History VideoGame / DuckSeason

So yes, it's one of [[SurpriseCreepy 'those' games.]]

So yes, it's one of [[SurpriseCreepy ''those'' games.]]

** With the [[spoiler:"Stuck Forever Ending"]], the Dog [[spoiler:smashes the literal fourth wall within the game, which reforms, [[AndIMustScream trapping the player in Duck Season]] ]] .
** In the "Dead Ending", you get a rather creepy version of this as [[spoiler:the dog looks up at you, abruptly trapped in a area out of bounds, while standing over the kid's body, and waves]].

** The "Dog Ending" is one big shout-out to both ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' ([[spoiler:the tape with "It's me!" written on it]] and ''Franchise/SilentHill'' ([[spoiler:it's basically a homage to the Dog Ending in ''Silent Hill 2'']]).

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary. Some fans have even speculated that the dog is actually David's dad, trapped in the game, either dressed as or turned into said dog that tries to kill you. Evidence suggesting this is the fact that your Mom has marriage-and-divorce-related magazines lying around and the "It's Me!" tape resting on the dog bed beside the TV.]]

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary. Some fans have even speculated that the dog is actually David's dad, trapped in the game, either dressed as or turned into said dog that tries to kill you.]]
** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fX0WNMMUo This video]] basically reveals this theory to be true, putting special emphasis on clues such as the fact that your Mom has marriage-and-divorce-related magazines lying around and the "It's Me!" tape resting on the dog bed beside the TV.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fX0WNMMUo This video]] basically reveals this theory to be true, putting special emphasis on clues such as your Mom's divorce magazines lying around and the "It's Me!" tape resting on the dog bed beside the TV.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fX0WNMMUo This video]] basically cracks this theory open as to be true, special emphasis on the mentions of the implied divorce and the "IT'S ME" tape.

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary. Some fans have even speculated that the dog is actually David's dad, trapped in the game, turned into said dog that tries to kill you.]]

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary. Some fans have even speculated that the dog is actually David's dad, trapped in the game, transformed as said dog.]]

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary. Some fans have even speculated that the dog is actually David's dad, trapped in the game as said dog.

* DisappearedDad: The Boy's father isn't seen or mentioned in the game. Several secrets seem to hint that [[spoiler:his disappearance was out of the ordinary]].

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

* TheMostDangerousVideoGame: It's like a "haunted gaming" creepypasta. Game starts acting weird? Check. It starts to affect the world around you? Check. The character enters the real world and tries killing you? ''Check''.

* PoliceBrutality: The "[[GoldenEnding Best Men Ending]]" basically involves the dog getting chased and gunned down by the cops before he can kill either you or your mom [[NoKillLikeOverKill with an excessive amount of firepower.]] Sorta-justified in that the dog was [[spoiler:the prime suspect in the recent murders and he was armed and dangerous]].

* PoliceBrutality: The "[[GoldenEnding Best Men Ending]]" basically involves the dog [[spoiler:getting chased and gunned down by the cops before he can kill either you or your mom with an excessive amount of firepower]]. Sorta-justified in that the dog was [[spoiler:the prime suspect in the recent murders and he was armed and dangerous]].

** The GameWithinAGame is a blatant high-definition remake of DuckHunt, right down to the obnoxious hunting dog.
** The game's title is a likely shout-out to the Loony Tunes cartoon "WesternAnimation/RabbitFire"; the origin of the infamous DuckSeasonRabbitSeason exchange.

* 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]].

* 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. 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]]!]]

** "[[BittersweetEnding Canon]]" Ending: Shoot the dog, defeat him in-game, and defeat the dog in the real world when [[spoiler:he comes after you with a knife]]. The kid [[spoiler:buries his mother, and runs away from home.]]
** "[[AndIMustScream Stuck Forever]]" Ending: Shoot the dog, but fail to prevent him from [[spoiler:breaking the screen in-game]]. The dog comes up behind the sleeping kid and, presumably, kills him afterwards. Then he [[spoiler:turns off the TV, trapping the player in the game forever]].
** "[[DeathOfAChild Dead]]" Ending: Shoot the dog, defeat him in-game, but fail to kill him before [[spoiler:you get stabbed]]. The player is then presented with an above-view look at [[spoiler:the dog standing over the murdered kid]]. The dog picks up [[spoiler:the light gun, waves to the player, and then zaps himself back into the TV]].

** "[[MindScrew Nuke]]" Ending: Shoot the sun with a golden shell loaded in your shotgun's chamber. The game world [[spoiler:is obliterated, the boy is somehow trapped in a white void, 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 the boy.]]

* NoNameGiven: Neither the Boy nor his Mom are named in-game. The only way to learn anything is to use the Kid Wizard book to discover hidden secrets, including a picture from the Boy's missing father to him, [[spoiler:which lists his name as 'David.']]

* CreatorCameo: Sam Gorski shows up playing the hunter in the VHS instruction tape, and other WebVideo/CorridorDigital clips turn up as VHS tapes.

''Duck Season'' is a VR game made by Stress Level Zero, a game studio that's also part of WebVideo/CorridorDigital. 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.]]

** The "Best Men" ending has a shout-out to ''Film/ApocalypseNow, [[spoiler:when the helicopter pilot starts singing "Ride of the Valkyries" (poorly) while flying away after shooting the dog to death.]]

* BittersweetEnding: The "Canon Ending". If you successfully [[spoiler:defeat the dog and avoid getting killed, but your mother is killed anyway]], you end up having to [[spoiler:bury her, and then run away from home]].

** One of the games you can 'play' on the console is a game named Final Fiesta II, which is a equally blatant send-up of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV's'' US release.

* GoldenEnding: The "Best Men Ending". [[spoiler:Call the cops]], 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. 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]]!]]

* GoldenEnding:
** The "Best Men Ending". [[spoiler:Call the cops]], and a lot of terrible things are avoided. [[spoiler:The dog [[KickTheSonOfABitch gets the business end of a lot of firepower courtesy of the cops, preventing further killings and avenging the deaths of many other innocent people]] murdered]].