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Albert & Otto Releases Today
New York, NY – October 28, in the year of our Lord
2015 – K Bros Games, a South African independent studio
headed by young filmmaker Nikola Kostic, releases the first
episode of its cinematic, sinister puzzle-platformer Albert &
Otto: The Adventure Begins today on Steam (Windows and OSX). It
retails for $4.99 as the first in four chapters.
Successfully greenlit through Steam Greenlight in only 5 days,
Albert & Otto has shown to great reception at PAX East and PAX
Prime, earning PAX Prime 2015 Best In Show from 4 Player Network
and rave reviews from Entertainment Weekly and more.
Set in pre-World War II Germany, Albert & Otto seems, at first,
to be about a boy on a journey to find his abducted sister. But
it is not a story about saving a damsel in distress. It is about
grief, anger, and the choices we make under those extreme
circumstances. The game takes visual inspiration from Tim
Burton's early stop-motion films as well as Schindler's List.
THE GAME
Albert & Otto is a game where a boy and his abducted sister's
magical bunny embark on a journey to find Anna. They must work
together to overcome the murderous beasts and lethal puzzles
blocking their way. Although Albert & Otto at first seems like a
journey to save the damsel in distress, it is anything but. We
soon learn that our hero might be hiding something from us, or
rather, himself.
The player must use both Albert and Otto in creative ways to
traverse a haunting world. At the beginning of the story, Albert
can shoot and jump, while Otto can fit through tight gaps and
hold down power switches. But together, they unlock new skills
such as a double jump, which is only available when Otto is in
Albert’s bag, levitation, control of electrical currents, and
more as the story unfolds.
THE EPISODES
Albert & Otto is a cinematic experience that delivers its
narrative through story-driven gameplay, and is based on
little-known events from our history. Each episode will release
at $4.99.
Each chapter can be enjoyed on their own, but together they
reveal the twists and turns of Albert & Otto's journey. New
powers and abilities are introduced in each chapter, opening up
the grim world in new ways as the player uncovers the truth
behind his sister's abduction.
Why was his sister taken? Why does she keep appearing to Albert
in feverish visions? Why is she telling him to stop looking for
her? All will be revealed in time.