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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

April 09, 2024

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a puzzle-platform game for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows PC developed by The Odd Gentlemen.[2] Reviews of the game praised its unique puzzle mechanics, comparing them to the likes of Portal and Braid.[3][4] It was released for the Xbox 360 on February 17, 2010.[5] It was originally a student's graduate thesis at the University of Southern California.[6] It was published by 2K Play.[7] The PC version was released exclusively via Steam on April 20, 2010.[1]

Gameplay edit

 
Gameplay screenshot

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a puzzle-platform game. The player controls the titular character, P.B. Winterbottom, in an attempt to gather pies. Winterbottom has the ability to manipulate time and replicate himself into multiple clones. The player may record an action and a clone will repeat that action, serving as a platform, pie-fetcher, or other puzzle-solving device.

The game is visually presented in a manner reminiscent of a silent film, reminiscent of art nouveau or films from the late 1800s/early 1900s. As such there is no spoken dialogue, as all speech is instead shown through title cards in between stages. The game is also shown in mostly black-and-white and features a score primarily composed of piano-centric arrangements bearing a style similar to those of silent-era films.

Reception edit

The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9]

1Up.com said of the Xbox 360 version, "Without the world that The Odd Gentlemen created around their pie-collecting platformer, Winterbottom would still be an addictive adventure with playful physics. But the carefully crafted setting, the intertwining of ingenious puzzles with a portly, gluttonous protagonist, makes this a terrific game that I wholeheartedly recommend you play immediately."[10] Destructoid said of the same console version, "All of the art is downright beautiful to look at and levels feel like paper dioramas. Both dirty yet refined, there's a simple elegance to every detail in the levels and story frames that draws you in."[11] GamePro said of the same console version, "Wonderfully imaginative premise and puzzles; excellent visual design and stellar original soundtrack. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a quirky and utterly lovable game but its true value is this: it strengthens the idea that DLC is a viable way for smaller development houses to get their content to market. It also reinforces the idea that it isn't the size of the budget or the team but rather the ideas and concepts that serve as a game's foundation. But that's just us waxing poetic -- at the end of the day, P.B. Winterbottom is fun, and really, that's what it's all about."[15]

Awards edit

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom was a showcased nominee and received the Story/World Design award at IndieCade (the International Festival of Independent Games) in 2008.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2K Play's The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Coming to Steam April 20, 2010". Steam. Valve. April 8, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Totilo, Stephen (September 10, 2009). "The Misadventures Of P.B. Winterbottom Preview: Me, Myself And Pie". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Buchanan, Levi (July 17, 2008). "E3 2008: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Liang, Alice (August 27, 2009). . 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ^ LeTendre, Brian (February 1, 2010). "CBR Games Roundup: February 2010". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Greene, Maggie (April 5, 2008). . Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Ng, Keane (August 26, 2009). "2K Bringing Two Indie Games to XBLA". The Escapist. Gamurs. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Haywald, Justin (February 17, 2010). . 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Zimmerman, Conrad (February 23, 2010). "Review: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (XBLA)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Edge staff (April 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (X360)". Edge. No. 213. Future plc. p. 97.
  13. ^ Donlan, Christian (February 17, 2010). "The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Juba, Joe (April 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review (X360)". Game Informer. No. 204. GameStop. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Hayward, Andrew (February 16, 2010). . GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010.
  16. ^ Reboucas, Eduardo (March 5, 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review (X360)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  17. ^ McShea, Tom (April 20, 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  18. ^ McShea, Tom (February 18, 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review (X360)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  19. ^ Gallegos, Anthony (February 19, 2010). "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review (X360)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  20. ^ Hatfield, Daemon (February 17, 2010). "The Misadventures of Mr. P.B. Winterbottom [sic] Review (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. March 2010. p. 80.
  22. ^ "The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. July 2010. p. 95.
  23. ^ Jenkins, David (February 2010). . Teletext GameCentral. Teletext Ltd. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  24. ^ Robezzoli, Adam (December 18, 2008). . IndieCade. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

External links edit

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The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom is a puzzle platform game for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows PC developed by The Odd Gentlemen 2 Reviews of the game praised its unique puzzle mechanics comparing them to the likes of Portal and Braid 3 4 It was released for the Xbox 360 on February 17 2010 5 It was originally a student s graduate thesis at the University of Southern California 6 It was published by 2K Play 7 The PC version was released exclusively via Steam on April 20 2010 1 Developer s The Odd Gentlemen2K China PC Publisher s 2KPlatform s Xbox 360 XBLA WindowsReleaseXbox 360 XBLA February 17 2010WindowsApril 20 2010 1 Genre s Puzzle platformMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Gameplay screenshotThe Misadventures of P B Winterbottom is a puzzle platform game The player controls the titular character P B Winterbottom in an attempt to gather pies Winterbottom has the ability to manipulate time and replicate himself into multiple clones The player may record an action and a clone will repeat that action serving as a platform pie fetcher or other puzzle solving device The game is visually presented in a manner reminiscent of a silent film reminiscent of art nouveau or films from the late 1800s early 1900s As such there is no spoken dialogue as all speech is instead shown through title cards in between stages The game is also shown in mostly black and white and features a score primarily composed of piano centric arrangements bearing a style similar to those of silent era films Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCXbox 360Metacritic79 100 8 83 100 9 Review scoresPublicationScorePCXbox 3601Up comN AA 10 DestructoidN A9 5 10 11 EdgeN A8 10 12 EurogamerN A8 10 13 Game InformerN A8 5 10 14 GameProN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 GameRevolutionN AA 16 GameSpot7 5 10 17 7 5 10 18 GameSpyN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 IGNN A8 3 10 20 Official Xbox Magazine US N A8 10 21 PC Gamer UK 80 22 N ATeletext GameCentralN A8 10 23 The game received favorable reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 8 9 1Up com said of the Xbox 360 version Without the world that The Odd Gentlemen created around their pie collecting platformer Winterbottom would still be an addictive adventure with playful physics But the carefully crafted setting the intertwining of ingenious puzzles with a portly gluttonous protagonist makes this a terrific game that I wholeheartedly recommend you play immediately 10 Destructoid said of the same console version All of the art is downright beautiful to look at and levels feel like paper dioramas Both dirty yet refined there s a simple elegance to every detail in the levels and story frames that draws you in 11 GamePro said of the same console version Wonderfully imaginative premise and puzzles excellent visual design and stellar original soundtrack The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom is a quirky and utterly lovable game but its true value is this it strengthens the idea that DLC is a viable way for smaller development houses to get their content to market It also reinforces the idea that it isn t the size of the budget or the team but rather the ideas and concepts that serve as a game s foundation But that s just us waxing poetic at the end of the day P B Winterbottom is fun and really that s what it s all about 15 Awards editThe Misadventures of P B Winterbottom was a showcased nominee and received the Story World Design award at IndieCade the International Festival of Independent Games in 2008 24 References edit a b 2K Play s The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Coming to Steam April 20 2010 Steam Valve April 8 2010 Retrieved November 3 2022 Totilo Stephen September 10 2009 The Misadventures Of P B Winterbottom Preview Me Myself And Pie Kotaku G O Media Retrieved November 3 2022 Buchanan Levi July 17 2008 E3 2008 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved November 3 2022 Liang Alice August 27 2009 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Preview 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved November 3 2022 LeTendre Brian February 1 2010 CBR Games Roundup February 2010 Comic Book Resources Valnet Inc Retrieved November 3 2022 Greene Maggie April 5 2008 The Challenges of Designing in an Academic Context Academia Kotaku Gawker Media Archived from the original on January 16 2013 Retrieved April 23 2010 Ng Keane August 26 2009 2K Bringing Two Indie Games to XBLA The Escapist Gamurs Retrieved November 3 2022 a b The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom for PC Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved November 3 2022 a b The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved November 3 2022 a b Haywald Justin February 17 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review XBOX 360 1Up com Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved November 3 2022 a b Zimmerman Conrad February 23 2010 Review The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom XBLA Destructoid Gamurs Retrieved November 3 2022 Edge staff April 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom X360 Edge No 213 Future plc p 97 Donlan Christian February 17 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Xbox 360 Eurogamer Gamer Network Retrieved November 4 2022 Juba Joe April 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review X360 Game Informer No 204 GameStop Retrieved November 3 2022 a b Hayward Andrew February 16 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom X360 GamePro GamePro Media Archived from the original on March 24 2010 Reboucas Eduardo March 5 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review X360 GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved November 5 2022 McShea Tom April 20 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review PC GameSpot Fandom Retrieved November 3 2022 McShea Tom February 18 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review X360 GameSpot Fandom Retrieved November 3 2022 Gallegos Anthony February 19 2010 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Review X360 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved November 5 2022 Hatfield Daemon February 17 2010 The Misadventures of Mr P B Winterbottom sic Review X360 IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved November 3 2022 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom Official Xbox Magazine Future US March 2010 p 80 The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom PC Gamer UK Future plc July 2010 p 95 Jenkins David February 2010 PB Winterbottom sic 360 Teletext GameCentral Teletext Ltd Archived from the original on February 21 2010 Retrieved November 3 2022 Robezzoli Adam December 18 2008 IndieCade 08 Award Winners IndieCade Archived from the original on December 25 2008 Retrieved November 3 2022 External links editOfficial website The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Misadventures of P B Winterbottom amp oldid 1217308980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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