The first game from an Italian developer ‘Mad Orange’ comes in the form of a simple point-and-click adventure, which takes inspiration from various ‘film noir’ movies and novels. It was released throughout Europe, before it became localised for English-speaking countries by ‘Phoenix Online’, so now all of us can check out the wonders of this promising title. Let’s investigate this release.
DHGF: Face Noir is a pretty typical adventure title. It focuses on story over gameplay, is full of fetch quests, and has zero replay value. That being said, it has fun puzzles, interesting characters, and a setting that never seems to get old. I could easily recommend it to genre fans but for one thing. You see, this is the first half of a completed story, and it ends as such. There’s no closure to be had. While it might simply whet your appetite for the forthcoming sequel, it will more than likely just come off as cheap and annoying. If you dig the concept, you’re better off just waiting until you can play through the whole story in one go.
Sarahf says “Face Noir Box ArtFrom 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.”
― Raymond Chandler, The High Window
Mad Orange and Phoenix Online Studios have brought their murder mystery, Face Noir, to the Steam and Desura platforms, available to download now. With a storyline that would be right at home in a Raymond Chandler novel or Humphrey Bogart film, Face Noir puts players in the well-worn shoes of a private detective falsely accused of murder.
