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Blues and Bullets
Eliot Ness, the former leader of the legendary Untouchables, wished only to spend the rest of his days working in his diner, not dwelling too much on the cesspit of corruption his city, Santa Esperanza, had degenerated into. But things rarely go as planned
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- Released
- July 21, 2015
- Developer
- A Crowd of Monsters
- Genres
- Adventure
- Publisher
- A Crowd of Monsters
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Blues and Bullets Reviews
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It’s rare that a game tries to be genuine to the noir canon. David Cage’s Heavy Rain is certainly one example, and in a very vague sense Telltale’s own The Wolf Among Us is another. Blues and Bullets is without a doubt the most true, and also most effective, crime noir game we have to date, with a masterful understanding of the themes and visual motifs that comprise a noir tale, and an understanding on how to work within those without being clichéd or trite. The first chapter ends on an absolute cliffhanger, and my impatience in waiting to get stuck into the second chapter (now also ava…
Technical hiccups aside, Blues and Bullets is a raucous and relentlessly entertaining inaugural entry into the episodic adventure genre. The deft melding of historical characters and neo-noir stylings, together with a hefty dose of artistic license and appealing sleuthing gameplay mechanics all accrue to make Blues and Bullets one of the best surprises of the year so far.
Somewhere in a historical alternate timeline, in a gaming space between L.A. Noire and Max Payne, lies Blues and Bullets.
Blues & Bullets is an episodic noir story, where the player will need to survive thrilling shootouts, dark investigations, difficult decisions and unexpected story twists in the skin of Patton, a former detective who struggles with his own demons trapped in a decadent city.
The first episode of Blues and Bullets has built up enough interest to keep players curious in a second installment. The game’s story, confident art style, and engaging crime scene investigation puzzles give the game enough intrigue to stay around. Unfortunately, in its current state, hiccups such as long load times, empty environments, and weak shooting sections hold it back from being something great.
You play as Eliot Ness in this black and white crime thriller. Let’s see if this is an episodic adventure that can stand against the bunch.
And yet I do want to see more. I have no interest in finding out where the plot goes, because so far it's Arbitrary Events In The Lives Of Wooden Characters, but I do want to find out which dramatic places it will show me next. It's also not impossible that Blues & Bullets might find its stride now it's got initial over-excitement out of its system. I'm frankly amazed that there aren't more rivals/homages to the Telltale style, but at least part of that is because Telltale games are sold more on license than style - and most small studios couldn't bag a big license. Blood & Bullets has free re...