#parasite in love niall

[maleyanderevnshowdown]

Indie Game Male Yandere Showdown:

Round 1 Wave 1

[nightasobu]

Hi! As Night Asobu, I make darker horror visual novels! My most recent release was "Parasite in Love". I had the honor to work with a fantastic team to make it and would love for more people to see our work! You can play it for free here:

What's it about?

Parasite in Love is a biological romance horror visual novel.

Summary:

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Will you be able to convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late? Or will his love consume you “until death do us part”?

If you like more messed up stories with a unique setting, this might be just your thing! We also have released the OST on youtube, which is very atmospheric and inspired by microorganism.

Hope you enjoy it!

[maddymoreau]

Yesterday I played a horror game on Itch.io and can’t get out of my head! It’s called Parasite in Love!

It’s about a rare parasite known as the “brain eating amoeba” infecting a woman named Marlowe. She has only 10 days to get it out or it’ll kill her.

Problem is the parasite has convinced itself that it’s in love with her!

The sound effects, visuals and voice acting ALL OF IT ARE JUST o(⸝⸝>ᗜ<⸝⸝)>♡ SO GOOD!!! It’s a short free or pay what you want game only about one hour, but super solid and unsettling!!!

However MASSIVE TW - Pregnancy Horror, Body Horror and Tokophobia (Fear of Pregnancy)

[ebonysplendor]

Parasite in Love Review 🦠

TL;DR: You're pretty much in a toxic, nonconsensual relationship with an even more toxic amoeba. Yes, an amoeba. That's it. That's the game

Game Link: https://night-asob u.itch.io/parasite-in-love

Notable Features: She/Her/Hers MC, Named MC, Yandere LI, partial voice acting Spiciness: 0/5 -- No explicit content LI Red Flags: 2/5 -- lack of consent, a lil hands on...but from the inside...?

Want to know more? Well, let's get into it!

Let me just start off by saying... I genuinely thought this game was going to be wack lol. Like, no lie.

First off, from the synopsis I had read on the page, I initially thought that it was going to be more of the hallucinations that we were experiencing versus the parasite itself.

That being said, when I booted up the game...it was mad boring. I'm not even gonna lie to y'all, I was 2 seconds from clicking that ish out and moving on to another visual novel that I had saved to play later; however, I was like "Well, it just started. Let me give it a fair chance because this is clearly only the intro" because let's be real for a second. An intro is kind've hard to write without making it so plain that the person playing just loses interest nor making it so that shit just starts popping off out of seemingly no where. So, with that in consideration, I pushed through. I got through the first, like, day and 3/4 of the second day. THAT'S when things started getting a little more interesting, and I was like "Okay! Here we go!". After that, it was pleasantly interesting!

It definitely had a slow start with all the "I did this, then I did this, and then after that I did this" blah, blah, blah, but once it truly started? Oh, it was on. With that, I think I've rambled enough about my personal experience. Let's talk about the game (with as little spoilers as possible, as always)

So, boom, we're -- well, actually Marlowe -- is taking a vacay by...going in the wilderness.

No shade, no tea to you if this is your style of vacationing. I support, but no way in hell am I partaking. Ain't no way I'm going to get away from indoor struggles by experiencing outdoor struggles, like nu uh. Then again, Marlowe isn't exactly out here roughing it. She has this really nice cabin that she rented out, and she's going to chill the week there.

Even though this is a horror themed game, she actually has pretty solid reception out here, so we're good! We can call for help should we need it, right? ...Right?

Anyways, she goes to take a swim in this lake, and I honestly get why she did that...but why did she do that? Literally the intro to the game was a news story on this brain-eating bacteria that resides in -- you guessed it -- freshwater lakes.

What did we just take a swim in? A freshwater lake. Lol you already know where this is headed.

Okay, now that I'm actually trying to type this out, I don't really know how to present this story without spoiling it, but I'm going to try my damnedest, so bear with me.

So, without spoiling it too much, basically what ends up happening is that Marlowe gets really sick, and the friendly neighborhood germ, who's actually a lil toxic sumbetch, falls in love with her.

...

I know, I know, I said the same thing lol. We -- and by we, I mean Marlowe -- got sick, and the brain-eating bacteria that I mentioned earlier has fallen in love with us. But hear me out! It actually gets super interesting from here, so stay with me!

From this point, it's this odd tug-o-war game of survival. We're trying to survive it, and it is essentially trying to survive us from trying to kill it. To it -- this amoeba that named himself Niall and goes by he/him/his pronouns -- Marlowe isn't a host, but a spouse, and it's trying to build this family with her from inside her. For him, her survival means his death, and for Marlowe, it's the literal opposite.

By the way, this is Niall. Our...husband.

Anyways

During this tug-o-war game, Marlowe gets a little feisty with Niall, and Niall literally keeps her in check without physically touching her. Remember, Niall is a literal brain-eating bacteria. He's very real, but he isn't a person like she's hallucinating -- he's a disease. He's a disease that's making her ill, and he makes her symptoms worse whenever he gets pissed at her. Holy. Shit. Now, that's a crazy concept.

In an attempt to not ruin more than I may already have, I'll just say at this point, it's either him or Marlowe. As with a majority of visual novels, how this ends is completely up to the choices you make.

Like always, I'm not gonna lie to y'all. This game was significantly better than what I was initially expecting.

Like I mentioned before, the beginning was just really mundane to me, and I thought it was going to be the same scenario as another game I'm planning on writing a review about, but thankfully, it did not continue in that manner. Now that I've completed the game, it reads more like a "Everything was going great until it wasn't" type of thing, and it wasn't as "boring" as I initially thought. Still boring, but not "I wish this coworker would stop talking to me about this thing I don't care about" boring.

Now, that what I didn't care for is out of the way, let's talk about what I did care for: the concept of the story.

I could go on and on about how absolutely GENIUS I thought the concept of this VN was. Admittedly, if I did that, this review would turn out way longer than I'd want, and it'd seem like rambling. That being said, I'll just say this: By far, out of all the VNs that I've read so far (and admittedly, I'm relatively new to all of this, but hear me out), this has been the most original and the most interesting one as far as the concept that was chosen, not to mention it was executed well.

During this VN, I actually got a "...Okay, this is actually terrifying if you think about it" feeling. Not to mention, the take of "We're the same but different" premise. Like, Marlowe and Niall wanted the same exact thing as far as lifestyle but from different aspects. Hers was more of a life milestone or value that she had, and his was for the sheer aspect of survival. That was what made him cling to her the way that he had. It wasn't even about her looks or from the typical "You were the only person that was ever nice to me" trope, but a "You have the same will to survive like I do". Like damn. Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn! A deadly bacteria falls in love with you because he sees similarities in the two of you and is under the impression that you understand and consent to what he's doing. That is such an insane concept, and damn do I want to talk about it more, but I won't because I'll start rambling it and ruin it.

Overall, I'd recommend giving this game a go! Honestly, to me, it's not the most interesting reading-wise, but if you stick with it for the concept, it's a pretty solid read! Not to mention there's some partial voice acting which is super cool! Be sure to leave your comments on the dev's page if you feel like they're doing a good job, and you want to give them that extra reassurance. Like mentioned at the top, here is the link to the game if you'd like to try it out yourself! I definitely think that you should if you want to experience something different from the norm.

Anyways! That's all from me! Drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around! Until next time~!

Parasite in Love Game Link and Page

[mollyjimbly]

been watching manlybadasshero's horror indie game playthroughs late at night (i should stop scaring myself)

wanted to draw characters from the games he played :3

niall the brain eating amoeba from "Parasite in Love"

mr. handy the clown from "Exhibit of Sorrows"

[daydreamersparasie]

Okay, not me blabbering but if you want another VN with 1st day = 1st smash, try Restart Heart.

And i saw Niall on your blog. Huhuhu. Brain Eating amoeba boy is finally appearing on tumblr. T.T now please tell me to shut up already :P

YOOOO I have heard about that one !! I think I have that on my lets play later list!

Deadass I saw them for the first time an just : (at least god i hope i could go for all three im-)

I know NOTHING about the game but UGHHH THESE DESIGNSSS I LOVE THEIR OUTFITS VERY EXPRESSIVE!!!!!

As for Niall i am STARVED of his content there's only one other person who does stuff about him an im just lookin at them like "you saved my life" this is why i need to write smth ANYTHING ABOUT HIM to get my FIX

I think it would be interesting if later niall just like- yes he's a brain eating amoeba, but somehow along the way he just.... smth in his structure changes he's not JUST a brain eating amoeba anymore. Due to his longing for Mar he changes, and turns into like something NEW- something none of the doctors know about.

An amoeba that just takes over the hosts brain (kinda like a zombie thing) and pilots them around. Looking for... a "mate" aka Mar. And Mar unknowingly, going on a date with this guy, growing closer, and closer, where at first everything is seemingly okay. But, as they continue dating she starts to notice something strange...

It reminds her of something- someone, but shes not sure what. (im assigning her dissociative amnesia due to the trauma she went through) And as the relationship continues it's just mar unraveling her memories (or not since im thinkin of this almost as a sequel to the game you know so multiple endings) where you can either remember, but then go well that was traumatic, but my boyfriend is not a fuckin disease. or not remember, get married have a kid an just have nightmares an odd feelings every now an then <3

OR OR remember, learn the truth and realize the guy your dating is basically a walking talking corpse (cuz,, alas the person inside of there is gone niall took him over </3) but no one is aware of it and its only you an WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU DO NOW AHHHHHHHHHH

[solarchaotica]

concept doodle

[roseybunlucy]

Here's my most recent video where I play "Parasite in Love"!

A game made during spooktober about a parasite falling in love with it's host!

Its only the first ending out of 4 but since im just starting my channel. Any and all support would be kindly thanked! :)

[lucytopaz]

Hey guys! It's official! I finally started a youtube channel where for now I'll basically just be playing spooky visual novels. If anyone wants to show any support here's my most recent video!

[smash-or-pass-otome]

niall from parasite in love? important context is he's a brain eating amoeba

Niall

[cursedstarry]

Niall with our kids in the lake for the 3rd winter in a row wondering why we're not back yet with the milk.

[maleyanderevnshowdown]

Hypothetical Blanc Mashup Designs, NialBris and FoNova versions!

Hello hello, I will be doing what I said I'd do, mixing and matching designs of what could've been (only for creators I think would be okay with it. If not, I'll take em down). For these first two we've got:

1. What I would've done with Tenebris and Niall! (Made this cuz I thought their designs were neat.)

Creators: Niall @nightasobu Tenebris @dualityvn

2. What I would've proceeded with for Fone and Casanova!

Creators: Fone @ringringringbananafone Casanova @cannibalsweetheart

Alright... next up I'll do a hypothetical mash up between Ashton and Liu, and Sebastian and Markus!

[edwintheripper]

Wdym you dont want to play house with a parasite??? BITCH I DO, LIKE “yes niall my darling i would love to die with you and have babys,,, yeah” ESPESIALLY IF HES GONANNA BE A CUTE CARRING MALEWIFE TO ME

[maddymoreau]

Based off this meme:

[mischievous-bat]

The things I'd let this brain eating amoeba do to me.

yeah first one is traced gojo

[deerspherestudios]

I absolutely loved the game and I love how it's going so far, and I have a few questions about the game and Mychael

1- Were you inspired by any character for Mychael's design?

2-Are you going to keep track of the other endings? It would be very interesting, especially the end "play pretend"

3-Does Mychael know what happened to our cat? He looks uncomfortable every time we ask him

If something is written wrong it is that English is not my first language 😅

Thank you for making this beautiful game, I'm already waiting for day 3 ❤️

I kinda rambled a bunch (especially since there's 3 questions) so I'll put them under a cut!

1 - Hmm, I suppose the closest at the time was Niall from Parasite in Love! This was way way back during drafting, where I didn't even know what was gonna happen in the demo. But the idea of a character that's killing you from the inside trying to comfort you definitely stuck with me. And I think the closest to that feeling I was able to do was in Ending 3. Since then, Mychael kinda became his own thing haha.

Re-reading this ask I realized you were asking about the design and I completely rambled about something else hahaha! Design-wise there wasn't just one source, but here's a taped together moodboard from the demo.

2 - Do you mean to say continuations? Probably not! Mushroom Oasis is very linear; in fact, your choices don't actually affect your gameplay haha! Bad endings only happen when a choice completely branches off the main story and stops there. But those are occasional. And most of the time, the bad endings are pretty obvious and easy to avoid.

3 - He does ::-)

Thank you too! <3