Pet the Pup at the Party

There are times when you have an idea that appears to be bulletproof at first, but it turns out quite different once you put into practice. Hence, it happens that you sometimes feel the strong urge to go out and hang out with other people, except that once you reach the party all you want to do is be alone at home with your movies, video games or hobby of choice.

Pet the Pup at the Party is a very fun video game that should provide you with a few laughs and a good time, even if the idea gets rather boring and repetitive after a while. In essence, you play the role of a character who’s at a party where no one is familiar to you, and the goal is to have your own fun while avoiding everyone else. To do that, you go searching for puppies to pet in order to distract you.

The game is played from a first-person point of view, and there’s even a timer to keep things challenging. Thus, you have to search the rooms full of party people as quickly as you can in order to find the dogs and pet them. Sometimes it’s difficult to concentrate will all the people blocking your view and the doors, but there are ways to make sure you are on the right track.

Every now and again you can hear a barking noise, which is enough to let you know where to look, or at least the general direction. However, the house is quite big, and the rooms seem to be arranged in some kind of maze. There are many doors and hallways as well, so it might take some time to get your bearings at first. Once you find a dog, the timer stops and you are rewarded with some extra seconds.

Naturally, the goal is to keep going for as long as possible and pet as many puppies as you can before the timer runs out entirely. There is also a gallery to look at all the different dogs you can find, which is definitely a nice addition. As far as the graphics are concerned, you shouldn’t expect an awful lot in this regard, but then again the focus is on the atmosphere and the journey itself.

In the end, Pet the Pup at the Party is obviously going to get old pretty quick, given the repetitive nature of the game, but it’s enough to change your mood for the better whenever you need some eye bleach. Thus, it definitely deserves a shot if you are a fan of puppies.