History VideoGame / UltraADHD

You are [[FeaturelessProtagonist the hero]], who is sent on a grand adventure to bring down the evil god and free the people from his reign. HilarityEnsues.

** The final battle against the God/[[spoiler:[=DancingEngie=]]] is a shout-out to the final battles of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''.

* AffectionateParody: Of video game conventions as a whole, but the game also pokes fun at Franchise/AceAttorney, VideoGame/{{Undertale}}, VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}, and VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}.

''Ultra ADHD'' is a {{UsefulNotes/Unity}} game released in October 2016 by Alon [="DancingEngie"=] Karmi. An [[BigBad evil God]] has brought forth the END TIMES - the apocalypse. The few humans who are left alive hide behind walls, ruled with an iron fist. An ancient prophecy tells of a legendary hero, who defeated God long ago, brought peace and prosperity to the people, and then mysteriously vanished. You are [[FeaturelessProtagonist the hero]], who is sent on a grand adventure by two siblings, Motherland and Fatherland, to bring down the evil god and free the people from his reign. HilarityEnsues.

A self-described "game about '''things'''", ''Ultra ADHD'' is a 2.5D FirstPersonShooter , featuring mouse-drawn pixel art and French noise rock. It takes about 20-40 minutes to complete, and it's best to go into it blind to experience its nonsensical plot and surprises.

* AffectionateParody: most Notably to Franchise/AceAttorney, VideoGame/{{Undertale}}, VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}, VideoGame/{{Fallout4}}, and video game conventions as a whole.

* BrickJoke: At the end of the forest level, Fatherland refers to his plans as "going full JRPG here: using the power of friendship to kill God". [[spoiler:The final battle is a JRPG battle against, essentially, God.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Fatherland and [[spoiler:[=DancingEngie=]]] tend to mock game conventions and such.
* FieryRedhead: Motherland beats up her brother at one point and is generally the more energetic of the two.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Motherland beats up her brother at one point, tends to act rude, and [[spoiler:somewhat manipulates the player]], but she also [[spoiler:genuinely apologizes to you for all the trouble she caused in the ADHD Ending]].

** In the starting town, there is a sheep called "The 16th Sheep". Its story, as well as its name, is a reference to a popular Israeli children's book of the same name.

** Sometimes, zombies will throw Hebrew insults at you.

* MultipleEndings: The game features 3 endings, depending on your dialogue choices, and an OmegaEnding unlocked after getting all 3.
** [[spoiler:The Pretentious Ending is awarded for calling the game 'pretentious' at the end of the court section. The others, including Engie himself, agree with you, and decide to let you shoot up zombies instead. The game ends with the now-invulnerable player in a field, shooting up the various zombies.]]
** [[spoiler:The joke Lamp Ending is awarded for trying to speak to a lamp over and over again in the text adventure section. It is not exactly an ending so much as the monitor/Engie getting tired of your repeated attempts and calling you out on your stupidity.]]
** [[spoiler:The [[GoldenEnding ADHD ending]] is awarded upon defeating [[BigBad Engie]] in the FinalBoss fight. The game crashes afterwards, and Motherland hijacks the blue screen to talk to you, apologizing for her {{Jerkass}} behavior and thanking you for your help.]]
** Finally, [[spoiler:the Cut Ending has Engie, at the point of the final battle, give up, instead whisking you away to some dark cave so he can speak with you. From here, Engie breaks character to talk as his actual, real-world self, and discusses his thoughts on the game and its relation to game culture, before slipping back into character when Motherland and Fatherland hijack the game to give you a gun to kill him for good]].

* RageAgainstTheAuthor: [[spoiler:The entire premise of the game is that the intended FinalBoss characters have gained sentience and are rebelling against the developer.]]

** Referring to [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] as "using the power of friendship to kill God" is a reference to a similar comment made by [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]] in ''WebOriginal/ZeroPunctuation''.
** The phone booth in the beginning of the game is a reference to [[https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/documentary/201703030600/ "The Phone of the Wind"]].

* SiblingTeam: Motherland and Fatherland. [[spoiler:They were supposed to be boss characters before they gained self-awareness and derailed the game.]]
* SirSwearsALot: Everyone swears, but Motherland especially gets in on the act.
* StylisticSuck

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: An apt description of the entire development process according to the developer's commentary, to the point that the trope name is even referenced in-game.

** Finally, [[spoiler:the Cut Ending has Engel, at the point of the final battle, give up, instead whisking you away to some dark cave so he can speak with you. From here, Engel breaks character to talk as his actual, real-world self, and discusses his thoughts on the game, before slipping back into character when Motherland and Fatherland hijack the game to give you a gun to kill him for good.]]

** During the court section, [[spoiler:[=DancingEngie=]]] says: "Tell them, [Name]" at one point, a reference to Byakuya Togami from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', who would constantly say "Tell them, Naegi" to protagonist Makoto Naegi during Class Trials.

** The final battle against [[spoiler:[=DancingEngie=]]] is a shout-out to the final battles of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''.

* AffectionateParody: Notably VideoGame/AceAttorney, VideoGame/{{Undertale}}, VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}, VideoGame/{{Fallout4}}, and video game conventions as a whole.

* GameplayRoulette: It's called "''Ultra ADHD''" for a reason. [[spoiler:It starts out as a first person exploration/combat game, becomes an VideoGame/AceAttorney-style court trial, then a [[InteractiveFiction Text Adventure]], and finally a [[EasternRPG JRPG battle]].]]

** The court section is a huge shout-out to AceAttorney trials, complete with "Objection!" bubbles (albeit more obscene).

''Ultra ADHD'' is a {{UsefulNotes/Unity}} game released in October 2016 by Alon [="DancingEngie"=] Karmi. You are [[FeaturelessProtagonist The Protagonist]], who is hijacked from their supposed grand adventure to help two siblings, Motherland and Fatherland, [[RageAgainstTheAuthor bring down the developer of the game]] and free all other [=NPCs=] from his reign. {{Hilarity Ensues}}.

A self-described "game about '''things'''", ''Ultra ADHD'' is a 2.5D {{First Person Shooter}} ([[spoiler:for about 10 minutes]]), featuring mouse-drawn pixel art and French noise rock. It takes about 20-40 minutes to complete, and it's best to go into it blind to experience its nonsensical plot and surprises.

* {{Affectionate Parody}}: Notably {{Ace Attorney}}, {{VideoGame/Undertale}}, {{VideoGame/EarthBound}}, {{VideoGame/Fallout 4}}, and video game conventions as a whole.
* [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!]]: The game's title, in reference to its {{Gameplay Roulette}}.
* {{Author Avatar}}: The developer himself plays an exaggerated version of himself as the BigBad.
* {{But Thou Must}}: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Fatherland understands early on that since The Protagonist is silent, he can tell them to do whatever he wants and The Protagonist will have no choice in the matter.
* {{Badass Normal}}: The Protagonist.
* {{Brick Joke}}: At the end of the forest level, Fatherland refers to his plans as "going full JRPG here: using the power of friendship to kill God". [[spoiler:The final battle is a JRPG battle against, essentially, God.]]
* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: [=DancingEngie=] and Fatherland especially.
* {{Fiery Redhead}}: Motherland.
* {{Fission Mailed}}: [[spoiler: During the final battle against [=DancingEngie=] in the ADHD Ending.]]
* {{Featureless Protagonist}}: The Protagonist is completely silent for the majority of the game, and doesn't have a pre-set name.
* {{Gameplay Roulette}}: It's called "''Ultra ADHD''" for a reason. [[spoiler: It starts out as a first person exploration/combat game, becomes a VisualNovel, then a [[InteractiveFiction Text Adventure]], and finally a [[EasternRPG JRPG battle]].]]
* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: Motherland, [[spoiler:who genuinely apologizes to you for all the trouble she caused in ADHD Ending.]]
* LaResistance: The Protagonist, Fatherland and Motherland.
* {{Local Reference}}: There are a few Israeli references in the game:

** The reversed speech in the forest section is a radio broadcast from the start of the Yom Kippor War.

** One of the endings even [[spoiler:mentions the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the two-state solution.]]
* {{Multiple Endings}}: The game features 3 endings, depending on your dialogue choices: [[spoiler:the ADHD Ending is awarded for killing the developer; the Pretentious Ending is awarded for calling the game 'pretentious' at the end of the court section; and the joke Lamp Ending, awarded for trying to speak to a lamp over and over again.]]
* {{No Fourth Wall}}: The game breaks the fourth wall within the first five minutes, and keeps it that way for the entirety of its run.
* {{Overly Long Gag}}: [[spoiler:The Lamp Ending.]]
* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The entire premise of the game.

* [[SelfDeprecation Self-Deprecation]]: The game constantly makes fun of its own writing, art style, plot, characters, and developer.

** The court section is a huge shout-out to {{Ace Attorney}} trials, complete with "Objection!" bubbles (albeit more obscene).
** During the court section, [=DancingEngie=] says: "Tell them, [Name]" at one point, a reference to Byakuya Togami from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.
** Referring to [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] as "using the power of friendship to kill God" is a reference to a similar comment made by [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]] in ZeroPunctuation.

** The phrase used to exit the space prison is "Schadenfreude", and you can ask the AI if it's "some kind of Nazi word" in reference to ''Theatre/AvenueQ''.
** [[spoiler: The final battle against [=DancingEngie=] is a shout-out to the final battles of {{Undertale}} and EarthBound.]]
* {{Sibling Team}}: Motherland and Fatherland. It is also implied they were supposed to be boss characters before they gained self-awareness and derailed the game.
* [[SirSwearsaLot Sir Swears-a-Lot]]: Motherland especially, but pretty much ''everyone'' swears.
* {{Stylistic Suck}}
* {{Surreal Humor}}
* {{Who Writes This Crap}}: During one of the endings, [[spoiler:The Protagonist, Motherland and Fatherland complain about the game's writing and plot. [=DancingEngie=] even agrees.]]
* {{Writing by the Seat of Your Pants}}: An apt description of the entire development process according to the developer's commentary, to the point that the trope name is even referenced in-game.

** During the court section, [=DancingEngie=] says: "Tell them, [Name]" at one point, a reference to Byakuya Togami from [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Dangan Ronpa]].

** The phrase used to exit the space prison is "Schadenfreude", and you can ask the AI if it's "some kind of Nazi word" in reference to {{Avenue Q}}.

** Referring to [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] as "using the power of friendship to kill God" is a reference to a similar comment made by [[BenCroshaw Yahtzee]] in ZeroPunctuation.