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! 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. Unfortunately, part of this speech will not be present on the PlayStation version of the game.The game is recommended for an adult audience and is rated ESRB M (Mature), PEGI 18 and USK 16. He added: 'It’s important to note this is a very dramatic moment in which the suffering of the forgotten is recounted.

incessantly, to the point where she would bleed.'' A voice-over narrates the experience of living in an asylum, commenting that 'there was this one young woman who would pleasure herself all day long. 'In terms of this specific scene in Martha is Dead, the player walks in a field dotted with huge crosses with mask-wearing dolls hanging from them. 'They were total institutions, like prisons, restricting every facet of a person's life and, as such, masturbation was one of the few things patients were able to do. 'These were places where patients were compulsorily admitted and where they often spent their entire lives,' he explained. Dalcò says this is based on historical fact and real-life accounts. That context is that the references take place while the player is in a psychiatric hospital that practices religious as well as medical treatments. In terms of the removed masturbation references, Dalcò made clear there's no visualisation of masturbation or sex in the game but 'it's the context that has been considered inappropriate'.

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