At the end we never see her Kill anybody, Maria just says it runs in the family. She could just be talking about intelligence and fascination with the human body. 🤔
tbh, i found mad father much more saddening than scary. think about it, aya is a literal child. she’s canonically eleven. she doesn’t know much about her fathers job, but it’s seen from the flashbacks that he seemed to genuinely care about his daughter. and it’s because she cares about him that she seems to firmly believe that her dad isn’t as bad of a person as she thinks he is. and honestly dio is a sad character too. this poor kid was experimented on and pretty much went through hell. honestly what aya and dio went through is something no child should have to go through. it’s so sad.
This was a very sad game. Both of her parents want to protect their daughter in their own ways, yet both of them have failed to protect of what they desperately did not want her to be.
Alfred feared that Aya may continue his work once Aya becomes older. Which is why Alfred wanted to turn her into a doll, so that he could protect her innocence, and keep her preserved so Aya will remain as his precious daughter forever. To which Alfred failed as eventually his works was unintentionally passed on to his child. Said works then became Aya's future, fulfilling Alfred's fears.
I don't think. Or...i don't want Honestly i think there are people like me that will always remember this,as my childhood,i will tell these stories and games to future generations,they deserve to live long, Not just Mad Father,Ib too or The Witch house or Chloe's rquiem,Mogeko castle....all of them as part of our life as long as we are alive they will live.
crazy idea, what if ib and mad father related? since ib's hair is brown and aya's mother is brown. if true then this means the songs names being so similar could point this out
Today I just woke up and got reminded on the old days when I was 9/10 and watched Ib, Madfather and Misao let's plays... I felt like I was back, in my old school, where I didn't had my depression, where everything was fine... I never felt happier but then I realised it was just a daydream, I wasn't back, I still have my depression, that one sign for it on my arm and the same emptiness in my heart, my mother still has the weird splitten personality(The good side and the soulless side).... I startet crying like I never did for 3 year's, I want to go back, make other decisions and give myself a better life... EDIT 3 YEARS LATER: Holy shit I just want to thank all of you for your kind words. I've been doing a lot better luckily, being able to handle stress a bit better. My mom never had a splitten personality but I was too young back then to understand what an alcoholic is(She has been away from alcohol for over 3 months now and she's doing better than ever!) Again, Thank you all for your kind words and I am so, SO sorry I only see this now. I appreciate all the care so much and I hope all of you are having wonderful days. If anything bad ever happens and you just want to cry about it I am all open ears
Viscochu2009 | Nesrin I feel the same way as you.. my mother may not have a split personality. but she keeps drinking and smoking, and it feels like she won't be around for too much longer.
I also get nostaligc when hearing this tune, it reminds me of when I too watched lets plays of games that was to violent according to others, and kept it a secret, but it really dosn’t matter because these horror RPG’s has some of the most amazing music ever. I hope hearing it brings you happiness, if even just for awhile, and that you are doing alright
Sorry,if I write you now 2 years later, but I have to answer you. Hello, I'm a regular teenager that do a normal life. I have 3 friends,their nice to me but.. *I feel alone anyway* I have 2 gorgeous parents! Their nice and so loving to me! But... *I hate when mama screams* I have nice classmates,they help and talk nice to me! But... *I hate when they bully me* My life it's beatiful! And when someone asks me if I'm fine I say "I'm fine! Don't worry!" But..... I hate telling lies. I hate being gudged. I hate feeling broken. I hate to feel alone. I hate to feel hurt. I hate to feel lost. I hate *everyone and every thing!* I wish that all this pain ends,because peaple are fake,dirty, they are killers,'cause they kill your mind. This is a real answer, not just those comnents, where people are *fake* as always. Please, don't give up!
I cried a little listening to this. Partially due to its melody & mostly for Aya. Aya is exactly what doctor Drevis had hoped for & more: the perfect embodiment of beauty, purity & innocence. His overwhelming love for her though, is also what tears her apart (either literally or mentally, depending on your ending). In a sense, Aya was denied the future she wishes straight from birth with no hope of ever grasping it within her own hands; and that's what I cried for.
this game holds a special place in my heart, it was the first game i ever saw, and i watched Pewdiepie play it when i was 8 or 9?? I even wrote my own fanfic with my oc's in it when i was 10 lmao. my point- i wish this game had more music, but i loved it regardless, and replayed mad father in my seventh grade year with my friends 5 times.
What a phenomenal game. I miss the easy days of 2012, returning home from school to watch pewdiepie and cry upload videos of this game. I wanna go back :(
This song and Aya are both SO beautiful. Seeing Aya with her eyes closed and her long black hair blowing gently in the wind makes her look pure and innocent with a hint of elegance to her. I wish I could brush her hair and be a big brother figure to her.
I agree, Aya innocent and elegant especially how shes portrayed. As for your last part, if only things could be so...i would gladly choose to do so as well. (same with other games such as Ib and etc.). But it is not to be, perhaps in another life maybe?
TheLP2200 Perhaps. Ironically enough, her mom and dad are insane in different ways but they both want to protect Aya in their own ways, the problem is that they differ in how they wish to protect her. Alfred wants to kill Aya and turn her into a doll to prevent her from becoming like him while Monika wants to keep Aya alive to grow up to become like Alfred who she believes is doing noble work.
I wanna go back to being 13 and watching Cryaotic, Pewdiepie, and CinnamonToastKen play rpgmaker games no bills, no covid, getting to see friends at school, no people loss, no heartbreak damn
Oh boy this game. Probably the reason why i really started enjoying videogames. Watching gameplays of this and crying as the ending made its way through my heart... It was the first time i've ever felt a strong emotion because of a game. Thank you Mad Father, i probably owe you the origin of the hobby that saved my mental sanity during the most rough of my days.
Wow, The thought and sight of Aya's hair flowing through the wind is so relaxing. I have no clue why. But she is just so beautiful and her mother was so rude in the end, And then her father attempts to turn her into a doll! I cannot believe how much this precious, beautiful little girl has to go through.
Marie- Honoka like i said, if you play through it again once you collected all the gems, you'll find out that she also has an unhealthy fascination with death. maybe not quite on the same level as her father but it's still pretty alarming. the ending is still the same though so we can at least say she doesn't turn out as bad as her father.
i have no clue what the context for mad father is, i just randomly came across this song, but it's so great. Its sounds like someone dying, or decenting into madness against their own will. They don't want to, theyre clinging onto the light, the goodness of others surrounding them, they don''t want to be like this at all, they dont want to die, or go mad
This also brings back 13 year old memories of my mother working as a traveling saleswoman who has a laptop with a Broadband internet. We didn't have any internet at all, and I always watched let's plays of RU-vidrs playing this game every time she comes back from a different province. I would wait another week until I could watch another part, and it was just stressful to wait in that span of time. Now my mother no longer works outside, we have internet for all of us, and now I can just watch RU-vid almost everyday. I loved the music and the game, I fell in love with it.
This song reminds me of my good parts and bad parts of my past, and my regrets... There are a lot of things I wish I could go back to and change my mistakes, but you can't go back in time or reset the timeline. There are times when i hated people, hated myself, thought about suicide multible times, and wishing to see my dad, my cousin, my uncle, and my grandpa again after they died... Life ain't easy on me or anyone, especially when you have to take care of a family member who has autism, having a small amount of money, and having some what low sanity at times. I'm not very strong, I have a short-temper and yet I have very fragile emotions, I tend to forget things easily at times, and I am mostly lost in life. There are times where I think I should commit suicide, and times I think I should run away due to stress. Long story short: Life isn't easy, and It never will be easy... I hope everyone out there is safe and is living a good life, and don't worry about me... I'll find a way in life, I'll find my path. Also if you are suicidal, find help... And don't drive yourself to insanity, don't make the same mistake i made... Have a good life everyone.
+Collin Rebel i hope things will get better. if it assures you at all, know that you are thought of, and remembered by me, if by anyone at all. i will take your message to heart, thank you.
I completely forgot I made this comment years ago. For context, Collin Rebel is my old account, and I accidentally forgot my email password, let alone my email in general (don't ask, it was quite awhile since then) and had to make a new account. Which is this here. So uhm... Update, no longer suicidal, things are tough right now because of the pandemic, but we're getting through. Most importantly, I'm doing a bit better in life, mentally. Anger is kinda in more control, still kinda fragile though, as for that family member with autism, they're doing good. Overall, still not in the best state of mind, but I'm glad to not be where I was back then. Stay strong out there everyone, keep your momentum up.
This is so beautiful, makes me cry, especially when you are so lonely but yet try to show a positive image to the society and foremost your family, making them think that you are fine, but deep down, I'm so lonely... and this music describe my solitude, my weak heart which try to stand strong.... 😭😭😭❤💔❤💔❤💔❤
Yesterday marked 8 years since this video was uploaded. I remember seeing Markiplier play this game and I recently went back to listening to this song in 2019.
This game came out 11 years ago today, and I miss it so much. Had a lot of great memories watching playthroughs of this when I was 7 and it brings me back. The nostalgia... I love this game so much, and its still so nice to see there are fans out there. Good luck to you all, and thank you Mad Father...
Something about this song always helps with My 1 year old whenever she’s getting a bit fussy. This song always helps calm her down or even gets her to sleep
Damn.. Even now this makes me cry. I dont really remember the story that well. I need to play it again so badly, but this, to the moon, along with ib were some of the best things when I was younger. Thank you for reading. I wish you well stranger. 💙
I can't help myself to stream this awesome game again. I played Mad father in my high school. Now there a remake. I can't help myself to buy it again, but I gotta wait for next month.
It's been 5 years since this was released, and I still remember it to this day. Honestly one of the best games I've EVER played. I think "Memories" was a good name for this, as it takes me back to the past and helps me remember the good times. God I miss my teen years. I miss my first girlfriend, and now, I miss this. If only I had time again to feel like I could be anything, and have a wide imagination. I'm now in a crappy house with no friends, family, or pride. But this makes a tear come out to help me remember what I used to have. I miss it so. Sorry if this was long, but I just wanted to let that out to someone. Thank you for taking your time to read. Means a lot. Anyways, I gotta get back to work with whatever joy lies in my big heart. Because tomorrow will hopefully be better. I hope it makes me feel young again, and I wish the same for you. Thank you. So much. Goodbye😄.
hey. it's been 4 years, how's it going man? i hope you're doing well. and don't worry. tomorrow will definitely be better, no matter how many years it has been. *may you be smiled upon.*
i used to kinda be a lonely kid. I'd always listen to this with my grandma, and it didn't feel as lonely. Now im listening to it again, exactly a month after she passed, and i don't think im lonely anymore. thank you for the memories.
I can’t go past a minute Of this song without feeling too overwhelmed with nostalgia and sadness. I have to stop listening cause it’s too much. Man this brings me back.
It’s crazy how everyone who enjoyed and watched this game during play through a as a child is now depressed, good luck to all of you out there, you’re not alone and someone loves you
I think it's a story of the mind disease of Alice. She is a sick girl in a hospital who thought one day "I like dolls" and she is taken to a wonderland where liking dolls isn't an okay thing to do. Alice/Aya, has thought cancer and doesn't know it. She just wants dolls, and she wakes in this world where if her dad likes dolls too, it means he wants her to be one and doesn't love her or respect her boundaries.
Mmm. Sweet melody. Piano; low and high notes, and a xylophone; one note that makes it sound like a triangle. Absolutely beautiful. It fills my heart with passion, and it empties my muscles of tension. There are very few melodies that do those things.
I don't know anything about this game. I had heard of it years ago. I saw someone cosplaying it the other day. I didn't really bother. But this....This. It's beautiful. I really want to play it now, especially since I haven't been spoiled anything. It's very tempting.
This song just made me hit nostalgia road for like the entire song, I remembered every game I played in my life and cried. My friend asked me what’s wrong I told him nostalgic fever As I was trying not to cry. Games are still a important part in my life but they won’t takeover me completely Playing video games was truly “Memories” for me. And I thank you for uploading this song this just made remember every game I played. Thank you - X.
As long as we are alive this music will live too,honestly i don't want this great music to die. I wish it will never die. Because this are real good games and good musics Not saying other games are bad,but as members of my childhood its death will be like the death of my past
This theme is such a masterpiece to me; Memories fits so well for its title. So mysterious and indeed reminiscent in the beginning, one of the scenes I metaphorically picture is Monika's relative (or someone who knew her well, like Maria, perhaps) and an oblivious Aya looking at a portrait of when she was younger along with her mother..., "You know what was most important for her?" then (at 1:10) "You." kicks in and man, the violins ensemble is extremely beautiful. I picture Aya suddenly remembering the moments she spent with her mother... talking, the cruel reality outside their little world and why they (Alfred and Monika) were so strict with not letting Aya have much contact with it... then the happy moments (1:55, when the theme switches to major key) playing with her mother under a tree and both having fun. Another scene for the theme I picture is a conversation between older Aya and the spirit of her dead mother, with a scene similar to the ending of the game. I could go on with the conversation they could be having lol. I can easily "graphically imagine" any music I listen in my head after all.
The memories of being 11 in 2013 watching Markiplier play this game while being a true Markiplier fan who actually sits through his videos. This song... It reminds me of me as an adult and me having kids, I even picture myself telling my kids about my life and to stay away from certain people in my family because of what those people did to me. I may already be 18, but I have very bad flashbacks to my childhood and how depressing it was: Strict and drunk uncle, very poor parents because of the 2008 recession, having a local cable box with only 13 channels including PBS Kids, stuck in a SPED room with a LOT of severe autism kids in elementary school because of my behavior, being an autistic kid myself with red hair while having no friends because of my appearance, being in an out of mental health facilities throughout my life, having traumatic experiences from those places, having friends from those places that you wish you could talk to again, watching Microsoft Sam videos and GoAnimate grounded videos while everyone else watched bigger things like PewDiePie, Markiplier, Annoying Orange, It was hard with all of that happening throughout my life. I also have another story regarding my life: On October 10th 2015, (when I was in middle school) I was sent to a holding facility by my parents for my behavior and was there until November 4th, 2015 when I was transferred to an actual mental health facility, I was there until May 29th, 2016 and was transferred again to another facility, I arrived there on June 1st, 2016, the worst day of my life was November 1st, 2016, that day, I was dealt with by the staff in the worst way, they held me and they beat me up for yelling at one of the staff members, I was crying and I was threatened with "vanishing" if I didn't stop, and so I stopped crying and went to the school in the town where the mental facility was. I had been going to that school since August 2016 and the staff barely gave me any food, anyways, back to the point, I was eventually released on December 22nd, 2016 and have been out since then, I started my first semester of high school on January 2nd, 2017 and began to rebuild my life, I also began eating a lot because I was going through a growth spurt. It was a very depressing 1 year, 2 months and 12 days, but little did I know that it would be worth it, because I have grown up a lot since then, I was mad at my town, I was mad at my state, but I grew up and now I'm against hating on local communities, I have grown up and now I'm 18, I have been depressed and alone since I was born, sometimes I even ask myself: *"Why? Why was I given this life? Why can't I have friends?"* and 18 years later, I still don't know why I have this life, what did I ever do to this world to deserve this life, I will be forever sad and forever lonely in my life. But I've learned something, guys, don't give up, even though you have a history with your town or region, don't take it out on them, I was mad at my town and my state and it didn't get me anywhere, don't give up! You can be a success! Just keep trying harder to achieve your goals and dreams, don't give up! I will leave you to take this all in as the song is playing in the background. May you reach your hopes, goals, and dreams in the future! ;) - magnus0033lego EDIT: 2/26/2022: Thank you everyone for your support! It's been 2 years since I've been here, 2013 was so long ago and it feels like 20 years has passed since I was angry ol' 11/12 year old me, I'm now 19 and I'm about to turn 20 in August 2022. There's something I'd like to add: On August 5, 2017, I created this channel that I'm using to type this with, I've found a passion and interest with making videos, specifially Garry's Mod and Half Life-related content, I've been largely inspired by SMG4 and the numerous times Markiplier played Garry's Mod with other RU-vidrs to make videos of my own, I'm proud to say that I've reached 100 subscribers as of earlier this month (February in case anyone's reading this years from now.). I guess if you want, you could come check me out, I mean, it'd be nice, but I really do appreciate ALL the support I've been given, I even made someone's life better by telling my story 2 years ago to the people of this RU-vid video. To anybody who has been in Juvie, mental health facilities, group homes, or even adult prison in the past or know somebody who's in those places, don't let the trauma get to you or to them, I have a LOT of trauma from being in the 2 mental health facilities. If you're angry at a staff member, prison guard, or anyone who hurt you in the past, don't go after them or their families, I've heard some things about former detainees/residents of numerous places (mainly in TV and Movies) and they go out and kill said staff member/guard/whatever you call them in those places and their families, it's not right, and it will only make things worse. If you're struggling to get better, read my story, I post it whenever I find a sad video. Thanks again! Sincerely - Nico the GMod Kid (2/26/2022)
(Sorry for my English) This is exactly the same feeling that i have hearing this melody, I didnt play the game i just saw the endings, but for a reason this make me very nostalgic, the lets play of pewdiepie, markiplier, Ib, the witch house, minecraft old days, the last good call of duty, you know, im just try to avoid to hear this, because i hate this type of feeling, but my dog just pass out, i already have 16 years old, and in a few years i will be going to the university, i really hate this, i dont like this, but well, keep going mate
I almost cried reading at this comment.. seriously it helped me a lot, thanks for writing it. hope you'll have a better future and that you'll be alright
@@river2371 I'm glad to say that I've been doing better, I'm glad my comment helped you! It's been almost 2 years since I've been here. Thanks to everyone for the wishes and hope! I really do appreciate it! I'll update the original post to thank everyone.
I have a feeling Aya isn’t necessarily evil.. Growing up in such a dysfunctional home would guarantee she developed psychopathic traits from her parents, but I’m not sure a child filled with trauma from their father’s experiments would do the *exact* same thing as the parent. She may have become a doctor due to it “running in the family” and to keep Robin’s promise, but not one necessarily out of malice. She lacked proper guidance in right and wrong as a very young child, (why she would hurt animals and not know why it was wrong) which may have led her to be naive even in her adulthood. Her views on terminally ill patients imo is morally grey, because she doesn’t torture them, but they never asked to be killed despite her euthanizing them painlessly. Maybe she grew aware of her psychopathic traits and the dolls she kept next to her are a reminder of who she never wants to become? That’s what I love about this game, even with the 2020 ending, it’s still ambiguous enough for people to have many different interpretations of Aya’s character.
Coming back to this years after the game was made it's already been over a decade since this game was made. This game is so nostalgic, just like Ib and Witch's House were too. Even for people who haven't found out about the game until later years, it gives off a nostalgic vibe. When horror rpgs were popular, those were the days man. It's so sad that people will forget about these games eventually. I'm a die hard for them though, I love playing horror rpgs still. Even replying older ones. These were like the early days of RU-vid too, when big RU-vidrs like markiplier and pewdiepie were first starting out. This was near the beginning. And it's so sad that they'll be forgotten at some point
I'm sure that this game won't be forgotten easily. Not like this. This game is going to live in all of those people who learned something by playing it, people who had a good time with their friends or alone. This game surely had an impact in many who played it. Even if it changed the smallest of one's attitude, it has surely left a mark in someone else's life, and that's how it is going to find new life! :)
I can stand here and listen to this masterpiece for 10 minute straight. Love this song and game so much Edit 23/06/2024: played this game 2 years ago with a friend, i miss her so much. If you are reading this, im so sorry. I had to be a better person but im too much of a scumbag to deserve a friend like you. I really hope you're living a good life and that the people around you support you, you only deserve happiness and to be whoever you want to be because its just how things should go for everyone's sake. But unfortunately i was delusional, and i ruined everything.. i think about this every single day and its been haunting me since day 1, but atleast i know that i deserve it. Im really sorry
For people who don't understand the "good" ending, the demon/supernatural guy planted the book in front of the fire making sure Aya would see it. When she touches the book, it could be assumed that it corrupted her mind entirely or made her evil, carrying out her fathers will until she dies.
This music is really beautiful... But I couldn't upload it and listen to it. Mostly because it makes me uncomfortable, as Aya became a monster like her father... That's why I find japanese video games like Mad Father or Corpse Party so good: there is never any really good ending, they always creep you out and make you feel nostalgic. I'd like to cry but I can't. Aya lost everything but became a monster... Yuka, Satoshi and the other made it out alive but the ones who died will be forgotten...
Aya didn't really become a monster if you think about it... Her victims couldn't get treated because they didn't have enough money, and instead of killing them while they were awake like her father, she gave them anesthesia so they wouldn't feel anything.
CutieBluntLover Katherine Shinohara Oh my god spoiler ! :> There's no only one meaning of life in this story, this always going to be sad in the end, but to know the truth and be alive is the most good ending, she isn't becoming a monster, but she tooks the ways she know in her life, this is her only reason of life :)
CutieBluntLover the witch's house is also another incredibly scary and sad rpg maker game, the story just smacks you in the face and leaves you baffled :)
Who don't know mad father,then doen't know the witch house or paranormal or other stuff and mad father is awesome i playes it 6 years ago and i still remember everything
