FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 27/09/2
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Sept 2022 - Northern Irish studio Outsider Games have announced that their supernatural , globe-trotting point-and-click adventure, Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, will launch on Steam on October 18th.
“I started turning the graphic novel I worked on into a game over 5 years ago and it's finally finished!” says Outsider Games founder, Stephen Downey. “Even while drawing the first panel, I knew the murder mystery plotline and meloncholy story would make a perfect Point & Click adventure, and started the long process of adapting the story, with the goal of aligning investigative gameplay with the design language of comics.”
After her father dies in suspicious circumstances, Jennifer attempts to use her childhood gift for talking to ghosts to call his spirit back. Unwittingly, the ghost recalled is that of Oscar Wilde, famous Irish playwright, whose secret affair with Jennifer’s father has bound his ghost to the locket.
Set at the start of the Jazz Age, Jennifer and Oscar investigate an international mystery; discovering a trail of murder and revolution, that leads them into conflict with secret government organisations, a British occult spy network, and the Irish Revolutionary Army.
In a thrilling, witty and melancholic adventure, Jennifer and Oscar uncover dark secrets, deal with the loss of a shared love and develop a deep friendship along the way.
Unlikely Revolutionaries is based on the comic book series from Atomic Diner, ‘Jennifer Wilde’, created by Robert Curley. The game’s beautiful, hand-drawn graphics stay true to its comic book roots.
Featuring:
- A comicbook twist on the traditional Point & Click inventory - collect illustrated notes in your sketchbook and use them to confront characters, prompt their memories and link clues together
- Play as both Jennifer and Oscar, and use their special skills to solve dialogue and classic inventory puzzles
- Dazzling dialogue worthy of Oscar Wilde by award-winning Irish author, Maura McHugh
- Fully illustrated in black and white ink tones by comic artists, with gorgeous hand-drawn animation
Immerse yourself in a world of occult, espionage and revolution! Wishlist Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries on Steam now: https://t.co/7bQS5FyAmm
Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen
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