Blues and Bullets
| Blues and Bullets | |
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| Developer(s) | A Crowd of Monsters |
| Publisher(s) | A Crowd of Monsters |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | Episode 1
Episode 2
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
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Blues and Bullets is an episodic alt-history noir video game developed by A Crowd of Monsters.
Plot
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Eliot Ness (voiced by Doug Cockle) is the agent who jailed gangster Al Capone. In this new episodic game, Eliot Ness is a retired cop who runs a diner called Blues and Bullets.[1] One day, someone tells him that Al Capone needs his help to find his kidnapped granddaughter. His former nemesis is the only man he trusts to get her back.
Gameplay
The player will search for clues to find leads in the investigation. Clues will include mutilated body parts. Clues can be matched to witnesses. There are also shooting sections.[2] The game's narrative is told in monochrome with occasional tints of color. Interacting with other characters also plays a large part in the game.[3]
Development
The game was first announced on August 13, 2014.[4] Several more screenshots were released on November 22, 2014,[5] and the game was featured at the 2015 Game Developer's Conference.[2] The game was awarded at Game Connection Development Awards in the category of Excellence in Story & StoryTelling.[6] A trailer was released on March 4, 2015.[7] The first developer diary video of the game was published on May 16, 2015.[8]
Reception
GameSpot awarded the first episode a score of 7.0 out of 10, saying "Although Blues and Bullets isn’t without its flaws, this first episode sets a distinctive comic-book, crime-noir attitude compelling enough to keep you playing and looking forward to what the series will offer in future installments."[9] ComboCaster awarded the first episode 8.3 out of 10, praising the story and pacing.[10] The Sixth Axis awarded the first episode a score of 7 out of ten, saying "The End Of Peace feels like A Crowd Of Monsters has crammed too much within the two and a half hour introductory episode, with lots of characters and events occurring without much time to digest what came before."[11]
References
- ^ "Home - Blues And Bullets". Blues And Bullets.
Eliot Ness, former leader of the legendary Untouchables, only wished to spend the rest of his life working in his diner and not thinking much of the cesspit of corruption his city, Santa Esperanza, had degenerated into. Of course things rarely go as planned.
- ^ a b Turi, Tim (March 6, 2015). "The Very Best Indie Games Of GDC 2015". Game Informer. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Blues and Bullets at Gamescom 2014 - Our Noir Action-adventure Game". A Crowd of Monsters. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Caccamise, Marc (August 13, 2015). "Blues & Bullets Announced". TrueAchievements. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Blues and Bullets, Screenshot Saturday 22-11-2014". A Crowd of Monsters. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Lennox, Cindy. "GDC 2015: Winners Announced For Game Connection Development Awards". Biogamegirl. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Tamburro, Paul (March 4, 2015). "Xbox One Noir Detective Game Blues and Bullets Gets a New Trailer". CraveOnline. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Blues and Bullets team releases developer diary and tribute to Eliot Ness". http://www.gamasutra.com/. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Brett Todd. "Blues and Bullets Review - GameSpot". GameSpot.
- ^ Tiago Roque. "Blues and Bullets Review - ComboCaster". ComboCaster.
- ^ http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2015/08/06/blues-bullets-episode-one-the-end-of-peace-review/