Point-and-tap adventure The Silent Age pleasantly surprised us at its early 2013 release, presenting a beautifully haunting world packed with logical puzzles that encouraged exploration and immersion in its two juxtaposed realities. Present day 1972 and future dystopian wasteland 2012 …
Funny coincidences are funny. This past weekend I was rewatching Planet of the Apes for the zillionth time, and I thought to myself “that late 60’s / early 70’s sci-fi vibe was fantastic, but so few games try to capture …
The Silent Age begins with a normal guy. Joe, the epitome of the "average Joe," works as a janitor at a national security agency in present-day 1972. Joe enjoys watching Dragnet, cares little about modern art, and occasionally dreams of an Easy Rider lifestyle. Joe is an everyman and a nobody, and then suddenly: he's a time traveler and the last hope for Earth.
Point and click adventures have proven themselves to be great fun on the App Store. Whether we're talking about ports of Telltale games like Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island, or indie darlings like City of Secrets and Machinarium, the touch screen has provided a perfect interface for this classic style of adventure game. Despite this, there haven't been too many adventure games that were built from the ground up for such devices. The Silent Age is looking to break from that tradition.