Genesis Noir

 PC
User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 8 out of 28

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  1. xakedo5202
    Apr 11, 2021
    4
    Pretty verging on beautiful, but cold, hollow, and ultimately dull experience. No single gameplay element can be said to work well. The characters and plot are both incredibly thin (nobody does almost anything, almost nothing happens) and are told in wild abstractions such that it's hard to even say with certainty that anybody really interacted with anybody else in the entire game. Also,Pretty verging on beautiful, but cold, hollow, and ultimately dull experience. No single gameplay element can be said to work well. The characters and plot are both incredibly thin (nobody does almost anything, almost nothing happens) and are told in wild abstractions such that it's hard to even say with certainty that anybody really interacted with anybody else in the entire game. Also, the game's sense of space and movement is absolutely **** Again, the visuals are nice, but not nearly nice enough to compensate for the extremely unrewarding, scattered gameplay. If this were a 15-minute (max) animated short, it might have worked to a degree. As it is, it's just a confused string of minigames.… Expand
  2. pofolay
    May 27, 2021
    0
    Nice to look at but very bad to play is not a winning formula. Whoever did the art in Genesis Noir ought to be pretty peeved at whoever did the game design.
  3. Figomor
    Apr 12, 2021
    6
    A great way to trigger an epileptic seizure. Not a terrible game, but I am not so impressed as other reviewers here. One point for originality, which is also questionable, cause "There is no game" did it sooner and way better...
  4. jcasetnl
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    This is an example of how indie games can go just a bit too far. Genesis Noir is visually striking but fails in every other department. It's simply not fun to play or explore. It's confusing most of the time, but not in ways that give way to pleasant discoveries or puzzle solving. More in the click on everything variety. And even when you stumble upon the way forward, you still don'tThis is an example of how indie games can go just a bit too far. Genesis Noir is visually striking but fails in every other department. It's simply not fun to play or explore. It's confusing most of the time, but not in ways that give way to pleasant discoveries or puzzle solving. More in the click on everything variety. And even when you stumble upon the way forward, you still don't really understand any of it.

    It incorporates science concepts in an abstract and pretentious "Genesis" story to... uh... explain... uh... solve a murder? Something like that. It just doesn't make much sense. The "Noir" bit exists in the music and some of the visuals, but what's the point? It's not a noir story, really. It's just all over the place. If you extract meaning from it, good for you, but I'm pretty sure it's all coincidental.

    Genesis Noir is the classic example of people assuming they should like something because it seems artsy and hard to understand and different. It's striking, artsy, minimalist visuals seems to be a trend these days with games like West of Loathing and Superhot. But the game still has to deliver in terms of being a game, or it's all frosting and no cake. And that's exactly the problem here.    … Expand
  5. gum11
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    This is an original very creative game, great visuals and music..to me its more like an interactive art piece than a game play-through.
  6. VigilanteOito
    Mar 27, 2021
    10
    Inovador, trilha sonora com muito jazz.
    Arte muito linda.
    Joguei pelo gamepass.
  7. Tuniax
    Apr 18, 2021
    7
    The game looks good, but the gameplay is very repetitive and can be very boring at times. Still, a moderately good game.
  8. Laurent_Punk
    Mar 29, 2021
    7
    Avventura grafica molto originale che concentra tutta la sua forza sull'emozionare il giocatore ma che ha un gameplay scarno. Infatti tutto ruota intorno ad un tasto.
  9. Rohellec
    Jul 26, 2021
    7
    Not the best gameplay ever and a little buggy but it offers a nice experience, worth a try.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 19, 2021
    80
    Even though you can briefly describe Genesis Noir as an adventure game with occasional puzzles, in fact it’s a completely unique, extraordinary experience unlike anything I’ve played. [06/2021, p.58]
  2. Adventure Gamers
    May 10, 2021
    70
    Genesis Noir’s gorgeous graphics may be mostly in black and white, but its cosmic journey through Earth’s past is anything but, though at times it’s a little too convoluted to be as ingenious as it could have been.
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  3. GameCritics
    Apr 22, 2021
    55
    Genesis Noir stands out as an unique experience in the current landscape. There’s no argument there. However, for all of its gorgeous art, daring concepts and oblique storytelling, the gameplay and interaction required to succeed in this medium ends up failing to connect and doesn’t engage with the player in ways that feel significant.
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