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* ''[[Project Zomboid]]'': Alcohol can serve as a poor man's substitute for drugs, at the cost of lost coordination and energy.
* In the earlier ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games, you could throw back drinks to gain minor, temporary buffs... but not only did you get blurry vision, if you drank enough, it could kill you on the spot from alcohol poisoning!
** In the later games (''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|Morrowind]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|Oblivion]]'') cheap drinks will generally buff one attribute will draining another, or restore your stamina. It is possible, however, to negate such attribute drains by casting a recovery spell. Expensive, quality liquors like Flin or Cyrodilic Brandy didn't have any adverse effects.
*** Since different drinks diminished different stats, it was possible to drink two or three, and have the penalty end up on a non-combat stat, such as Personality.
*** An extreme example is the drink Sujamma from Morrowind. It massively boosts strength while dropping intelligence. And the effects stack. Great when one needs titanic strength for a minute.
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* 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.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', most fruit-based drinks cause MP to regenerate (adding milk to it makes it regenerate HP). The one made from decayed grapes is the strongest. In two senses of the word.
* The PS2 and XBox release of ''[[The BardsBard's Tale]]'' give the player the option of temporarily increasing (or, in some cases, decreasing) some of the eponymous Bard's stats by buying a drink from any of the several taverns he comes across in his quest. The barkeeps even go to the trouble of describing the taste and quality of the selected brew when you take a look at them.
* Used by Zegram in ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'' -- "Drunken Burst," in which a swig of grog increases the attack power of all allies.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' has Drunken Master style, only usable if Henpecked Hou is in your party. Booze is used to boost your health, but slows your reflexes. This is used to hilarious effect in one of the final battles where you team Hou up with [[Ax Crazy]] Black Whirlwind, who is over the moon with delight over being able to drink and fight (his two favorite things in the world) at the same time!
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