Martha Is Dead: How To Get Through The Goriest Scenes With Your Eyes Closed

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While much of the horror in Martha Is Dead is the slow-burn psychological variety, there are some scenes - including one very early on - that can be very hard to watch. Some are so gruesome they might not even appear depending on which version of the game you have. If you find yourself having to look away, that's entirely fair and legitimate.

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Two of these stomach-churning sequences require inputs from the player, almost forcing you to look at and participate in truly awful acts of mutilation. If you're trying to see the story to its conclusion but can't bring yourself to watch the gore unfold, we've cataloged the order of button inputs you'll need to get through. Close your eyes or look away, and follow our listed steps to proceed.

Spoilers Begin Here

This article contains descriptions of scenes involving the desecration and mutilation of a corpse. While we've tried to keep the details of each scene as palatable as possible, they're deeply disturbing by nature.

Shortly after the game's intro, you'll be thrust into a nightmare of Giulia running through the woods. In the first section, you'll need to run down each fork in the road selecting the correct words to form a sentence. The first sentence is "Martha has lost her soul." After the cutscene plays, you'll be back in the woods - the second sentence is "I stole her identity."

Upon completing both phrases, the dream takes Giulia back to the lakeshore next to Martha's body. Using a razor blade, Giulia cuts off Martha's face to wear as a mask. It's tough to watch, so here's the order of inputs you need to get past it:

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Whatever artistic ambitions the developers may have