History VideoGame / Imscared

* {{Bookends}}: The message "Forgive me" appears as the last sentence in the game's instructional text in the game's beginning as well as [[spoiler: the last sentence in the last text file given after the player achieves the final ending.]]

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / DrivenToSuicide]] : [[spoiler: The final ending of the game requires the player to interact with the chair and noose in White Face's room. Presumably the player must commit suicide in order to leave White Face's exitless domain. After this the game will always immediately crash when opened. The final appearing text file also implies that White Face may still be dwelling within the player's computer despite the game file having crashed.]]

* [[spoiler: TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou / HauntedTechnology]]: [[spoiler: The longer one plays this game, the more likely sinister files will show up on the computer and the more likely White Face will "hijack" the computer.]]

* OurGhostsAreDifferent / [[spoiler: ElectromagneticGhosts]]: While White Face is actually considered an entity, it can certainly be considered a "ghost" due to its appearance and behavior. It seems to enjoy following and scaring the player, [[spoiler: as well as doing freaky things to their computer outside the game.]]

* AWinnerIsYou: The [[spoiler:second]] ending. ''[[spoiler:NOT.]]''

->''"The game will try to deceive you as many times as it can. In case something goes wrong, feel free to check the folder in order to report any error. I'm extremely sorry. I didn't really want to do that. Forgive me."''

* IDontWantToDie: Said by ''White Face'', of all things, which is incredibly bizarre considering it's the thing terrifying ''us''.

''Imscared: A Pixelated Nightmare'' (also spelled as the more grammatically correct ''I'm Scared'') is a short [[IndieGame indie]] horror game produced by the independent game developer [[http://gamejolt.com/profile/ivan-zanotti/16513/ Ivan Zanotti]] in October 2012. At first, this game appears to be an experimental project made by a novice at best. The novella-length introductory text includes a profuse apology for any errors or glitches that will inevitably appear in the game. The game's graphics themselves look like they were either drawn in Microsoft Paint or otherwise came right out of a Windows 95 screensaver. During the first few minutes of gameplay the player encounters half-hearted scares such as pixelated blood and some creepy music that doesn't even continue playing for more than a minute. And then the game abruptly crashes when a monster ambushes the player. Well, this game definitely lives up to its title of [[StylisticSuck "pixelated nightmare"]] all right...

''Imscared: A Pixelated Nightmare'' (also spelled as the more grammatically correct ''I'm Scared'') is a short [[IndieGame indie]] horror game produced by the independent game developer [[http://gamejolt.com/profile/ivan-zanotti/16513/ Ivan Zanotti]] in October 2012. On first appearance this game appears to be an experimental project made by a novice at best. The novella-length introductory text includes a profuse apology for any errors or glitches that will inevitably appear in the game. The game's graphics themselves look like they were either drawn in Microsoft Paint or otherwise came right out of a Windows 95 screensaver. In the first few minutes of gameplay the player encounters halfhearted scares such as pixelated blood and some creepy music that doesn't even continue playing for more than a minute. And then the game abruptly crashes when a monster ambushes the player. Well, this game definitely lives up to its title of [[StylisticSuck "pixelated nightmare"]] all right...

But the game's introductory text also mentioned that outside files would appear once the game glitches occurred. The player opens these up, and the text file mentions something about entities becoming data. It seems that one of the game glitches has taken a life of its own, and it wants the player to continue the game...

Because this game is a recently released and relatively unknown horror game, '''expect many spoilers ahead!''' Remember, players will have the best possible horror experience if they cannot anticipate any of the frightening events that await them!

** When White Face says the things it does, is it ''truly'' [[TorturedAbomination scared and regretful]] for some unknown reason, or is it just [[{{Jerkass}} mocking and screwing with]] the terrified player?

* TorturedAbomination: White Face says certain things indicating it to be this, such as "I'm suffering" and "I'm crying."

[[caption-width-right:259:Hello! Do You know my name? I made [[NightmareFuel something]] for You.]]

* ImColdSoCold: This quote isn't said outright, but [[spoiler: White Face mentions how cold and dark its room is. In this enclosed room there is a chair and noose in the background, and White Face is slowly approaching the player who cannot move away. The player would certainly feel like they're about to die in this situation!]]

--> [[spoiler: '''0.txt''': ''It's alive. It's real. Sorry. I'm really sorry. I didn't have any other choice. I'm scared. I don't want to die. From now on remember this: the sound predicts its arrival.'']]

''Congratulations. You made it to the end. But you can't escape from here. Stay with me. I will always be here. Looking at you.''

* ChekhovsGun / EasterEgg: While in the room containing the rusted key, if the player is observant enough they may notice a line of pixels on the concrete wall that are darker that the rest of the gray textures. When the player inspects this darkened spot more closely, it turns out to be the game's rendition of a crack in the wall. What can the player see through the crack? [[spoiler: A pitch-black room with only a chair and noose in view.]] The later is also the game's file icon. These items have immense significance near the end of the game.

* Pay attention to the things said by White Face. [[spoiler:They often coincide with things said by the game's author in the text files, but why?]]

* {{Bookends}}: The message "Forgive me" appears as the last sentence in the game's instructional text in the game's beginning as well as [[spoiler: the last sentence in the last text file given after the player achieves the final ending.]]

* RightBehindMe: White Face will be this if the static sounds get really loud during the game of "tag."

* SilentProtagonist: The player character

* ShoutOut: The few seconds of 'The Courtesy Call' from Portal 2... just before you begin playing tag.

* ChekhovsGun / EasterEgg: While in the room containing the rusted key, if the player is observant enough they may notice a line of pixels on the concrete wall that are darker that the rest of the gray textures. When the player inspects this darkened spot more closely, it turns out to be the game's rendition of a crack in the wall. What can the player see through the crack? [[spoiler: A pitch-black room with only a chair and noose in view.]] These items have immense significance near the end of the game.

* EmptyRoomPsych: This game's introductory text encourages avid exploration of surroundings. Therefore players may spend a lot of time during their first-time playthroughs thoroughly searching for items in the most unlikely of places, or trying to access locked doors that will never open.

* CrypticConversation: Many of the things White Face says to the player or [[CouldntFindAPen leaves as notes]] consist of this. While White Face's statements are coherent, their context are unknown, likely leaving the player confused as well as terrified.

* FreewareGame

* GuideDangIt
* HopeSpot

* ImColdSoCold
* IndieGame

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone

* PsychologicalHorror

* RustproofBlood
* SealedEvilInACan

* SpookyPainting

* StylisticSuck

* WombLevel: Either some of the areas are this, or the all the walls, floors, and ceilings are covered with blood and rust. [[spoiler: One such location near the end of the game even has accompanying distorted moaning and gurgling sounds!]]

[[caption-width-right:259:Hello! Do You know my name? I made something for You.]]

''Imscared: A Pixelated Nightmare'' (also spelled as the more grammatically correct ''I'm Scared'') is a short [[IndieGame indie]] horror game produced by the independent game developer [[http://gamejolt.com/profile/ivan-zanotti/16513/ Ivan Zanotti]] in October 2012. On first appearance this game appears to be made by a novice at best. In the novella-length introductory text, the game developer apologizes profusely for any errors or glitches that will inevitably appear in the game. The game's graphics themselves look like they were either drawn in Microsoft Paint or otherwise came right out of a Windows 95 screensaver. In the first few minutes of gameplay the player encounters halfhearted scares such as pixelated blood and a weird face suddenly appearing. And then the game abruptly crashes when a monster ambushes you. Well, this game definitely lives up to its title of [[StylisticSuck "pixelated nightmare"]] all right...

But then the player opens up some files that the introductory text mentioned would appear once the game glitches occurred. The file mentions something about entities becoming data. It seems that one of the game glitches has taken a life of its own, and it wants the player to continue playing the game...

* AffablyEvil: The caption to this page's image is White Face's first dialogue to the player. And while White Face is creepy and seemingly finds pleasure in the player's terror, it seems to simply enjoy watching the player's behavior and [[AndCallHimGeorge playing tag with them]].

* ChekhovsGun / EasterEgg: While in the room containing the rusted key, if the player is observant enough they may notice pixels on the concrete wall that are darker that the rest of the gray textures. When the player inspects this darkened spot more closely, it turns out to be the game's rendition of a crack in the wall. What can the player see through the crack? [[spoiler: A pitch-black room with only a chair and noose in view.]] These items have immense significance near the end of the game.
* ChekhovsGunman: The player first encounters White Face as an eerie, ghost-like apparition that then slowly fades from view into the shadows. The player may have assumed that this apparition was a brief jump scare provided by the game. Not long later it turns out that White Face would be the entity that would actively torment the player for the rest of the game.

* CouldntFindAPen: White Face writes its notes to the player in blood.

* DaylightHorror: The brightly lit dormitory is still creepy.

* IDontWantToDie: [[spoiler: Said by ''White Face'', of all things, which is incredibly bizarre considering it's the thing terrifying ''us''.]]

* ItWontTurnOff Even after beating the game [[spoiler: and getting the final ending, 0.txt suggests that White Face may still be "haunting" the player's computer!]]
* JumpScare: Many of them are by White Face or otherwise loud and sudden sounds.

* MinimalistCast

* NightmareFace: White Face

* OurGhostsAreDifferent / [[spoiler: ElectromagneticGhosts]]: While White Face is actually considered an entity, he can certainly be considered a "ghost" due to his appearance and behavior. He seems to enjoy following and scaring the player, [[spoiler: as well as doing freaky things to their computer outside the game.]]

* TitleDrop: Also doubles as a LampshadeHanging, as this dialogue may also express the players' feelings within this game:
--> [[spoiler: '''White Face''']]: ''Help me. I don't want to die.'' '''I'm scared.'''

[[caption-width-right:259:Hello! Do You know my name?]]

Because this game is a recently released horror game, '''expect many spoilers ahead!''' Remember, players will experience the best possible horror experience if they cannot anticipate any of the frightening events awaiting them!

But then the player opens up some files that the introductory text mentioned would appear once the game glitches occurred. The file mentions something about entities becoming data. It seems that one of the game glitches has taken a life of its own, and it won't let the player quit the game...

* AffablyEvil: The caption to this page's picture is White Face's first dialogue to the player. And while White Face is creepy and seemingly finds pleasure in the player's terror, it seems to simply enjoy watching the player's behavior and [[AndCallHimGeorge playing tag with them]].

* ChekhovsGunman
* CreepyBasement

* {{Foreshadowing}}

''Imscared: A Pixelated Nightmare'' (also spelled as the more grammatically correct ''I'm Scared'') is a short indie horror game produced by the independent game developer [[http://gamejolt.com/profile/ivan-zanotti/16513/ Ivan Zanotti]] in October 2012. On first appearance this game appears to be made by a novice at best: the graphics look like they were either drawn in Microsoft Paint or otherwise came right out of a Windows 95 screensaver. In the novella-length introductory text, the game developer even apologizes profusely for any errors or glitches that will inevitably appear in the game. In the first few minutes of gameplay the player encounters halfhearted scares such as pixelated blood and a weird face suddenly appearing. And then the game abruptly crashes when a monster ambushes you. Well, this game definitely lives up to its title of [[StylisticSuck "pixelated nightmare"]] all right...

But then the player opens up some files that the introductory text mentioned would appear once the game glitches occurred. The file mentions something about entities becoming data. It seems that one of the game glitches has taken a life of its own, and it won't let you quit the game...

Because this game is recently released horror game, '''expect many spoilers ahead!''' Remember, players will experience the best possible horror experience if they cannot anticipate any of the frightening events awaiting them!

* AffablyEvil: While being creepy and seemingly finding pleasure in the player's terror, White Face seems to simply enjoy watching the player's behavior and [[AndCallHimGeorge playing tag with them]].

* BreatherLevel

* TheEndOrIsIt

* HellIsThatNoise: Anything made by White Face when it approaches the player. [[spoiler: The laughs, the static, the distorted moaning/crying/gurgling...]]

* SuperPersistentPredator: ...And the above trope explains why White Face is tailing the player throughout the game!
* SurpriseCreepy

Because this game is relatively new, '''expect many spoilers ahead, both marked and unmarked!''' Remember, players will experience the best possible horror experience if they do not know any of the frightening events that await them next!

* {{Bookends}}: The off-putting message "Forgive me" appears as the last sentence in the game's instructional text in the game's beginning as well as [[spoiler: the last sentence in the last text file given after the player achieves the final ending.]]

* HellIsThatNoise: Anything made by White Face when he approaches the player. [[spoiler: The laughs, the static, the distorted moaning/crying/gurgling...]]

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* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / DrivenToSuicide]] : [[spoiler: The final ending of the game requires the player to interact with the chair and noose in White Face's room; presumably they are committing suicide. After this the game will no longer load up when opened. The final appearing text file expresses [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regret over the events that have transgressed.]] ]]
* ElectromagneticGhosts

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou

* Foreshadowing

* GhostlyGoals

* HauntedTechnology
* HellIsThatNoise

* ItWontTurnOff
* JumpScare

* MindScrew / ParanoiaFuel: Is White Face hiding in some of those [[NothingIsScarier shadows]]? [[HellIsThatNoise Ugh, what is that horrible sound?!]] Did this game give my computer some sort of virus, or is it actually possessed by a malevolent spirit?

* NothingIsScarier
* OurGhostsAreDifferent

* StalkerWithoutACrush
* SuperPersistentPredator

* WombLevel
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* ChekovsGun

* CrypticConversation: Many of the things White Face says to the player or [[CouldntFindAPen leaves as notes]] consist of this.

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / DrivenToSuicide]] : [[spoiler: The final ending of the game requires the player to interact with the chair and noose in White Face's room; presumably they are committing suicide. After this the game will no longer load up when opened. The author of the final appearing text file expresses [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regret over the events that have unfolded.]] ]]

* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent

* TitleDrop: Also doubles as a LampshadeHanging, as this dialogue may also express the players' feeling within this game:

* AlienGeometries / EldritchLocation: All the in-game locations. Everything is darkly lit and the unrelated, bizarrely constructed locations seem to blend into one another. At times the darkness turns blindingly bright for no apparent reason, or morphs into a darkened WombLevel.
* BeatStillMyHeart: At one point the player finds a still-pulsating heart on the ground.

* CouldntFindAPen

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / DrivenToSuicide]] : [[spoiler: The true end of the game requires the player to interact with the chair and noose; presumably they are committing suicide. After this the game will no longer load up when opened. A text file shows up where White Face [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets its behavior.]] ]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: "I'm scared" is exactly what players will say once they get into Imscared's more intensely scary parts. Additionally, the entity called "White Face" is well, a white face.
* FootprintsOfMuck: Or more like "streaks of blood" since White Face that doesn't have feet.

* ItCanThink

* MindScrew

* ParanoiaFuel

* SurvivalHorror

* AlienGeometries
* BeingWatched

* DownerEnding
* DrivenToSuicide
* EldritchLocation

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

* VoidBetweenTheWorlds
* WhiteMaskOfDoom