I loved it. So creepy, nice and simple, and I was shouting at my screen hoping I didn't take the wrong pill. Great character design. I actually watched someone play it and decided to try for myself. I loved it.
In Buckshot Roulette, the players take turns firing either at themselves or each other, with items that modulate the gameplay, and a (sometimes variable) expanding health pool, with limited revives from an onsite doctor.
Compare with this game which has an added tolerance mechanic, almost ensuring you'll take at least one hit per play-through and adding effects to what mechanically are equivalent to BR's blanks. There are no items (that I experienced) which allow you to heal OR increase damage, nor can you steal an item from your opponent; you can merely copy it.
Push your luck games with a lethal twist are nothing new, and variance caused by picking along with statistics rather than a randomized load order means a more controlled form of push-your-luck than BR, even if this game may be inspired by it.
Lets break that down. Again, mechanically, in play, it's a very different game. Same core concept, a lethal push-your-luck game; but mechanically, at their cores, two very different games. Simplistic graphics that none-the-less have very distinct artistic styles with the sole similarity in that regard being nostalgic, psx style vibes, and psx has a very broad range of styles.
The styles of BSR and this game are very different. SIDE EFFECTS is trying to juxtapose a quiet, bright, sterile environment, with cruel lethality. Your opponent isn't the devil or a monster, just another victim of the system, another "Subject" albeit a cartoonish one with realistic-ish teeth. It's calm, collected, and horrifying. BSR is horror too, but of a very different brand.
You are presented with an overstimulating environment then led into a dark, dingy, backroom, but still can't escape the pounding music. All the better for the noisy and chaotic game you've sat down for against a being who has allegedly killed God. The game is tense in every moment, but still, in the end, a game.
You pop the occasional coin-flip healing drugs, but you're also drinking, smoking and killing with the devilish thing that is the Dealer; and indeed, he is the dealer, he is in control for the duration of the game, getting more frantic as he loses.
The only thing "Low Effort" animation proves is that a dev is more confident in their programing than in their modeling and/or animating. If it's truly that simple and "low effort" to make a push-your-luck game with different mechanics and style and models, you do it. Or provide constructive feedback rather than calling things "good for a game jam" or "copycat"s or "overpriced."
Notably, I don't think anything about this game is low effort. game dev is hard, the visual elements being the hardest part, and this game looks GOOD. It knows what its doing with its visual style and that looks better than just trying to "look good" or look "high effort."
I wrote that in a few minutes. Is an hour how long it took you to read it? If so, your constant brevity makes sense. Knowing how to leave good feedback is a life skill, one that you seem to lack. If you need help with it, most community colleges offer a 1 credit hour course on the subject. Understanding why you like/dislike or agree/disagree with someone or something is also an important life skill. If you cannot articulate your reasoning beyond a singular word or phrase unless responding to someone else, at which point you only begin to extend to sentences, I pity those who would call you friend and those you call the same.
There are in fact no items that replicate BR’s smokes or handsaw, but there is an existing healing pill in the game, at round #4, which is reachable by having the AI and yourself take around the same amount of damage the whole game, leaving both of you dangerously close to death.
As for the tolerance mechanic and the changes in how the danger factor is even administered, I would say it does make it quite a novel experience when compared to BR, despite the similar art style (without considering the animation work which is quite different).
I think that this game has a very promising future for release! I love the flow of the game and the items were neat as well. I know that this is a prototype, yet it still feels unfair that he can beat you, but everytime you get close to beating him, the game just stops. I hope more is added into it and look forward to playing more!
OH, that is exactly what’s occurred to me, I’ve replicated a drug test, then used the replicated drug test.
The AI then replicated the original drug test and stopped playing.
A really cool game! Reminds me of buckshot roulette (that i really like), so it was nice to see something similar but in different setting. The only thing that confused me is before the last round, i ate the big green pill and it killed me, i was okay with it bcs it stated one pill is a death pill, but then the other dude ate the green pill and died too. So is it a bug or feature.
Awesome game! also i found a glich, so idk if this helps or not but there was two safe red pills and one blue kill pill, it knew the blue one wasnt safe and it destoyed one red pill and then it didnt do anything, i waited and it didnt do anything for a while and just gave up and refreshed
Very impressive for 10 days! I've been replaying over and over. I can't wait for the finished version with improved AI. The other guy has no survival instincts. He will take the only remaining pill despite it obviously being a kill pill.
Good direction for a first prototype! I did feel like the items were less useful that buckshot roulette so found this game to be a little more RNG at times. I personally would like to see much longer rounds with significantly more pills with more unique odds to distinguish this game. A high risk high reward pill with really bad odds could be cool for example. Great prototype and I had fun trying the game!
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I loved it. So creepy, nice and simple, and I was shouting at my screen hoping I didn't take the wrong pill. Great character design. I actually watched someone play it and decided to try for myself. I loved it.
buckshot roulette copycat, nothing original
Stfu m8
dont be a pussy write the whole thing
bro literaly said: m8
m8=mait
Let's talk about why you think that:
In Buckshot Roulette, the players take turns firing either at themselves or each other, with items that modulate the gameplay, and a (sometimes variable) expanding health pool, with limited revives from an onsite doctor.
Compare with this game which has an added tolerance mechanic, almost ensuring you'll take at least one hit per play-through and adding effects to what mechanically are equivalent to BR's blanks. There are no items (that I experienced) which allow you to heal OR increase damage, nor can you steal an item from your opponent; you can merely copy it.
Push your luck games with a lethal twist are nothing new, and variance caused by picking along with statistics rather than a randomized load order means a more controlled form of push-your-luck than BR, even if this game may be inspired by it.
I don't care about the micro changes, overall it's a 1-in-1 copy, even copied the graphics and dithering. Low effort animations prove that.
idiot
Lets break that down. Again, mechanically, in play, it's a very different game. Same core concept, a lethal push-your-luck game; but mechanically, at their cores, two very different games. Simplistic graphics that none-the-less have very distinct artistic styles with the sole similarity in that regard being nostalgic, psx style vibes, and psx has a very broad range of styles.
The styles of BSR and this game are very different. SIDE EFFECTS is trying to juxtapose a quiet, bright, sterile environment, with cruel lethality. Your opponent isn't the devil or a monster, just another victim of the system, another "Subject" albeit a cartoonish one with realistic-ish teeth. It's calm, collected, and horrifying. BSR is horror too, but of a very different brand.
You are presented with an overstimulating environment then led into a dark, dingy, backroom, but still can't escape the pounding music. All the better for the noisy and chaotic game you've sat down for against a being who has allegedly killed God. The game is tense in every moment, but still, in the end, a game.
You pop the occasional coin-flip healing drugs, but you're also drinking, smoking and killing with the devilish thing that is the Dealer; and indeed, he is the dealer, he is in control for the duration of the game, getting more frantic as he loses.
The only thing "Low Effort" animation proves is that a dev is more confident in their programing than in their modeling and/or animating. If it's truly that simple and "low effort" to make a push-your-luck game with different mechanics and style and models, you do it. Or provide constructive feedback rather than calling things "good for a game jam" or "copycat"s or "overpriced."
Notably, I don't think anything about this game is low effort. game dev is hard, the visual elements being the hardest part, and this game looks GOOD. It knows what its doing with its visual style and that looks better than just trying to "look good" or look "high effort."
Don't tell me how to leave feedback. You wasted another hour writing useless text and you also went to check my profile, well done.
I wrote that in a few minutes. Is an hour how long it took you to read it? If so, your constant brevity makes sense. Knowing how to leave good feedback is a life skill, one that you seem to lack. If you need help with it, most community colleges offer a 1 credit hour course on the subject. Understanding why you like/dislike or agree/disagree with someone or something is also an important life skill. If you cannot articulate your reasoning beyond a singular word or phrase unless responding to someone else, at which point you only begin to extend to sentences, I pity those who would call you friend and those you call the same.
There are in fact no items that replicate BR’s smokes or handsaw, but there is an existing healing pill in the game, at round #4, which is reachable by having the AI and yourself take around the same amount of damage the whole game, leaving both of you dangerously close to death.
As for the tolerance mechanic and the changes in how the danger factor is even administered, I would say it does make it quite a novel experience when compared to BR, despite the similar art style (without considering the animation work which is quite different).
idk why but I love the animation. It's supposed to be creepy and it is but it also just scratches something in my brain. Maybe I'm a sociopath idk
The style and gameplay are really creative!
this is really cool
hey do you also like tower defense? I’d love if you try my grandmother defence, it’s very streamable
awesome game! nice twist on the 'Russian Roulette' game genre!
rlly fun game indie
hey do you also like tower defense? I’d love if you try my grandmother defence, it’s very streamable
Very good game idie.(And game play)
Hey, just wanted to let you know I found a bug where if the other patient replicates a replicated item, it bugs out and softlocks you.
In my run, it replicated a replicated drug test, and he just sat there until I reloaded.
OH, that is exactly what’s occurred to me, I’ve replicated a drug test, then used the replicated drug test. The AI then replicated the original drug test and stopped playing.
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hey do you also like tower defense? I’d love if you try my grandmother defence, it’s very streamable
A really cool game! Reminds me of buckshot roulette (that i really like), so it was nice to see something similar but in different setting. The only thing that confused me is before the last round, i ate the big green pill and it killed me, i was okay with it bcs it stated one pill is a death pill, but then the other dude ate the green pill and died too. So is it a bug or feature.
Might have been that you ran out of Immunity, as the green pills take 2 instead of 1
This was really fun to play 😊
hey do you also like tower defense? I’d love if you try my grandmother defence, it’s very streamable
Yeah sounds interesting , I can check it out 😁
Like others have said, this manages to stand on its own two legs. It's just a little...addicting
hey do you also like tower defense? I’d love if you try my grandmother defence, it’s very streamable
Unbelievably fun! You nailed it man! Even though the similarities to Buckshot Roulette are there, it still manages to have its own taste. Great job!
Very cool, and fun
This game is awesome.
I hope you add some more levels later on.
r we gonna ignore this is a knock off of buckshot roulette? ok
Gee, I wonder if its possible to be inspired by another game, like chill dude.
yeahhhhhhhhhh ur probably right sorry guys
Honestly, respect for recognizing that you jumped to conclusions, that is already more mature than some people in these comments so thumbs up to yo
thx dude have a good day :3
Awesome game! also i found a glich, so idk if this helps or not but there was two safe red pills and one blue kill pill, it knew the blue one wasnt safe and it destoyed one red pill and then it didnt do anything, i waited and it didnt do anything for a while and just gave up and refreshed
Side Effects | The horror game playtraugh
really fun game! Took me 3 tries but I won!
Very impressive for 10 days! I've been replaying over and over. I can't wait for the finished version with improved AI. The other guy has no survival instincts. He will take the only remaining pill despite it obviously being a kill pill.
Included this in my 3 random horror game video!
For what this was, it was not too bad! Definitely has buckshot roulette vibes but with a twist, loved the whole pills idea. Made a video on it.
THIS GAME WAS AWESOME, AND A RLLY COOL IDEA- I BEAT IT FIRST TRY >:D
Muito bom, aguardo a versão final do jogo!
what does the tolerance mean?
i am realy loving the game, but it's very easy to end before round 4 and onward, maybe a double or nothing system?
hilarious new video up check it out
Nice art, I love the pill concept keep going you are doing a great work dev!
I Tried this game for the first time and recorded my reaction
best
game was funt it froze on me tho lo
Best fan game 10/10 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
mouse I wacky but I love it
Good direction for a first prototype! I did feel like the items were less useful that buckshot roulette so found this game to be a little more RNG at times.
I personally would like to see much longer rounds with significantly more pills with more unique odds to distinguish this game. A high risk high reward pill with really bad odds could be cool for example.
Great prototype and I had fun trying the game!