She is searching for answers to the many questions from her past, whilst exploring the place where she spent most of her youth. Play through the eyes of Renée, a 16-year-old girl who suffers from the symptoms of mental illness.
The hunt for the truth is shrouded by mysterious folklore and the extreme horror of war that draws ever closer. Martha is dead, and her twin sister Giulia, the young daughter of a German soldier, must alone deal with the acute trauma of loss and the fallout from her murder. Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.Īs conflict intensifies between German and Allied forces, the desecrated body of a woman is found drowned… Martha! The Martha Is Dead Ultimate Edition includes: IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PLAYERS WHO MAY FIND DEPICTIONS OF MATURE SCENES CONTAINING BLOOD, DISMEMBERMENT, DISFIGUREMENT OF HUMAN BODIES, MISCARRIAGE AND SELF-HARM DISTURBING. IGN has reached out for comment from PlayStation and Wired Productions but has not yet heard back.THE GAME IS RECOMMENDED FOR AN ADULT AUDIENCE AND IS RATED ESRB M (MATURE), PEGI 18 AND USK 16. Martha is Dead is a dark psychological thriller, within which LKA promises deep, multi-layered narratives combined with real locations and a mix of history, superstition, and psychological distress. They added: "The PC and Xbox versions of Martha is Dead are both unaffected by these developments and will launch with the full unedited gameplay as planned." It also announced that the physical versions on PlayStation would be delayed for a "small number of weeks".Ī statement on Martha Is Dead /iI3T5s4LYR- Martha Is Dead February 11, 2022ĭeveloper LKA and publisher Wired Productions added: "It is with regret that we have had to modify the experience on the PS5 and PS4 versions, with some elements no longer playable."
The announcement came in a Tweet (below) posted just ten days before Martha is Dead's launch.Įxpressing "regret" at the change, the developer's statement was prefaced with a warning that the game was always intended for adult audiences, "with play consisting of potentially discomforting scenes and themes that may distress some players." It's not clear what has been modified, but Martha Is Dead is already notable for an unflinching look at graphic elements, even in its trailers.
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