Billy Masters Was Right (EN/SPA/GER)

Postmodern Adventures · Mon 06/07/2020 19:34:59

Nobody believes Billy Masters. He's been accused of taking drugs in high school and accusing his teacher of serious crimes.
Sick of his attitude, his parents have imposed a curfew on him until he apologizes to his teacher.
Now Billy thinks a sneaky psycho is at work at his neighbors and he will do anything he can to convince the world that, indeed, Billy Masters was right.

Billy Masters Was Right is a short adventure game in a Maniac Mansion graphic style and a plot inspired by movies like "The Burbs" or "Disturbia".

Languages: English - Spanish - German

DOWNLOAD: https://postmodernadventures.itch.io/billy

Danvzare · Tue 07/07/2020 13:38:50

Could you please add at least one screenshot?
Your Itch.io page has five of them. So you could at least put one here.

Otherwise, looks interesting.

Khris · Tue 07/07/2020 15:09:39

There's four screenshots in the original post, and they appear for me just fine.
But given that the images are on itch.io, too, maybe using those is more reliable?

I played and finished it, and it's a short but well-made game with an interesting story. Give it a try!

Postmodern Adventures · Tue 07/07/2020 17:56:13

Khris: I'm glad you enjoyed the game and thank you for playing it.

Danvzare: Can you see the images now?

Danvzare · Tue 07/07/2020 19:13:39

Quote from: Postmodern Adventures on Tue 07/07/2020 17:56:13
Danvzare: Can you see the images now?

Yes, I can see them now.

It's strange that I couldn't. $:-\$

Tramponline · Tue 07/07/2020 19:43:44

Thorougly enjoyed your game!
You really have a knack for writing witty and fitting dialog (particularly enjoyed that back and forth between grounded son and parents).
Great 70s/80s media culture setting & mood.

Hope to see more of you, keep at it!

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Found some very minor spelling errors throughout (e.g. "hapiness" instead of "happiness") and occasionally the syntax was a bit off. But all in all, great work!)

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Elvis Tanner · Wed 08/07/2020 10:58:37

Beautiful old school graphics, odd characters, good puzzles and a lot of black humour. Great game!

iamlowlikeyou · Wed 08/07/2020 11:30:01

This game was really enjoyable! All the puzzles were logical and with a fair difficulty. The graphics were beautiful and consistent, and the GUI was seamless. Definitely one of the best indie games I've played in a long time!

My only objection was that some of the dialogues were a bit too long, but that's mainly a matter of taste

Shadow1000 · Wed 08/07/2020 16:47:30

I agree with the earlier assessments of the game: Good plot, good, logical and solvable puzzles. Overall, the game is a great experience.

I specifically like how the story flows as the game continues. Although the game is on the short side, it is PACKED with puzzles.

Good job!

Postmodern Adventures · Fri 10/07/2020 16:23:10

Thank you all for the kind works, really glad people are enjoying Billy Masters!

Tramponline:

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Fixed it! I will be fixing all these kinds of errors as the players kindly report me of them.

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iamlowlikeyou: Initially, i wanted to write short texts for both dialogues and descriptions to better emulate the first LucasFilm games. But I also wanted to give more depth to the characters and the plot. But just like you say, thatÂ´s mainly a matter of taste. And thatÂ´s good!

javixblack · Tue 14/07/2020 04:25:05

Really nice game, dude! It's short and fun, and the main image in this thread is very professional!!!!

Just a little thing about a puzzle, (I will write this in spanish to explain myself better, don't expel me, please D:)

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Creo que el puzzle sobre el cable cortado es uno de esos "puzzles inversos" de los que hablÃ³ Ron Gilbert en su artÃculo "por quÃ© las aventuras grÃ¡ficas apestan". En resumen, hallÃ© la soluciÃ³n a un problema que no sabÃa que tenÃa. ReparÃ© el cable porque lo vi roto, y luego en la siguiente habitaciÃ³n me di cuenta de que el puzzle serÃa la falta de electricidad allÃ abajo, y me dejÃ³ un sabor extraÃ±o de boca, pero nada grave

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After that, I can say I recommend this game

Postmodern Adventures · Tue 14/07/2020 12:16:17

Thanks, javixblack! The cover was made by an old friend of mine, Paco GarcÃa from enComplot, one of the two developers of "Season of the Warlock": https://encomplot.com/waldemar-the-warlock/. It's an amazing artist.

As for that puzzle:

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Some people put the ring when entered in the locked room in the basement and some other does it more earlier. There is no order to resolve it. But maybe you're right. If i put sone object in the dark room for that puzzle, the whole of it would be more consistent. But more lineal. Pero vamos, buena obversaciÃ³n.

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Postmodern Adventures · Thu 16/07/2020 00:40:02

Updated to version 1.1.
Added German language courtesy of Elvis Tanner (thank you!)

selmiak · Tue 18/08/2020 17:50:44

This game is really great, I recorded a longplay and wrote a review in the video description.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Vd3HArKMM

I think the longplay can be useful to find the typos in the english translation

Postmodern Adventures · Fri 21/08/2020 10:04:06

I'm a big fan of your channel, selmiak. So it's an honour to see Billy Masters on it and thank you for the review on Youtube!
I'm aware of the typos and i'm trying to find a proofreader for the next version of the game. No one but me wants to see Billy Master polished!

heltenjon · Wed 10/02/2021 11:33:41

This game was very good! I hope I find the time to play Urban Witch Story before nomination time, too.

I particularly liked the dialogue, which added to the relationships between the characters, and was well integrated in the puzzles, as well.