{"id":2701,"date":"2021-09-02T11:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/02\/backbone-review-raccoon-pi-stars-in-a-noir-adventure-with-an-inexplicable-twist\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:45:47","slug":"backbone-review-raccoon-pi-stars-in-a-noir-adventure-with-an-inexplicable-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/02\/backbone-review-raccoon-pi-stars-in-a-noir-adventure-with-an-inexplicable-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Backbone review \u2013 raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4; Eggnut\/Raw Fury
<\/strong>Uncover a grim conspiracy and sweet-talk snooty bears in this genre-hopping indie game<\/p>\n

Private investigator Howard Lotor isn\u2019t welcome in many joints in his home city of Vancouver. And it isn\u2019t even because of the trenchcoat or leading questions. It\u2019s because he\u2019s a raccoon \u2013 and raccoons are one rung up from dirt, if you ask the dogs, bears, foxes and other bourgeois fauna who live in the upmarket areas.<\/p>\n

Like any decent private dick from old Hollywood, then, he\u2019s downtrodden and cynical even before the noir hits the fan. The story begins with a worried wife clutching a photograph of her missing husband, and from there Backbone freewheels through genres and themes, working off an old-school adventure game framework. There\u2019s an exclusive bar, and the experimental drug rumoured to be dealt in its velvet booths; missing girls; conspiracy; cannibalism; and a city whose population has never seen beyond its surrounding walls \u2013 enough to tide over a Netflix original, let alone an indie adventure game. It\u2019s true that you\u2019re only ever walking from side to side and hitting a prompt to interact with things, but it doesn\u2019t feel too limited \u2013 not even when the puzzles dry up after the first act in the name of pacier storytelling.<\/p>\n

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\nPC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4; Eggnut\/Raw FuryUncover a grim conspiracy and sweet-talk snooty bears in this genre-hopping indie game
\nPrivate investigator Howard Lotor isn\u2019t welcome in many joints in his home city of Vancouver. And it isn\u2019t even because of the trenchcoat or leading questions. It\u2019s because he\u2019s a raccoon \u2013 and raccoons are one rung up from dirt, if you ask the dogs, bears, foxes and other bourgeois fauna who live in the upmarket areas.
\nLike any decent private dick from old Hollywood, then, he\u2019s downtrodden and cynical even before the noir hits the fan. The story begins with a worried wife clutching a photograph of her missing husband, and from there Backbone freewheels through genres and themes, working off an old-school adventure game framework. There\u2019s an exclusive bar, and the experimental drug rumoured to be dealt in its velvet booths; missing girls; conspiracy; cannibalism; and a city whose population has never seen beyond its surrounding walls \u2013 enough to tide over a Netflix original, let alone an indie adventure game. It\u2019s true that you\u2019re only ever walking from side to side and hitting a prompt to interact with things, but it doesn\u2019t feel too limited \u2013 not even when the puzzles dry up after the first act in the name of pacier storytelling. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4; Eggnut\/Raw FuryUncover a grim conspiracy and sweet-talk snooty bears in this genre-hopping indie game Private investigator Howard Lotor isn\u2019t welcome in many joints in his home city of Vancouver. And it isn\u2019t even because of the trenchcoat or leading questions. It\u2019s because he\u2019s a raccoon \u2013 and raccoons …<\/p>\n

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