By Kim Arnold
Blues
and Bullets is a crime thriller developed by A Crowd of Monsters. There will be
5 episodes in total with Episode 1 and 2 available to play now on PC.
The
player plays Eliot Ness a retired cop in which runs his own diner called “Blues
and Bullets”. With turn of events of children going missing and the police
ignoring the situation, Eliot Ness decides to take matters into his own hands
through a gruesome crime scene in this first episode.
Blues
and Bullets is set in a black and white noir style with the occasional hint of
red in places that stands out, in which reminds me very much of the film Sin
City. The game itself looks graphically stunning and has a great
atmosphere throughout the episode but is
let down slightly by some poor animation. Saying that, the game grabbed my
attention from the moment I started playing it, and I didn’t stop playing it
until I finished the episode.
In
terms of gameplay you play Eliot in a Third Person perspective, and during the
episode you will be given the opportunity to make decisions throughout to
influence the story for the later episodes (I believe ). There are also some Quick time events in the
game and a Rail shooter in which you cover, aim and shoot the bad guys which I
felt was a nice touch to the game. I
should also mention this game has a really great soundtrack.
As
you progress through this story – oriented dark game you will be looking to
pick up clues for your investigation and will need to piece together your
findings which concludes the story a bit more and leaves you in suspense.
I
purchased the first episode on PC for £3.99 to see what it was like and I have
to admit, I really loved it and finished it within a couple of hours. So if you
are still unsure on the game, just buying the first episode should give you a
good taster of what is in store for the full series. It has certainly left me
wanting the rest of the episodes, and now the waiting begins.
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