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Drug It: There And Back Again by Dlaha

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made by Dlaha for LD 40 (JAM)

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The game

Weird experimental combination of visual novel and card game. Drug It is comedy game in first place. The goal is not to win, but to have a good laugh.

Your goal is to experience pretty hard party night and face the consequences the next day morning.

Each playthrough is unique as the card deck is generated randomly.

Pardon our English. We are not native speakers and there was simply no time for corrector :-)

The development

We wanted to make something of an unusual genre. The idea became solid relatively early. However, it took us longer than we expected to finish all game mechanics. Despite that, we managed to create 11 unique game cards (and design 8 more, which didn’t make it to the game).

Sadly there is no music and almost no audio effect. We had bigger plans but didn’t make it all.

Controls

Mouse and SPACE button will suffice.

Software

  • Unity 2017.2
  • Photoshop
  • Paint.Net

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After-submit changelog (2017-12-05) - web browser version added (Itch.io) - "Rotten food" texture quality improved - "Old lady" dialog fixed

HTML5 (web) https://dlaha.itch.io/drug-it
Windows https://dlaha.itch.io/drug-it
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/drug-it-there-and-back-again

Ratings

Overall 409th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 308th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 203th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 180th 3.958⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 478th 3.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 93th 3.917⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 306th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Kaboom
01. Dec 2017 · 20:51 UTC
Oh my god, first comment!
drnoir
05. Dec 2017 · 00:51 UTC
Just played this, It's a very funny idea and an original one too - I thought the graphics were really nicely done and the FX for the various drugs and of the various drugs provided many belly laughs hahah, it's a solid short game with some replayability too.

The game mechanic is simple but provides some variation and randomness so it is a game I imagine you can just flit on for a bit when you want some amusement. If I had a criticism I would say some of the spelling is off on some of the text, though I think at times this was intentional given the players state. Overall a really enjoyable little game with some amusing scenarios and outcomes from your drunken / high / trippy decisions
drnoir
05. Dec 2017 · 00:53 UTC
Ahhh you are not native English speakers, it didn't distract too much and the mistakes were pretty minor to be honest (I make a few of my own still often haha) but yes I enjoyed your game and think it was very fun and interesting. Almost a kind of mix of a so-called 'serious game' and an amusing one.
Zac McDonald
05. Dec 2017 · 03:26 UTC
Was a very fun game, had some good laughs from the situations the player gets into. The screen effects are a very nice touch. A very cool use of the theme and a game to be proud of!
Abuki
05. Dec 2017 · 07:01 UTC
Very nice! I enjoyed it! Maybe there is too much instructional text at the beginning. I think the player might experience it with less explanation, which might be even more fun. Anyway, good work loved Morpheus at the beginning :)
Split82
05. Dec 2017 · 11:49 UTC
Amazing. One of the best I played so far :) Great job!
geeitsomelaldy
05. Dec 2017 · 13:21 UTC
This is very silly and I'm loving it. Great Job.
Michal Ferko
05. Dec 2017 · 15:42 UTC
Interesting concept, the art is also nice. I would like to see more extensions to the concept - reordering cards, picking one of two cards etc to alter the story.
Byron Bowen
06. Dec 2017 · 15:23 UTC
I noticed that if you manage to avoid taking any substances, you still miss the party and have the same 'conscience' dialog, and you wind up with zero points instead of like 500 or 600 you end up with if you take all the drugs and set the dog on fire etc.

It superficially seems like a Nancy Reagan 'just say no' moral is being presented, when the real message of the game is that it's better to hurt people and animals than to be bored. This is truly hilarious, though I wonder whether it's intentional or not.
LimeniusTeam
06. Dec 2017 · 15:25 UTC
Great idea, really matching the theme. It definitely stands out for originality, the implementation feels very polished. I played it till the end and enjoyed it a lot. One of my favorites so far. Excellent work.
pcmaster
07. Dec 2017 · 13:20 UTC
I played several times as I was interested to see how bad the hooligans can get. And what could happen to the drag...ehm...pigeon :) Good job!
🎤 Dlaha
07. Dec 2017 · 18:14 UTC
@byron-bowen : Thank you very much for playing the game and the feedback. You are right that your actions aren't reflected in Party and Apartment cards. They should have been dynamically composed according to your actions, but it was too ambitious for the jam. We also wanted to have some connection between some of the events, so one action in one card would affect another card in some interesting way.

Regarding game message. I think there is no message. Our goal was to encourage the player in taking drugs because that's where the fun is (in the game) :) That's why we didn't focus on "no drugs" playthrough too much.

Right now we are flirting with an idea of making this into a real game. There are some concepts on the table how to give the player more control over the situation so he can plan his actions to better fulfill some goal. But we already have a bigger project running now, so we will see.
Plepletier
07. Dec 2017 · 21:20 UTC
Good game!!! I love the art style! The drug effects is awesome! ^^ Good Entry!
LMB
08. Dec 2017 · 15:07 UTC
Hey, moral questions aside, this was a nice entry! Very good interpretation of the theme. I wished there were more cards, as it became repetitive after a few playthroughs (yeah, I know, the 72h limit :-) ). Anyway, well done: nice graphics and no bugs. Very different from the kind of games I usually play; it was nice to have to have some contact with this genre.
adsilcott
08. Dec 2017 · 23:17 UTC
This was a cool and unique experience to play, really enjoyed it. It had some great moments of humor and then some dark parts as you deal with the consequences. The presentation was great and had me playing it several times. Great job!
jaimuepe
10. Dec 2017 · 19:26 UTC
Very interesting game! Loved how the events would develop depending of what drug (if any) were you on. It was a very cool mechanic. Unfortunately the game didn't offer a lot of situations but i think the core of the game works great.
sgadrat
10. Dec 2017 · 21:17 UTC
Hey super interesting concept the event based card game that resolve in reverse, it feels natural to take cards in reverse. Each event having potentially three outcomes also means for some replayability. Really nice game design guys.
magicdidac
12. Dec 2017 · 09:07 UTC
Interesting game! Nice work, dude! Congratulations and good luck!
KingofWhaWha
15. Dec 2017 · 16:09 UTC
Wow this game is very nice looking! The simple art style and animations worked together really well! It's amazing how you made all this content within such short time. I loved all the events. This game stands out from the rest of the games in that it has a interesting message and a very well-developed story line. Nice work!
NaBo369
15. Dec 2017 · 16:23 UTC
This was a seriously fun game to play! The art is nice and the events in the game are fun, the only things I would love to see are more events and maybe so background music. But all in all this is a fun game which can only get better
Psychedelia
27. Dec 2017 · 18:53 UTC
This was one of the best games I played so far. I love the design and the writing style... and the art...awww poor doggy. Great job on making such an engaging story with possibilities of adding even more variety to keep the player wanting to play more. Thank you, I had fun. Please make this into a real game!