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* AllMythsAreTrue: Besides confirming most of the elements of Christian belief — God exists, Lucifer warred with him, Adam was the first man and so forth — the game suggests that aspects of other religions are also real. For instance, Lucifer is mentioned to have made a wager with Anubis, and the processor makes a reference to Aztec judges who may misinterpret piercings as a bribe.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: Besides confirming most of the elements of Christian belief — God exists, Lucifer warred with him, Adam was the first man and so forth — the game suggests that aspects of other religions are also real. For instance, Lucifer is mentioned to have made a wager with Anubis, Osiris, and the processor makes a reference to Aztec judges who may misinterpret piercings as a bribe.
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* BittersweetEnding: Both endings are this. [[spoiler:The Enabler ending does see Milo and Lola returned to Earth alive, but Lucifer is still stuck with his alcohol addiction. However, the Intervention ending does make Lucifer realize his drinking habit is destroying him, but Milo and Lola are stuck in Hell.]]
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Now has a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Afterparty character page]].

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* AlienGeometries: Hell indulges in some of this, particularly when Milo and Lola first meet Satan and follow him up a wall and into a private room that can only be accessed by walking on the ceiling.

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* AlienGeometries: Hell indulges in some of this, particularly when Milo and Lola first meet Satan and follow him up a wall and into a private room that can only be accessed by walking on the ceiling.ceilig.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Besides confirming most of the elements of Christian belief — God exists, Lucifer warred with him, Adam was the first man and so forth — the game suggests that aspects of other religions are also real. For instance, Lucifer is mentioned to have made a wager with Anubis, and the processor makes a reference to Aztec judges who may misinterpret piercings as a bribe.

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* AntiClimax: Finding out how Lola and Milo died is a big mystery...a mystery with the conclusion of [[spoiler:it was your average "Run over by a drunk" situation.]]

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* AlienGeometries: Hell indulges in some of this, particularly when Milo and Lola first meet Satan and follow him up a wall and into a private room that can only be accessed by walking on the ceiling.
* AntiClimax: Finding out how Lola and Milo died is a big mystery...mystery ... a mystery with the conclusion of [[spoiler:it was your average "Run over by a drunk" situation.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.

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* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.



* YankTheDogsChain: Wormhorn spends all game trying (And failing) to get inside Milo and Lola's heads. [[spoiler:She finally succeeds near the game's end...and is promptly kicked out of the party by Satan for being A)A lessor demon and B)Nearing the end of her life-cycle.]]

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* YankTheDogsChain: Wormhorn spends all game trying (And failing) to get inside Milo and Lola's heads. [[spoiler:She finally succeeds near the game's end... and is promptly kicked out of the party by Satan for being A)A lessor a) a lesser demon and B)Nearing b) nearing the end of her life-cycle.]]
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* BlackBestFriend: Lola for Milo.

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* AntiClimax: Finding out how Lola and Milo died is a big mystery...a mystery with the conclusion of [[spoiler:it was your average "Run over by a drunk" situation.]]



* ClosestThingWeGot: [[spoiler:If lacking people willing to be on their team for the big drinking party finale, Lola and Milo are forced to grab a drunken idiot demon from the start of the game.]]
* CoolLoser: The Devil is a cool guy upon first look. With a killer pad, boss fashion sense and the voice of Creator/DaveFennoy. He's also a drunken mess slowly driving Hell into the dirt, and turns out to not have many actual friends.



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Throwing the drinking contest means Milo and Lola are stuck in Hell. But doing so gets Satan to realize his drinking has become a big issue.]]



* PaperThinDisguise: The TotemPoleTrench used to infiltrate the Stuck Knot doesn't fool Apollyon for an instant.
* PetTheDog: Quite literally. Satan's hound, Baphomet, can be petted. Netting you an achievement aptly called "Pet The Damn Dog".



* StagingAnIntervention: [[spoiler:Turns out Satan has one Hell of a drinking problem. The big final drinking contest turns into his fellow fallen siblings trying to make him realize this.]]




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* TotemPoleTrench: How Milo and Lola sneak into a demon only club.
* WeAreAsMayflies: Quite literally in the case of Personal Demons like Wormhorn, who only live for 24 hours before going poof.
* YankTheDogsChain: Wormhorn spends all game trying (And failing) to get inside Milo and Lola's heads. [[spoiler:She finally succeeds near the game's end...and is promptly kicked out of the party by Satan for being A)A lessor demon and B)Nearing the end of her life-cycle.]]
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** In some idle chatter, Milo references ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Specifically his opinions on the episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost "Beware the Gray Ghost"]]; Batman shouldn't bother a celebrity just for not living up to a character!
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** Hanging in Satan's office is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hardy#Domestic_violence_charges_and_suspension #76 Hardy]] football jersey.
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** One random Bicker post has someone realizing that the reason they're in Hell is because [[https://twitter.com/canyoupetthedog they had the gall to include a dog in the video game they made and not let you pet it.]] (For the record, you ''can'' pet Satan's dog in this game, and you get an achievement for doing so.)
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When we first see Lola, she's sitting with Milo on a couch at the college party, not participating at all and wanting to leave as soon as possible, establishing her role as TheSnarkKnight.
-->'''Lola:''' Alright, Milo. We came. We saw. If we get out now, we can still hit the doughnut shop before it closes.
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--> ''Lola: What's gonna be etched on your metallic space crypt will be what you did in the real world. And the real world starts right fucking now!''

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--> ''Lola: '''Lola''': What's gonna be etched on your metallic space crypt will be what you did in the real world. And the real world starts right fucking now!''now!



-->'''Lola:''' I mean, if four white kids can get inside a jazz club...

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-->'''Lola:''' --->'''Lola:''' I mean, if four white kids can get inside a jazz club...



-->'''Lola:''' ...Well, I'll be sure to look you guys up whenever I renew my streaming subscription.\\

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-->'''Lola:''' ...--->'''Lola:''' ...Well, I'll be sure to look you guys up whenever I renew my streaming subscription.\\
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* AsianAndNerdy: Downplayed. Milo -- real name Sang Bong -- is as timid as they come, but isn't shown to be particularly book smart, at least not in comparison to Lola.

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* AsianAndNerdy: Downplayed. Milo -- real name Sang Bong -- apparently coasted through college and is as timid as they come, but isn't shown to be particularly book smart, at least not in comparison to Lola.

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* AsianAndNerdy: Downplayed. Milo -- real name Sang Bong -- is as timid as they come, but isn't shown to be particularly book smart, at least not in comparison to Lola.



* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!

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* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know![[VastBureaucracy You'll have to ask collections.]]
** [[spoiler: It turns out no one's responsible -- per Apollyon, Lola and Milo died in a SurpriseCarCrash on the way to the graduation party from the opening.]]



* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.
* NoodleIncident: [=E3=] footage shows Milo walking up to a pair of unnamed "movie guys" and bringing up that they had apparently taken the same Advanced Frisbee class. Movie Guy 1 then remembers him as "the guy who had his wisdom teeth removed and threw up all over the admissions director." Lola swiftly cuts off the conversation with "[[BlatantLies have a great summer!]]".
* PrecisionFStrike: In the opening shown at [=E3=], Lola concludes her pep talk to Milo with one.
--> ''Lola: What's gonna be etched on your metallic space crypt will be what you did in the real world. And the real world starts right @#%&ing now!''
--> ''(Lightning strikes, demons emerge, and they revealed to have been already dead and in hell all along).''
* ProsceniumReveal: In the [=E3=] footage, right after Milo gets embarrassed by meeting up with the "movie guys" above, he is taken aside and given a pep talk by Lola. As soon, as she finishes, lighting strikes, everything goes dark and a couple of demons emerge. After they cheerfully tell them they are both dead and in hell, all of the "party" house walls are revealed to be mere cardboard props and fall aside.

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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Downplayed. Milo's given name Sang Bong is brought up a few times in game, and Wormhorn even [[DiscussedTrope taunts]] him for the other Western nicknames he gave himself before he settled on Milo.
* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" "afterlife" and "Party", "party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.
* NoodleIncident: [=E3=] footage shows A possible conversation during the opening sequence has Milo walking up to a pair of unnamed "movie guys" and bringing up that they had apparently taken the same Advanced Frisbee class. Movie Guy 1 then remembers him as "the guy who had his wisdom teeth removed and threw up all over the admissions director." Lola swiftly cuts off the conversation with "[[BlatantLies have a great summer!]]".
* PrecisionFStrike: In During the opening shown at [=E3=], opening, Lola concludes her pep talk to with Milo with one.
this way. Cue ProsceniumReveal.
--> ''Lola: What's gonna be etched on your metallic space crypt will be what you did in the real world. And the real world starts right @#%&ing fucking now!''
--> ''(Lightning strikes, demons emerge, and they revealed to have been already dead and in hell all along).''
* ProsceniumReveal: In the [=E3=] footage, right after Milo gets embarrassed by meeting up with the "movie guys" above, he is taken aside and given a ProsceniumReveal: As soon as Lola concludes her pep talk by Lola. As soon, as she finishes, with Milo, lighting strikes, everything goes dark and a couple of demons emerge. After they cheerfully tell them they are both dead and in hell, all of the "party" house walls are revealed to be mere cardboard props and fall aside.



* {{Satan}}: The king of Hell and the guy Milo challenged to return to Earth.

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* {{Satan}}: The king of Hell and the guy Milo challenged challenges for a chance to return to Earth.

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* TakeThat: When Milo and Lola are talking to some NoCelebritiesWereHarmed musicians that are forced to be part of the decor at the Hurdy Durdy Gurdy as part of their DealWithTheDevil with Onoskelis:

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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When Milo and Lola are talking to some NoCelebritiesWereHarmed musicians that are forced to be part of the decor at the Hurdy Durdy Gurdy as part of their DealWithTheDevil with Onoskelis:




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** Beth, the CEO of Bicker (the Hell equivalent of Website/{{Twitter}}), notes that humans on Earth are coming up with ways to make their social media more painful quicker than they are.
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* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Wormhorn the Personal Demon, who's ''supposed'' to shadow Milo and Lola around to BreakThemByTalking... except (A) she's new, and (B) can't keep character to save her life, coming off as a GenkiGirl who really wants to impress her two new friends-er, victims.


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* PunchClockVillain: As pointed out, demons didn't make the eternal damnation rules, they enforce them. They're pretty polite to the damned otherwise.
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* AffablyEvil: Most demons come off as being {{Deadpan Snarker}}s with a professional side at worst.

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%%* BlackBestFriend: Lola for Milo.
%%* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!
%%* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.
%%* {{Hell}}: Where our heroes are in.
%%* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.

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%%* * BlackBestFriend: Lola for Milo.
%%* * DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!
%%* * DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.
%%* * TheDevilIsALoser: It quickly comes out that the Devil is an alcoholic mess himself, hence why he agreed to Milo's bet.
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{{Hell}}: Where our heroes are in.
%%* * MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.



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* TakeThat: When Milo and Lola are talking to some NoCelebritiesWereHarmed musicians that are forced to be part of the decor at the Hurdy Durdy Gurdy as part of their DealWithTheDevil with Onoskelis:
-->'''Lola:''' ...Well, I'll be sure to look you guys up whenever I renew my streaming subscription.\\
'''Musician:''' Yeah, thanks for the nickel.

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** One random Bicker post you can see in the world reads "[[VideoGame/{{Oxenfree}} is leave possible?]] hell is sucks".
** One of the tracks in the soundtrack is titled [[Music/DepecheMode "Your Own, Personal Demon"]].
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** A group of break dancing witches found at Satan's party mention that they "learned everything they know from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau Marie Laveau]] and [[Film/{{Suspiria}} Mother Suspiriorum]]."

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** A group of break dancing witches found at Satan's party mention that they "learned everything they know from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau Marie Laveau]] and [[Film/{{Suspiria}} [[Film/Suspiria1977 Mother Suspiriorum]]."

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* ShoutOut:
** Lola name drops ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' while trying to come up with an idea to get into Satan's house.
-->'''Lola:''' I mean, if four white kids can get inside a jazz club...
** A group of break dancing witches found at Satan's party mention that they "learned everything they know from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau Marie Laveau]] and [[Film/{{Suspiria}} Mother Suspiriorum]]."
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''Afterparty'' is a 2019 supernatural indie game by [[VideoGame/{{Oxenfree}} Night School Studio]].

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''Afterparty'' is a 2019 supernatural indie game by [[VideoGame/{{Oxenfree}} Night School Studio]].
Studio]], available on UsefulNotes/PS4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC through the Creator/EpicGames Store.


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* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.

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* NoodleIncident: [=E3=] footage shows Milo walking up to a pair of unnamed "movie guys" and bringing up that they had apparently taken the same Advanced Frisbee class. Movie Guy 1 then remembers him as "the guy who had his wisdom teeth removed and threw up all over the admissions director." Lola swiftly cuts off the conversation with "[[BlatantLies have a great summer!]].

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* NoodleIncident: [=E3=] footage shows Milo walking up to a pair of unnamed "movie guys" and bringing up that they had apparently taken the same Advanced Frisbee class. Movie Guy 1 then remembers him as "the guy who had his wisdom teeth removed and threw up all over the admissions director." Lola swiftly cuts off the conversation with "[[BlatantLies have a great summer!]].summer!]]".

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%%* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party" or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party".

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%%* * MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party" party", or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party". "Party", since much of the game is set in hell during Milo and Lola's afterlives.
* NoodleIncident: [=E3=] footage shows Milo walking up to a pair of unnamed "movie guys" and bringing up that they had apparently taken the same Advanced Frisbee class. Movie Guy 1 then remembers him as "the guy who had his wisdom teeth removed and threw up all over the admissions director." Lola swiftly cuts off the conversation with "[[BlatantLies have a great summer!]].
* PrecisionFStrike: In the opening shown at [=E3=], Lola concludes her pep talk to Milo with one.
--> ''Lola: What's gonna be etched on your metallic space crypt will be what you did in the real world. And the real world starts right @#%&ing now!''
--> ''(Lightning strikes, demons emerge, and they revealed to have been already dead and in hell all along).''
* ProsceniumReveal: In the [=E3=] footage, right after Milo gets embarrassed by meeting up with the "movie guys" above, he is taken aside and given a pep talk by Lola. As soon, as she finishes, lighting strikes, everything goes dark and a couple of demons emerge. After they cheerfully tell them they are both dead and in hell, all of the "party" house walls are revealed to be mere cardboard props and fall aside.

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* BlackBestFriend: Lola for Milo.
* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!
* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.
* {{Hell}}: Where our heroes are in.
* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party" or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party".
* {{Satan}}: The king of Hell and the guy Milo challenged to return to Earth.

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* %%* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!
* %%* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.
* %%* {{Hell}}: Where our heroes are in.
* %%* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party" or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party".
* %%* {{Satan}}: The king of Hell and the guy Milo challenged to return to Earth.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Party like hell? No pressure.]]

''Afterparty'' is a 2019 supernatural indie game by [[VideoGame/{{Oxenfree}} Night School Studio]].

You control Milo and Lola. They've been the best of friends for their whole lives.

...And now they're dead. Like, ''dead'' dead.

While that's already pretty bad, it gets worse. Namely, they're looking at spending an eternity in Hell.

But wait! There's a glimmer of hope in all this! If they can outdrink Satan (you know, the big guy of Hell), he will let them return to Earth. No pressure, right?

...Right?

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z65oFzGEyQE Trailer]]

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* BlackBestFriend: Lola for Milo.
* DeadToBeginWith: Milo and Lola are already dead. Who's responsible? We wouldn't know!
* DealWithTheDevil: Outdrink Satan to get back to Earth. [[SarcasmMode Thanks,]] Milo.
* {{Hell}}: Where our heroes are in.
* MeaningfulName: The title "Afterparty" can refer to "a party held after an event, especially a concert or another party" or as a combination of "Afterlife" and "Party".
* {{Satan}}: The king of Hell and the guy Milo challenged to return to Earth.

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