Is there a point to staying sober?

[Devilfish]

I'm waaay deep into the game and so far I haven't touched booze or drugs or cigarettes in an effort to keep my cop on the straight and narrow. But does the game actually keep track of this in the narrative? I don't really care about the mechanics of it, I'm wondering if the story and interactions change if my cop has a drink. By which I mean I'd like to raise my skill caps but not if it ♥♥♥♥♥ up my road to sobriety.

[no spoilers please]

[kirill-busidow]

Yes, it helps in final scene. Not sure how much.


I didnt use, cause i couldnt see point. Its just +1 to skill.

[Bobbarækus]

It does keep track. Some characters aren't overly happy that you come to them with alcohol on your breath, pinhead pupils or a lit smoke, either.

[Snake Hand]

It doesn't seem to keep track of if you've drank or done drugs or not. I drank and smoked once to get the 30xp quest rewards and it has no effect later on. I didn't experiment enough to know if repeated use has any effect, however.

[Devilfish]

Originally posted by Snake Hand:

I drank and smoked once to get the 30xp quest rewards and it has no effect later on.

Yeah, I would REALLY like that xp, but not if it's going to ♥♥♥♥ me over in the final scene.

[PJ]

I've smoked and drank alcohol once, then internalized the "stop drinking" thought, and it doesn't appear that had any negative influence on the final scene.

[Devilfish]

Thanks, I'll risk it then!

[Chicago Ted]

Lieutenant Katsuragi would be disappointed with you for drinking on the job. You wouldn't want to let him down, would you? He's a good guy.

[Devilfish]

No Kim is my good friend! Mustn't let him down, no way.

[alexis_taylor92]

I didn't notice a difference as long as I didn't drink/smoke/do drugs on the job. To get the XP for the quests I would drink/drug/smoke before bed, that way nobody saw me under the influence. Doing it that way didn't seem to effect the story in any way... Maybe I missed something, but yeah I didn't notice any -1+ on any checks saying "you drank earlier" or anything with the way I did it.

[Du-Vu]

It only lasts an hour or so after you partake and sleeping wipes them out. It's not a bonus to individual checks, it's a flat bonus to the stat for as long ad it lasts.

[ZenArcade]

Not really, unless there's a specific reason in the moment, like if you have to drive, attend a job interview or other important meeting, etc.

[Gestum]

If you even drink a single drop of alcohol during the game, it will be mentioned negatively in the final scene, and I think it might even be one of the factors for the final outcome, even though it can be outweighed by good conduct otherwise (Kim can still trust you).

[Simon]

Originally posted by Devilfish:

Thanks, I'll risk it then!

You devil, you!

[Cyber Diver]

I never partied for my character's story arc progression. xD

[kingKOng]

In the last sceene there is a line. I drank and smoked once to get the xp, but they summerized it as "he has not stoped drinking" only played through once though, so might be they say that anyway