Software:Face Noir

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Short description: 2013 video game
Face Noir
Face Noir cover.jpg
Developer(s)Mad Orange
Publisher(s)Phoenix Online Studios
Platform(s)Windows, OS X, Linux
ReleaseJuly 18, 2013
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Face Noir is a point-and-click adventure puzzle video game developed by Italian studio Mad Orange and published by Phoenix Online Studios. It released in July 2013 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux.

Synopsis

The player assumes the role of Jack Del Nero, a detective who is falsely accused of killing a man who left a little girl in Jack's protection. Jack must clear his name, figure out who the little girl is, and who murdered the man.[1]

Development

The game was developed by Mad Orange, an Italian studio consisting of Gabriele Papalini and Marco Sgolmin. It was localized by Phoenix Online Studios. Papalini and Sgolmin cited Italian cinema from the 1950s and works from actor Nino Manfredi.[1] The game was released for Windows, OS X, and Linux on July 18, 2013, and for Steam on October 17, 2013.[2][3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic59/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure Gamers3.5/5 stars[5]
Destructoid5/10[6]
Hardcore Gamer2.5/5 stars[7]
RPG Gamer85%[8]

Face Noir received a 59/100 from review score aggregate Metacritic.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Davison, Pete (October 18, 2013). "Indie Murder Mystery Face Noir Hits Steam". USGamer. Gamer Network. http://www.usgamer.net/articles/indie-murder-mystery-face-noir-hits-steam. Retrieved October 2, 2016. 
  2. "Face Noir coming July 18th" (in en-US). 2013-06-28. https://www.gameconnect.net/content/8510/face-noir-coming-july-18th/. 
  3. "Face Noir on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/244690/Face_Noir/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Face Noir for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/face-noir/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved September 11, 2016. 
  5. Dickens, Evan (July 19, 2013). "Face Noir review - AdventureGamers.com". http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/24943. Retrieved September 14, 2016. 
  6. Brown, Fraser (July 25, 2013). "Review: Face Noir". https://www.destructoid.com/review-face-noir-258051.phtml. Retrieved September 11, 2016. 
  7. Deans, Tony (July 18, 2013). "Review: Face Noir". Hardcore Gamer. http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/07/18/review-face-noir/. Retrieved September 14, 2016. 
  8. Meyerink, Steven (July 20, 2013). "RPGFan review - Face Noir". http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Face_Noir/index.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. 

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