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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The levels where the soundtrack is based on the WestminsterChimes, and in Movie 5 where the soundtrack is sort of a minor key version of the Can-Can.
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* WeakenedByTheLight: [[spoiler:How Winterbottom tries to stop the Chronoberry Pie]].
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* EldritchLocation: The Cosmos' backstage[[note]]The main area for the final chapter[[/note]]. At surface, it just seems to a regular old-fashioned theatre. In truth, it's a dimension where Winterbottom's actions are reenacted in ''play form''. The laws of time have no meaning in this world, giving Winterbottom's time-clones the ability to ''break out of their pre-recorded pattern'' and attack the titular thief.
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* EldritchLocation: The Cosmos' backstage[[note]]The main area for the final chapter[[/note]]. At surface, it just seems to be a regular old-fashioned theatre. In truth, it's a dimension where Winterbottom's actions are reenacted in ''play form''. The laws of time have no meaning in this world, giving Winterbottom's time-clones the ability to ''break out of their pre-recorded pattern'' and attack the titular thief.
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* EldritchLocation: The Cosmos' backstage[[note]]The main area for the final chapter[[/note]]. At surface, it just seems to a regular old-fashioned theatre. In truth, it's a dimension where Winterbottom's actions are reenacted in ''play form''. The laws of time have no meaning in this world, giving Winterbottom's time-clones the ability to ''break out of their pre-recorded pattern'' and attack the titular thief.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Winterbottom unintentionally fixes all of the problems he caused.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After Winterbottom refuses to change his ways and outright attempts to kill the Chronoberry pie, it decides to re-steal all of his stolen pies that he collected throughout the game, prompting one of [[HereWeGoAgain Winterbottom's clones to go after him.]]]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After Winterbottom's time-clones begin to retalliate towards his actions after abusing them one too many times.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After Winterbottom refuses to change his ways and outright attempts to kill the Chronoberry pie, the pie it decides to re-steal all of his stolen pies, pies that he collected throughout the game, prompting one of [[HereWeGoAgain Winterbottom's clones to go after him.]]]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After Winterbottom refuses to change his ways and outright kills him, attempts to kill the Chronoberry Pie pie, the pie decides to steal re-steal all of his stolen pies, prompting one of [[HereWeGoAgain Winterbottom's clones to go after him.]]]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfAJerk: Winterbottom only cares about himself and his love for pie.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: The Chronoberry Pie attempts to sway Winterbottom into using his powers for good. [[spoiler:Winterbottom stops for a second to think about and immediately decides ''that he just wants pie''.]]
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-->'''Percy''': Stuff this moral, Dear Mum! [[spoiler:'''I JUST WANT TO EAT PIE!''']]
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* BigBad: The Chronoberry Pie seemingly. [[spoiler:'''Subverted.''' He's only the BigBad to Winterbottom, to everyone else however, he's the BigGood.]]
* BigGood: [[spoiler:The Chronoberry Pie is seemingly this by the final chapter after revealing his true intentions]].
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* TheReveal: The young orphan, Percy was actually [[spoiler: Winterbottom when he was young]].
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->''[[TagLine Create your own paradox, for the love of pie.]]''
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The levels where the soundtrack is based on that one clock song, and in Movie 5 where the soundtrack is sort of a minor key version of the Can-Can.
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* BatmanGambit: The Chronoberry Pie gets Winterbottom to undo some of the things he's done in search of pie...by guiding him with a trail of pie. It works, except for [[spoiler:the final stage of the plan, getting Winterbottom to repent when he sees the good he can do. The thought strikes him, but he doesn't really care.]]
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* VillainProtagonist: Winterbottom only does good when he's being manipulated by the Chronoberry Pie.
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* CloningBlues: Winterbottom's time-clones are only there as a means to an end, being erased without a care when the man is done with them.
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-->[[TagLine ''Create your own paradox for the love of pie.'']]
''The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom'', created by The Odd Gentlemen, is a puzzle platformer about GentlemanThief P.B. Winterbottom, a notorious pie thief whose antics have caused much havoc in his hometown. Winterbottom is obsessed with pie and is willing to go to any lengths to get it. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor So the Universe decides to give the little man what he wants.]] Winterbottom comes across the coveted Chronoberry Pie, a unique pie that entices Winterbottom with its amazing aroma, causing him to follow it into a tunnel through time. Thus begins Winterbottom's journey through time as he steals pies and chases after the Chronoberry Pie, using his new ability to create time-clones to aid in his deeds.
The game sets forth 75 different challenges that cause the player to think strategically of how they use their number of time-clones. The animation and music are based on silent film, with the art looking like something out of an Edward Gorey story and the soundtrack using a lot of old-timey piano and dramatic organ and harpsichord.
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!!'''This game contains examples of:'''
* AllThereInTheManual: The Chronoberry Pie is not named in-game.
* CloningBlues: Winterbottom's time-clones are only there as a means to an end, being erased without a care when the man is done with them.
* CloningGambit: Winterbottom's clever use of time-clones allows him to nab as much pie as possible.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Used to create the atmosphere of an early silent film circa the early 20th Century.
* ExpendableClone: The time-clones of Winterbottom have little to them apart from continually doing what Winterbottom recorded them to do. Once they have served their purpose, the clones are gone in a puff of smoke.
* FollowTheLeader: The gameplay is a complete rip-off of TheCompanyOfMyself.
* GentlemanThief: Winterbottom's chosen profession.
* LivingMacGuffin: Something of a subversion, since the Chronoberry Pie does have some sentience about it (being a direct creation of the Universe itself), but is still a pie.
* NarrativePoem: All the narration (shown via cue cards between scenes) is in rhyming verse, almost as if the game is telling a children's story.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Look at what you've done, PB! You've caused the water tower to break, [[{{Irony}} burned down the bakery]], and [[StoppedClock broke the clock tower]]—[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking meaning children won't get their dessert!]]
* ParasolOfPain: Winterbottom's weapon, allowing him to float through the air or smack around time-clones.
* ParasolParachute
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The levels where the soundtrack is based on that one clock song, and in Movie 5 where the soundtrack is sort of a minor key version of the Can-Can.
* SendInTheClones: Though some levels have a limit on the number of time clones you can make, others can let you make an absurb number of copies to do whatever.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Winterbottom is given the chance to go back in time and fix the mayhem he created.
* SilenceIsGolden: Combined with DeliberatelyMonochrome to evoke the atmosphere of a silent film.
* StableTimeLoop: Implied by some of the cinematic scenes, but rarely used in gameplay (see TimeParadox below).
* TimeParadox: The explicit goal of the game is get pie by any means possible, [[Series/DoctorWho the Laws of Time]] be damned.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Guess.
* UnstuckInTime: What happens to Winterbottom upon entering the time portal. This is what allows him to create time-clones.
* [[VictorianLondon Victorian...Somewhere]]: The game's setting is described as a Victorian city, but never specified beyond that.
* WhatAnIdiot: ''"For that mysterious Pie, that untouchable Tart, P.B. leaped through the portal (which wasn't too smart)."''[[invoked]]
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-->[[TagLine ''Create your own paradox for the love of pie.'']]
''The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom'', created by The Odd Gentlemen, is a puzzle platformer about GentlemanThief P.B. Winterbottom, a notorious pie thief whose antics have caused much havoc in his hometown. Winterbottom is obsessed with pie and is willing to go to any lengths to get it. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor So the Universe decides to give the little man what he wants.]] Winterbottom comes across the coveted Chronoberry Pie, a unique pie that entices Winterbottom with its amazing aroma, causing him to follow it into a tunnel through time. Thus begins Winterbottom's journey through time as he steals pies and chases after the Chronoberry Pie, using his new ability to create time-clones to aid in his deeds.
The game sets forth 75 different challenges that cause the player to think strategically of how they use their number of time-clones. The animation and music are based on silent film, with the art looking like something out of an Edward Gorey story and the soundtrack using a lot of old-timey piano and dramatic organ and harpsichord.
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!!'''This game contains examples of:'''
* AllThereInTheManual: The Chronoberry Pie is not named in-game.
* CloningBlues: Winterbottom's time-clones are only there as a means to an end, being erased without a care when the man is done with them.
* CloningGambit: Winterbottom's clever use of time-clones allows him to nab as much pie as possible.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Used to create the atmosphere of an early silent film circa the early 20th Century.
* ExpendableClone: The time-clones of Winterbottom have little to them apart from continually doing what Winterbottom recorded them to do. Once they have served their purpose, the clones are gone in a puff of smoke.
* FollowTheLeader: The gameplay is a complete rip-off of TheCompanyOfMyself.
* GentlemanThief: Winterbottom's chosen profession.
* LivingMacGuffin: Something of a subversion, since the Chronoberry Pie does have some sentience about it (being a direct creation of the Universe itself), but is still a pie.
* NarrativePoem: All the narration (shown via cue cards between scenes) is in rhyming verse, almost as if the game is telling a children's story.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Look at what you've done, PB! You've caused the water tower to break, [[{{Irony}} burned down the bakery]], and [[StoppedClock broke the clock tower]]—[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking meaning children won't get their dessert!]]
* ParasolOfPain: Winterbottom's weapon, allowing him to float through the air or smack around time-clones.
* ParasolParachute
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The levels where the soundtrack is based on that one clock song, and in Movie 5 where the soundtrack is sort of a minor key version of the Can-Can.
* SendInTheClones: Though some levels have a limit on the number of time clones you can make, others can let you make an absurb number of copies to do whatever.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Winterbottom is given the chance to go back in time and fix the mayhem he created.
* SilenceIsGolden: Combined with DeliberatelyMonochrome to evoke the atmosphere of a silent film.
* StableTimeLoop: Implied by some of the cinematic scenes, but rarely used in gameplay (see TimeParadox below).
* TimeParadox: The explicit goal of the game is get pie by any means possible, [[Series/DoctorWho the Laws of Time]] be damned.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Guess.
* UnstuckInTime: What happens to Winterbottom upon entering the time portal. This is what allows him to create time-clones.
* [[VictorianLondon Victorian...Somewhere]]: The game's setting is described as a Victorian city, but never specified beyond that.
* WhatAnIdiot: ''"For that mysterious Pie, that untouchable Tart, P.B. leaped through the portal (which wasn't too smart)."''[[invoked]]
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