Booze-Based Buff: Difference between revisions

 

Someone in fiction who gains such powers is a [[Drunken Master]]

 

== Action Adventure Games ==

* Done in ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]'' and its sequel ''[[Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]''. Even the great god Amaterasu likes to quaff some Steel Fist sake before laying the celestial smack down. It's also inverted in the boss fight with Orochi, who is [[Immune to Bullets|completely invulnerable]]... until you use hydrokinesis to force-feed him the best sake in the entire world, thus getting him so drunk that he becomes vulnerable to your attacks.

 

== First-Person Shooter ==

** As absurd as it is that drinking and smoking ''cancel each other out,'' it's worse, because they give you more than they take away, meaning that doing both in equal amounts ''is good for you.''

** Drinking booze too fast does mess up your aim and vision, just not for very long.

* In ''[[STALKER]]'', vodka cures ''radiation poisoning''.

** Which causes problems while adjusting to ''[[Fallout 3]]''; reaching for the vodka instead of the Rad-Away is rather embarrassing.

* Drinking alcohol in [[Bulletstorm]] [[Interface Screw|will cause your character's aim to go awry, and his vision to blur]], but to counterbalance it, every kill you score while intoxicated will net you a score bonus. Drinking 20 bottles (that must be found throughout the game) [[Cosmetic Award|gives you an achievement/trophy]].

** On the other hand, [[No More for Me|inversely]], just shooting the bottle gives you some immediate points without having to mess your vision up, and shooting 20 also gives you an achievement/trpohy.

* In ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'', ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'', and ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'', giant clay pots (as in, large enough for a grown man to take a bath in) of alcohol fill your [[Limit Break]] meter.

* Similarly, sake gourds in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' fills your [[Limit Break|Basara Gauge]]. At least two characters, Maeda Keiji and Shimazu Yoshihiro, have attacks that explicitly involves imbibing alcohol.

 

== MMORPGs ==

* In ''[[Urban Dead]]'', cans of beer and bottles of wine both increase your health by one, but because drinking either one takes a whole turn, it's usually better to just search for a medkit.

* In ''Nodiatis'', the "Alcoholic" class gets increasing protection from [[Standard Status Ailments]] by being "buzzed".

** However, alcohol of all types reduces your chance to hit in close combat.

* In some [[Multi User Dungeon|MUDs]], being drunk boosts your healing rate. At least one had a ''sword'' that made you drunk when you used it.

* ''Atelier Judie'' has enemy bears that will feed you wine, which makes your accuracy drop dramatically.

* In ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' Japanese Rice Wine actually revives the player, and beer/red wine/sweet wine can heal. Even a certain miniboss will use "Rough 'em up drink," which increases defense.

* During the [[Wild West]] chapter of ''[[Live a Live]]'', booze and smokes are your primary healing items. They all drop your stats when used, however.

* In ''[[The Witcher]]'' videogame, drinking makes the screen wobble and blur, makes Geralt stagger around and reduces fighting ability, but several talents can be taken that only activate when intoxicated. In addition, strong, quality alcohol is used as a base for most potions.

 

== Simulation Games ==

* In ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'', Sims get a positive buff from drinking, and an extra one if the drink actually ''tastes'' good. Those with the "Drunkard" Flaw get a negative buff from ''not'' drinking, but don't get any more positive effects from drinking than those without the flaw.

 

== Survival Horror ==

* In ''[[Eternal Darkness]]'', Edward carries a flask of "[[G-Rated Drug|liquid courage]]"; drinking it restores sanity. There must be something to it, since Edward is one of the few characters who doesn't wind up dead or insane after his adventure. (Well, not ''immediately'' after, but that's beside the point.)

* ''[[Dead Rising]]'': Both Frank and the gun store owner drink wine ''by the bottle'' to replenish health.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

** In the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' series, over imbibing would only cause the character to become drunk at penalties to attack and armor. A moderate consumption would give you a slight morale boost. Still mot worth it, though.

* ''[[GURPS]]'' addresses this. The Drunk and Tipsy conditions temporarily reduce DX and IQ but make it easier to resist the Cowardice and Shyness disadvantages.

* ''[[Legend Of The Drunken Master]]'' portrayed Jackie Chan being a better fighter while drunk (with the reasoning of increased pain tolerance and improved flexibility. Also, real life [[Drunken Boxing]] is pure [[Confusion Fu]]: Jackie Chan's movie and video game series regarding being a [[Drunken Master]] thus assumes it's easier to execute it when actually drunk). He quits booze at one point in the plot, but in the final fight, he recovers from a hopeless fight by drinking pure grain alcohol.

* For a possible real life example, look at Buckfast Tonic Wine. At 30 proof and containing more caffeine per volume than Red Bull, its considered by many to be the source of a great deal of Scotland's violent drinking woes, due to the obvious problems that come with drunken, violent disaffected youth hopped up on enough caffeine to kill a horse with a glass bottle literally on hand. True or not, it has earned some rather entertaining nicknames, such as "Commotion Lotion" and "Wreck the Hoose Juice."

 

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