A MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF POSSIBLE TRIGGERS IN BAND CAMP BOYFRIEND.
! WARNING FOR PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD
Suggestive Humor…
-Dick jokes including the word “tromboner,” phallic drill formations, “my instrument is bigger,” etc.
-Sexual innuendos (mostly Peter’s fault)
Language…
-Infrequent use of strong language including “shit,” “bitch,” “slut,” “douchebag,” “dick.”
-Infrequent use of mild/offensive language including “God,” “Jesus Christ,” “damn,” “hell,” “pissed,” “ass,” “crap,” “bastard,” “tard.”
Dark Psychological Themes…
-A number of characters experience psychosis (dangerous mental health episodes).
-Though not actively suicidal, a character passively wonders if anyone would miss them if they disappeared.
-Anxiety, mood swings, paranoia, and symptoms of schizophrenia are present within the story.
-The tense atmosphere of the game can become distressing to some in moments where you must hide or run from danger.
-Multiple characters have their PTSD triggered.
Kidnapping…
-The characters cannot leave Camp Bearpaw.
-A main character is kidnapped by an antagonist.
Child Abuse/Emotional Abuse… (This is all depicted in multiple first-person flashbacks)
-A character was neglected, starved, and physically abused by a parent in their past. Physical abuse includes hair pulled, slapped, thrown into a wall, and a fall down the stairs.
-A character was emotionally abused by a parent in the past. This includes being threatened, blamed for things that are not their fault, and having fear instilled in them.
-Depictions of bullying.
Sexual Assault…
-A character was touched inappropriately by an authority figure in their past.
-A character uses the word “rape.”
Mild Blood…
-A blood splash effect infrequently appears on screen.
-A character’s shirt becomes soaked with blood.
-A character sustains a red cut on their forehead.
-A character’s face/shirt is flecked with blood.
-Multiple images of blood dripping off a knife.
Violence [including gun violence]…
-Mild descriptions of violence and injury including blunt trauma to the head, cuts and scrapes, sprains, and knife/gunshot wounds.
-Multiple characters are held at gunpoint and/or shot.
-Sudden gunshot sound effects.
Death…
-Characters (including the main character) can die in a variety of ways including gunshot wounds, stabbing, drowning, explosions, bear attacks, falls from great heights, and poisoning.
Other…
-Mr. Wiley displays racial microaggressions (ex. is highly sensitive relating to race, but will also make comments without thinking; tells Sam to enter something so they have more diversity; asking Peter if he knows Tai Chi but “not because he’s Asian”)–it’s more through ignorance or actively trying not to offend, but coming off as offensive anyways. Michael Scott energy.
-A character’s parent faces terminal illness.
-Infrequent references to marijuana; jokes about being high.
-Infrequent references to alcohol by adults (wine, beer).
-A character vomits, complete with coughing sound effects.
-Mild sexism. Drum and Drummer treat girls as eye candy. One character cannot keep her hands to herself when it comes to the boys.
-Mild animal abuse. A bear gets punched in the face and a raccoon has her life threatened.
-Instrument abuse on multiple accounts.
-A scary ghost.
-Male nipples.
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