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Released in 1997, ''Moonlight Syndrome'' is the third installment in Creator/HumanEntertainment's ''Twilight Syndrome'' series (technically second if you want consider ''Search'' and ''Investigation'' a single game split into two).
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Released in 1997, ''Moonlight Syndrome'' is the third installment in Creator/HumanEntertainment's ''Twilight Syndrome'' ''VideoGame/TwilightSyndrome'' series (technically second if you want consider ''Search'' and ''Investigation'' a single game split into two).
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* DeusExMachina: At the end of Chapter 6, [[spoiler:Yukari is threatened by the collective of the dead children's souls,]] and things look hopeless until [[spoiler:Arisa suddenly shows up and somehow drives them off using the same brand of PsychicPowers shown to be used by Yayoi and Chisato in the same chapter]], something that she had never been shown to be able to do, [[AbortedArc never does again, and is immediately shrugged off in the ensuing conversation.]]
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* CompanyCrossReferences: A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement) and whose gameplay/design style served as a basis for ''Twilight Syndrome'''s overall style, which this game also uses. Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
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** Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon, amongst others.
** A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement). Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
** Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon, amongst others.
** A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement). Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
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** A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement). Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
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** Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon, amongstothers.others.
** A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement). Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
** Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon, amongst
** A few scenes drop some cheeky references to the ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' series, also developed by Creator/HumanEntertainment (though without Suda's involvement). Reading Mika's schedule in Chapter 9 even leads to a mention of a "[[VaporWare Clock Tower 3 release date]]", probably referencing ''VideoGame/ClockTowerIITheStruggleWithin'', which was in development at the time, though ironically would not be called that in Japan due to its GaidenGame status, nor overseas because of the series' MarketBasedTitle-caused inconsistent numbering (the actual ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' wouldn't be released until a few years after HUMAN folded due to bankruptcy).
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The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda's next games building off of ''Moonlight'''s events and setting. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
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The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda's next games building off of ''Moonlight'''s events and setting. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] com/playlist?list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX the YouTube channel Paradise Hotel 51]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
on. As of July 2023, the entire game from beginning to end can be experienced in this fashion.
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* ButThouMust: Despite {{Dialogue Tree}}s still being present, they only give minor variations in dialogue compared to ''Twilight Syndrome'''s MultipleEndings for each case. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in a conversation between Mika and Arisa late in the game, where the latter won't allow the story to progress until the former agrees to hear about her dreams.
-->'''Arisa''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall The branching paths can't help you here, my dialogue's not gonna change.]]
-->'''Arisa''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall The branching paths can't help you here, my dialogue's not gonna change.]]
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: Yayoi claims to be Chisato's sister, but the latter never confirms it. Even Yukari, a childhood friend of Chisato's, had never heard of her. The [[http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/syn/dgchars.html#gsc.tab=0 character profiles]] in ''[[AllThereInTheManual Moonlight Syndrome Deep Guide]]'' underline the fact that there's no way to tell if she was telling the truth.
* AscendedExtra: Kimika and Miho, who appeared as throwaway characters during some dialogue scenes in ''Twilight Syndrome'', are given slightly extended roles here (Arisa is in a similar boat, but is a CanonForeigner instead).
* AscendedExtra: Kimika and Miho, who appeared as throwaway characters during some dialogue scenes in ''Twilight Syndrome'', are given slightly extended roles here (Arisa is in a similar boat, but is a CanonForeigner instead).
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler:Chisato reveals in Episode 6 to have powers that match her sister Yayoi, which were never referenced in the previous installments.]]
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler:Chisato reveals in Episode 6 to have powers that match her sister Yayoi, Yayoi's, which were never referenced in the previous installments.]]
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Yayoi, despite being Chisato's sister, was never brought up in the previous games.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Yayoi, despite being claiming to be Chisato's sister, was never brought up in the previous games.games. There is probably a [[AmbiguouslyRelated good reason]] for this.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mithra has white hair, but remains a cruel demon.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mithra has white hair, but remains a cruel demon.demon.
* YourHeadASplode: Though made largely ambiguous through GoryDiscretionShot, this is implied to be how [[spoiler:Mithra kills the girls in the final chapter, judging from the loud popping sound and the bloodstains which are then shown on their clothes.]] We say "largely" because [[spoiler:the consequences of Chisato using her PsychicPowers to try and do the same to him for a MutualKill are [[{{Gorn}} clearly shown]], but unfortunately it [[NoSell doesn't take]] and he quickly mends the resulting injury.]]
* YourHeadASplode: Though made largely ambiguous through GoryDiscretionShot, this is implied to be how [[spoiler:Mithra kills the girls in the final chapter, judging from the loud popping sound and the bloodstains which are then shown on their clothes.]] We say "largely" because [[spoiler:the consequences of Chisato using her PsychicPowers to try and do the same to him for a MutualKill are [[{{Gorn}} clearly shown]], but unfortunately it [[NoSell doesn't take]] and he quickly mends the resulting injury.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Many of the game's plot specifics, particularly those involving the new characters, are dependent on [[ViewersAreGeniuses a working knowledge of Zoroastrianism]] and/or a specific interpretation of scenes which are presented in a way that is [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible vague at best]] and often drowned amid the characters' [[CharacterFilibuster long-winded pseudophilosophical rants]]. Such moments are addressed in an [[http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/syn/dgqanda.html#gsc.tab=0 interview with Goichi Suda]] which was originally published in ''Moonlight Syndrome Deep Guide'', a companion volume for the game.
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Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game was directed by Creator/Suda51 (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries. Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company, Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
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Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game was directed by Creator/Suda51 (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, more towards PsychologicalHorror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries. Suda The game would also prove to be Suda's last project with Human Entertainment, as he afterwards would leave Human Entertainment the company and form his own game development company, Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
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* ArcWords: This game was the start of "Kill the Past, Kill the Life," which would make frequent appearances in Suda's future works.
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* ShoutOut: Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon.ComicBook/SavageDragon, amongst others.
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Mika becomes one as a result of Mithra's actions, killing various students at school for the Headmaster's twisted organ collecting hobby.]]
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Mika appears to have becomes one in Chapter 9 as a result of Mithra's actions, killing various students at school school. It turns out that the Headmaster is responsible for the Headmaster's murders, fueling his twisted organ collecting hobby.]]
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* MindRape: A favorite method of Mithra's, and what he loves doing to humans as a hobby.
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* MindRape: A favorite method of Mithra's, and what he loves doing to humans as a hobby.Mithra's when dealing with Mika, whether it be making her hear people's thoughts, see disturbing images, or believe she has done terrible things.
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* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Chapter 9 has the Headmaster attempt to frame Mr. Himosa for Mika's murders, even going so far as to implant a school uniform and a wig to make it look like he disguises himself as Mika.]]
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* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Chapter 9 has the Headmaster attempt to frame Mr. Himosa Hirose for Mika's the schoolgirl murders, even going so far as to implant a school uniform and a wig to make it look like he disguises himself as Mika.]]
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* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, but Yukari, Arisa, and Chisato are dead by the end, and from the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and killed Rumi and Mika, only to get killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random cameo in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.]]
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* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, by the end of the game Mithra's defeated, but Yukari, Arisa, and Chisato are dead by the end, and from while all that's left of Mika is a soul-less body. From the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and has potentially killed people, only for him and Rumi and Mika, only to get themselves killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random Kusabi and the Republic Unit. While Mithra makes a cameo appearance in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.''VideoGame/Killer7'', the nature of that game as a separate timeline makes it questionable whether or not this is the same Mithra. The only main character to canonically survive the game's events is Yayoi.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Despite Mika being the main focus of the game, she ends up succumbing to Mithra's mind games and becomes a villain for the rest of the game. It turns out Ryo is the one who's meant to defeat Mithra, as only he can wield the sword capable of killing him.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Despite Mika being the main focus of the game, she ends up succumbing to Mithra's mind games and becomes a villain disappears for the rest of the game. It turns out Ryo is the one who's meant to defeat Mithra, as only he can wield the sword capable of killing him.]]
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* AuthorAppeal: Suda's first game, and it already shows his love of the moon, severed heads, surrealism, and graphic violence.
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* AuthorAppeal: One of Suda's first game, games, and it already shows his love of the moon, severed heads, surrealism, and graphic violence.
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Moonlight Syndrome wasn't Goichi Suda's directorial debut, he first directed Super Fire Pro Wrestling III in 1993.
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Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game served as Creator/Suda51's directorial debut (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries. Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company, Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: While the ''Twilight Syndrome'' series kept going under Creator/SpikeChunsoft, ''Moonlight'' was declared non-canon, with the next installment, ''Reunion'', taking place after ''Investigation'', acting as a separate timeline.
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* ArcWords: This game was the start of "Kill the Past, Kill the Life," which would make frequent appearances in Suda's future works.
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* LoserProtagonist: Ryo, a timid, shy loner in a deep relationship with his sister and suffering a ton of bad luck, is one of the game's main characters. And keep in mind, all of that was before Mithra and Yayoi entered his life.
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* MultiDiscWork: Two discs of pure terror, mainly because of the overabundance of voice acting.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: While it's not outright stated, Ryo and Kyoko's interactions heavily imply they were in a relationship, with Kyoko the more dominant of the two.
* CainAndAbel: Chisato and Yayoi have a... let's just say, complicated history. [[spoiler:They even duke it out at the end of Chapter 6.]]
* CainAndAbel: Chisato and Yayoi have a... let's just say, complicated history. [[spoiler:They even duke it out at the end of Chapter 6.]]
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* DieLaughing: Sumio dies from Kimika's burning corpse, but not before delivering villainous laughter.
* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, but Yukari and Chisato are dead by the end, and from the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and killed Rumi and Mika, only to get killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random cameo in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.]]
* {{Filler}}: Chapter 7 is mainly just Mithra playing psychological tricks on Mika, with no plot progression at all.
* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, but Yukari and Chisato are dead by the end, and from the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and killed Rumi and Mika, only to get killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random cameo in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.]]
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* DieLaughing: Sumio dies from laughing as he's set ablaze by Kimika's burning corpse, but not before delivering villainous laughter.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Episode 6 involves investigating an apartment complex that hosts a mass suicide gathering.
* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, butYukari Yukari, Arisa, and Chisato are dead by the end, and from the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and killed Rumi and Mika, only to get killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random cameo in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.]]
* {{Filler}}: Chapter 7 is mainly just Mithra playing psychological tricks on Mika,with no plot progression at all.without any impact on the plot.
* DrivenToSuicide: Episode 6 involves investigating an apartment complex that hosts a mass suicide gathering.
* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, but
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler:Chisato reveals in Episode 6 to have powers that match her sister Yayoi, which were never referenced in the previous installments.]]
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler:Chisato reveals in Episode 6 to have powers that match her sister Yayoi, which were never referenced in the previous installments.]]
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Yayoi, despite being Chisato's sister, was never brought up in the previous games.
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* StoryToGameplayRatio: The game's far more story-driven compared to the previous ''Twilight'' games. While those felt like adventure games with more emphasis on navigation and puzzle solving, ''Moonlight'' places far more emphasis on cutscenes and dialogue, with gameplay far more minimal and minimalistic in comparison.
* SubtitlesAreSuperfluous: While the main characters speak in silent text boxes, certain characters speak in un-subtitled voice acting. While it's a holdover from the previous ''Twilight'' games, this game has far more dialogue and voice acting in comparison. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the game proved very difficult to translate.
* SubtitlesAreSuperfluous: While the main characters speak in silent text boxes, certain characters speak in un-subtitled voice acting. While it's a holdover from the previous ''Twilight'' games, this game has far more dialogue and voice acting in comparison. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the game proved very difficult to translate.
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* AuthorAppeal: Suda's first game, and it already shows his love of the moon, severed heads, surrealism, and graphic violence.
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Despite Mika being the main focus of the game, she ends up succumbing to Mithra's mind games and becomes a villain for the rest of the game. It turns out Ryo is the one who's meant to defeat Mithra, as only he can wield the sword capable of killing him.]]
* DownerEnding: In hindsight. [[spoiler:Sure, Mithra's defeated, but Yukari and Chisato are dead by the end, and from the beginning of ''VideoGame/TheSilverCase'', we find out Ryo went crazy and killed Rumi and Mika, only to get killed himself by Tetsugoro Kusabi. Mithra's also still alive, if his random cameo in ''VideoGame/Killer7'''s any consideration.]]
* {{Filler}}: Chapter 7 is mainly just Mithra playing psychological tricks on Mika, with no plot progression at all.
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Chapter 9 has the Headmaster attempt to frame Mr. Himosa for Mika's murders, even going so far as to implant a school uniform and a wig to make it look like he disguises himself as Mika.]]
* {{Filler}}: Chapter 7 is mainly just Mithra playing psychological tricks on Mika, with no plot progression at all.
* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Chapter 9 has the Headmaster attempt to frame Mr. Himosa for Mika's murders, even going so far as to implant a school uniform and a wig to make it look like he disguises himself as Mika.]]
* NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom: Unlike the previous games, which offered multiple endings per episode, ''Moonlight'' is very linear. Dialogue choices ultimately don't matter, there's nothing in the way of proper exploration, and all roads lead down one very certain path to a single ending.
* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Mika becomes one as a result of Mithra's actions, killing various students at school for the Headmaster's twisted organ collecting hobby.]]
* ShoutOut: Arisa's bizarre dream in Chapter 8 namedrops ComicBook/{{Batman}}, ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, and ComicBook/SavageDragon.
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* SurrealHorror: The game's main source of horror comes in the form of nothing making sense. Scenes of graphic violence happen, often without proper explanation, while some events have zero logic to speak of.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mithra has white hair, but remains a cruel demon.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mithra has white hair, but remains a cruel demon.
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Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game served as Creator/Suda51's directorial debut (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries.
Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda next games building off of the game's events and referencing them plenty. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda next games building off of the game's events and referencing them plenty. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
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Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game served as Creator/Suda51's directorial debut (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries.
entries. Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company company, Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despiteSuda Suda's next games building off of the game's ''Moonlight'''s events and referencing them plenty.setting. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.October.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* BigBad: Mithra, a sadistic demon taking the form of a little boy, is responsible beyond all the game's madness, having implied to have also had a helping hand in the previous game's events.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the first ''Twilight Syndrome'' games weren't sunshine and rainbows, ''Moonlight'' deals with far more darker themes, from incest, to psychological torture, to the darkness of humanity. Mithra himself is also the darkest villain in the series.
* DieLaughing: Sumio dies from Kimika's burning corpse, but not before delivering villainous laughter.
* HumansAreBastards: Mithra's excuse to harm humans, though the game shows that he's not any better than them.
* LimitedAnimation: A lot of the game's cutscenes comprise of still images, with animated cutscenes a rarity.
* LoveTriangle: A really twisted one at that. Ryo is in an unhealthy relationship with his sister Kyoko, who is also in a relationship with Sumio Tohba, who's jealous of Ryo for loving her. [[spoiler:This leads to Sumio killing Kyoko and presenting her decapitated head to Ryo as revenge.]]
* ManOnFire: Kimika, as revenge for Sumio impregnating her, burns herself alive, leading to Sumio dying from her flames.
* MindRape: A favorite method of Mithra's, and what he loves doing to humans as a hobby.
* {{Mindscrew}}: Everywhere! While not as bizarre as Suda's later games, ''Moonlight'' loves to raise many questions and answer none of them, with many scenes intended to either be symbolic of the game's themes or create nothing but confusion.
* PsychopathicManchild: Mithra's child form is the perfect representation of his childish love of death, especially shown in the final level during [[spoiler:his murders of Yukari and Arisa]].
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: PlayedWith. [[spoiler: Yukari and Chisato end up dead by the end of the game, despite being established protagonists in the previous games.]]
* SurrealHorror: The game's main source of horror comes in the form of nothing making sense. Scenes of graphic violence happen, often without proper explanation, while some events have zero logic to speak of.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despite
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!!This game contains examples of:
* BigBad: Mithra, a sadistic demon taking the form of a little boy, is responsible beyond all the game's madness, having implied to have also had a helping hand in the previous game's events.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the first ''Twilight Syndrome'' games weren't sunshine and rainbows, ''Moonlight'' deals with far more darker themes, from incest, to psychological torture, to the darkness of humanity. Mithra himself is also the darkest villain in the series.
* DieLaughing: Sumio dies from Kimika's burning corpse, but not before delivering villainous laughter.
* HumansAreBastards: Mithra's excuse to harm humans, though the game shows that he's not any better than them.
* LimitedAnimation: A lot of the game's cutscenes comprise of still images, with animated cutscenes a rarity.
* LoveTriangle: A really twisted one at that. Ryo is in an unhealthy relationship with his sister Kyoko, who is also in a relationship with Sumio Tohba, who's jealous of Ryo for loving her. [[spoiler:This leads to Sumio killing Kyoko and presenting her decapitated head to Ryo as revenge.]]
* ManOnFire: Kimika, as revenge for Sumio impregnating her, burns herself alive, leading to Sumio dying from her flames.
* MindRape: A favorite method of Mithra's, and what he loves doing to humans as a hobby.
* {{Mindscrew}}: Everywhere! While not as bizarre as Suda's later games, ''Moonlight'' loves to raise many questions and answer none of them, with many scenes intended to either be symbolic of the game's themes or create nothing but confusion.
* PsychopathicManchild: Mithra's child form is the perfect representation of his childish love of death, especially shown in the final level during [[spoiler:his murders of Yukari and Arisa]].
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: PlayedWith. [[spoiler: Yukari and Chisato end up dead by the end of the game, despite being established protagonists in the previous games.]]
* SurrealHorror: The game's main source of horror comes in the form of nothing making sense. Scenes of graphic violence happen, often without proper explanation, while some events have zero logic to speak of.
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[[caption-width-right:316:"Lunacy"]]
Released in 1997, ''Moonlight Syndrome'' is the third installment in Creator/HumanEntertainment's ''Twilight Syndrome'' series (technically second if you want consider ''Search'' and ''Investigation'' a single game split into two).
Carrying off from the previous installments, the story follows Mika Kishii as she experiences a series of bizarre, violent events that involve a demonic child named Mithra. Meanwhile, Ryo Kazan, a loner in a [[BrotherSisterIncest relationship]] with his older sister Kyoko, investigates the events surrounding the death of Kyoko.
And it only gets crazier from there.
Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game served as Creator/Suda51's directorial debut (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries.
Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda next games building off of the game's events and referencing them plenty. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
[[caption-width-right:316:"Lunacy"]]
Released in 1997, ''Moonlight Syndrome'' is the third installment in Creator/HumanEntertainment's ''Twilight Syndrome'' series (technically second if you want consider ''Search'' and ''Investigation'' a single game split into two).
Carrying off from the previous installments, the story follows Mika Kishii as she experiences a series of bizarre, violent events that involve a demonic child named Mithra. Meanwhile, Ryo Kazan, a loner in a [[BrotherSisterIncest relationship]] with his older sister Kyoko, investigates the events surrounding the death of Kyoko.
And it only gets crazier from there.
Developed and published by Creator/HumanEntertainment, the game served as Creator/Suda51's directorial debut (then going under his real name Goichi Suda). While he worked on the previous ''Twilight Syndrome'' games, he was brought on halfway through development after the original director left. While those games dealt with supernatural horror, ''Moonlight'' leans heavily on psychological horror, since Suda has a fear of the paranormal. Ironically, many consider this installment scarier than the previous entries.
Suda afterwards would leave Human Entertainment and form his own company Creator/GrasshopperManufacture.
The game was never released outside of Japan, despite Suda next games building off of the game's events and referencing them plenty. It wouldn't be until 2022, 25 years after the game's release, when a serious attempt by fans to translate the game into English took hold. The translation can be watched on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVi_2XmkTYk&list=PLb-R692mQnWNtakksmR3pyGzDmQKlQtKX&index=2 YouTube]] with Captions on, though it's uploader, [=Xed51=], has announced an improved version for October.
