Hello! I know that Halloween is a little bit more than a week away, but I’ve decided to participate in this year’s October Challenge! Some of you might remember my LD30 entry, Boulevard of Broken Themes— a game where you traversed your world through games based on potential LD30 themes. It did very well in the Humor department, but I bit off slightly more than I could chew and only finished ~60% of the game’s levels. As a result, I’ve decided to finish up the game in the few months days before November 1st is upon us.

A big feature I intended to implement in the original game was a telephone system. If you paid attention during the various levels, you’ll have noticed that there were phone numbers scattered throughout the game. But even if you noticed that you could call 377-3774 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Pepsi, there wasn’t any way to call him up mid-game. But now there’s a phone in the hub that you can use to dial all those numbers! There’s also a skip line that lets you go through levels, and there’s a help line if you’re stuck on a level, as you can see in the screenshot below.

I’ve also been working on the game’s earlier levels. If you played the original game, you may remember being frustrated by Level 3 (No One Can See You), where you couldn’t find yourself in the stage. In the updated version, you can see your position by noticing where your body covers up cracks in the background; this makes the level’s difficulty precision platforming rather than remembering where the heck you are.

If any of you run Windows and have an interest in playtesting this game, please send me a line at thingo@plippi.com.