Calvino Noir

Calvino Noir is a stealth game developed and published by Calvino Noir, Ltd. It was released on August 25, 2015 for PlayStation 4, August 26, 2015 for Windows and Mac OS X, and August 27, 2015 for iOS.

Calvino Noir
Developer(s)Calvino Noir, Ltd.
Publisher(s)Calvino Noir, Ltd.
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 4, iOS
ReleaseAugust 25, 2015
Genre(s)Stealth game
Mode(s)Single-player

It received a mixed reception from critics, who enjoyed its distinctive film noir art style but criticized its gameplay, such as stealth mechanics and controls.

Gameplay

The main character is a "scrambler", or spy, who must evade various guards.[1] The player must hide and sneak around to avoid being spotted by enemies or being lit up by their flashlights.[2]

Plot

The game takes place in 1930s Europe, where the main character delves into the criminal underworld.[2] The game's narrator narrates every written word of the game.[2]

Reception

The game received a mixed reception, with an aggregate score of 55/100 for the PC version[3] and 44/100 for the PS4 version.[4]

Tom Christiansen of Gamezebo called the game "too difficult" and said that this difficulty was fueled by "inconsistency" where sometimes hiding spots would not work.[1]

Natalie Collazo of Hardcore Gamer said that while the game was "visually beautiful", its stealth mechanics "[don't] really work" and are "frustrating".[2]

Megan Logan of Wired commended the game's art style, calling it "stunning".[5] Ben Barrett of Rock, Paper, Shotgun also said that the art "oozes class".[6]

gollark: I live in [EXPUNGEMENET EXPUNGED] in the ÜK, which seems to have been doing okay, so meh.
gollark: Hmm. Bizarre.
gollark: Deaths are temporarily disabled.
gollark: I'd prefer something which makes the config for each service into just one file, and has something nice like `systemctl status` to see the running status and last few output lines of a service.
gollark: Also simpler, since you would avoid having to have weird interfaces between the `runsvdir` and `runsv`s.

References
  1. http://www.gamezebo.com/author/tom-christiansen, Tom Christiansen (2015-09-02). "Calvino Noir Review: One Tough Case". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. "Review: Calvino Noir | Hardcore Gamer". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. "Calvino Noir". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. "Calvino Noir". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. Logan, Megan. "This Stunning Adventure Game Plays Like Art in Motion". WIRED. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  6. Barrett, Ben (2014-10-18). "Dark And Handsome: Calvino Noir". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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