Calvino Noir

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
44

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
  1. Brash Games
    Sep 20, 2015
    60
    A nice, story driven entry in the 2D side scrolling adventure genre. Certain aspects do frustrate, and it can trip itself up in places, but when these are overlooked what lies underneath is an interesting stealth game, built up around a 1930’s story that is helped along by it’s fully voiced cast.
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 26, 2015
    60
    Calvino Noir starts off strong with a great setting and cast of characters but finds itself almost totally crippled on account of its heavily flawed stealth mechanics; a tragically missed opportunity.
  3. God is a Geek
    Sep 24, 2015
    50
    Calvino Noir needed less time and effort spent on aesthetics and more spent on gameplay and delivery.
  5. DarkStation
    Dec 4, 2015
    40
    Calvino Noir struggles to overcome problems of its own making. The controls are clunky and make the game more difficult than it needs to be. It fails at communicating its own mechanics, so much so that your first interaction with the enemy very likely ends in a very surprising death.
  6. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Aug 26, 2015
    35
    There’s a cynicism deep-rooted in Calvino Noir, a heavy darkness you can’t escape. Death is always lurking, success is futile. Maybe this is the best representation of noire in games that nobody wanted.
  7. PSNStores
    Aug 31, 2015
    30
    Unless a patch comes out and changes just about everything in terms of gameplay, it’s not worth picking up and enduring the frustrating experience that is Calvino Noir.
  8. We Got This Covered
    Aug 31, 2015
    30
    An excellent noir aesthetic doesn't save Calvino Noir from its utterly incompetent and buggy gameplay, making for an infuriating stealth title.