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| - Out of Order is a freeware Adventure Game that follows a day in the life of Hurford Schlitzing, a fairly unremarkable young British man who lives with his mother. He wakes up in the middle of a thunderstorm, gets himself a bite to eat, lets the cats out and goes back to bed. The End. Out of Order is a freeware Adventure Game that follows a day in the life of Hurford Schlitzing, a fairly unremarkable young British man who lives with his mother. He wakes up in the middle of a thunderstorm, only to find that his entire bedroom has been kidnapped... and relocated to 'The Town'. As he explores to find out what the heck is going on, some uncomfortable, terrifying, and just plain weird truths come to light. The game can be downloaded here. This game provides examples of:
* Chekhov's Boomerang: Hurford's Three Frank Harlons CD.
* Deadpan Snarker: You'd think the main character is being paid to do this.
* Guide Dang It: Some of the puzzles reach or nearly reach this point. The clues are all there, but a lot of them are presented in ways that make them seem unimportant or irrelevant.
* Incredibly Lame Pun: So many that there's even a sound effect to acknowledge them.
* Hurford: (after stealing a battery) What's a little vandalism between neighbors? Or should I say, assault and battery? *ba-dum-ching!*
* No Fourth Wall: Several examples, particularly "A screwdriver? I was hoping we could go an entire adventure game without one of these."
* Riddle Me This: Sort of. There's a computer you have to guess the password to, and it's written down in a way only the computer's owner, a riddle-lover, can understand.
* Tomato in the Mirror: Like you wouldn't believe.
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