History VideoGame / DuckSeason

* GoldenEnding: The "Best Men Ending". [[spoiler:Call 911 after either stage 6 or 7]], and a lot of terrible things are avoided. [[spoiler:The dog [[KickTheSonOfABitch gets the business end of a helicopter's machine gun]], [[PoliceBrutality courtesy of the cops]], preventing further killings and avenging the deaths of many other innocent people murdered. The fact that it happens both on live TV and right outside of your living room's window [[CatharsisFactor is the crown's jewel of this moment]]!]]

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Dog himself. While he and the game itself display all the tendencies of a demonic EldritchAbomination, he looks like a guy in a costume, can be seen smoking before every round and [[spoiler:is rather easily killed by the police in the "Best Man" Ending, complete with copius amounts of blood]]. This, along with the events of a few endings, suggests he may be a human [[AndIMustScream trapped in the game and made to carry out its bidding]]. It goes even further when some fans theorize that the man trapped in the game is David's father. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, since the dog is not even a human, but a cryptid; see SharedUniverse below for more details.]]

It's the eighties, and you're just a normal boy who is home after school. Then, your mother comes home with a rental copy of the newest hit game for your Gammon Kingbit Game System ([[BlatantLies totally not a trademark-friendly copy of the NES]]) - ''Duck Season''! Finally, that light gun you've got is good for something. But your mom has to take it back tomorrow, so you'll have to make the most of your time. The game is immersive, fun, and you get to shoot that stupid dog in his stupid grinning face. However, as you play and the hours go by, ''weird things'' start happening... [[TheDogBitesBack especially with the dog in the game.]]

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* UnexpectedlyRealisticGameplay: The Dog endures this in the Best Men Ending. Go on a DisproportionateRetribution spree against multiple families? Expect the cops to be on high alert and [[spoiler:greet you with MoreDakka if they catch you in the act]].

** "[[MindScrew Nuke]]" Ending: Shoot the sun with a golden shell loaded in your shotgun's chamber. The game world [[spoiler:is obliterated, David is somehow trapped in a white void and starts crying, and the last thing seen is the dog coming up behind him...unless you tilt the camera, in which you can see what appears to be him embracing David.]]
** "[[GainaxEnding Fiesta]]" Ending: Don't shoot the dog. Simple as that. The dog will give you a rather traditional ending screen.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: If the dog decides to get violent and the cops haven't been called, he [[spoiler:kills your mom with a knife, and blood is all over the kitchen]], then uses this to taunt you to "come face me" in the game.

* RealityEnsues: The Dog endures this in the Best Men Ending. Go on a DisproportionateRetribution spree against multiple families? Expect the cops to be on high alert and [[spoiler:greet you with MoreDakka if they catch you in the act]].

** [[spoiler: That, or [[ArchnemesisDad dad]] is a major weirdo.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Dog himself. While he and the game itself display all the tendencies of a demonic EldritchAbomination, he looks like a guy in a costume, can be seen smoking before every round and [[spoiler:is rather easily killed by the police in the "Best Man" Ending, complete with copius amounts of blood]]. This, along with the events of a few endings, suggests he may be a human [[AndIMustScream trapped in the game and made to carry out its bidding]]. It goes even further when some fans theorize that the man trapped in the game is David's father.

* GenreSavvy: In the "Best Men" Ending, [[spoiler:the Helicopter Pilot continues pumping lead into the dog ''well'' beyond the point of mere overkill. Considering that it's a murderous videogame character come to life, however, this comes across as less "excessive" and more "smart."]]

* GoldenEnding: The "Best Men Ending". [[spoiler:Call 911 after either stage 6 or 7]], and a lot of terrible things are avoided. [[spoiler:The dog [[KickTheSonOfABitch gets the business end of a helicopter's machine gun,]] [[PoliceBrutality courtesy of the cops,]] preventing further killings and avenging the deaths of many other innocent people murdered. The fact that it happens both on live TV and right outside of your living room's window [[CatharsisFactor is the crown's jewel of this moment]]!]]

* InfantImmortality: Averted in the "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dead]]" ending, where [[spoiler:the Dog stabs David to death]].

It's the eighties, and you're just a normal boy who is home after school. Then, your mother comes home with a rental copy of the newest hit game for your Gammon Kingbit Game System ([[BlatantLies totally not a trademark-friendly copy of the NES]]) - Duck Season! Finally, that light gun you've got is finally good for something. But your mom has to take it back tomorrow, so you'll have to make the most of your time. The game is immersive, fun, and you get to shoot that stupid dog in his stupid grinning face. However, as you play and the hours go by, ''weird things'' start happening... [[TheDogBitesBack Especially with the dog in the game.]]

''Duck Season'' is a VR game made by Stress Level Zero, a game studio headed by Brandon Laatsch, who's good friends with people from WebVideo/CorridorDigital and Creator/FreddieWong. Though it's a throwback to 80s classic video games, especially a homage for ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'', it's also somewhat more than that - it's also a horror game, taking cues from the likes of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'', but rather than relying on paranoia and jumpscares, this game prefers suspense, atmosphere and a lot of MindScrew. As well, there are [[MultipleEndings a grand total of seven endings depending on what you do.]]

In June 17, 2019, a "regular" PC version, which doesn't need VR to play, has been released.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Dog himself. While he and the game itself display all the tendencies of a demonic EldritchAbomination, he looks like a guy in a costume, can be seen smoking before every round and [[spoiler: is rather easily killed by the police in the "Best Man" Ending, complete with copius amounts of blood]]. This, along with the events of a few endings, suggests he may be a human [[AndIMustScream trapped in the game and made to carry out its bidding]]. It goes even further when some fans theorize that the man trapped in the game is David's father.

** In the "Dead Ending", you get a rather creepy version of this as [[spoiler: the dog looks up at you, abruptly trapped in an area out of bounds, while he's standing over the kid's body, and waves]].

** [[spoiler: That, or [[Archnemesis dad]] is a major weirdo.]]

* InfantImmortality: Averted in the "Dead" ending, where [[spoiler:the Dog stabs David to death]].

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