To Hell With The Ugly
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关于游戏You’re Rocky, a 20 year old young man with a certain charm that doesn’t go unnoticed. After a night out at the Zooty Slammer, you wake up in a strange hospital, kidnapped and drugged.
Whatever they did to you last night, they did it. And now it’s too late for apologies, you need to get to the bottom of this…
Rocky style.
Finalist in the 2023 IGF awards in “Excellence in Visual Arts” and showcased in the 10th anniversary day of the devs, To Hell With the Ugly is an adventure game set in a 1950s LA film noir setting.
Play as Rock Bailey, a blond and handsome young man who systematically refuses all advances made to him. To the dismay of everybody around him, he stubbornly saves himself until the day he turns 20.
Everything changes when he is drugged and kidnapped outside the Zooty Slammer jazz club and wakes up in a strange hospital. They stole something from him, something very personal, and he wants revenge. Help Rocky get to the bottom of this mystery and find out the truth behind it.
To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game with a focus on narration. Rocky has already lost part of his pride, he won’t shy away from combat if it takes him closer to the revenge he seeks. With his journalist partner Gary, they will have to gather clues from crime scenes and use them to make assumptions and solve puzzles, explore all the nooks and crannies of 1950s LA and let their fists do the talking in turn-based combat.
To unravel this mystery, you must:
- Investigate Los Angeles in the 50s, explore its darkest corners, meet the locals and immerse yourself in this film noir atmosphere
- Fight for your freedom, let the fists talk in turn-based combats based on timing, precision and amazingly beautiful hair
- Gather clues and information, investigate crime scenes, and make the right choices to solve mysteries.
A film noir set in 1950s LA
Explore 1950s LA like you’ve never seen it before, in this homage to noir movies. Discover the hidden side of the city, a sordid / gruesome investigation centered on the disappearance of the most beautiful inhabitants and human experimentations.
A stunning art direction
A breathtaking 2D world combined with fully animated cinematics and an incredible, bold art direction that bring the city of Los Angeles to life.
It’s jazz all the way down
What best describes 1950s LA than jazz music?
Carry out your investigation to the smooth rhythm of the jazzy soundtrack of To Hell With the Ugly!
Boris Vian reimagined
To Hell With the Ugly is an adaptation of Boris Vian’s satiric work of the same name, reimagined for the 21st century. Delve into the absurd and acclaimed work of the famous French author, brought to you by La Poule Noire and ARTE France.
Mature content :
– Explicit nudity
– Hand-to-hand and weapon combat
– Light sexual content
– Experimentation on humans
To Hell with the Ugly provides users with the following options :
- adjust text size
- adjust the color of each different category of text : dialogues, thoughts and highlighted words (subtitles/captions are not yet adjustable).
- reassign keys (on keyboard only)
- adjust the speed of the virtual cursor
- activate or deactivate the “”hold for running”” option
- skip fights
- adjust audio tracks separately
- pause game play at any time during the game
Steam User 5
美式漫画+电影播放器。色彩和美术都非常有特点的游戏,台词简单易懂,穿插着一些无伤大雅的欧式油麦。全篇没有出现太多什么特别复杂的词,感兴趣你甚至可以用这款游戏练习英语
玩法极度丝滑。不如说一直打下来的主要原因就还是这尽享丝滑的qte和操作……内置了各种各样让人很愉快的小解谜,游戏界面看似简陋,但有相当丰富的小细节,战斗小动画做的十分可爱,谁不喜欢有一条大狗可抱可去给他血量-6的Mike?
结局还蛮意外的,有一种莫名的好笑和颓……虽然不说这个结局作为剧情结尾是否妥当,但人物在对话时,两派的船都缓缓从背景里划远和直接给出结局cg的好笑程度………………是不可同日而语的呀!
打到后面就知道为什么是这个标题了。这种呆傻的孩子长得都一样.jpg
Steam User 2
To Hell With The Ugly通关!
一个美术风格别具一格的小游戏,音乐和艺术风格都浑然天成,演出也写得相当有趣,在这种氛围下,它老套但又不完全老套的奇妙剧本和一般不会拿来当主角的花瓶男主都让人不由得眼前一亮(hei)………………
玩法上实际非常简陋,解密全靠跑,全游戏只有两处需要crafting,战斗全靠单键QTE,但角色的战斗和回血动画做得异常流畅可爱,大大冲淡了简陋感
最后不得不说,如果这游戏并非双结局,那么这个结局设计还真的挺大胆的………………(惊天爆笑)
To Hell With The Ugly completed!
A unique game with a distinctive art style. The music and artistic direction are seamlessly integrated, and the performances are quite entertaining. In this atmosphere, the somewhat old fashion but intriguing storyline and the not-typical-hero protagonist, truly interesting.
In terms of gameplay, it's actually quite rudimentary. Solving puzzles mainly relies on running&talking, and there are only two instances throughout the entire game that require crafting. Combat solely relies on single-button QTE. However, the character's combat and healing animations are incredibly smooth and adorable, which greatly mitigates the overall simplicity.
Btw, the end is quite daring if it doesn't have multiple endings lmao