Peril in Pleasantville

[Dole]

Stuck at the Queen.

Where I can find the vial?

Ok I found it I don´t know why I haven´t went south.

[rabbie]

Last word for now. Wanna thank all you guys for playing, it's a trip to think that I made this and people are actually playing it. This is my first game and may be my last (not sure) I am a complete novice just a regular guy like you so it was a learning experience for sure. If I do jump back in and do another expect it to be a bit tighter ( ahem) and less buggy, def overreached a little bit for my first attemp....anyway enjoy, glad to see you are finding some of the goodies but there are a bunch that nobody found yet

If you are up for it, You should make another in my opinion - im sure a second game would be easier since this must of been quite a learning experience. For such an ambitious first game i think you have done an excellent job.

[Synthus]

Gotten a little further in, and it's a good effort. Could've done with a playtester or two, and it could definitely use an editor.

[clawixp]

During Day 1, at the end of Cheerleading practice, the game says the "girls go back into school to change you assume."

Every other time it says something other than "They go home", a scene is available somewhere, but I can't seem to make this one trigger, if there is one.

Has anyone else found this or am I just guessing at nothing?

[MysteryMan2333]

Haven't officially finished this one yet, but just wanted to chime in and say this is an incredible first effort for a game. Seriously top notch. I agree with some of the other sentiments on this board that this game is in line with GoblinBoy's works, which is high praise indeed. Obviously it's no where near as polished (I've also run into my fair share of bugs like not getting all 5 words, which is pretty gamebreaking) as a GoblinBoy game, which I'm pretty sure even his first few games were pretty bug free. Then again, they were no where near the scope of what you tried to accomplish here.

I think the graphics are incredible and plentiful. Being able to do x name's ass here will usually include a picture, which is pretty high attention to detail for a first game IMO. I'm enjoying trying to find all the random encounters, which is probably why I haven't finished yet as I keep starting over to try and find new things. Slightly less bugs in your next game (which I hope you have many more) would basically put your games in the running to be my all time fav's. Considering this was a learning experience I would assume the next one should be easier to get going.

Now for some constructive criticism to help improve future games:
1) The lack of a "help" command was pretty daunting, especially for a game as complex as this. Not sure if it's a limitation of the format (I've never played a gblorb file before), but at least try to include a readme.txt file if at all possible to hint at some of the less conventional commands (I spent a good 5 minutes till I figured out I needed to "pay" instead of "give cash"). Or at least highlight/italicize/capitalize/etc. unique actions more often, like you did at the brothel scene.
2) I actually like the idea of a timeline where certain events occur at certain times. However, a problem with repeat playthroughs is that I'm trying to just go to a certain day/time, and have to continually spam the "wait" command 50 times. Is there an advance clock command I don't know about?
3) Personal preference: I wish Becky/Ivy/Samantha were the leads instead of Katie/Emily/Contessa, but they're all good. I have to assume that there are more scenes with the previous 3 that we just haven't encountered yet.

For me, this game came out of no where which makes it even better. Great work!

[Nezumi]

Really stuck with the asian girl

Found out she likes beer and asked her if I could buy her one and she agreed, tried to give her the beer and she says “Thank you but I still have a little left of my drink, maybe in a little while I will be ready for another.”

What am I missing here?

[something]

I've found a bug!

During the Friday party if you take Emily, after you remove 2 items of clothing, it doesn't advance when you remove your underwear and eventually crashes, basically you can't go on with the game.

[JeffGarcia]

I've found a bug!

During the Friday party if you take Emily, after you remove 2 items of clothing, it doesn't advance when you remove your underwear and eventually crashes, basically you can't go on with the game.

Don't know, everything worked for me with Emily.

[Graen]

I've found a bug!

During the Friday party if you take Emily, after you remove 2 items of clothing, it doesn't advance when you remove your underwear and eventually crashes, basically you can't go on with the game.

I can confirm that. Same thing happened when I invited Maggie. It seems if too many people are completely naked before you are (or the next round?) bad things happen. Also, I can confirm the missing word. In my case the shape was missing. Not that I've ever gotten any other shape besides R.

Just a petty request on my part, but for your next game Lamont, (or a remake of this one) use the same engine GoblinBoy uses. (TADS?) It seems to be much more stable, and the interpreter is much better as well.

[Shepard]

I've found a bug!

During the Friday party if you take Emily, after you remove 2 items of clothing, it doesn't advance when you remove your underwear and eventually crashes, basically you can't go on with the game.

I can confirm that. Same thing happened when I invited Maggie. It seems if too many people are completely naked before you are (or the next round?) bad things happen. Also, I can confirm the missing word. In my case the shape was missing. Not that I've ever gotten any other shape besides R.

Just a petty request on my part, but for your next game Lamont, (or a remake of this one) use the same engine GoblinBoy uses. (TADS?) It seems to be much more stable, and the interpreter is much better as well.

Yep, TADS!


BTW, I should have said this before, but... Lamont, your game is awesome. You showed us that you are clearly in a different level. Congrats, sir.

[something]

How do yo mix Special K with leftovers, it's driving me insane.

[Graen]

How do yo mix Special K with leftovers, it's driving me insane.

Pour baggie on roast Make sure the baggie is open first.

[something]

How do yo mix Special K with leftovers, it's driving me insane.

Pour baggie on roast Make sure the baggie is open first.

tried that, it doesn't do anything, could it be a bug?

[something]

Nevermind, it's pour baggie on leftovers, and i think you don't have to be in the same room as the dog

[karrek]

I'm liking the game so far, but I can't figure out how to know what time it is. Can anyone help?