The PlayStation 4 is set to get a healthy dose of noir this week as the episodic adventure game, Blues and Bullets arrives for digital download.
arrives for digital download. The first two chapters will be available right out of the gate for sleuths looking to start solving a dangerous mystery in a world of black, white and red beauty.
From The Walking Dead to The Wolf Among Us and Life is Strange , episodic story telling is becoming more and more popular in the world of video games. The latest entry in that genre comes from indie developers A Crowd of Monster, who are inviting players to step into a world where crime and intrigue rule and you find yourself at the heart of a dangerous web of mysteries.
As mentioned above, the game launches with the first two episodes ready to roll this week on the PlayStation 4, so get ready to start downloading this Tuesday, April 19.
For those interested in learning more about the game, Art Director Dani Candil and Lead Designer Dani Castellanos recently dropped by the PlayStation Blogto explain why Blues and Bullets might be just the type of “who done it” fans of the genre have been waiting for. There aren't a lot of straight mystery games these days, so fans of the genre will want to listen up.
For starters, Blues And Bullets is set in the 1920's in the fictional US city of Santa Esperanza. As is typical in these kinds of hard-boiled tales, the star of this episodic adventure is Eliot Ness, a former legendary cop who, after putting Al Capone behind bars, wants to spend the rest of his life in peace, working behind the counter of a diner.
Unfortunately, ever since Ness turned in the badge, the city has really gone down the toilet and is now run by crime and corruption. When a bunch of kids suddenly go missing, Ness finds himself drawn back into the world of police work though, without a badge to hold him back, he can now rely on less by the book methods of getting results.
You'll dive into shootouts, search for clues and rough up a few cronies in order to get to the bottom of this mystery in Blues And Bullets .
You may have also noticed that the game world is set to stark black and white with a few splashes of red, similar to the underrated action game, The Saboteur . According to the developers, the team decided early on to use this particular artistic direction in order to pay homage to the most famous crime noir films, as well as the same type of lighting techniques utilized in the moves of the '40s.
If you like games like LA Noire or the Sherlock series, this might be worth checking out when it hits PS4 later this week.
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