Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face is a psychological horror game that revolves around the evil entity known as Mr. Red Face, and the horrifyingly atrocious acts committed by him on children. The game tells the story of a young kid who discovers a deeply saddening truth about his existence. There’s an angle of crime & relationship troubles discussed in the game as well. Here’s our review of Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face.
Bad Parenting 1: Mr Red Face Review
1. Depicts trauma with brutal honesty
The hostile & unpredictable vibe of an irresponsible, emotionally absent, and physically violent father has been depicted with brutal realism – Bad Parenting 1 looks more like a Netflix crime documentary than a horror game at times. You will closely experience the dismantling of a young kid’s mental health as you watch his disturbing childhood unfold in front of your eyes. There’s an undeniable coldness in the game’s atmosphere whenever the father appears on screen. The father’s resentful, menacing eyes might trigger your past trauma if you had an emotionally or physically abusive authority figure while growing up. Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face has a rare quality i.e., it feels “too close to home” at times.
At times, you almost feel like you’re going to get slapped or something’s going to be violently thrown in the very next second – it’s that unsettling.
2. It has the vibe of a neo-noir movie
The game feels incredibly lonely, emotionally blank, and disturbingly morbid, like a psychological neo-noir crime thriller. You are going to feel as if there’s no hope left in the world as if the joy has been sucked out of the atmosphere somehow – it almost feels like the air is filled with depression and a scary intensity. You’re going to feel that something’s off about this place & your heart will beat rapidly out of pure anticipation throughout the gameplay.
As the game progresses, you will get emotionally connected to the protagonist kid after seeing his exemplary bravado and the endearing sense of vulnerability that he brings out through his innocence – there’s something really magical and charming about Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face, thanks to the kid. The game is an ominous adventure that will leave you with a heavy heart, but also a sense of satisfaction that justice has been served.
3. Old School Nintendo game style visuals
A major win for Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face, is the old-school grain-filled visuals that bring a sense of nostalgic comfort through the screen. The graphics don’t look blindingly gorgeous like modern games, but they still engage you through the old-world charm. The robotic conversation sounds in the game have a Nintendo game-like quality. The heavily pixelated video style & old-school sound design of the game take you back to your childhood – it’s like a time machine in that sense. Overall, the game has a vintage style element that you might like.
4. Builds extreme tension with the atmosphere
The game makes you constantly feel as if someone’s standing right behind you. There are short cameos of Mr. Red Face now and then in the game to spice up the horror quotient, and to deliver some short-lived jumpscares. The game brilliantly uses shadows to create an eerie sense of anticipation in the air and make you feel that there’s something evil looming in the house that is creeping up on you. After watching a horror movie, you quickly grab the snack from the fridge and run back as fast as you can to your room as if you’re being chased – Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face maintains that exact same tension throughout the gameplay.
You would feel like running into the room and closing the doors as fast as possible while playing the game.
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