The rain looks great but it’s when Howard is walking through deep water that really messes up the immersion as the water looks like it’s from a completely different game and doesn’t blend well with Howard’s pixelated body, but it’s nothing that will ruin the game, it just stands out far too much. The game mixes 3D with the pixel art and it works for the most part, the biggest jarring moment comes with scenes that deals with water, it just looks vastly different from everything else that you can help but notice it. The scene is absolutely gorgeous and the atmosphere is only amplified by the ‘live’ performance that the game allows players to sit through, the ambiance of people chattering away and glasses clinking together made me wish there were more levels like it. One of the best scenes to speak about with the art is easily the jazz club called, ‘The Bite’, a mostly canine/carnivore club owned by an albino bear crime boss named, Clarissa Bloodworth. Character details look great and characters actually look different enough even when the same species are standing next to each other, you can still tell them apart, they even have their own personalities and goals. The pixel art is used to great affect, nothing feels uncanny or cartoony, no matter how close or far the camera gets Backbone looks great and makes exploring the world fun to run around in and try to go inside every door you can. In fact, the soundtrack alone is worth checking out the world, there’s a chance that players will find moments when they’ll want to just stop and listen to the music and soak in the atmosphere. The game uses Unreal Engine 4 but has an old school pixel art style that fits the games overall tone, from interior details to beautiful cityscapes, Backbone is a wonderful game to look at and is backed by great writing and an amazing soundtrack. Howard meets with a woman who believes that her husband may be cheating on her and is tasked with finding the man and get any evidence he can for the wife to use in a divorce court, what starts off as a small easy pay soon becomes more that the PI can probably handle.īackbone is the first game created by indie game studio, EggNut, a studio made up of only 17 remote developers from around the world. Backbone is a ‘…post-noir roleplaying detective adventure…’ that puts players in the shoes (and fur) of racoon protagonist, Howard Lotor, a private investigator who’s down on his luck and solves small cases to make ends meet.
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