KOMRAD Review: KLASSIC KONUNDRUM

KOMRAD By: Sentient Play LLC After playing and thoroughly enjoying Telltale Games' and Nightschool Studio's Mr. Robot text-based TV show tie-in game, I was excited about another interactive fiction game, KOMRAD, by Sentient Play. I don't play too many of these real-time games as I tend to forget about them or lose interest when I'm forced to wait hours for something to happen. I usually move on to other games that let…

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Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n Review: Not a Hack Job

Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa / Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.apk By: Telltale Inc & Night School Studio Note: This game contains explicit language and some screenshots or videos shown here might contain words that are inappropriate for children. Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa (Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.apk on Android) is a mobile game tie-in to the hit show Mr. Robot on USA Network. It's a collaboration between the network, Night School Studio and Telltale Games. Night School Studio made the very popular…

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Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n First Impressions (And Walkthrough in Progress)

Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa By: Telltale Inc & Night School Studio Note: My in-depth review is now published. You can read it here. I have mixed feelings about the USA Network TV show Mr. Robot. I was totally into it at first. With the main character talking to the audience the way fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan does, it was hard not to make comparisons, both good and bad. I liked how it dealt…

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An Interview With ‘Star Billions’ Creators James Tillman and Matthew Taylor

I recently finished playing through the second season of the narrative space adventure game, Star Billions. As with my previous interviews, I had been chatting with one of the creators and learned some fascinating things about the game that I thought my readers might be interested in. So below, I present to you an interview with developers James Tillman and Matthew Taylor. Appunwrapper: Hi James and Matthew. Thanks so much for taking…

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Able Black: Walkthrough Guide

Able Black: Sleepwalker By: Scott Leach This is a complete step-by-step walkthrough guide with hints, tips, tricks, answers and solutions for the iOS and Android game Able Black by Scott Leach. Feel free to ask for extra help in the comments section. Note: If you want to see what the sticky notes say for different answers you give, you can close the app after you see one. When you open it again,…

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Finding the Right Words: An Interview with Neven Mrgan About Grayout, the Prequel to Blackbar

Grayout By: Mrgan LLC I was a couple of years late to the party with Neven Mrgan and James Moore's censorship game Blackbar, but it's a trippy experience that I recommend trying if you haven't yet. It uses dark humor and absurdity to warn us about relying too heavily on surveillance and censorship. I loved the tone of the game, so when I heard they were working on a prequel called Grayout,…

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Grayout by Mrgan: Complete Walkthrough Guide and Answers

Grayout By: Mrgan LLC Grayout is a new text game from Neven Mrgan and James Moore, the minds behind Blackbar. It can be a bit tricky at times, so I made this walkthrough for those who get truly stuck. I'm only including the answers (and explanations where necessary) so it won't spoil the story. Sometimes there are multiple answers that will work, but I might only give one. If you would prefer…

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Grayout By: Mrgan LLC **Update: The game is now available. You can download it here and see this little gameplay video here: You might be wondering what that jumbled title is all about. It was my way of having a bit of fun announcing the upcoming text adventure game called Grayout, a prequel to the dystopian censorship game Blackbar by Neven Mrgan and James Moore. Grayout puts you in the shoes of…

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