Tails Noir
Eggnut · 2021 · Detective, Pixel Graphics, Visual Novel, Dialogue Heavy, Adventure
PC
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About Tails Noir
✦ AI summary
Play as raccoon detective Howard Lotor navigating a noir-soaked, dystopian Vancouver filled with animal characters as you uncover a deeply personal mystery through rich dialogue and meaningful choices that shape who you become. This cinematic narrative adventure subverts genre expectations with post-noir storytelling inspired by Lynch and Kaufman, stunning pixel art with dynamic lighting effects, and an evocative doom jazz soundtrack that immerses you in existential themes of change, loss, and what it means to be human.
You’re not special. You’re not a hero. Thrust into unfortunate circumstances, you find yourself with no other option than to unravel what might be your biggest case yet.
There is no choice. We change, but we change nothing. Get to work, detective.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Tails Noir is inspired by film noir, weird sci-fi, post-soviet aesthetics, modern political regimes, the works of Lynch and Kaufman, and existential philosophy of Sartre. It is a linear, cinematic narrative experience that subverts genre and challenges your perception of what it means to be a person.
Tails Noir’s gameplay is focused on storytelling and emotional expression, featuring rich and elaborate dialogues inspired by old school CRPGs, as well as exploration of the lush environments. The end of all things is inevitable, but defining which version of Howard Lotor reaches the conclusion is up to you.
As Howard, you will:
• Make meaningful connections with a diverse cast of characters in pursuit of truth
• Shape and express your identity through dialogue choices - decide what kind of person you want to be
• Explore and experience both downtrodden and flourishing districts of a strange, yet familiar version of Vancouver
• Come to terms with the universal pain of existence and loss
• Be a raccoon
Post-noir dystopia
Tails Noir's Vancouver is a dangerous place, bleak and dreary, but not entirely without hope. It’s a tale of a cold and uncaring world, interspersed with genuine connections and a bruised but undying drive to make a difference. Everyone wants to change the world, but not always for the better.
Stunning visuals
The breathtaking combination of high-resolution pixel art and 3D effects like dynamic lighting, pouring rain, volumetric fog and neon lights bring the sprawling City to life. Visit iconic Vancouver locations like Gastown, Granville and Fairmont Hotel, reimagined in a world now inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Evocative and unforgettable soundtrack
Original doom jazz soundtrack by Danshin and Arooj Aftab features an innovative combination of classic jazz and electronic music. Tails Noir’s OST is expertly crafted to create a cinematic, atmospheric, and simply jaw-dropping soundscape that serves and enhances storytelling.
There is no choice. We change, but we change nothing. Get to work, detective.
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.Tails Noir is inspired by film noir, weird sci-fi, post-soviet aesthetics, modern political regimes, the works of Lynch and Kaufman, and existential philosophy of Sartre. It is a linear, cinematic narrative experience that subverts genre and challenges your perception of what it means to be a person.
Tails Noir’s gameplay is focused on storytelling and emotional expression, featuring rich and elaborate dialogues inspired by old school CRPGs, as well as exploration of the lush environments. The end of all things is inevitable, but defining which version of Howard Lotor reaches the conclusion is up to you.As Howard, you will:
• Make meaningful connections with a diverse cast of characters in pursuit of truth
• Shape and express your identity through dialogue choices - decide what kind of person you want to be
• Explore and experience both downtrodden and flourishing districts of a strange, yet familiar version of Vancouver
• Come to terms with the universal pain of existence and loss
• Be a raccoon
Post-noir dystopia
Tails Noir's Vancouver is a dangerous place, bleak and dreary, but not entirely without hope. It’s a tale of a cold and uncaring world, interspersed with genuine connections and a bruised but undying drive to make a difference. Everyone wants to change the world, but not always for the better.
Stunning visuals
The breathtaking combination of high-resolution pixel art and 3D effects like dynamic lighting, pouring rain, volumetric fog and neon lights bring the sprawling City to life. Visit iconic Vancouver locations like Gastown, Granville and Fairmont Hotel, reimagined in a world now inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Evocative and unforgettable soundtrack
Original doom jazz soundtrack by Danshin and Arooj Aftab features an innovative combination of classic jazz and electronic music. Tails Noir’s OST is expertly crafted to create a cinematic, atmospheric, and simply jaw-dropping soundscape that serves and enhances storytelling.
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What Steam players say
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Pros: - Beautiful pixel art graphics, the kind I really love. - Very interesting characters. - An amazing start with a classic noir detective atmosphere that completely hooks you. Cons: [b]The first two acts are great[/b], and then the plot breaks. It turns into weird alien sci-fi, as if written by a completely different person. The game gives you [b]the illusion of choice, but there’s only one ending[/b]: you get dumped in a desert and the credits roll. It’s not a win or a loss, just a dud. No answers, no real consequences. All that's left is emptiness and disappointment. Feels like you've been tricked. It feels like the developers either don't know how to finish a story or deliberately decided to mock the players. I bought the DLC, but now I don't even want to launch it. The aftertaste from the main game ruined everything. Not recommended if you expect a complete story. [u]This is just my personal feeling. Maybe there are players who enjoy this kind of story, but for me the ending was the decisive factor in my review. Not recommended.[/u]2 found this helpful
i like the art and the play style
First half of the game, everything is great but if falls off a cliff for the last half of the game and NOTHING gets resolved with the story. Nothing you do matters and the big mystery that was being built up is thrown away. It's a real shame cause the graphics are so beautiful and stunning and I was starting to get into the story.
i think this is the first time a game has practically forced my hand to leave a review because What. i really liked the first two acts, the art is gorgeous, the music is fantastic, everything was going well and then the story takes a really weird turn that goes absolutely nowhere. some parts of the later plot just felt like someone tried to make their very own disco elysium and it just... did not hit the mark at all. the philosophy of the characters is so vague in a way that's not satisfactory - people are not even grey in this, they're just shells of real characters that could have been interesting. there are no real consequences to anything, what you do does not end up mattering and it gives off the impression that this game thinks it's smarter than it really is. what a shame, because this had every bit of potential to be great and it fell so flat.
Get it on sale... Main issue is that it feels like the first half of a more complete game, the moment the worldbuilding pieces start to fit and you imagine where the story will lead you, it ends.
raccoon man
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