Tails Noir

 Xbox One
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

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  1. Awanka
    Oct 25, 2022
    7
    An atmospheric existential point and click adventure with fun writing and possessing of an eccentric streak of humor. Conversations go on longer than usual onto off-tangent topics and get weird. The developers make a stab at puzzle-solving elements in the first act, but soon abandon them for a more linear story-telling drama.

    The story itself starts with a fairly mundane case, and    An atmospheric existential point and click adventure with fun writing and possessing of an eccentric streak of humor. Conversations go on longer than usual onto off-tangent topics and get weird. The developers make a stab at puzzle-solving elements in the first act, but soon abandon them for a more linear story-telling drama.

    The story itself starts with a fairly mundane case, and goes through the usual tropes of a murder mystery, but then gets pretty crazy half-way through. There are some interesting artistic flourishes, like long cutscenes where the player listens to someone singing and playing a piece of music all the way through, or a parade that turns into a psychedelic nightmare. There's also an element of psycho-analysis as the game asks you questions that are existential in nature.

    I appreciate that the developers were trying to do something new with the medium here, but they didn't quite have the budget to see it through as the game ends rather abruptly. Still a promising effort, and I look forward to seeing something more fleshed out from them in the future.    … Expand
  2. Antonette_87
    Nov 7, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Backbone tenía un potencial ENORME, esta tan bien hecho el mundo, la trama, los personajes, los conflictos y demás que es una pena que tenga un final de mierda, el juego acaba muriendo el prota y ya... ME LO ESTAS DICIENDO EN SERIO? que es esa MIERDA de final, y que pasa con Renee? como es la vida mas alla del mundo? que pasa con el artefacto? los simios haran algo al respecto? dejan muchos cabos sueltos y es una pena, no se si habrá segunda parte pero igual, no puede acabar así un videojuego, es derrochar un potencial tan grande que da hasta pena, aparte de la mierda de final que tiene, tiene cosas buenas como su estilo noir que me atrae bastante, y lo que dije anteriormente de la trama, el pixel art y demás, es un buen juego, con buenas ideas, y que al principio las ejecuta de una manera espectacular, pero acabar así la obra, es pegarse su tiro a los pies, en fin no tenia porq ser así… Expand
  3. Bochenki
    Dec 8, 2021
    7
    Backbone is a simple, point-and-click game with amazing visuals and engaging story. There's not much gameplay to it and the experience resembles more to reading a choose-your-own-adventure book. Which is not bad at all. The plot is very interesting, though some metaphors are a little bit straightforward. The characters have interesting personalities and they actually feel like real people.Backbone is a simple, point-and-click game with amazing visuals and engaging story. There's not much gameplay to it and the experience resembles more to reading a choose-your-own-adventure book. Which is not bad at all. The plot is very interesting, though some metaphors are a little bit straightforward. The characters have interesting personalities and they actually feel like real people. Playing Backbone is rather about exploring the deep and dark corners of the game's universe and watching an interesting story than about creating it and achieving certain goals.… Expand
  4. Fedelta
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    Graphics are very good.First half is perfect actually but ending is not satisfying

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  1. XBLA Fans
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    A lot of things combine to make an enjoyable detective adventure. You have moody music, pixel graphics, animal characters, stealth, conversation decisions, and dark noir crime drama. The biggest downfall is sadly the story, specifically the last chapter. Again I don’t want to give anything away because it is worth playing and some will find the twist awesome, but I was not a fan. I would definitely like to experience more of the city, especially as a different character. It’s the type of game setting that opens up a lot of options for sequels or DLC. And if that content is created in the future, I will be thrilled to jump back into the crazy animal city.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Nov 24, 2021
    75
    While I enjoyed my time with Howard, unravelling the case before me, I’ll admit, it won me over early on simply for being based in my home town. Seeing a familiar yet strange version of my city was exciting, and while most won’t have the same connection, that’s what drew me to Backbone initially. While some might question the latter half of the narrative, I’m still glad to have experienced it, and since it’s currently available on Game Pass, you can do so too with little barriers.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Nov 3, 2021
    70
    It’s certainly enjoyable to spend some time in the world of Backbone. It's a place of imagination, noir detective thrills and of animals wandering around in human clothes. Point-and-click fans may get frustrated at the ease of the gameplay and whilst the narrative is good, it does get a bit confusing towards the end, trying too many things. But at the same time, the inventiveness of trying something different just has to be applauded.
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