The Silent Age

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  1. GolovA
    May 8, 2017
    7
    Short but good. Interesting story - though nothing revolutionary. Implements the time-travel mechanic very well. A joyful experience.
    Recommend.
  2. Voyou
    Nov 26, 2017
    7
    Short and sweet.

    Truth be told, I had a bad feeling as soon as the game launched, but a few minutes in I changed my mind u-turn style. This simple point n' click is just pleasant to the senses and fun to play. It's immersive, fluid, intuitive. Everything is very clear, from the interactive objects that never require a hot spot key to the objectives, the short inventory and the use of    Short and sweet.

    Truth be told, I had a bad feeling as soon as the game launched, but a few minutes in I changed my mind u-turn style. This simple point n' click is just pleasant to the senses and fun to play. It's immersive, fluid, intuitive. Everything is very clear, from the interactive objects that never require a hot spot key to the objectives, the short inventory and the use of time shift. The story is compelling and humane while not taking itself seriously. Progression is easy, making the story flow, but not to the point of feeling carried by the hand. The pace is just fine.

    This is minimalism done right.    … Expand
  3. fartheststar
    Aug 29, 2015
    7
    Pretty good point and click adventure game. Probably the most interesting aspect of the game is the time jump mechanic that allows you to explore the same locations at different points in time, and jumping back and forth is required to solve some of the puzzles. As with any adventure game there are odd hoops that you just have to jump through a certain way, but that comes with thePretty good point and click adventure game. Probably the most interesting aspect of the game is the time jump mechanic that allows you to explore the same locations at different points in time, and jumping back and forth is required to solve some of the puzzles. As with any adventure game there are odd hoops that you just have to jump through a certain way, but that comes with the territory, and I didn't find it overly detracting from the game. The story is interesting, but I did feel like I was being dragged along for the ride at times - doing things for uncertain reason just because I had to do something to advance the story (lots of "I found a key, lets see what I can do with it") - but again, that's simply the nature of story progression in these type games, so no qualms besides a few confusing moments. The story, without giving too much away, centers around a janitor who is put in the position of saving the world from a future contagion.

    The artwork, atmosphere, and sound effects were good. There's quite a bit of quality narration, supplemented by text. Game has a good humor about itself.

    Overall good game worth a playthrough. Total playtime for me was about 5 hours. If this sounds interesting give it a shot.    … Expand
  4. gojkok
    May 23, 2016
    5
    Interesting graphic, sound is ok and story is awesome. Game is easy, no game i to easy. It's like you are not playing adventure you are manipulating with one or two object on three screens, and when you finish that, again with new object and screens.
  5. Mr_Origami
    Jul 10, 2017
    5
    The Silent Age it's a point and click adventure with interesting ideas under the design and graphic style side. The strongest point is the storytelling but the puzzle development is basically absent. It's just a continuous way of "use object with" from the beginning to the end. No multiple dialogues that unlock situations/clues and that's it.

    It looks more like a linear movie script    The Silent Age it's a point and click adventure with interesting ideas under the design and graphic style side. The strongest point is the storytelling but the puzzle development is basically absent. It's just a continuous way of "use object with" from the beginning to the end. No multiple dialogues that unlock situations/clues and that's it.

    It looks more like a linear movie script recycled for a game (with few obvious adaptations).

    To the youngest that are interested to some considerable point n'click adventures I suggest:

    The Secret of Monkey Island (also, part II and III)
    Day of The Tentacle
    The Dig
    Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers
    Runaway I and II
    I Have no Mouth and I must Scream (tough and amazing, even more deeper than the short novel)
    Leisure Suite Larry series
    Space Quest series
    Beneath a Steel Sky
    Blade Runner (1998, by Westwood Studios)
    Goblins I, II and III    … Expand
  6. hileger
    Dec 18, 2022
    6
    мобильный квест ............................................ простенькие задачки но залипнуть можно
  7. ewenr
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    Watched my daughter play through this game from begining to end and never once wanted to pick up the controller and have a go myself.
  8. phydthekid
    May 27, 2023
    5
    The Silent Age is a point and click adventure that never really surprised me, nor engaged me. The pace is always the same throughout the game. There's no variation in complexity, nor plot twist, it's too flat.
    The writing is decent, but some more effort could be put on that too to make it more entertaining.
    I mean, I played it until the end, but I can't say it was a fun experience. I    The Silent Age is a point and click adventure that never really surprised me, nor engaged me. The pace is always the same throughout the game. There's no variation in complexity, nor plot twist, it's too flat.
    The writing is decent, but some more effort could be put on that too to make it more entertaining.
    I mean, I played it until the end, but I can't say it was a fun experience.
    I liked the basic mechanic of time travel though, very simple and effective. But that's it.    … Expand
  9. yiNXs
    May 21, 2017
    6
    The good: story and atmosphere. Voice acting was also good, for the very little there was, sadly most feedback is through text, combined with an occasional awkward reaction sample. The graphics and gameplay have this typical flash-game-style, meaning it's simple. You only need a mouse with left click capability. Puzzles are quite simple, but the timetravel mechanic, although hardlyThe good: story and atmosphere. Voice acting was also good, for the very little there was, sadly most feedback is through text, combined with an occasional awkward reaction sample. The graphics and gameplay have this typical flash-game-style, meaning it's simple. You only need a mouse with left click capability. Puzzles are quite simple, but the timetravel mechanic, although hardly revolutionary at this point anymore, makes it fun.

    The one issue I have with this game is the ridiculous size. I don't get how the download could be 3.5 gigabytes for a game that's only 3 hours long having just a handful of areas, barely any voice acting and such simple graphics. Using filesystem compression already reduces it to about 900MB, which means they didn't even try. Though even at 900MB, it still seems much too big for a game like this. Disk space or download time may not be an issue for many, but this kind of game could be interesting for people with old systems, which don't always have that kind of space available.

    Anyway, I got it for 99 cents and it was definitely worth the money. I would've felt a bit cheated if I had paid the full 9.99 for it though.    … Expand
  10. ave
    Jul 7, 2017
    7
    Silent Age has a nice mix of common sense / lateral thinking puzzles, spiced up with the time travel mechanics - in direct lineage from Day of the Tentacle (except for comic aesthetics and the absurd tone).
    The story is well written, many plot twists are foreshadowed through environmental storytelling so the end of the story is very satisfying for the observant player.

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  1. CD-Action
    Sep 18, 2015
    55
    Despite simple, even primitive puzzles The Silent Age’s gameplay is frustratingly slow and main character’s speed of a bug crawling through tar does not help. [09/2015, p.65]
  2. Ragequit.gr
    Jun 17, 2015
    84
    Very well written and beautifully presented, House on Fire's debut will absolutely thrill fans of darker, more mature science fiction.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Jun 3, 2015
    80
    Rich in style and atmosphere, with a compelling plot and nice minimalist graphics, The Silent Age is a solid attempt at the point-and-click adventure genre.
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