I Became a Dog

I Became a Dog is the first game of the IBAD series and was released on 19. April. 2017 by We like games.

The story follows a man trying to get back into his human body after he accidentally swaped bodies with one of his dogs.

Characters

 * Player
 * Sony
 * Tomy
 * James
 * Julia
 * Chris

Tips

 * Through the game menu you can get hints by watching advertisements.
 * If you’re stuck and do not know what to do, it is always a good idea to talk to every dog available. Often when there is nowhere to go, it will be a dog with new dialogue that progresses the story.
 * It is possible to play without learning the fart technique, but would take a very, very long time. Sony will teach you as long as you promise to recommend the game to a friend, but there’s no way of checking this so he will teach you either way if you say yes (however you should totally recommend the game anyway).
 * You should fart whenever you’re able to, so that you don’t have to wait as long when you actually need bugs.
 * Every time you reach an ending, your farting ability is upgraded, and you keep your level in language, making the next play-through much faster
 * Sony will first give you the chance to increase your speed after you complete Tomy’s first request (the toy), but will no longer be able to after she asks for her last request (the oil) because once she asks for it, you will then be given the option to save or kill Sony, after which he cannot change your speed. He will automatically die if you don’t do anything once Julia is freed. Remember when trying for certain endings that speed can only be changed while looking for the medicine.

Story
[Warning: The solutions to every puzzle are not listed here, but the story is described in detail, as too are the requirements and outcomes for each ending. A couple details about second game are referenced as well. Do not read ahead if you don’t want spoilers.]

Pre-Game
The player, a human, lives in a house with a wife and four dogs, James, Julia, Chris and Tomy, as well as one of the neighbour’s dogs, Sony, who stays over at the house often. Julia gives birth to a puppy that Tomy kills by biting and shaking it because she wants the dog food all to herself. The player then locks Julia away in the basement because he sees her being mean to Tomy. A day before the events of the game, the player adopts a new dog.

Main Plot
After coming home drunk one night, the player accidentally swaps bodies with his new dog by kissing him. Now, with limited memories of his life before, he aims to become human once again. The very first dog the player is able to talk to is Sony, who is seen jumping constantly on a blue matt in the middle of the living room, trying to turn back into a human by doing 100 million jumps. He will give the player helpful advise like eating dog food to communicate with the other dogs and offers to teach the player how to "Bark" for 10 bugs. Not too far from the old dog, James can be found running up and down next to a door, mildly threatening and mocking the player. Close to the left wall of the living room Tomy can be found lying on a pink cushion. She makes a friendship request and asks for her first favour, a toy in the bathroom.

After accepting Tomy`s request and going into the lower left corner of the living room, Julia can be heared from the basement, telling the player not to trust Tomy. On top of that James requests the player to catch him 100 bugs in exchange for a "gift", the mouse. This can be used to talk to Chris, the dog in the dog house, who will tell the player he saw James hiding the bathroom key in the kitchen sink. Upon obtaining the key the bathroom can be entered, where the toy, a rubber duck, is floating on the water in the bathtub. However the player is unable to obtain it yet, fearing drowning in the water; he has to learn a new skill "Swimming" from Sony for 300 bugs first. This lets him get the toy out of the thub and bring it to Tomy, who will thank the player.

Tomy now asks for a second favour: She got hurt while eating with the other dogs and needs the medicine in the warehouse. Sony will start offering to upgrade the player`s speed for 200 bugs per level to a maximum of 5 levels - when reaching the limit, he will offer to decrease the level instead. The next dog the player should speak to is Chris, who is willing to trade a DVD for 500 bugs. The DVD can then be put into a player near Sony; it will display a 4-digit code, but only reveal the last digit. When visiting Chris again, he is not there anymore and the dog house can be entered. If the player follows the directions on the inside, he will bump into Chris, who made a secret tunnel. He begs not to tell the other dogs and gives the key to the study to keep the player silent. Now being able to enter the study, the player has to enter a password into the computer to get to the basement, where Julia is offering the key to the warehouse. Upon entering the password, the shelf on the left side of the study will move and make a way to the jail. Julia wants the player to bring her her puppy in order to obtain the key. The player once again has to talk to Chris, who witnissed the death of the puppy and saw it being burried in the flowerpot. Reuniting the dead puppy with it`s mother, makes her pass on the key and the player is able to get the first-aid medicine.

Tomy is now making her last request, which involves bringing her oil from the toilet. Sony is at the verge of death now, not being able to stop jumping he is at a risk to die from exhaustion. He begs the player to stop him, who can choose between keeping Sony alive or letting him die, impacting the outcome of the game. Talking to Julia again will result in her asking the player to get the key for the jail, which is below Tomy`s cushion, to release her and lock up Tomy together. At the same time James tells his plans of proposing to Tomy, who he has a crush on, to the player and lets him do his dirty work, which involves catching 1000 bugs - he rewards the player with an oil-pump. Together with the pump and the container found in the basement the player can now finish Tomy`s last request, who wants to reward him with a speacial "gift" for all the help.

Ending 1: “Death”
Requirements: None

In order to get the first ending, you must not free Julia before Tomy finishes her gift. Increasing speed is not necessary and it does not matter whether Sony lives or dies. After bringing Tomy everything she needs, a toy from the bathtub, first-aid medicine from a shelf in the warehouse, and oil from the toilet, she will begin making something. Talk to her 3 times, and then either accept her gift, or agree to bring it to James. This will result in the player blowing up as Tomy laughs over his dead body.

Ending 2: “Imprisonment”
Requirements: None

In order to get the second ending, you must free Julia before Tomy finishes her gift; James must be alive. Increasing speed is not necessary and it does not matter whether Sony lives or dies. Before you give Tomy the oil, or before letting her finish the gift, you must free Julia by grabbing the hidden jail key off of Tomy’s cushion while she‘s eating dog food. Free Julia and you will attempt to capture Tomy, but James will defend her and put you both back in jail instead. Julia and the player are now trapped in jail while Tomy and James go on a date.

Ending 3: “It’s all mine!”
Requirements: Not maxed out speed

In order to get the third ending you must not free Julia before Tomy finishes her gift, and refuse the gift twice; James must be dead. You must not have max speed, but it does not matter whether Sony lives or dies. If you already have max speed, talk to Sony to get it reduced again before completing her second request (the medicine). When Tomy offers you the gift, say no. She will then ask you to bring the gift to James instead. Once again, say no, and she will bring it to James herself. James will then explode and die, dropping the bedroom key. Free Julia with the jail key from Tomy’s cushion, and now that James is dead you can successfully capture Tomy and lock her up. Progress through the game until you are able to wake up the human (your old body, now controlled by the dog you swapped places with) by barking at his bedside 3 times. After given bugs he will run away and the player will not be able to catch him, so he will remain a dog. After giving up, talk to Julia and she will hint that she wants to kill you, and then start following you. Talk to Tomy in the jail cell and lure Julia into the basement by barking. While Julia eats, put the code (4763) into the computer and lock her away once again. The player now eats leisurely knowing that there’s no competition, and decides to forget about his old human life.

Ending 4: “Back to human” (True Ending)
Requirements: Max speed, Sony needs to live

In order to get the fourth ending you must not free Julia before Tomy finishes her gift, and refuse the gift twice; James must be dead. You must have max speed and Sony must be alive. Talk to Sony after completing Tomy’s first request (the toy) to increase your speed. Make sure you have max speed before completing her second request (the medicine). After Tomy asks for oil, talk to Sony and help him stop jumping. Follow the steps of the third ending again: refuse Tomy’s gift, free Julia, and then wake up the dog-turned-human by barking at his bedside. Give him bugs and he will run away, but be caught by the player due to his max speed, and the player will become human again. After talking to all the dogs as a human, Sony will appear as a human as well, someone who the player recognizes as the old man who lives next door, and teach you how to speak the human language again if you give him $10. After giving him the money, the player’s wife will then arrive and scold the player, and he will leave the house to go out drinking again.

This is assumed to be the true ending because in the second game, the dog the player swapped bodies with is found in the neighbour’s house, which wouldn’t have been possible in any of the other endings. This would also mean that Sony decided to turn back into a dog between the first and second games, and that Tomy was released from her cage after the events of the first game, possibly by the wife, because Tomy throws a disk into the neighbour’s yard in the second game.

Ending 5: “Happy Ending”
Requirements: Max speed, Sony needs to be dead

In order to get the fifth ending you must not free Julia before Tomy finishes her gift, and refuse the gift twice; James must be dead. You must have max speed and Sony must be dead. Talk to Sony after completing Tomy’s first request (the toy) to increase your speed. If you talk to Sony, let him die. Follow the steps of the third ending again: refuse Tomy’s gift, free Julia, and then wake up the dog-turned-human by barking at his bedside. Give him bugs and he will run away, but be caught by the player due to his max speed, and the player will become human again. The player’s wife will then arrive and scold him like in the fourth ending, but without Sony the player will not know how to speak the human language. The player decides he would rather live as a dog, and swaps bodies with his new dog again, happily eating dog food for the rest of his life.