Blacksad: Under the Skin

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User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 16 out of 24
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  1. jimmymc
    May 8, 2020
    6
    So, in the first 2 hours using the current patch (1.02) the game has crashed three times and glitched badly enough that I needed to close and reopen the game once. That’s really bad - worse than any game I’ve seen on the Switch by far.

    Aside from that, it’s often slow to transition between animations, loading times are fairly poor, and textures occasionally fail to load in. I’m giving it    So, in the first 2 hours using the current patch (1.02) the game has crashed three times and glitched badly enough that I needed to close and reopen the game once. That’s really bad - worse than any game I’ve seen on the Switch by far.

    Aside from that, it’s often slow to transition between animations, loading times are fairly poor, and textures occasionally fail to load in.

    I’m giving it a 6 because despite all of those failures, there really is a gem of a game underneath all the bugs, and it’s one that I keep coming back despite all the aggravation those bugs cause.

    It’s quite beautiful when the graphics are working properly, the soundtrack is exceptional, the writing is excellent and the acting is decent. There’s a story and a world here that I absolutely adore. The gameplay mechanics are well thought through too. If it were less glitchy and better optimised, this could be a classic - and slow as the patches are, they’ve already announced the third one to be released so it is being worked on. If they can fix the game, this could be a 9/10 for me. As it stands, it’s impossible to recommend to someone unless they know exactly what kind if frustration awaits them. I hope they are able to fix it, because it really is worth fixing.    … Expand
  2. LE5LO
    Aug 26, 2020
    6
    Inintially playing on the release bulid, then quiting within 10 minutes due to framerate issues and waiting for the patch, continuing playing on the 1.02 patch build, after initially starting without it, game has a great story, but character is able to walk far off camera on the street, seems like sloppy game direction, and still needs patching and optimising for the switch. the 1.02 buildInintially playing on the release bulid, then quiting within 10 minutes due to framerate issues and waiting for the patch, continuing playing on the 1.02 patch build, after initially starting without it, game has a great story, but character is able to walk far off camera on the street, seems like sloppy game direction, and still needs patching and optimising for the switch. the 1.02 build suffers frequent lack of texture loading for characters in the gym area, often left with Sonia and Jake entirely missing textures, (just completely black models, sometimes invisible) and in various areas of the game early on the games deduction mode was funtional, but layering issues duplicated the images overlapping the text U.I, and duplicating the games text backwards...this was a mess. Somehow after perservering with many issues, over 8 hours in, you start to see there is a gem here, that said...this game still needs a lot of work to make it less frustrating to play...Will try and perservere for the intriguing story...ambitious game...just think it was handled by too small a team, overall...it's a mediocre experience on the switch due to frame rate / load times / terrible optimization for what it is, you will be frustrated / upset with it. Not sure how it fares on more superior platforms but I'll be cautious of the publishers/developers work on ports in the future.… Expand
  3. bergcamp101
    Oct 3, 2020
    7
    Crashes constantly. But glitches much more often... Shame. The only reason I give 7, is because I liked the plot, liked the characters and detective vibes. That's why - even more shame! I hope, QAs will burn in hell for letting releasing it like this.
  4. andreasjhansson
    Dec 9, 2020
    7
    It restarts sometimes but the beautifully drawn graphics and the atmosphere makes it worth keep exploring. Creative and exciting. It has its flaws but I prefer a good story and some glitches over a like every other 2d run and jump game. If you like comics it’s worth trying, but you can wait til it’s on a sale.

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Gaming Age
    May 11, 2020
    75
    Despite its flaws — both performance and otherwise — Blacksad: Under The Skin still makes for an interesting game. It’s clunky (in more ways than one), but it’s also got a gripping story at its core, and it’s oozing style. I’ve certainly played better adventure games than this one, but there’s enough interesting stuff going on here that fans of the genre could do worse than checking it out.
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  2. Nintenderos
    Jan 28, 2020
    49
    A story true to the essence of the franchise, intriguing and fun. However, it doesn't compensate for the bad graphic and playable section of this title.
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  3. Nintendo Life
    Jan 7, 2020
    50
    Overall, Blacksad: Under the Skin is both a faithful adaptation and a frustrating example of modern adventure game pitfalls. Fans of the original comics will enjoy seeing Blacksad himself brought to life so accurately, but some inconsistent performances in the voiceover department and some frustratingly unresponsive controls make it a far less enjoyable experience. There’s a really intriguing mystery to unfold and solve, but with some technical problems and a little too much blurring for our liking, you’ll have to grit your teeth if you really want to crack this case on the go.
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