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Quick Look: QLEX: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Some Odd Gentlemen drop by and show us their odd, pie-obsessed platformer.

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Jan. 22 2010

Cast: Ryan, Brad

Posted by: Drew

174 Comments

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There needs to be more games about eating delicious pie.

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longest title ever.

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@Cristoflanga said:
"I so want this on PSN or PC!!!  :((((. "

Yes, PSN please!
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@df said:
" longest title ever. "
I thought that was Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game to the Movie :)
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Hmm, I'd think I prefer Giant Bomb's association with Naked Cartoon Pussy over Buttwits. 
 
This looks charming!  I really want to pick this one up,

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Holy crap. Great take on the Braid time traveling. ill be getting this.
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" 'lo Bob." ..... " 'lo" ...... "Me like pie." ......... "Mmmm pie!" ...."Pie pie pie pie pie PIE!!"

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@RagingLion said:

" " 'lo Bob." ..... " 'lo" ...... "Me like pie." ......... "Mmmm pie!" ...."Pie pie pie pie pie PIE!!" "

I love donkey. Donkey don't lie. I love donkey, almost s'much as pie!
 
And Patrick Moore plays the xylophone.
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800 Points?  I'm buying this day one.  :)

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love the look and feel of it.

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Kinda looks like Braid.

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I really like the Braid vibe I'm getting from this game. 

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@Cristoflanga said:
" I so want this on PSN or PC!!!  :((((. "
ditto, this looks awesome
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PIE!!!!!!!!

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the more film students making games the better. film-minded folks bring so much of that necessary quality we rarely see in video games.
film students are like the lightning that makes Johnny 5 alive.

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Somebody liked Professor Layton.

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Edited By burnin_squirrrl

Man, ever since I saw this at PAX I've been wanting to buy it.  Can't wait!

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@Kinggi said:

" love the look and feel of it. "

 absolutely
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Really loving the look of this game and the price point is tempting 
 
Although I do hate puzzle games...

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Love the art style. Hope this comes to PSN!

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Like Braid but funny.

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Indeed, this looks quite interesting and I love the art style.
 
An interesting process to make the art, 3D models flattened and  then painted over...
What madness is this?

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@viklanderviking said:
" Am I the only one who thinks this looks "a little" similar to Braid? "
Its like braid and mixed with the clank sequences from ratchet and clank, but with the ability to interact with your recorded selves, plus they also loop instead of stopping at the end of the recording. 
 
I thought it was a actually a bad QL, the guy jumped around from levels to levels to much, ik they are trying to show different mechanics in a game, but they didnt show it good enough. It looks interesting though.
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Looks like I need to pick up a 1600 point card in febuary. 
The game looks great.
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there's something very Braid about the level select screen...

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for all those that came for punch and pie, there is no punch.

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 lol does it really matter what the kid sounds like?  he and his buddies have obviously got a lot of talent when it comes to setting a profound mood in their  video games.

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Note: This game was in development before Braid came into prominence. The designers had no idea Braid existed when they started. When they discovered Braid, they almost gave up on the project until the producer talked with Johnathan Blow. He helped him improve the game, and encouraged them. (Source: Feb. 2010 issue of Game Informer.)
 
So peoples, they ain't ripping off Braid. This is its own game, not an homage or a reference. Blow does not own Time-Based Platformers. Kay?

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Rachet and Clank like with the clone maker, but kick ass originality, and producer

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I'm buying this day one.

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Also, google buttwits. We're the top hit.

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@Relys said:
" Also, google buttwits. We're the top hit. "
nope. the last one on the first page. Now it's all twitter pages and creepy craigslist ads.
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I remember this game.

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Looks like Brad's SEO team inadvertently got the job done by having a comment rank #1 for "buttwits". Nice!

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To be honest, this game made me want to eat some cake instead of a pie. I prefer cakes....

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This game is going to be fantastic.

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@DystopiaX: We are second now! :D
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This looks great. Getting a vibe like the puzzles from the last Ratchet and Clank game, which were great but didn't really get deep enough for me (I didn't feel challenged by them until the last two or three) so a similar mechanic using 20 recordings will surely blow my mind. Day one purchase territory.

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This looks really interesting. And I totally dig the art-style of the game.

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Looks like a terrific game.

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I love those dudes.  Obviously this looks like Braid, though it has enough of its own twist that it seems to be worth $10.

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pie

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@viklanderviking said:
"Am I the only one who thinks this looks "a little" similar to Braid? "

No I noticed that, but it doesn't mean it's a bad thing, it looks very good.
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@DystopiaX said:
" @Relys said:
" Also, google buttwits. We're the top hit. "
nope. the last one on the first page. Now it's all twitter pages and creepy craigslist ads. "

spell it buttwitts.
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@MetalGearFlaccid said:
" Note: This game was in development before Braid came into prominence. The designers had no idea Braid existed when they started. When they discovered Braid, they almost gave up on the project until the producer talked with Johnathan Blow. He helped him improve the game, and encouraged them. (Source: Feb. 2010 issue of Game Informer.) 
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@MetalGearFlaccid said:
"Note: This game was in development before Braid came into prominence. The designers had no idea Braid existed when they started. When they discovered Braid, they almost gave up on the project until the producer talked with Johnathan Blow. He helped him improve the game, and encouraged them. (Source: Feb. 2010 issue of Game Informer.)  So peoples, they ain't ripping off Braid. This is its own game, not an homage or a reference. Blow does not own Time-Based Platformers. Kay? "
still feels like a rip off
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As interesting as the puzzle elements seem, the whole vibe of the game just doesn't do it for me. 
"Oh, he's a characterful little gent in a twee-gothic steam punk world. Did we mention he likes pies. Oh how delightfully quirky!"
 
Yeah. No.

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If only this was on PSN...
Actually, if only this was on another platform as well as 360. I don't have a 360, so this is yet another exclusive I'll have to live without.

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So...what's up with the one guy's voice? I'm not insulting him. Maybe he has laryngitis?