* Tails Noir (Backbone)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/Tails_Noir/
When I bought this game, it was still called
"Backbone"; it got renamed to "Tails Noir" later.
The title sort of gives away what it's all about:
a noir-inspired0WVRA adventure game, except with
anthropomorphicWQKTZ animals. It's the usual thing:
vaguely retro graphics, side-view point-n-click
adventuring in a gritty post-modern future. It's
biggest downside is that it's short 2MXVTand ends
clumsily, but if you like adventure games you'll
probably be satisfied until then.
On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:46:40 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* Tails Noir (Backbone) >https://store.steampowered.com/app/865610/Tails_Noir/
When I bought this game, it was still called
"Backbone"; it got renamed to "Tails Noir" later.
The title sort of gives away what it's all about:
a noir-inspired0WVRA adventure game, except with
anthropomorphicWQKTZ animals. It's the usual thing:
vaguely retro graphics, side-view point-n-click
adventuring in a gritty post-modern future. It's
biggest downside is that it's short 2MXVTand ends
clumsily, but if you like adventure games you'll
probably be satisfied until then.
Thank you Spalls! This looks interesting to me. I grew up playing
adventure games. I own most of Sierra's and LucasArts library of
games. I took this one.
Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)
On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:12 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
Pass for me since I am not into adventure games. This should had been in adventure newsgroup too. :)
I was actually thinking of you when I saw this game. I said Ant would probably skip this one if he beat me to it since he does not like
adventure games.
When I switched from the C64 to a PC, I am pretty sure the very first
game I purchased with my own money was King's Quest IV and my Sierra
games collection grew from there. Although, my first adventure game
was actually Maniac Mansion on the C64.
My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)
On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 23:01:10 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
My Sierra games were Half-Life, Thexder, etc. See, ACTION genre. ;)
I have the original Silpheed! So I have one action Sierra game too.
:-P
Sierra is best known for its adventures, but they had a heck of a lot
of great action games too. Especially after they bought out Dynamix.
For a while, Sierra was the biggest PC game publisher - and possibly
one of the PC software developers - in the world. They were huge and
had their fingers in /all/ the pies. Adventure, action, sim, strategy, sports, puzzles, role-playing; they did it all. Add to that, a huge
array of educational titles, and productivity software. Plus online
services.
Sadly, the company struggled with the transition to 3D, and that -
together with an over-emphasis on 'interactive movies' - left the
company in a precarious financial position (the company had also
downplayed the importance of consoles). By the time Vivendi (now
Activision) bought them out, they were no longer the dominant force
they once had been.
Still, games like "Homeworld", "Tribes", "No One Lives Forever", and
"SWAT 4" were all released beneath their banner. The company was never
a 'must buy' category (like Origin) for me, but I was generally
satisfied with my purchases from them.
On Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:43:59 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
NOLF 1 & 2 were fun. Contract JACK. No.
Now there's a name I have heard in a long time...
Contract J.A.C.K. wsa NOLF without the humor. Which just goes to show
that it wasn't the /gameplay/ of the NOLF games that made them so
memorable. ;-)
But maybe I should install it on the XP box and see if it was really
as bad as we all remember.
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