone cooling crime to the fictional story to generate sensationalized discourse and shock value.

If we look Steam page at 2oo2 For "bad parenting", M -red face is noticed as "invented". The game also comes with an activation warning for "scenes that harm/injure characters who are children", along with mature, disturbing content that can be potentially disturbing to survivors of child abuse and domestic violence. Such sensitive topics do not have to be based on a tragedy in the real world to be awkward or influential, and "bad parenting" uses a short, yet effective linear experience to eradicate us in the perspective of Ron for the world around him. When moving through the reduced, pixels of Ron's apartment and communicating with objects as a child like him, the trauma that hurry to him hit him harder. When Ron learns that his soul is stuck in his house 14 days after his father killed him, the implications of cyclic abuse and his items remain even after the loans rolled.

Although "bad parenting" can be considered as a valuable Indian horror experience, we need to talk about the horrific claims about the game developer and how this completely changes how the game should be seen.

After "Bad Parenting 1: G -Din Red Face" ends on a tragic, bitter note, Anh is credited as a person behind the story, design and programming of the game. A quick look at the developer of games itching page.IO Announces that 2OO2 is an operation with one person. Anh originally announced that their goal is to publish the sequel by the end of 2024 "(there is also" Bad Parenting 2: Coming Soon! "Added at the end of the game description). From the moment of writing", bad parenting 2 "is not Published and there are no official updates for the potential part 2 that can continue the story or tell a new one. Bad Parenting 2 "is pleasant at the moment, as a result of serious accusations about the developer of the game, Anh.

Document (now deleted, but still visible), filled with screen pictures, claims to send inappropriate messages to a 14-year-old juvenile to meet Discord's official Discord server, in detail for grooming examples, frankly, cooling them down to read. Since then there are Answers with your own document, in which they Don't deny The allegations imposed against them and acknowledged that the minor in question was the target of inappropriate behavior by some adults within the server. Anh's statement reviews responsibility by switching to the wines of other members of discord (who allegedly participated in similar behavior) and divert their actions as wrong but well -intentioned. However, the trace of screenshots in the original document painted a very different, unwanted image of the incidents that happened. In addition, Anh also did not dismiss or question the integrity of the glorious images of the original document in their public statement.

Since "bad parenting" is playing primarily for child abuse, the above -mentioned incident inevitably poured out players' perceptions of how it handles the subject, along with the dubious artistic intention attached to the project. If we rethink the game with this mind, it becomes clear that the 20-minute story deals with strictly unpleasant topics, but rarely puts care or sensitivity necessary to part such a frightening premise. Despite the awkward images that emphasized the horrors of trauma (which is hard enough and disturbing to create an impact on our minds), the intention and execution come out as terribly hollow.

Even if we get "bad parenting 2" somewhere soon, it is a much better idea to draw attention to horror titles that exceed the shock values ​​and treat sensitive subjects with the care and complexity they deserve.