Earl Bobby is looking for his shoes - Talky now -

Le Woltaire · Sat 29/01/2005 18:30:13

Just a very small game about an old scottish earl living in an old castle and the sense of life.....

DOWNLOAD [7.1 MB]
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=download&game=492

Version 2.0
Available in german and english...
Talky now!

The Official Website:
http://www.bobbygame.com

Stalker · Sun 30/01/2005 00:17:56

Well, that was super dumb, but kinda funny at the same time. The puzzles were... kinda weird, but considering it's so short, a bit of trial and error is perfectly okay, especially for a game done in just three days. I especially like the graphics... I guess the "title screen" would have taken me three days alone.

I played the german version, and there was one thing that was totally out of character in my opinion.

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The "Ah, deshalb quietscht das immer so beim VÃ¶geln". A bit too crude, I think. I realize that it's supposed to be the joke, but still.

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Le Woltaire · Sun 30/01/2005 08:55:03

Just a little hint:

Some puzzles can be solved in totally different ways...

HillBilly · Sun 30/01/2005 10:49:42

Hahaha. I love this game!

Great work!

Stalker · Sun 30/01/2005 14:43:30

Quote from: Le Woltaire on Sun 30/01/2005 08:55:03
Just a little hint:

Some puzzles can be solved in totally different ways...

Ooooh? Bonus marks for alternate solutions!

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Something with the chandelier, the fire or the armor, perhaps? Those were the only things I considered red herrings... I think I used everything on it.

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HillBilly · Sun 30/01/2005 14:50:57

Could anybody give me a hint on how to open

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the safe?

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Stalker · Sun 30/01/2005 14:55:52

Quote from: HillBilly on Sun 30/01/2005 14:50:57
Could anybody give me a hint on how to open
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the safe?
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Well, there IS a thread in the hint section... anyway...

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You should already have the item in your inventory... maybe you just didn't find it yet.

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Look at the coat.

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HillBilly · Sun 30/01/2005 18:26:05

Oh, you can look at things?

Guess I should've read the readme.

Stalker · Sun 30/01/2005 22:26:55

Quote from: Le Woltaire on Sun 30/01/2005 08:55:03
Just a little hint:

Some puzzles can be solved in totally different ways...

I found one!

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You can also open the tapestry by shooting the chandelier and using a shard.

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That version of the riddle makes much more sense, so I have to take back what I said about wacky puzzles above. Also, the line I considered way out of character above is much better in the english version.

Oh, could you give me a hint for the other alternate puzzles?

HillBilly · Mon 31/01/2005 07:09:15

That's what I did. I didn't find out about the cat solution until yesterday.

InCreator · Mon 31/01/2005 16:29:07

This game rocks!
Graphics may be a bit too blurry and 1 - 4 frames isn't what I'd call an animation, but classic music, funny plot & mixed with nonsense makes it fun.
It's a quick (finished it in about 15-20 minutes) "mood repairing" program... I'd like to see sad/angry person who will stay in same mood after playing this game a little bit.
Great work.

Essex · Tue 01/02/2005 03:21:44

Quote from: InCreator on Mon 31/01/2005 16:29:07
Graphics may be a bit too blurry and 1 - 4 frames isn't what I'd call an animation.

Maybe, but I think they fit perfectly to the game. I couldn't imagine this game beeing fully animated with reduced smoothless graphics. It needs this kind of reduction because of its velocity.

Perhaps 1-4 frames is not enough to create a Walt Disney like animation, but I think it is more important to give an impression of what is happening during a movement. And this was very well done. I like the visual artwork of this game.

Ieremiou · Tue 01/02/2005 06:46:54

I liked the game personally.
I enjoy the use of classical music in these games.
It especially sets the mood very well.

Well done Le Woltaire.

/Ieremiou

amanda · Sat 05/02/2005 21:03:31

Very cute and funny, indeed. Liked it very much. Good Job.

Kweepa · Sun 06/02/2005 06:34:03

Excellent game.
Very entertaining!
Thanks!

Now I want to play Masters of Sound.

lakerz · Mon 14/02/2005 07:14:14

Heh, you have a flair for making pretty unique games! I enjoyed playing through Masters of Sound as well as this one. Looking forward to the search for his comb...

pslocum · Tue 15/02/2005 03:30:39

Very nice little game. The art, especially, is appealing, and the writing is spot-on. The use of classical music was an unexpectedly nice touch, as well. The fact that it was made in three days makes it all the more impressive.

Stuck · Fri 29/07/2005 00:07:48

I don't know if there's a bug in my game or if I'm not doing things right but I just CAN'T access the inventory! How do you do this?? I can't pick up things either: when I click in the shotgun, he doesn't take it, he doesn't take the matches or the plank under the bed... Have no idea of what to do...

Joyce · Fri 29/07/2005 00:34:53

Stuck, did you check if there was a readme file when you downloaded game, I somehow remember the game coming with instructions, but I found this on hints & tips about picking up stuff

When "use" is active the cursor is a flat hand that is viewn form the side.

When "take" is active its a hand that grabs something from above.

So there are two hand icons.

You have to right click four times to get the take icon. Try to go under the bed once more right click four times until the grab icon appears. Then move over the bed until the word "board" in singular appears and left click. He'll take the board. If you used the "use" icon instead he'll run an animation and say that he might be able to take it.

Stuck · Sun 07/08/2005 06:20:04

Gee, thanks!! I was clicking the items with the wrong "hand" icon... I didn't realize there was one for TAKE and one for USE... How stupid I was Ã,Â

Earl Bobby is looking for his shoes - Talky now -

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