History VideoGame / GLITCHED

''GLITCHED'' is an upcoming choice-based RPG by En House Studios, planned for release in 2020. Its development was the result of a Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enhousestudios/glitched campaign]] that launched on July 22, 2016 and managed to raise $68,646. The demo, which is constantly updating, can be found [[https://enhousestudios.itch.io/glitched here,]] along with more information about the game.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: [[spoiler: After Gus gets arrested in Douglass Village, FROG. Inc assigns you to Corina, who is tasked with retrieving Gus from the police in Gunden.]]
* [[spoiler: AndYourLittleDogToo:]] [[spoiler: The Gunden police don't take too kindly to your pet Bebo trying to stop you from being taken into custody and they kill Bebo in retaliation.]]
* BystanderSyndrome: Just like how you can get involved in conflicts, you can often choose to have Gus ignore them entirely and go on your merry way, focusing on your own objective.
* ChoiceAndConsequenceSystem: Your essence can change how a situation plays out, causing a whole new story to take place. It can unlock certain options, such as convincing Jeff to pay for what he stole with Conquest or Drift or outright fighting him with Zeal. With the Harmony or Conquest essence, you can successfully convince Tac and Dave to agree to a peaceful solution.
* CloseKnitCommunity: The small town of Betwixit that Gus lives in. When Gus has to go to Gunden for help regarding the glitch, talking to the townspeople will have most of them chip in to aid him on his quest.
* DecoyProtagonist: At the beginning of the game, you're assigned to Conrad, who plans to leave the town. You control him as he interacts with people around Betwixit at night. He can optionally help Lenny with getting back into his house and buy Snap Candy from Slick Rick. Conrad even shows some paranoia that [[ProperlyParanoid someone might be watching him.]] By the time he meets up with Gus, however...
* InterfaceScrew: The glitch has ''weird'' side effects in the game to the point where it can [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou even screw with you directly.]] When the glitch corrupts Conrad, everything about him is affected, from his sprite to even the ''dialogue box.'' After you choose to save or leave Gus, the game outright crashes after a few moments!
* NoFourthWall: The game. The employees at FROG Inc. are aware of you the second you begin a new game. Due to the glitch screwing things up, Gus becomes aware of you and talks to you frequently.
* RetGone: After the glitch happens, excluding Gus and the player, none of the townspeople in Betwixit remember Conrad's existence, much to Gus' confusion and frustration. Even the photos and books involving him are corrupted.
* [[spoiler:TimeSkip:]] [[spoiler: The game jumps forward three weeks after Gus gets arrested by the Gunden police.]]
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Rather than choosing to save Gus when he gets hit with the glitch, you can opt to leave him to his fate. [[spoiler: [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment Your save file will get corrupted as well if you do this and trying to continue the game from that save will result in a black screen with random sprites floating down the screen.]] [[ButThouMust Better start a new game and save Gus!]]]]

GLITCHED is an upcoming choice-based RPG by En House Studios, planned for release in 2020. Its development was the result of a Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enhousestudios/glitched campaign]] that launched on July 22, 2016 and managed to raise $68,646. The demo, which is constantly updating, can be found [[https://enhousestudios.itch.io/glitched here,]] along with more information about the game.

* ChoiceAndConsequenceSystem: Your essence can change how a situation plays out, causing a whole new story to take place. It can unlock certain options, such as convincing Jeff to pay for what he stole with Conquest or Drift or outright fighting him with Zeal. With the Harmony or Conquest essence, you can successfully convince Tac and Dave to a peaceful solution.

* InterfaceScrew: The glitch has ''weird'' side effects in the game to the point where it can [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou even screw with you directly.]] When the glitch corrupts Conrad, everything about him is affected, from his sprite to even the 'dialogue box.' After you choose to save or leave Gus, the game outright crashes after a few moments!

* CloseKnitCommunity: The small town of Betwixit that Gus lives in. When Gus has to go to Gunden for help regarding the glitch, talking to the townspeople will have most of them chip in to aid you on his quest.
* DecoyProtagonist: At the beginning of the game, you're assigned to Conrad, who plans to leave the town. You control him as he interacts with people around Betwixit at night. You can optionally help Lenny with getting back into his house and buy Snap Candy from Slick Rick. Conrad even shows some paranoia that [[ProperlyParanoid someone might be watching him.]] By the time he meets up with Gus, however...

%%* ChoiceAndConsequenceSystem: Your essence can change how a situation plays out, causing a whole new story to take place.
%%* CloseKnitCommunity: The small town of Betwixit that Gus lives in.
%%* DecoyProtagonist: Conrad is this, up until he gets corrupted by the glitch.
%%* InterfaceScrew: The glitch has ''weird'' side effects to the game...

%%* PreexistingEncounters: There are no random encounters. Each fight usually happens when a situation goes bad.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Rather than choosing to save Gus when he gets hit with the glitch, you can opt to leave him to his fate. [[spoiler: Your save file will get corrupted as well if you do this and trying to continue the game from that save will result in a black screen with random sprites floating down the screen. [[ButThouMust Better start a new game and save Gus!]]]]

!!''GLITCHED contains examples of:'

* ChoiceandConsequenceSystem: Your essence can change how a situation plays out, causing a whole new story to take place.
* CloseKnitCommunity: The small town of Betwixit that Gus lives in.
* DecoyProtagonist: Conrad is this, up until he gets corrupted by the glitch.
* InterfaceScrew: The glitch has ''weird'' side effects to the game...

* PreexistingEncounters: There are no random encounters. Each fight usually happens when a situation goes bad.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential:
** Rather than choosing to save Gus when he gets hit with the glitch, you can opt to leave him to his fate. [[spoiler: Your save file will get corrupted as well if you do this and trying to continue the game from that save will result in a black screen with random sprites floating down the screen. [[ButThouMust Better start a new game and save Gus!]]]]