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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is a text-adventure game which can also serve as one of the few early Western examples of the Visual Novel, originally released for the PC in 1993 by United Pixtures (in their only known release), followed by a 3DO port in 1994 by Kirin Entertainment (in their first and second-to-last release) and written and directed by Michael Anderson. The game is a self-proclaimed full motion video game, as they want you to believe. It's actually little more than a slideshow of random events, featuring "a plumber, a Daddy's Girl, chickens, crazed yuppies, evil bosses, pandas, shower scenes, race cars, a nun".note ¿ʇᴉ ʇ�פThe game is supposedly erotic, as you take control of "an Interactive Romantic Comedy". In reality, it's more like a DVD scene-selection, with few options and little impact on the story whatever you choose. Moreover, deciding an option that doesn't help the plot move along the game's desired ending is considered a Non-Standard Game Over, even when the option you choose is under no condition bad, leaving the player with no real control of what's going on.The plot involves John (played by Edward J. Fasulonote Credited as Edward J. Foster), a plumber who, to avoid his mother trying to hook him up with someone he doesn't like, falls madly in love with Jane (played by former GLOW wrestler Jeanne "Hollywood" Basone), the first woman he meets in an office parking lot. She's there for a job interview with Thresher (played by Paul Bokor), whose idea of acceptable workplace behavior is clearly very, very far behind the times. He chases her, John steps in to save her, she resists the boss's indecent proposal, and they all live happily ever after.Amid this plot, there are Imagine Spots, more Photoshop filters than you can shake a stick at, and a crowd of dogs applauding a narrator gunning down his Straw Feminist counterpart.The Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed this in Episode 74. You can also play it on YouTube (note: requires the use of a third-party add-on to restore annotations).It was rather unexpectedly announced at E3 2021 that Limited Run Games would be re-releasing it for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC at some point in the future. It was later re-revealed in 2023 as Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition, which features "nicer" graphics and new extra features such as interviews and audio commentaries. Definitive Edition is set for release on March 5, 2024. |
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Blamed for Being Railroaded: Harry Armis (the narrator) gives you grief for having you choose the ending in which Thresher tries to get Jane to have sex with him, resulting in your score going permanently negative... but it's also the only choice that doesn't immediately end the game. |
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Live-Action Cutscene: One introductory cutscene is added in the 3DO version, in which Jane briefs the player on the game's premise. |
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Take Off Your Clothes: Thresher demands Jane to take off her clothes when he decides to take advantage of her: "TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!" |
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Title Drop: Right at the very end, where John finally admits that he's a plumber (even though just looking at the giant 'Plumber On A Bike' logo on his motorcycle could already have tipped Jane off), but Jane insists he's lying because, as she puts it, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. Also done much earlier on during the phone call with John and his mother: |
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Daddy's Girl |
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Daddy's Girl: Jane is frequently described as one even though she doesn't seem to get along with her father. If Thresher rejects her, he'll tell her that he considers her a spoiled brat who pitches a fit to get what she wants. |
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Multiple Endings: This is a rare case when you aren't even allowed to try a different route than the one the game set up as canon. However, they do have endings (Jane stripping for Thresher to get the job, John and Thresher ending up together, etc.), but they're labeled "failure" for this reason. This is all in stark contrast to what visual novels usually promote (multiple routes, each of which has multiple endings), which is one of many reasons as to why the game is so hated. |
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Violation of Common Sense: You have to go through the choice of the boss forcing Jane to take her clothes off, which gives you a negative score. |
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Mr. Fanservice: John. He's fairly fit, and the camera gives his mostly naked (and eventually just shirtless) body almost as much focus in the opening montage as Jane's. |
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The Ghost: All we see of Amy is her picture as John's mother brings her up. |
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Papa Wolf: Despite being verbally abusive towards his daughter, Jane's father threatens to kill the men who hit on Jane at her last job. |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: While pressuring her into having kids, Jane's father acknowledges the previous scene where John's mother did the same thing. In the "Turn poor Jane away!" option, Jane chews out the player for selecting said option. John also mentions "the stupid person controlling this story" in the "Jane gets the job" option. |
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May–December Romance: Should you make Jane end up with Thresher. Then again, you'll get scolded if you do. |
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I Want Grandkids: John's mom pressures him into marrying because she wants grandchildren. Jane's dad does the same thing. |
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Dirty Old Man: Thresher is a villainous example in the "18+" route. He offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses. |
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Extremely Short Timespan: The entire story takes place over just one morning. |
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Gay Option: As it turns out, after seeing this scene, both Thresher and John swing both ways. What's funny is that it's the only nonviolent option in the game, and is actually prefigured during John's conversation with his mother. |
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Depraved Bisexual: If the gay ending is anything to go by, Thresher is definitely this, as he's kinda aggressive when he flirts with John. |
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In Memoriam: Parodied with a dedication screen in the Limited Run version to Pete Giles, who is noted to still be alive. |
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Shotgun Wedding: In the "Give me something completely different" ending, Armis mentions that John's mother is arranging one between him and Amy once he gets home. |
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Lingerie Scene: Halfway through the 3DO version's opening cutscene, Jane suddenly switches from her dress to her undergarments. Jane strips herself down to her Black Bra and Panties while wearing black opera gloves. And not only that, but she also takes out a Whip of Dominance and Kinky Cuffs to give her a Dressed Like a Dominatrix vibe. |
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Karmic Rape: In the "good" ending, the sexually predatory Thresher is raped by a bag lady. |
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No Fourth Wall: That's for sure. The game even keeps in an audio outtake of the actor playing John flubbing one of his lines, and the cast and crew commenting on it. |
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Take That, Audience!: Almost all the decision screens in the PC version have statements on the bottom-right corner roasting the player (e.g. "Without a sex drive." and "You give new meaning to the word loser."). |
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There's only one time you can make a choice that doesn't end the game instantly, and that's when you choose who makes the first move. Both Armis and Thelma chew you out over all of the choices, as if you were writing the script. |
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Blatant Lies The box cover claims that it "Plays like a Game... feels like a MOVIE!" Dead wrong on both counts (unless the games you play have as much interactivity as a DVD menu, and the movies you watch are badly Photoshopped slideshows). The game's title is a blatant lie as well, as after the opening scene John wears a tie! The so-called "18-rated" scene isn't really that explicit—it only features Thresher pressuring Jane to strip, with language no stronger than "DAMN" (of course). Perhaps they were referring to the scene where Jane's suddenly in a dominatrix outfit? |
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Stylistic Suck: The trailer and menus for the 2024 Updated Re-release by Limited Run Games revel in the original game's notoriety; the infamous Censor Giant Nose is plastered everywhere, the quotes are all terrible reviews that the original game got back in the day and it still has the shoddy audio quality of the original. |
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True Blue Femininity: After her first scene, Thelma switches to a blue dress. |
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Updated Re Release: Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: The Definitive Edition, an upcoming remaster set for release in 2024. |
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Ask a Stupid Question...: In Jane's first scene, she has a conversation with her father, who demands to know where she is despite having called her home phone. |
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Shirtless Scene: John in the beginning of the story, up until he gets on his motorcycle. There's also Thresher if you choose the "Jane will do anything to get the job" decision. |
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It's a Wonderful Failure |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_45e41b66 |
comment |
It's a Wonderful Failure: Most videos lead to this. As well as the "Hollywood ending", you can get the "Meeting Held Off", "Hired", "Not Hired", "S&M", "Gay", "Indecent Proposal" and "Nun" endings... there's far more bad endings than good. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_45e41b66 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_45e41b66 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_45e41b66 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_48081842 |
type |
The Stinger |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_48081842 |
comment |
The Stinger: The end credits show a photo of the two narrators (Thelma's face is pixelated) with a caption saying "Producer and friend... Now serving hard time because of this production.", then two more stills of the two driving off in a red Ferrari (with Anderson wearing his Harry Armis chicken mask and Thelma in sunglasses). Then a photo of Fasulo, Basone, Bokor, and Anderson appears. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_48081842 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_48081842 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_48081842 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4af55b78 |
type |
Credits Gag |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4af55b78 |
comment |
Credits Gag: Jane's father (played by director Michael Anderson, who also plays Harry Armis) doesn't have an actor billing; his screen instead says "Name withheld pending notification of next of kin". |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4af55b78 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4af55b78 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4af55b78 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4c851777 |
type |
Black Comedy Rape |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4c851777 |
comment |
Black Comedy Rape: In the "good" ending, a bag lady rapes Thresher as "punishment". John just laughs (poorly) as he and Jane walk off. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4c851777 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4c851777 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4c851777 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4cf1658 |
type |
Commander Contrarian |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4cf1658 |
comment |
Commander Contrarian: The narrators are never happy with the choices you make. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4cf1658 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4cf1658 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4cf1658 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4e7c4536 |
type |
Wham Line |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4e7c4536 |
comment |
Wham Line: This line from Thresher: |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4e7c4536 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4e7c4536 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_4e7c4536 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_504e271f |
type |
But Thou Must! |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_504e271f |
comment |
But Thou Must! There's only one time you can make a choice that doesn't end the game instantly, and that's when you choose who makes the first move. Both Armis and Thelma chew you out over all of the choices, as if you were writing the script. When John can choose to chase Jane or not isn't really an exception either. It might look like a different ending (the Gay Option), but you receive the sign to "Give me one more chance", meaning it's another game over. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_504e271f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_504e271f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_504e271f |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_510e5a9 |
type |
Sassy Black Woman |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_510e5a9 |
comment |
Sassy Black Woman: The imaginary black Jane is a pretty straightforward example. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_510e5a9 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_510e5a9 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_510e5a9 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_51300dbf |
type |
Fat Bastard |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_51300dbf |
comment |
Fat Bastard: Thresher, who's overweight and quickly shows himself to be a pervert and an unpleasant person. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_51300dbf |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_51300dbf |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_51300dbf |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_513f3d12 |
type |
Background Music |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_513f3d12 |
comment |
Background Music: Some of it is stock music from various libraries (Universal Publishing; JW Media Music). See "Slide it In" and "Wild Heart" for two examples. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_513f3d12 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_513f3d12 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_513f3d12 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_561dab6b |
type |
Mistaken for Gay |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_561dab6b |
comment |
Mistaken for Gay: Subverted. John's mother assumes him to be gay because he hasn't found a significant other for so long... then the Gay Option reveals that he indeed swings both ways. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_561dab6b |
featureApplicability |
-0.3 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_561dab6b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_561dab6b |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_56240281 |
type |
Country Matters |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_56240281 |
comment |
Country Matters: When lambasting Jane for her selfishness, Thresher calls her a "vulva." |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_56240281 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_56240281 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_56240281 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_586db75d |
type |
My Girl Is Not a Slut |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_586db75d |
comment |
My Girl Is Not a Slut: |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_586db75d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_586db75d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_586db75d |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_5cb9b6b2 |
type |
Gag Censor |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_5cb9b6b2 |
comment |
Gag Censor: The Shower Scene in some versions censors any butts and Jane's sideboob shots with pictures of a face with a Gag Nose that has slashed-out circles on them. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_5cb9b6b2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_5cb9b6b2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_5cb9b6b2 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_615fdb1f |
type |
Dream Sequence |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_615fdb1f |
comment |
Dream Sequence: A bizarre one at the beginning, set during a NASCAR grassroots event at Saugus Speedway and inverted. A panda in an open-wheel car is among the racers, and Jane can also be seen. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_615fdb1f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_615fdb1f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_615fdb1f |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_62deac00 |
type |
Black Bra and Panties |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_62deac00 |
comment |
Jane strips herself down to her Black Bra and Panties while wearing black opera gloves. And not only that, but she also takes out a Whip of Dominance and Kinky Cuffs to give her a Dressed Like a Dominatrix vibe. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_62deac00 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_62deac00 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_62deac00 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_663f35c0 |
type |
Only One Name |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_663f35c0 |
comment |
Only One Name: The only named characters with a surname are Harry Armis and Paul Thresher. Lampshaded by Jane in the "Turn poor Jane away!" option, when she begs for John to come back and says she doesn't even know his last name. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_663f35c0 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_663f35c0 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_663f35c0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6b05b601 |
type |
Jerkass Has a Point |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6b05b601 |
comment |
Jerkass Has a Point: Thresher's "The Reason You Suck" Speech may show him to be a misogynistic pervert who hates job seekers, but he's correct when he says that Jane shouldn't think that she's the only desperate one out there. Jane doesn't argue with him, and politely excuses herself after he makes his point. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6b05b601 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6b05b601 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6b05b601 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6d7026fa |
type |
Punny Name |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6d7026fa |
comment |
Punny Name: Harry Armis' name sounds a lot like "hairy arms". |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6d7026fa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6d7026fa |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6d7026fa |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6e872753 |
type |
Sexiness Score |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6e872753 |
comment |
Sexiness Score: When John first meets Jane, he promptly says "I see a 10!" |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6e872753 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6e872753 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6e872753 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6eb1268c |
type |
Extreme Omnivore |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6eb1268c |
comment |
And it doesn't seem to stop with alcohol either, as there's an assortment of other random items including what looks like a bottle of Drano cleaner among the wine bottles he's got on the table. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6eb1268c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6eb1268c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6eb1268c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6feeef5c |
type |
Censor Box |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6feeef5c |
comment |
Censor Box: Censor Giant Nose, even. There's a code that removes them. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6feeef5c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6feeef5c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_6feeef5c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_722b3319 |
type |
Camp Gay |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_722b3319 |
comment |
Camp Gay: If you end up with the gay option, Thresher suddenly becomes this. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_722b3319 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_722b3319 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_722b3319 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72dd7026 |
type |
What the Hell, Player? |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72dd7026 |
comment |
What the Hell, Player?: Armis will not always agree with what you're doing. Sometimes he will say that even if you pick a ''different'' route. Weirdly enough, you're bound to get this more than once even when you're on the way to the good (and only "real") ending. In a notable scene, during which Armis wears a chicken mask and is upside-down for no reason, Armis really chews the player out after they select the choice that causes Jane to become a dominatrix towards Thresher. Jane also chews out the player in the "Turn poor Jane away!" option for selecting it. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72dd7026 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72dd7026 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72dd7026 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72f98935 |
type |
Heroic Build |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72f98935 |
comment |
Heroic Build: John is a well-built and muscular man, as you can see in his shirtless scene. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72f98935 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72f98935 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_72f98935 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7315fd38 |
type |
Covers Always Lie |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7315fd38 |
comment |
Covers Always Lie: ¿ʇᴉ ʇ�פ The guy on the bottom right corner of the box? It's a minor character who only appears in an Imagine Spot in the "Meeting has to wait" option. One of the alternate covers for the Limited Run Games re-release features Jane drawn in Animesque style, with a tiny John, Thresher, and Harry Armis in a Super-Deformed style. Needless to say, there is no anime artwork in the game itself. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7315fd38 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7315fd38 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7315fd38 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76a0b98c |
type |
Extreme Close-Up |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76a0b98c |
comment |
Extreme Close-Up: The dream sequence ends with a closeup of John's mother. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76a0b98c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76a0b98c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76a0b98c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76d233f9 |
type |
Straw Feminist |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76d233f9 |
comment |
Straw Feminist: A female narrator takes over the game to defeat the patriarchy? |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76d233f9 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76d233f9 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_76d233f9 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7c0bfb83 |
type |
Obviously Evil |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7c0bfb83 |
comment |
Obviously Evil: Thresher in Armis' eyes. If you choose to have him give Jane a job, Armis will complain about you not noticing how much of a pervert Thresher is. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7c0bfb83 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7c0bfb83 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7c0bfb83 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7cfeef98 |
type |
Narrative Filigree |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7cfeef98 |
comment |
Narrative Filigree: When the game isn't being intentionally surreal, it's mostly just mundane (e.g. John and Jane's morning routines, which go on for way too long and add nothing to the plot). |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7cfeef98 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7cfeef98 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7cfeef98 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7d89315b |
type |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7d89315b |
comment |
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Thresher gives an exceptionally detailed one to Jane in the "Turn Poor Jane Away" ending: Both narrators give these speeches to the player whenever the player gets a bad ending. This continues throughout the latter half of the game, despite the fact that the choice that they hate most- to have Thresher act like a sexual predator toward Jane- is the only way to continue the story. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7d89315b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7d89315b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7d89315b |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eccbb3d |
type |
Shower Scene |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eccbb3d |
comment |
Shower Scene: Completely gratuitously with both John and Jane. They're censored during normal play in the 3DO version, though a code can change that; this is uncensored in the PC version. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eccbb3d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eccbb3d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eccbb3d |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eebe99c |
type |
The Alcoholic |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eebe99c |
comment |
The Alcoholic: Jane's father has the table in front of him covered in bottles of alcohol, and is having drinks disturbingly early in the day. And it doesn't seem to stop with alcohol either, as there's an assortment of other random items including what looks like a bottle of Drano cleaner among the wine bottles he's got on the table. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eebe99c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eebe99c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_7eebe99c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_82accf22 |
type |
Gainax Ending |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_82accf22 |
comment |
Gainax Ending: Some of the optional endings are this, featuring things like John and Thresher suddenly turning gay or Jane spontaneously becoming a nun. Then again, the rest of the game doesn't exactly make sense either. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_82accf22 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_82accf22 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_82accf22 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8805822f |
type |
Naughty Nuns |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8805822f |
comment |
Naughty Nuns: Averted by the "other" ending, where Jane — who spent the entire intro telling us how many guys she's had sex with — suddenly reveals that she's a virgin and wants to be a nun. The game doesn't even show her wearing a habit. This was also prefigured in the 3DO intro FMV, though Jane denies it. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8805822f |
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-1.0 |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8805822f |
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type |
Abhorrent Admirer |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_88cee6e2 |
comment |
Abhorrent Admirer: Amy, the woman John's mother tries to force on him. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_88cee6e2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_88cee6e2 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8bd16732 |
type |
The Law of Conservation of Detail |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8bd16732 |
comment |
The Law of Conservation of Detail: Broken. Broken into millions of tiny, tiny pieces. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8bd16732 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_8bd16732 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_970c790a |
type |
Big Bad |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_970c790a |
comment |
Big Bad: Mark Thresher is Jane's perverted boss who spends the game chasing her and trying to rape her. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_970c790a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_970c790a |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_99404851 |
type |
Ladykiller in Love |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_99404851 |
comment |
Ladykiller in Love: A gender-inverted example. In the "good" ending, John butts in when Jane and Thresher are haggling over how much he should pay for her to sleep with him (and the discussion has been going on for hours before John's interjection, mind you) and declares his love for her. Jane's personality apparently performs a 180 on the spot, she responds in kind to John and the two leave holding hands. While her dialogue with Thresher heavily implies that she has slept with guys for money before, the good ending claims that she is a virgin, creating a Plot Hole-fueled zig-zagging of this trope. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_99404851 |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_99404851 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9a4ffdf1 |
type |
Battle of the Still Frames |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9a4ffdf1 |
comment |
Battle of the Still Frames: More like "Chase Of The Still Frames", but occasionally stretches into an entire game. Even in non-chase sequences. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9a4ffdf1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9a4ffdf1 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9d184483 |
type |
Changing Clothes Is a Free Action |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9d184483 |
comment |
Changing Clothes Is a Free Action: During the scene where Jane is being chased by Thresher, she's wearing nothing but a bra and a skirt. When the chase goes outside, though, she's suddenly fully clothed. Then, later in the same scene, her shirt comes off again. Earlier, she suddenly switches from a black dress to her undergarments (a bra, panties, garter, and stockings) halfway through the opening FMV. Harry Armis constantly changes hats (even within the same scene). |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9d184483 |
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1.0 |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9d184483 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9f037665 |
type |
Quit Your Whining |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9f037665 |
comment |
Quit Your Whining: In the "Turn Poor Jane Away" ending, Thresher tells Jane that the rest of the 200 or more applicants for each open position, like her, are "desperate," so she shouldn't think herself special. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9f037665 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_9f037665 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a07afea2 |
type |
Random Events Plot |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a07afea2 |
comment |
Random Events Plot: Probably the best way to sum up the game's "story". Plot points come entirely out of nowhere, there's a subplot involving the game's two narrators fighting for control over the story, and Big-Lipped Alligator Moments are everywhere. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a07afea2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a07afea2 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a484ef6c |
type |
Sensory Abuse |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a484ef6c |
comment |
Sensory Abuse: In addition to the title screen appearing as if it was done on MS Paint by a kindergarten student (according to The Angry Video Game Nerd), the game is plastered with wacky filters all over the place, which makes for some serious eye strain. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a484ef6c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a484ef6c |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a484ef6c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a67371c2 |
type |
Character as Himself |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a67371c2 |
comment |
Character as Himself: Michael Anderson (who plays Harry Armis) is credited as his character's name in the cast roll. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a67371c2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a67371c2 |
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| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a67371c2 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a7382a73 |
type |
Imagine Spot |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a7382a73 |
comment |
Imagine Spot: There are a few in the "Meeting has to wait" option as John and Jane ponder what they would be like if they were different. These involve a small-breasted Jane, a Filipino John, a businessman John, a more "exotic" Jane, and a blond John. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a7382a73 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a7382a73 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a7382a73 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a8dcb1d7 |
type |
Love at First Sight |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a8dcb1d7 |
comment |
Love at First Sight: Deciding you want to marry a woman you've never talked to that you just bumped into in an office parking lot is not generally a recipe for fun. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a8dcb1d7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a8dcb1d7 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_a8dcb1d7 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ad806839 |
type |
Sexual Extortion |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ad806839 |
comment |
Sexual Extortion: In the "canon" route, Thresher offers to get Jane a job... if she performs sexual favors for him. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ad806839 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ad806839 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ad806839 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_afc48877 |
type |
Interactive Fiction |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_afc48877 |
comment |
Interactive Fiction: Thoroughly subverted. If you don't follow the game's precise, chosen plotline you get shouted at by Armis or Thelma and forced to go back and choose the other option. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_afc48877 |
featureApplicability |
-0.3 |
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| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_afc48877 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b032e4ed |
type |
Ms. Fanservice |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b032e4ed |
comment |
Ms. Fanservice: Jane. She has rather large breasts, and her body gets shown off quite bit in the opening Shower Scene, as well as when she turns into a dominatrix after picking the "She'll do anything to get the job" option. She also spends quite a bit of screentime wearing just a bra, skirt, and heels. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b032e4ed |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b032e4ed |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b032e4ed |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b11ac9f5 |
type |
Abusive Parents |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b11ac9f5 |
comment |
Abusive Parents: Of the verbal variety; both John's mother and Jane's father have no qualms with shouting and swearing at their offspring over the phone. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b11ac9f5 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b11ac9f5 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b11ac9f5 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b4cbb37f |
type |
Good Morning, Crono |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b4cbb37f |
comment |
Good Morning, Crono: Twice, near the beginning. First, John is woken up by a call from his mother, followed with Jane from her father. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b4cbb37f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b4cbb37f |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b4cbb37f |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b58c51d8 |
type |
My Beloved Smother |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b58c51d8 |
comment |
My Beloved Smother: John's mother is very overbearing and keeps pushing him to marry Amy. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b58c51d8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b58c51d8 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b707726f |
type |
Hypocritical Humor |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b707726f |
comment |
If you choose any the other options the game calls you a loser for doing such a lousy script, including Thresher acting very generously and giving Jane an extremely well paying job with many bonuses, evidently as a sinecure so she can be his mistress. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b707726f |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_b707726f |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_bef696dd |
type |
Mind Screw |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_bef696dd |
comment |
Mind Screw: Seriously, you can scream aloud "What the fuck?!" every few minutes. Why is Harry Armis scolding the player whilst wearing a chicken mask? And why is he hanging upside down? Pandas driving race cars over a guy's bed in negative colors? (Granted, the latter was in John's dream, but still...) This couldn't be weirder if David Lynch wrote it. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_bef696dd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_bef696dd |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_bef696dd |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c3c18143 |
type |
Hope Spot |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c3c18143 |
comment |
Hope Spot: In the "Meeting has to wait" option, Armis suggests the player may be saved, as John's having second thoughts about waiting until sunset to meet Jane. After two dream sequences, they ultimately don't meet, and Armis chews out the player, as usual. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c3c18143 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c3c18143 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c3c18143 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c64bdacd |
type |
Scoring Points |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c64bdacd |
comment |
Scoring Points: Their meaninglessness is exemplified in the Violation of Common Sense trope below. In fact, the highest possible score in the game is -170,000 according to GameFAQs. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c64bdacd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c64bdacd |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c64bdacd |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c6538cc6 |
type |
The Dulcinea Effect |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c6538cc6 |
comment |
The Dulcinea Effect: See Love at First Sight for John and Jane's almost instant and largely baseless mutual attraction. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c6538cc6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c6538cc6 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c6538cc6 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c660bc15 |
type |
Fan Disservice |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c660bc15 |
comment |
Fan Disservice: Thresher is stripped down to his boxers in the "Jane will do anything to get the job" option. It's... not a pretty sight. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c660bc15 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c660bc15 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c660bc15 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c75df49a |
type |
Shout-Out |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c75df49a |
comment |
Shout-Out: Once the exotic imaginary Jane foils the blonde imaginary John's attempt at killing her, she responds, "White men can't use knives". |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c75df49a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c75df49a |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_c75df49a |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cbe687ab |
type |
Corrupt Corporate Executive |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cbe687ab |
comment |
Corrupt Corporate Executive: Thresher, who apparently offers his new hires a generous salary essentially as a pretext for having an affair with them, essentially paying for sex on the company dime. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cbe687ab |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cbe687ab |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cbe687ab |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cd83fa5b |
type |
Spoiler Opening |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cd83fa5b |
comment |
Spoiler Opening: In the only FMV in the entire 3DO version, Jane spoils several plot points, including the nun ending. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cd83fa5b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cd83fa5b |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cd83fa5b |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cf64a80d |
type |
Hostile Show Takeover |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cf64a80d |
comment |
Hostile Show Takeover: Another narrator named Thelma randomly shows up, and beats up Harry Armis. He then comes back later with an Uzi and shoots her. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cf64a80d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cf64a80d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_cf64a80d |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d0b60f23 |
type |
GoshDangItToHeck |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d0b60f23 |
comment |
The so-called "18-rated" scene isn't really that explicit—it only features Thresher pressuring Jane to strip, with language no stronger than "DAMN" (of course). Perhaps they were referring to the scene where Jane's suddenly in a dominatrix outfit? |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d0b60f23 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d0b60f23 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d0b60f23 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d177a22c |
type |
Dominatrix |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d177a22c |
comment |
In a notable scene, during which Armis wears a chicken mask and is upside-down for no reason, Armis really chews the player out after they select the choice that causes Jane to become a dominatrix towards Thresher. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d177a22c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d177a22c |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d177a22c |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d959a5f3 |
type |
Contempt Crossfire |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d959a5f3 |
comment |
Contempt Crossfire: Harry Armis and Thelma are at odds, but the one thing they agree on is their disgust for the player's choices. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d959a5f3 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d959a5f3 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_d959a5f3 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_db08a39d |
type |
Animesque |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_db08a39d |
comment |
One of the alternate covers for the Limited Run Games re-release features Jane drawn in Animesque style, with a tiny John, Thresher, and Harry Armis in a Super-Deformed style. Needless to say, there is no anime artwork in the game itself. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_db08a39d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_db08a39d |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_db08a39d |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e3226029 |
type |
Bag of Holding |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e3226029 |
comment |
Bag of Holding: The only possible explanation for how Jane just happened to have a whip and handcuffs at her interview with Thresher. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e3226029 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e3226029 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e3226029 |
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type |
Freudian Slip |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e8ca5cb3 |
comment |
Freudian Slip: Thresher, midway through the "canon" route. This turns into a Freudian Slippery Slope if you pick the Gay Option. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e8ca5cb3 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e8ca5cb3 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_e8ca5cb3 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_eaf5a1ac |
type |
Groin Attack |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_eaf5a1ac |
comment |
Groin Attack: The imaginary Jane does this to the imaginary John in the first Imagine Spot. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_eaf5a1ac |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_eaf5a1ac |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ee7ed46e |
type |
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ee7ed46e |
comment |
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: People may complain that Mario doesn't do enough plumbing. Compared to John, he's a plumbing machine. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ee7ed46e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ee7ed46e |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ee7ed46e |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f0089082 |
type |
Early-Bird Cameo |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f0089082 |
comment |
Early-Bird Cameo: Jane appears towards the end of the opening Dream Sequence, before John meets her. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f0089082 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f0089082 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
hasFeature |
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f0089082 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f642b1f9 |
type |
You Bastard! |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f642b1f9 |
comment |
You Bastard!: After railroading you into "the hairball takes advantage of the situation" option and serving up a healthy dose of This Is Unforgivable! and Mood Whiplash the game has the naked chutzpah to call you a "perverted monster". And it happens elsewhere, too. If you choose any the other options the game calls you a loser for doing such a lousy script, including Thresher acting very generously and giving Jane an extremely well paying job with many bonuses, evidently as a sinecure so she can be his mistress. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f642b1f9 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f642b1f9 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f6f6adeb |
type |
Railroading |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f6f6adeb |
comment |
After railroading you into "the hairball takes advantage of the situation" option and serving up a healthy dose of This Is Unforgivable! and Mood Whiplash the game has the naked chutzpah to call you a "perverted monster". And it happens elsewhere, too. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f6f6adeb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f6f6adeb |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_f6f6adeb |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa1d0606 |
type |
Interactive Narrator |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa1d0606 |
comment |
Interactive Narrator: Harry Armis, though Thelma takes over the story briefly. Though it's mostly limited to shouting at you. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa1d0606 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa1d0606 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa1d0606 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa4c90cb |
type |
Split-Screen Phone Call |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa4c90cb |
comment |
Split-Screen Phone Call: One between John and his mother to start the game, and then between Jane and her father immediately afterward. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa4c90cb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa4c90cb |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fa4c90cb |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fb7bc4a8 |
type |
Never Trust a Title |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fb7bc4a8 |
comment |
Never Trust a Title: John wears a tie.note Granted, he does complain about it, and is only doing it because his mother made him do it. Jane lampshades this with a Title Drop in the Hollywood ending. AVGN also lampshades this, much to his consternation. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fb7bc4a8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fb7bc4a8 |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_fb7bc4a8 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ffaa675b |
type |
Asian Speekee Engrish |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ffaa675b |
comment |
Asian Speekee Engrish: The female voice who sometimes narrates decisions on the 3DO version. The male one has an American accent, but is also rather bad. |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ffaa675b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) / int_ffaa675b |
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1.0 |
| | Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel) |
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