THE QUIET MAN™
Square Enix · 2018 · Action, Violent, FMV, Memes, Beat 'em up
PC
Mostly Negative39% · 598
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About THE QUIET MAN™
THE QUIET MAN™ delivers an immersive story driven cinematic action experience seamlessly blending high-production live action, realistic CG and pulse-pounding action gameplay. Unravelling within a single night, players take the role of deaf protagonist Dane as he fights his way through a “soundless” world to discover the motives behind the kidnapping of a songstress from a mysterious masked man. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled motion picture like experience which can be completed in one sitting.
Disclaimers:
KEY FEATURES
Disclaimers:
- You play as a deaf character, Dane, and experience the world as the character does – with very little distinct audio and no subtitles: it’s up to you to make up your own interpretation of the story as your search for the masked man unfolds.
- The content of this videogame is purely fictional, it is not intended to represent or depict any actual event, person, or entity, and any such similarities are purely coincidental. The makers and publishers of this videogame do not in any way endorse, condone, or encourage engaging in any conduct depicted in this videogame.
- Subtitles will only appear when spoken dialogue is intended to be heard or understood.
- For narrative purposes, no subtitles will be displayed for most scenes regardless of this setting.
- Language will be auto-detected based on your Computer system software language settings.
KEY FEATURES
- Experience a “soundless” world
The player not only controls Dane but also experiences the world in the way Dane does. As a deaf protagonist the audio landscape of the world he lives in consists of soundless and muffled audio, leaving it up to the player to make their own interpretation as the search for the masked man unfolds. - Exhilarating combat:
- Experience fast, visceral and adrenaline-fueled combat choreographed by Tatsuro Koike, renowned for directing the action in the Yakuza franchise.
- Simple on the surface, but with brutal combos, the combat system is easy to pick up like old school beat’em-up action games, whilst offering combat variation and thrill.
- Unleash an arsenal of combat moves ranging from punch and kick combos, to grappling and throwing enemies.
- Give stunned opponents a savage beat down or slam them into environment objects to set up brutal attacks.
- Defend yourself with split second dodges that can result in close-shaves and counterattacks. - Blurring the lines between live action and gameplay
In addition to high production live action, THE QUIET MAN™ features state of the art CG sequences, facial animations produced in partnership with 3Lateral, Cubic Motion and Human Head Studios to deliver stunning visual fidelity, strongly-felt emotions such as rage, joy and pain, and enables seamless transition and continuity between live action, engine cut scenes and actual gameplay.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
listen, if you're reading this review and questioning if you should spend the $2.99 this game goes on sale for, I'll just sum it up like this: i genuinely cannot recommend it enough3 found this helpful
all this over a pair of jordans bro3 found this helpful
I'm a sucker for beat 'em ups. Been in the trenches of the side-scrolling wars since Spartan X, punched my way through Double Dragon, duke it up in Final Fight, survived the neon grime of Bare Knuckle, and even mastered the chaotic "Wait, why am I holding a grandfather clock?" energy of Dynamite Deka. I live for this genre and horror aesthetic the most, among many others. But this game? This game is a fascinating disaster. It feels less like a polished brawler and more like a half-baked senior thesis project that forgot its homework was due on Monday. I stepped into this game ready to embrace the silence. The concept is profound: stripping away sound to put the player into a deaf perspective, turning every vibration and visual shift into a lifeline. It’s a bold, empathetic experiment in storytelling that I truly wanted to love. But as I played, that initial spark of wonder faded. What should have been a deeply immersive journey felt more like a missed connection. It’s heartbreaking when a game possesses such a unique soul but lacks the substance to back it up. I didn't just want to see through a different lens; I wanted to feel the weight of that world, and unfortunately…2 found this helpful
i think everyone should play this game at least once, stream it to a group of friends. one of the most baffling video games i have ever played, even the second playthrough with audio (dubbed THE QUIET MAN -ANSWERED-) left me and the group i was playing with having a billion more questions than the game had actually answered. PLEASE play this game, it is 3 hours long (probably more like 5 if you do the second playthrough).2 found this helpful
Epic1 found this helpful
I can see why this game was on sale for 80% off. Glitchy, cant hear anything unless you beat the game first, story makes no sense, how do the superpowers come in/ work? I understand why this was the last game the studio ever made. GARBAGE!!!!1 found this helpful
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