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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Uni Dahl (The Silent Age, House on Fire)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Alternative Magazine Online recently reviewed science fiction point-and-click adventure game The Silent Age HD (PC), describing it as “a gripping tale of time travel gone wrong.” It’s a thoroughly engaging experience full of time travelling shenanigans and polyester trousers, featuring a groovy moustached average Joe protagonist. AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with Uni Dahl, CEO and Co-Founder of indie game studio House on Fire, where we explore the innards of The Silent Age!

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GAME REVIEW – Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 3: New World Order (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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New World Order is the third episode of Batman: The Telltale Series, a five-episode adventure game from Telltale Games (Tales from the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us). Following the Penguin’s brutal attack on live TV at the end of the previous episode, Episode 3 sees Bruce Wayne investigating the Children of Arkham while trying to stop his best friend – and Gotham’s new major – from losing his mind.

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GAME REVIEW – Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is an indie point-and-click adventure game created by award-winning comedian and filmmaker Alasdair Beckett-King (read AMO’s 2013 interview with Alasdair here). A standalone sequel to the 2008 freeware adventure game Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!, players take control of Nelly as she tries to save a group of adorable birds that have been hypnotised by the villainous Baron Widebeard. Her adventure will take her from Port Rubicund in the South Seas, to the icy northern isle of Gloomholm. She may even discover the Treasure of the Seventh Sea along the way…

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GAME REVIEW – Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 2: Children of Arkham (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Children of Arkham is the second episode of Batman: The Telltale Series, a new five-episode adventure game from Telltale Games (Tales from the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us). Continuing directly on from the previous episode, players must take control of Bruce Wayne and try to uncover the truth about his family legacy. Meanwhile, childhood friend turned villain Oswald Cobblepot finally makes his move…

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