The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
2017-03-08
About
Relive the days of classic gaming with The Filmmaker, a puzzle-filled text adventure that pays tribute to the classic, cheesy Hollywood B-Movie!
It plays like an interactive novel. You make choices that determine what happens next in the story. But unlike in traditional gamebooks and visual novels, The Filmmaker also features more advanced adventure-based game mechanics, including locations to explore, items to interact with, characters to meet, and puzzles to solve.
Unfortunately, the theater closed several months ago after a series of gruesome murders. This came as a huge disappointment to Brianna, a young B-movie buff who faithfully attended every new showing with her recently-passed father.
Imagine Brianna’s surprise then, when she received a letter in the mail inviting her to the theater’s grand re-opening. Little did she realize, however, that she was in for a bit more than she bargained for...
About
The Filmmaker combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks with a graphic user interface that emulates the look of early 1990s text adventures. It features beautiful artwork and cinematic music. In place of a text parser is a context-specific multiple choice menu. A compass allows you to travel from room to room, and separate inventory, map, journal, and character screens are available at the push of a button.It plays like an interactive novel. You make choices that determine what happens next in the story. But unlike in traditional gamebooks and visual novels, The Filmmaker also features more advanced adventure-based game mechanics, including locations to explore, items to interact with, characters to meet, and puzzles to solve.
Story
The Carson Stiles Gateway Theater was once the hotspot of town, featuring its own series of low-budget B-movies produced by renowned filmmaker Claude Ferucil.Unfortunately, the theater closed several months ago after a series of gruesome murders. This came as a huge disappointment to Brianna, a young B-movie buff who faithfully attended every new showing with her recently-passed father.
Imagine Brianna’s surprise then, when she received a letter in the mail inviting her to the theater’s grand re-opening. Little did she realize, however, that she was in for a bit more than she bargained for...
Features
- EXPLORE a haunted theater
- ENTER five distinct black-and-white films
- DISCOVER the terrifying link behind a series of gruesome murders
- HELP Brianna overcome the loss of her father
- SOLVE a multitude of challenging puzzles
- ENJOY over 400 pieces of original artwork and an hour-long soundtrack
- EXPERIENCE two different endings, depending on your actions in the game
- UNLOCK 25 achievements to view a special post-game bonus scene
- PLAY 6+ hours of content--a true “B-movie” experience!
The Films
You'll go inside five distinct black-and-white B-movie films, each of which features unique exploration, visuals, music, and puzzles! These include:- A DETECTIVE STORY - A film noir tale about a down-on-his-luck detective
- THE COUNT - A horror story about a young maiden captured by an evil vampire
- THE FUZZIES - A cartoon about a small village of rabbit-like creatures
- ALIENS FROM MARS! - A sci-fi epic about a war with the Martians
- PRIMAL ATMOSFEAR - An action thriller about a new man-eating predator
Screenshots
Achievements
Take the Stage
Enter the theater.
Inception
Play a game within a game.
That Was Obvious
Make a rational judgment.
Glazier
Restore Claude Ferucil's prism.
I See Dead People
Meet several ghosts.
Clairvoyant
Win the fortune teller game three times in a row.
Young Love
Witness a tender moment.
Into the Movies
Go inside a film.