Billy's Band

by picross
co-authored: @camden-obertop
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.50
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.45

Play on itch here: https://gidzillo.itch.io/billys-band


Help Billy summon the best band of all time....

Paint summon signs in the candle circles with blood...

Find all 5 band members before time runs out....

Controls:

- WASD to move
- Left click to paint on gray ground
- Right click to get more blood on Billy's brush!

Created in 10 hours

picross: code

Camden: art (except musician sprites)

Comments27

Aaron Hart15 Apr 2024, 22:24
Ok this is funny! I knew it was coming from the thumbnail and you still got me. I'll never not laugh at a well executed Yeee-Heee.

Really like the art style too, the grass looks sweet and I know it's not easy to get right!
Gnum_15 Apr 2024, 22:27
Отличная игра но можно выйти за границу карты
Kevvy15 Apr 2024, 22:45
~Imagine all the-- "hee hee!" MJ scared the heck out of me, but made me chuckle right after. On initial launch, I stepped away from my keyboard and when I came back, I saw, "yuo lose". That was funny though, I deserved that.

After losing the second time, I noticed I could still paint. So I spent a few minutes completing another summon....then..I fell off of the map.

Still a funny and memorable game though.
laulau
laulau17 Apr 2024, 03:29
YOU FUCKING LOSE

short and sweet
AlxJE
AlxJE17 Apr 2024, 03:31
THis game is cursed💀
AlxJE
AlxJE17 Apr 2024, 03:31
THis game is cursed💀
Merb100017 Apr 2024, 03:31
5/5. I loved every second of it. An actual joy to play. My only complaint is how long it took to find Freddy (I got stuck and turned around with just MJ's circle for a while.) Please make more. I need more
picross
picrossauthor17 Apr 2024, 03:34
@merb1000 LOL sorry freddy's location was kinda mean. Nice job finding them all, thx 4 playing our shitpost
Wakobu
Wakobu17 Apr 2024, 03:34
WTF did I just played :laughing:
picross
picrossauthor17 Apr 2024, 03:43
@wakobu congrats billy you summoned the best band of all time
Cats in jackets17 Apr 2024, 10:23
okay thats really funny, hard to find the way in the dark tho
Rockers
Rockers17 Apr 2024, 10:23
LOL, nice work
Melissa Stodolnik
Melissa Stodolnik17 Apr 2024, 10:34
first it was really fun, then it was creepy, then it was fun, then it was creepy, then.....
Kseniya
Kseniya17 Apr 2024, 10:35
God, this is very funny! I went to draw blb and resurrected musicians! A masterpiece! And with humor
Sampai
Sampai17 Apr 2024, 10:43
This game feels like and absolute fever dream and I'm all for it. Once I summoned Freddy Fazbear I almost lost it. Good stuff.
GRUZDID
GRUZDID17 Apr 2024, 10:44
I haven't laughed like that in a long time. Their animations are a separate art form. It is very cool to implement a call using drawing. Good job
frozenfire92
frozenfire9217 Apr 2024, 21:35
For a jam done in 10 hours this isn't bad! The theme and humor are on point, though I worry these artists are going to haunt my dreams now :joy: Keep on making games!
OrangeDragon
OrangeDragon17 Apr 2024, 23:07
YUO FUCKING LOSE!!!

...but no wait

YOU WON!! YOU WON!! YOU WON!! :rofl: :rofl:

Intentionally making a GOOD game of "so bad it's actually good" kind is really tough (not to mention in 10 hours), but you succedeed 120% percent! :) I was rofling like crazy :rofl:
LDJam user 38355018 Apr 2024, 00:44
the jam they have in the end is.. terrible sounding and rewarding
i like that even when i FUCKING LOSE i can still achieve a GOOD END(the timer doesn't mean anything!?) xD yes, our games seem to be cousins
thank yuo for the joy of your game
oh and thank you for having them follow you that's extra points right there
Danny Allin18 Apr 2024, 01:31
Couldn't get past the MJ jump scare, had me shaking in my boots. But silly game in 10 hours, so well done!
K-toll24 Apr 2024, 23:18
Now that's a mashup!

MJ's head is really crazy!

Good work!
LDJam user 284287
LDJam user 2842871 May 2024, 07:26
I mean it in all honesty when I say that this game feels genuinely inspired. I had a real visceral sort of personal progression with it... I wasn't immediately understanding what to do next after using the first summoning circle (I'm stupid), but I wanted to stick with it because I was enjoying the look of the level that you put together, and it all clicked the moment I realized that the cultists at each of the other circles were making noises indicating where they are. I got the band back together and felt uniquely accomplished for doing so.

For whatever prompted you to make this game in the first place, it feels to me like you had a vision and successfully brought it to life in the 10 hours you spent developing the game. Whether big or small, my favorite jam games are the ones that manage to be complete, memorable experiences, which is to say that I'm very happy I played this game (enough to feel inspired to write a 1000-character post about it, certainly).
picross
picrossauthor2 May 2024, 18:08
@redoplus hahaha we're so glad you liked it! I'm happy you figured out the cultist noises LOL they can be a little tricky to find in the dark - thanks for playing!

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